Handout KOM116 PR PERUSAHAAN

CORPORATE PR
Pengantar Public Relations – KOM 116
Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi
Dosen Pengampu

Prida Ariani Ambar Astuti, S.Sos., M.Si.

In 3 areas (environment, ethics &
employees), the public noted a gap
between actual & perceived corporate
behavior

CEO can enhance credibility by being
transparent, engaging in proactive
communications, supporting CSR
Initiatives
(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

PR in Corporations
PR Activities


PR Roles
PR in Multinational Company
Corporate Credibility & Reputation
(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

PR in Corporations
Corporate public relations

Responsible use & to
help develop
cooperative
relationships
between corporations &
other societal
institutions
(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

Media relations

Employee

relations

Community
relations

Consumer
relations

Financial
relations

Marketing
communications

Public affairs

(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

Corporate Public Relations


smooth & enhance a company’s
operations as well as increase
its sales
(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

PR ACTIVITIES
Corporate public relations

Activities

%

Corporate communications
(not advertising)

85

Crisis management

73


Internal communications

73

Marketing PR

73

Executive communications

69

Product PR

62

Online communications

61


Community relations

61
(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

PR ROLES
Pengantar public relations

Public Relations Roles
Communication
Technician
1

Specialist In PR, often

Communication
Manager
TACTICAL MANAGERS
(Make To Day-to-day Decision

on Many Practical & Specific
Issues)

1

Directed By Others

2

Entry Level Jobs or
Specialized Tasks

2

STRATEGIC MANAGERS
(Concerned with
Management, Trends, Issues,
Policies & Corporate
Structure)


(Grunig & Hunt, 1984, p. 91)

COMMUNICATION MANAGER

ProblemSolving
Communication Process
Facilitator
Facilitator
Expert
Prescriber
(Grunig & Hunt, 1984, p. 91)

Communication Manager
Expert
Prescriber

1

…functions as the
“expert” public relations

person who researches
and defines public
relations problems,
develops programs,
and takes responsibility
for implementing
programs

Communication
Facilitator

2

...means acting as a
go-between,
facilitating
communication
between management
and publics (Dozier,
1995, p.24)

He or she is a liaison,
interpreter, and
mediator

Problem-Solving
Process
Facilitator

3

Helping management
think through problems
& issues
systematically to find a
solution (Dozier, 1995,
p.24)
the public relations
manager helps others
in the organization
solve their public

relations problems

(Grunig & Hunt, 1984, p. 91)

PR in Multinational &
SMALLER Corporations
Pengantar Public relations

PR in CORPORATIONS
Multinational

Smaller

• 3 major barriers: language,
laws & culture
• 3 distinct aspects:
1. Represent multinational
corporations
2. To help bridge the
communication gap

3. Conducted in the various
host countries of the
corporation

• Responsible for all aspects of
the business
• Spent most of the time on
1. strategic planning,
2. supervision
3. doing the work

(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

Tactics used by CPR
Pengantar Public relations

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION

Communicators might use the disciplines from other
sciences to PR

TOOL INTEGRATION

Use whatever means is available & appropriate to send a
message to external & internal audiences
(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

Corporate Credibility &
Reputation
Pengantar Public relations

To exert positive
influence on
public attitude,
corporations must be
perceive as honest
& responsible
(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

Honest & responsible

World class reputation

Positive relationships
Resultant mutual understanding on policies &
issues
Being trustworthy & taking a right actions

(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

CSR & Diversity
Pengantar Public relations

CSR is not a random act of kindness

CSR has its roots in corporate philanthropy

Diversity or inclusion encompasses the mix of race, age, gender,
sexual orientation, religious beliefs, national origin &disability

Diversity means different things in different countries

(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

7 Tenets to Achieve Diversity
Inclusion
Opportunity
Comprehensiveness
Accessibility
Training
Management
Evaluation & communication
(Lattimore, Baskin, Heiman & Toth, 2009)

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