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WORKING IN PR
Presentation by Laura Hicks
Presentation by Laura Hicks
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5th February, 2014
5 February, 2014
Brettenham House, 5 Savoy Street, London WC2E 7AE | +44 (0) 20 7257 6470
7 Edward Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AJ | +44 (0) 1872 243650
What is PR?

“Public Relations is about reputation - the
result of what you do, what you say and
what others say about you.”

“Advertising is saying you’re good. PR is getting
someone else to say you’re good.”
About me
BA Hons Media & Public Relations (2003-2006)

Two week work placement (2006)

Account Executive – Senior Account Executive
2006- 2010
Senior Account Executive – Account Director
2010 - Now
About Wild Card
A 30 strong team of strategic
communications professionals and
digital creatives...

Offices in London and Cornwall…
About Wild Card
Our sectors…
Food

Corporate / B2B

Drink

Lifestyle

Home

Leisure & Tourism
About Wild Card
Memberships and accreditations...
A selection of our clients (past & present)
A multitude of skills
News generation and feature development in consumer and trade media
Digital activation, social media, content creation and optimisation
Cross agency campaign integration and management
Media events and launches
Celebrity and ambassador programmes
Sponsorship and experiential campaigns
Competitor analysis
Issue and crisis management
Senior client counsel and strategic advice
In-depth campaign evaluation
No day is the same…
Destinations: Driving awareness and footfall
Driving destinations and knowledge positioning
Business: Brand building and corporate profiling
Working with Eden Project: An extension to their in-house team
Working with Falmouth Harbour Commissioners: supporting the strategic vision
Getting a foot into the industry
Getting a foot into the industry
Set
apart

yourself
Getting a foot into the industry
Evolve your skill set
Getting a foot into the industry
Don’t stop reading
Getting a foot into the industry

Join membership schemes
But don’t stop there…
Keep networking – contacts will set you apart
Hard work does pay off
Get in touch…

laura.hicks@wildcard.co.uk
@_lauramckay_
uk.linkedin.com/in/lmckay/
cornishcommsgirl.wordpress.com/
Thank you
Thank you
Questions?
Questions?

www.wildcard.co.uk
Brettenham House, 5 Savoy Street, London WC2E 7AE
020 7257 6470
7 Edward Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AJ
01872 243650

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Presentation to Falmouth & Exeter University students about working in PR

Editor's Notes

  1. Sure you’re here because you know what PR is but here’s the - it’s a career that does baffle people and pretty hard to sum up in one paragraph but I think this is a pretty .. Every organisation, no matter how large or small, ultimately depends on its reputation for survival and success. Customers, suppliers, employees, investors, journalists and regulators can have a powerful impact. They all have an opinion about the organisations they come into contact with - whether good or bad, right or wrong. These perceptions will drive their decisions about whether they want to work with, shop with and support these organisations. In today's competitive market, reputation can be a company's biggest asset – the thing that makes you stand out from the crowd and gives you a competitive edge. Effective PR can help manage reputation by communicating and building good relationships with all organisation stakeholders.
  2. Graduated in PR and Media in 2006. I wasn’t against moving out of Cornwall but at the time personal commitment At first I took a temp job as a legal secretary to - I’d really recommend that if you can’t immediately get a job in your industry of choice to try and do this. It was what I was told set me apart at the final stage of interview During my degree I undertook work experience at Pirate Fm to learn more about a newsroom
  3. Ref national opps for local brands
  4. No day is the same – or hopping on a small plane to the Isles of Scilly. Working up a story around the world’s heathiest cake, sourcing pheasants for a food shoot or donning a hard hat for a new
  5. So where do you start and how I can I give you some advice… I reached out on Twitter saying I was giving a talk to you guys and asked colleagues the top tips of what they thought I should cover… Get newsroom experience Be willing to learn
  6. Set yourself apart Don’t just undertake experience – make it relevant to the career path you want to undertake even if it’s tenuous. When I graduated I temped as a legal secretary for three months – It was that that helped me get into the agency
  7. Having a grasp of digital skills is now essential – and I don’t just mean updating your Facebook regularly. It’s fast paced and you need to keep you – the digital landscape has changed the Blogging is an effetve way of also building your writing skills You need to also be mindful how potential employers might view your social channels too – this could work for and against you
  8. Google + I’m talking beyond the media here – read all the industry trade materials you can on the social platforms
  9. You can access student rates and access really useful webinar training
  10. Networking can seem like a daunting prospect I’ve been on the committee
  11. Because hard work does pay off PR Week Finalist in the CIPR’s young communicattor of the year Wild Card’s employee of the year
  12. In case you’re wondering I got married last year – that’s another social media qualm