It is a world of instant
access, instant news, and-for-some-instant failure, if they don't understand the rules of
this new post-media world. The internet, cable news, media and non-media is around the
clock. Before you know it, your business could be maligned, your reputation defrocked, and
all while you sleep. But it is not all bad. You can use these media and non-media too.
Gerald Baron shows you how to protect your business and yourself, in this brave new world,
and how to use the media and non-media as a tool for your own survival too.
GERALD R. BARON is the
president and founder of Baron & Company, the leading full-service marketing and
public relations firm in Northwest Washington. Baron created the PIER System, the only
completely integrated Internet-based communication management system for crisis
communications, issue management, and ongoing press and public information management.
A frequent speaker at national and regional conferences, he has served as a strategic and
marketing consultant, corporate communications director, publisher, college professor, and
entrepreneur. He is the author of three books on business and marketing, including Friendship
Marketing.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Discovering the New
World of Instant News.
Information Response. A Noninstant News Response. A New Approach Needed.
2. Toward a Postmedia
World.
Traditional Media and the Global Experience. Use of the Internet on September 11. The
Personalization of Media. A Multitude of Broadcasters and Publishers. Endnotes.
3. The New Audience.
Relevance and Demand. Instant News Case Studies. The Role of the Internet in Changing
Expectations. Characteristics of the New Audience. The News at My Hip. Endnotes.
4. How News Is Changing.
Understanding the News Business. Infotainment. Endnotes.
5. When Opponents Grab
the Microphone.
A Time of Cynicism. Media
Infotainment. Activists and Other Opponents. Now They Have the Microphone. When the
Politicians Get Involved. Endnotes.
6. How the Rules Have
Changed.
Rule 1. Rule 2. Rule 3. Rule 4. Rule 5. Rule 6. Rule 7. Rule 8. Rule 9. Endnotes.
7. Communication
Strategies for the Instant News World. Audience: Whom Do We Need to Talk to? Message:
What Message Do We Need to Convey? Listening: What Do We Need to Hear From Them? Voice:
Who Needs to Deliver the Message? Media: How Should We Communicate? Endnotes.
8. Preparing the Organization and Team. Policies. People. Platform. Endnotes.
9. The Role of
Technology. Information Development. Information Distribution. Interactivity and
Response. Inquiry Management. Web Site Control. Group Communication. Internal
Communication. User Access. Hosting.
10. Crisis Preparation: What To Do Before It Happens. It's All About Relationships.
Building Reputation Equity. Flying Under the Radar. Goal Setting. Strategic Relationship
Development. Reporter Relationship Development. Responding to Minor Events. Use of
Technology. Reputation Equity Summary. Endnotes.
11. Crisis Management: What To Do While It Is Happening. Notification. Golden Hour.
Preparing the Clinic's Response. The Refinery Incident Evolves. Organization and
Personalities. Prioritization. Broadening the Clinic's Message. Inquiry Management. Rumor
Management. Negative Reporting. Ahead of the Curve.
12. Reputation Recovery:
What To Do After It Happens. Getting out of the Bunker. Restoring Credibility.
Returning to Normalcy. Endnotes.
13. A Glimpse Into the
Future. Media Splintering. The Ubiquitous Internet. Wireless Connectivity. Replication
of Experience. Everyone Is a Writer, Producer, Publisher, and Broadcaster. What It Means
for Tomorrow's Communicators. Thinking Like a Broadcaster. Audience Control. The
Battlefront of the Future: Being a Credible Source. Information Pointers. Truth Filters.
The Sum of All Parts: Tell the Truth. Endnotes.
Index
332 pages