In today's market, having a good public reputation is more important than ever before. If you have one negative incident, it could affect the future of your company. According to the Public Relations Society of America, or PRSA, Public Relations is defined as a strategic communications process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics. The goal of Public Relations is to receive free editorial coverage. This can happen in two ways: press releases and company mentions. How can you get your company featured in the New York Times? How do you deal with bad press? We're going to talk through those scenarios throughout this series. In this first course, we'll discuss the basics of public relations and the common terminology that you'll want to become familiar with.
