The fall of advertising and the rise of PR
by
 
Ries, Al.

Title
The fall of advertising and the rise of PR

Author
Ries, Al.

ISBN
9780060081997

Personal Author
Ries, Al.

Edition
1st HarperBusiness pbk. ed.

Publication Information
New York : HarperBusiness, 2002.

Physical Description
xxi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

General Note
Reprint. Originally published: ©2002.
 
Includes index.

Contents
Part One: Advertising -- Advertising and car salesmen -- Advertising and art -- Advertising and creativity -- Advertising and awards -- Advertising and awareness -- Advertising and sales -- Advertising and the dotcoms -- Advertising and credibility -- The search for alternatives -- Part Two: The rise of PR -- The power of a third party -- Building a new brand with PR -- Rebuilding an old brand with PR -- Establishing your credentials -- Rolling out your brand -- Building an educational brand -- Building a geographic brand -- Building a booze brand -- The missing ingredient -- Dealing with line extensions -- Dealing with names -- Part Three: A new role for advertising -- Maintaining the brand -- Keeping on course -- Firing on all cylinders -- Part Four: The differences between advertising and PR -- Advertising is the wind. PR is the sun -- Advertising is spatial. PR is linear -- Advertising uses the big bang. PR uses the slow buildup -- Advertising is visual. PR is verbal -- Advertising reaches everybody. PR reaches somebody -- Advertising is self-directed. PR is other-directed -- Advertising dies. PR lives -- Advertising is expensive. PR is inexpensive -- Advertising favors line extensions. PR favors new brands -- Advertising likes old names. PR likes new names -- Advertising is funny. PR is serious -- Advertising is uncreative. PR is creative -- Advertising is incredible. PR is credible -- Advertising is brand maintenance. Pr is brand building -- Part Five: Postscripts -- P.S. for management -- P.S. for advertising -- P.S. for PR.

Abstract
Reveals a shift in marketing trends from advertising to publicity, citing the successes of such top brands as the Body Shop, Starbucks, and Wal-Mart, while sharing strategies on establishing credibility and implementing a slow PR build.

Subject Term
Advertising.
 
Brand name products.
 
Public relations.
 
Advertising. (OCoLC)fst00797511
 
Brand name products. (OCoLC)fst00837883
 
Public relations. (OCoLC)fst01082892

Added Author
Ries, Laura.


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