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Author: Peter TerHorst Article source: http://www.prweb.com/. Used with author's permission.
Are you ready for PR? While any business can orchestrate PR, how can you be sure you are getting the best sound from your trumpet?
The simple answer is, be prepared. An effective public relations and publicity strategy relies upon the depth of the organization's business and marketing plan. What is your organization's mission? Its goals? What product or service are you marketing? Who are your target customers? Who are your competitors? Don't get the cart before the horse; PR IS the first step to launching a product or service, but these other steps must come first.
A good PR company is going to ask you these same questions. Once they have been answered, they will craft the language that best describes your products, services, and the qualities that set you apart from your competition. Then they will seed these messages with the media, opinion makers and other influential third-parties who can sign your praises. These same messages also become the core content of your Web site, product and program brochures, direct mail flyers, newsletters and advertising copy.
Think of yourself as the conductor of an orchestra; you must know every note of the musical before it is played, what each musician will play, and when they will play it. PR is your baton; with it you direct the musicians and influence the timing and intensity of the performance. To the audience -- your customers -- the baton represents your credibility. If you have prepared and rehearsed, it visibly demonstrates that you are the master of a marvelous symphony, deserving of a standing ovation. Peter terHorst is president of SymPoint Communications. For more information, visit http://www.sympoint.com
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