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By: What are the most common questions prospective PR majors have when they choose their degree? - Quora

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:40:50 +0000

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By: Public relations should embrace not deny its marketing links : PR CONVERSATIONS

Public relations should embrace not deny its marketing links : PR CONVERSATIONS — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:34:37 +0000

[...] people think that PR is a subset of marketing – they are wrong [See this classic: ToughSledding post/comments if you don’t agree]. But so are those working in PR who seek to put great [...]

By: PR, Marketing, Advertising, Communications – What’s the Difference? « Jodi Kiely Communications

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:21:53 +0000

[...] think this post accurately describes what PR is not. We all know that PR professionals sometimes support an [...]

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just minishorts. » Blog Archive » Stepchild frustrations — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:43:13 +0000

[...] then I read this, 'What Public Relations Is Not' and I wondered why is it, with so many proper write ups on what the vocation entails available [...]

By: Three years, 300 posts. I’m not impressed!a « ToughSledding

Three years, 300 posts. I’m not impressed!a « ToughSledding — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:11:48 +0000

[...] almost as rare as folks who know the difference between PR and marketing. But you’ve heard that rant before. Yes, lots of information is exchanged in this space, and that’s useful for all of us. [...]

By: Book Review: ‘Putting the Public Back in Public Relations’ « ToughSledding

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:57:47 +0000

[...] you’re one who believes PR is primarily about pitching media, see my posts here and here. It’s critical to know that public relations is way more than just telling and selling [...]

By: Symmetrical PR meets the ‘Cluetrain Manifesto’ « ToughSledding

Symmetrical PR meets the ‘Cluetrain Manifesto’ « ToughSledding — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:10:53 +0000

[...] Have social media altered the communication landscape? Of course. But while Cluetrain broke new ground in describing business-consumer relationships in a digital world, it wasn’t all that “new” — at least not for the more serious students of public relations. (I won’t speak for the marketing types, as PR and marketing are distinct disciplines.) [...]

By: Another Defining PR Post « My Journey as a Young PR Professional

Another Defining PR Post « My Journey as a Young PR Professional — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:42:14 +0000

[...] of you know, defining public relations is practically impossible. I came across this post titled “What public relations is not” by Bill Sledzik that takes a different aproach to figure out what exactly we, as PR professionals, [...]

By: “What PR is Not” Response « Lgofort’s Weblog

“What PR is Not” Response « Lgofort’s Weblog — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:15:24 +0000

[...] on September 9, 2008. Filed under: Responses | Tags: What PR is not | Before reading Bill Sledzik’s blog about “What PR is Not,” I really had no idea what public relations was. I am [...]

By: Lee Anne Goforth

Lee Anne Goforth — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:40:55 +0000

Before beginning my public relations class at Clemson University and also reading your thoughts, I really had no idea what public relations was. I’m ashamed, but I really did think it was merely promoting a company (while wearing high heels, prancing around, etc). Yes, I’m embarrassed. However, now I realize that it is much more than that. It’s actually the relationships you have between an organization and the public. I also now understand what public relations is not, which I can assure you, most people do not get.