TY  - BOOK
AU  - Michaelson,David
AU  - Stacks,Don W.
TI  - A professional and practitioner's guide to public relations research, measurement, and evaluation /David Michaelson and Don W. Stacks
T2  - Public relations collection,
SN  - 9781631577628
AV  - HM1221 .P764 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017)
PB  - Business Expert Press
KW  - Public relations
KW  - Research
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - survey and poll research
KW  - standardized measurement
KW  - statistical analysis
KW  - social media analytics
KW  - return on investment (ROI)
KW  - sampling
KW  - secondary research
KW  - return on expectation (ROE)
KW  - research methods
KW  - research
KW  - quantitative research
KW  - qualitative research
KW  - public relations
KW  - nonfinancial indicators
KW  - media analysis
KW  - measurement
KW  - interviewing
KW  - goals and objectives
KW  - content analysis
KW  - evaluation
KW  - experimentation
KW  - focus groups
N1  - 1 (pages 279-284) and index; Part I. Introduction to public relations research, measurement, and evaluation --; 1. Introduction to research and evaluations in public relations --; 2. The move toward standardization --; 3. The business of public relations --; 4. Measuring public relations outcomes --; Part II. Qualitative methods for effective public relations research, measurement, and evaluation --; 5. Secondary research --; 6. Qualitative research methodologies --; 7. Content analysis --; Part III. Quantitative methods for effective public relations research, measurement, and evaluation --; 8. Sampling --; 9. Survey methodology --; 10. Statistical reasoning --; Part IV. Wrapping up --; 11. The application of standards and best practices in research and evaluation for public relations: the current state of public relations measurement --; Appendix A. Standardized measures for public relations impact --; Appendix B. Dictionary of public relations measurement and research --; References --; Index; 2; b; Also available in printing
N2  - Contemporary public relations practice has developed over the last several decades from the weak third sister in the marketing, advertising, and public relations mix to a full player. To help you keep up to speed with the exciting changes and developments in communication theory and practice, this book will provide you with the necessary understanding of the problems and promises of public relations research, measurement, and evaluation. As a public relations professional, this book will act as a guide to effective use of methods, measures, and evaluation in providing grounded evidence of the success (or failure) of public relations campaigns. This outstanding contribution takes a best practices approach--one that focuses on taking the appropriate method and rigorously applying that method to collect the data that best answer the objectives of the research. It also presents an approach to public relations that focuses on establishing the profession's impact on the client's return on investment in the public relations function, whether that function be aimed at internal or external audiences using standardized measures. By the end of the book, you will understand why and how research is conducted and will be able to apply best practice standards to any research done by supply-side vendors or internal research departments
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