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Feb 24, 2016
Good planning
Bad PlanningVSS:
30sMute: 35s
Ch. 18
PLANNING PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS
Media Techniques
News ReleasesFeature PlacementsPublicity PhotosVideo ClipsOnline NewsroomsSatellite Media ToursMedia RelationsNewslettersSpeeches
PRIMARY FOCUS
BLUEPRINT
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Why so detailed?
“Each communication tactic is planned before it is created. The copy outline requires for each communication tactic the identification of the key public, the desired action by the public to contribute to the accomplishment of the plan’s objectives, and the message to be sent to that public to motivate its action. Each of these elements draws the information as it is specified in the strategic plan.”
LAURIE WILSON (AUTHOR OF STRATEGIC PROGRAM PLANNING FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS)
1. Involved2. Starting point of basic information problemsopportunities
DEVELOPING A PLAN
Consult with client/management
Problem selling avocados on the East Coast“Youz guyz want me to eat dat avocado? Fugetabatit!”
CALIFORNIA AVOCADO COMMISSION
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OrganizationReferencesQuestionsAnalysis of communicationsBrainstormingFocus group interviewsSurveysMedia databasesDemographics
GATHERING INFORMATION
Facts and ideasStart to draw conclusionsOutline your findings for management
“These are the facts I have, this is the situation as I see it; these are the objectives I think we should select, and this is the strategy I suggest.”
ANALYZE THE INFO
1. Situation2. Objectives3. Audience4. Strategy5. Tactics6. Timing7. Budget8. Evaluation
ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN
Summarize the organization’s relations with its public or publics. Why is the program needed?
Note: Unless a client or management is convinced that a campaign is necessary, it is not likely to approve spending money on it.
THE SITUATION
Realistic, achievable and measurable!
Informational Objectives – large percentage of plans
Inform people about nutrition Tell people that sucking down cancer sticks will kill you Generate awareness about new Apple junk Inform the public about water conservation
OBJECTIVES
Motivational Objectives – large percentage of plans
Increase proper nutrition Reducing cancer stick consumption Increase sales of new Apple junk Increase water conservation
Specific, defined audiences or publics
AUDIENCE
Broad concept of the campaign keyed directly to the objectives . The strategy:1. Must reflect the audience’s self-interest.2. Must be expressed in simple terms as a key selling
proposition.
STRATEGY
Strategy
FB Strategy
Making postersBroadcasting PSA’sWriting articles in the
newspaperDistributing pamphlets Information
advertisementsPertinent stories played
on the boob-tubeRadio spots
TACTICS s
Describes, in sequence, the specific activities proposed to achieve each objective. -The "how-to do it"
TACTICS s
3 important considerations :
1. When the campaign will be conducted2. The sequence of activities.3. The reach and frequency of the
message.
CALENDAR
CALENDAR
CALENDAR
2 Categories: Staff Out-of-pocket (OOP)
For a $100,000 campaign done by a PR firm, ~70% goes to salaries and admin fees.
In general, allow about 10% for contingencies – unexpected expenses.
BUDGET
BUDGET
Refers directly to stated objectives.
EVALUATION
SUBMITTING A PLAN FOR APPROVAL
Eight elements of a plan become the sections and content
It is the process by which you determine whether you have met your objectives tle page
Executive SummaryTable of ContentsStatement of principlesCapabilitiesThe eight sectionsConclusion
SUBMITTING A PLAN FOR APPROVAL
Is the situation clearly stated?Right audience?Obtainable?Is the timing right?
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