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hello and welcome to newbies PR in this
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video we're learning about PR campaigns
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explain generally a PR campaign is like
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a project by a company to share a
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certain message with the public often to
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improve their image or tell people about
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a new product or service during
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campaigns brands use various
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communication channels including social
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media posts getting news stories hosting
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events and running advertisements all
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aimed at delivering a specific message
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to get a picture of what a campaign is
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it'd be a good idea to think about other
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PR campaigns you've likely seen here are
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some examples the Sher Coke campaign by
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Coca-Cola launched in 2011 during the
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campaign they replaced the traditional
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Coca-Cola logo on bottles with common
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names inviting customers to share a coke
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with someone whose name was on the
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bottle this simple campaign idea
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transformed the product into a personal
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experience creating a direct emotional
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connection with consumers it leverage
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user generated content by encouraging
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people to share photos and stories of
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their personalized C battles on social
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media and it resulted in a significant
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temporary increase in Coca-Cola sales as
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well as a boost to its brand image
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another one was the shot on iPhone
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campaign this campaign began as a
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challenge when iPhone users were invited
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to share their best shots on Instagram
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or Twitter and after a review of
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submissions from a panel of Judges a
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select few would be featured on
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billboards Apple retail stores and
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online currently the hash shot on iPhone
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has more than 15 million posts on
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Instagram alone you can read more about
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the campaign on social
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sos.com PR campaigns can vary depending
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on their objectives and the target
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audience here are some common types of
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PR campaigns product launch campaigns a
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product launch campaign is designed to
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introduce a new product or service to
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the market the objectives of these are
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to generate awareness and excitement
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about the new product brand awareness
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campaigns the goal of these campaigns is
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to increase the visibility and
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recognition of a brand they often
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involve a variety of tactics including
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media relations social media and
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influencer collaborations crisis
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management campaigns when a company
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faces a crisis that could damage its
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reputation it is sometimes decided that
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a PR campaign is needed to manage the
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situation Comm unicate effectively with
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stakeholders and restore the company's
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reputation Corporate social
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responsibility campaigns or CSR
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campaigns these campaigns aim to
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Showcase a company's efforts in areas
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like environmental sustainability
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community service or diversity and
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inclusion a successful CSR campaign can
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enhance a company's reputation and
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strengthen its relationship with
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customers and the community each
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different type of campaign requires a
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different approach and a strategic mix
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of PR tactics but in the next section
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we'll go over what the basic structure
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is for the planning of a PR campaign so
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what's involved in the planing so here's
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a simplified explanation of the steps
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involved firstly identify your goal what
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do you want to achieve with your PR
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campaign it could be increasing
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awareness of your brand raising hype for
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a launching of a new product improving
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your reputation Etc you can use the
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smart goals formula for help planning
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your goals an example of a goal that
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follows the structure is increase the
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number of mentions of our brand in
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Industry specific Publications and
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relevant social media platforms by 25%
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over the next 6 months also make sure to
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decide your key performance indicators
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these can include measurements such as
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media mentions this measures how many
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times your company or product is
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mentioned by the media it can include
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mentions in online articles print media
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TV radio or blogs conversion rate this
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is for PR campaigns with a specific
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action in mind like downloading a
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resource signing up for a webinar or
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making a purchase social media
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engagement this involves tracking likes
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shares comments and followers on your
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social media platforms higher engagement
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can indicate a more successful PR
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campaign decide your target audience who
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needs to hear your message to achieve
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your goal it could be customers
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investors the general public or other
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specific groups craft your message what
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information ideas or feelings do you
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want your audience to take away from
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your campaign this also includes what
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your campaign slogan is what your
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campaign hashtag will be Etc these
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details are helpful for making your
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campaign more memorable and it gives
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something for news outlets to put in the
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headlines of their articles if they
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decide to write about your campaign
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choose your communication channels what
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methods will you use to deliver your
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message to your audience this can
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include press release social media
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events advertising or other tools make
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your timeline plan your timeline with
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key milestones and dates when and in
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what order where you do the various
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activities of your campaign measure your
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success are your activities reaching
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your audience and achieving your goals
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you can use things such as surveys
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social media analytics sales numbers or
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media coverage to measure this you can
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also refer back to your kpis and your
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smart goals now on to the general
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timeline of a PR campaign so the
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timeline of a PR campaign can vary
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significantly depending on the
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complexity and and scope of the campaign
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however a typical one might look
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something like this one research and
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planning in the first 1 to two months
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this stage includes most of the things
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that we talked about including decid in
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the campaigned objectives the target
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audience key messages and strategies it
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may also involve market research or a
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SWAT analysis two development 1 to two
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months during this stage you'll create
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the marketing and promotional materials
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for your campaign this might include
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press releases social media content
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website copy videos commercials or other
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promotional materials you will have the
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things ready to publish but not
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published yet information such as
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details and your press releases may be
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on embargo and you may have your social
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media post scheduled to Auto publish on
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a social media toll like later
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pre-launch 2 to 4 weeks in this stage
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you begin reaching out to Media
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influencers or other partners to build
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anticipation for your campaign you might
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send out teasers hold a pre-launch event
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or begin sending out content on your own
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channels four the campaign launch this
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can range from about a day to a week
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this is when your campaign officially
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goes live you'll distribute your press
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release is launch your social media
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campaign hold your launch event or start
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any other planned activities five
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implementation 1 to 6 months this is the
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bulk of your campaign while you're
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continue executing your planned
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activities engaging with your audience
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and adjusting your strategy as needed
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based on the responses six evaluation
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ongoing and post campaign throughout the
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campaign you'll monitor its performance
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and make adjustments as necessary and
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after the campaign concludes you'll
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conduct a more thorough evaluation to
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measure its success and draw lessons for
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future campaigns remember the timeline
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the things you do Etc can vary greatly
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depending on the size of your company
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your target audience your campaign
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objectives Etc and to learn more about
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campaigns look up successful PR
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campaigns for the industry that you're
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interested in see what social media
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posts they made during the campaign what
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advertisements they ran what their
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campaign message was what it was about
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how was it creative and effective for
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its goal and audience what strategies
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they they use such as using a user
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generated content contest what did the
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news Publications say about their
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campaign Etc there are some things to
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think about and that's it for this video
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good luck planning your campaign let us
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know in the comments what your favorite
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campaign is this has been newbies PR the
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start of your PR Learning Journey