What are the different kinds of Public Relations a company must

Everyone has beliefs and opinions when it comes to companies – shareholders, the government, the media, customers, and the public at large. That is why companies must maintain different types of public relations, each type serving a purpose. We bring to you some types which are a must for every company.

Public affairs

Public affairs is about getting the government on your flank. It is also known as lobbying. Professionals who specialize in this, work to build contacts within governments and organizations.

Social media

Usage of social media should not just be limited for marketing as it can provide huge benefits for PR too. The greatest successes of a brand are most likely to happen on this platform in this day and age.

Media relations

Giving press conferences, scheduling interviews, and writing press releases comes under the purview of media relations. It generates positive coverage of a brand or its product. Well written press releases by copywriters and speeches to the press by the spokespersons of a brand are some of the ways of going about it.

Social and corporate responsibility

A company’s reputation for ethics, charity works, and environmental responsibility can be improved by PR. It should be noted that a company’s business practices may need to be altered or revamped altogether.

Crisis management

When a disaster strikes, such as a faulty product release, wrong accusations against the company by an employee, or an oil tanker spill, crisis management is the PR a company needs. These issues can ruin the reputation of the company and hence need to be dealt with quickly and deftly.

Employee relations

Keeping employees motivated, loyal, and satisfied is the goal of employee relations. It is about giving employees a positive outlook of the company they work for and hence it can also be named internal PR.