الاثنين، 26 أغسطس 2013

All Business Owners Should Do A Public Relations Evaluation

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By Tara Daniels


All businesses need clients to survive. No company can exist as an entity on its own. The nature of trade is one that goes both ways, from buyer to seller. Thus the relationship a business has with people in general is very important and doing a public relations evaluation is crucial from time to time.

Public relations refers to any communication that may take place between a business and its clients. This may be direct or indirect, from actual dialogue to virtual communication or just the perception they may have of who you are and what your company represents. If the image you portray is positive and well received, then income should be consistent.

Many business owners often underestimate the importance of good consumer relations. As a result, they do not invest in doing any public relations evaluation. They just go on from day to day not knowing how they are perceived by consumers or how this may affect productivity.

Many companies do not actually hire a public relations officer. The role of this person is crucial in establishing and maintaining healthy communication with the media. If he or she is not a permanent employee, they should be outsourced on a freelance basis. Their job will include social networking via the Internet, posting regular blogs, press releases, sending out emails or newsletters to clients and even staff members.

A healthy consumer relationship will result in loyalty towards your brand. Studies have shown that shoppers tend to buy products they are familiar with and gravitate towards service providers they have a close relationship with. The word of mouth is also very effective. A successful business is one that maintains contact with consumers and uses effective marketing and communication strategies.

Correspondence with the outside world occurs regularly, hence a public relations evaluation should take place approximately every three months. This can be done by going through emails, calls or letters from clients. Online forums and Facebook postings should also be evaluated collectively. A general idea of what the public feel and say about your brand should be established and assessed.

This process should also include a close look at employee relationships. A healthy relationship with the staff team will have positive results. But if there are serious problems they need to be addressed and resolved. This can be done with staff meetings or relationship building weekend retreats.

No matter how big or small a particular enterprise may be, it must have a PRO and a public relations evaluation must be done more than once throughout the year. If it is not done, existing problems will only get worse and this can have very negative consequences. Any tiny bit of bad publicity can ruin an entire business venture so it is crucial to communicate and elicit feedback regularly to prevent this. If consumers or staff are unhappy, this kind of evaluation will show what the problems are and how they can be addressed. If done effectively, the results can only be positive.




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