Benefits of Public Relations

Benefits of Public Relations

August 22, 2018

Public relations is one thing that many marketing departments seem to overlook. Sometimes it takes a little longer for companies to realize and sometimes it’s too late. Many times a business gets in trouble with the press or in other ways and THEN reaches out to a PR company to come clean up the mess. One thing that public relations can do is get ahead of a bad situation to make it appear different to the public. That is not the only way a company can benefit from having a good PR company on their side.

Contacts

Public relations professionals have a vast network of different connections. These connections can be anyone from CEO’s of companies to social media influencers. A huge benefit of using an outside public relations company is that you get access to everyone and everything the PR agency is connected with! In a world where it’s all about who you know, having this access is absolutely crucial to stepping outside of the box and achieving more than the average company. Higher a company that is versed in the same industry because they will likely have many contacts in that industry including media sources. Attempting to establish connections like this can take years if not months, so cut out the middleman and get a company on board who already has them!

More Talent

In many cases, PR campaigns attract prospective employees as well as potential clients. Different PR strategies can establish a business as a thought leader, design innovator, etc. This  will inevitably move your profile up in importance as well as interest among the best talent in the field. With PR, you can organize a way to quickly or overtime create a reputation as one of the industry’s best places to work.

Saving Money

In a society where the salary requirements are skyrocketing, outsourcing a PR company can save the company money. Forget about paying for health insurance, just pay a monthly retainer and there you go. Problem solved. Most companies are beginning to outsource primarily for this fact alone! It’s a no brainer when it comes to budgeting. Another aspect is you get a full fledged team for the same amount you would be paying for one person’s salary! If this does not sell you on outsourcing, we don’t know what will.

Influence

Targeted audiences are much more likely to trust press releases and messages coming from an objective source rather than paid-for advertising messages. Think about the political sides, most people either get their information from Fox News or CNN. A neutral source of news would most likely be one of the most credible forms of promotion and can be persuasive.

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