Advertising vs. PR: What pays off?

A research study of the quintessential business dilemma has turned up some surprising answers, according to this CNNmoney.com blog

How Did I Get Here: Sandra Macleod

Sandra Macleod is Group Chief Executive of Echo, the global research company protecting brands and reputation for such household names as BP, Barclays and the BBC. She has been cited as among the '100 most influential people in PR', and is often seen on conference platforms talking about research, measurement and reputation. By Marc

The Value of Reputation

A recent trust survey confirmed that management has lost public respect. It's not just individual businesses in the firing line, but business itself. MT brought together Most Admired leaders and other practitioners to debate the issue of how to hang onto your good name...
 

The communications research provided by Echo Research motivated the regional directors at our annual conference by showcasing the impact of their efforts. And, in particular for the 125th anniversary celebrations, the research information demonstrated to our respective event sponsors their return on investment.
John Gray
Marketing and Communications
British Red Cross

Executive management and board members take notice of the results presented by Echo, which not only validate the effectiveness of my corporate PR team but provide 'hard' metrics to inform them on what they too often consider to be a 'soft' side of the business.
Robert W. Grupp
VP - Corporate & Public Affairs
Cephalon

Given the prohibitive cost of advertising, our communications is based in the main on media and public relations. Echo's assessment of our media coverage helped us to identify precisely the drivers of our image in the press, and evaluate the impact of our proactive communications . Echo's study came at a time when our organization was faced with a real threat to its existence and had to consider new or different ways of standing out from the crowd.
Catherine Dedieu-Lugat
former Communications Director
CNRH (Comité National Français de Liaison pour la Réadaptation des Handicapés)

Managing media relations in the modern environment means accurate messaging and targeting. But above all it means assessing the impact of your campaigns. I have found Echo's approach to this to be creative and convincing, and a particular help when arguing the benefits of a media campaign to senior management.
Nick Parsons
Chief, GIIM
Food & Agriculture Organisation (UN)


 
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