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Anchorage Chamber Brown Bag: Planning, Tactics and Internet Tools for Public Relations Success March 16, 2010

Anchorage Chamber Brown Bag: Planning, Tactics and Internet Tools for Public Relations Success March 16, 2010

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Anchorage Chamber Brown Bag:

Planning, Tactics and Internet Tools for

Public Relations Success

March 16, 2010

•Public Relations Defined

•The Public Relations Plan

•Tactics to Work Smarter

•Internet Tools

•Questions & Answers

Today’s Talk

Public Relations

How we communicate and build relationships with

all of our publics

•Research•Goal•Objective•Strategy•Action/Tactic•Timeline•Budget•Evaluation

The PR Plan -ReGOSATBE

•Poll, focus group, mail questionnaire

•Man on street, post question on Facebook or Twitter, interview past donors, talk to peers

ResearchFormal or informal

The big, hairy audacious accomplishment

Be the top-of-mind organization when Alaskans think “advocacy for girls.”

Be Alaska’s favorite family restaurant

Goal

•Public - who do we need to reach?•Effect - what effect will we have?•Level - to what degree?•Timeline - how long do we have to

get it done?

Examples: Convince 50 of our current donors to increase

their level of support over the next six months

Attract 250 new cellular customers in Anchorage over the next 90 days

ObjectiveP.E.L.T.

How you’re going to do it

Example: We Try Harder - AVIS Just Do It - Nike We Deliver For You - US Postal Service

Strategy

Actions/TacticsThe PR tools in the toolbox

•Direct mail campaign•Special event/reception•Collateral-brochure, flyer•Workshop on Planned Giving•Grand Opening or Media Tour•CEO in-person meetings

Who is doing what and when

Timeline

Budget

What’s it going to cost

Evaluation

Did we accomplish our objectives?

How many donors did we get and how much more did they donate?

How many new cellular customers did we sign-up in Anchorage?

Tactics that WorkJr. Classic video for Kenai River Sportfishing Association

Tactics that WorkWorld Wildlife Fund - Media Relations

News ReleaseMarch 6, 2009Contact: Margaret Williams, WWF, (907) 830-4349Kathy Day, KD/PR, (907) 868-4884 or 229-2470 cell

Pribilof Island Ship Grounding Highlights Urgency for Shipping Safety in Alaska

Anchorage (March 6, 2009) – Residents of St. George Island, the US Coast Guard’s Pacific Strike Team, local USCG personnel, and a marine salvager are converging on the remote Bering Sea island to respond to the grounding of a Seattle-based trawler, the Mar-Gun, on the wildlife-rich island. With the crew of the 112-foot fishing vessel safely rescued, the quickly assembled emergency responders have now turned toward the task of removing oil from the ship before it leaks onto the beaches of one of America’s largest seabird colonies and summer breeding ground for thousands northern fur seals

Tactics that WorkCollaborate

Tactics that WorkAlaska Children’s Services - tell your people stories

Tactics that WorkPick. Click. Give.Make lemonade out of lemons

Tactics that WorkUse Social Media - Anchorage Reads: Frankenstein

Cool Internet Tools I Use

Pitchengine.com

Pitchengine

Cool Internet Tools I UseSmartsheet

Cool Internet Tools I UseFreeConference

Cool Internet Tools I UseCustomScoop

Cool Internet Tools I UseBlogger.com

Cool Internet Tools I UseVisual Thesaurus

Cool Internet Tools I UseTwitter Search