RSVP…
July 20, 2007 by Susie Lawrence
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It’s party time!
Everyone’s invited to the biggest event of the century. Will you send a polite note and a gift or will you be there as the life and soul?
‘Social media’, ‘social networking, ‘web 2.0’, ‘word of mouth’, ‘consumer-generated content’ – whatever you want to call it, it’s the phenomenon that’s revolutionising the way people, organisations and businesses interact. Ignoring it is perilous as it’s already an integral and crucial element of the ‘media mix’ with the potential to make or break a man or a multi-national.
But it can be a scary world wide web out there. What should you wear?
Public relations – as the facilitator of the relationship between companies and their publics – has for a long time been heavily reliant on a one-sided, hence sometimes unbalanced, flow of information routed through traditional media. Messages have been wrapped in shiny angles and distributed through press, radio, and TV, or if necessary they’ve been discreetly hidden away. It’s been very rewarding for those who’ve packaged and positioned well but the times of providing the presents and waiting for the grateful response are over.
The only way to get respect today is to come along to the bash and shake your stuff - or at the very least observe closely from the side of the dance-floor ready to impress with your moves later in the proceedings!
The party’s just beginning. But the invitation has been sent to everybody now and anybody who’s anybody is joining in the fun. It’s really not fashionable to be late.
You can stay on the outside looking in, worrying about who’s talking about you and what they’re saying. Or you can be seen and heard in all the right places – and we’re not excluding traditional media here as there’s a time and a place for everything and the dialogue is happening between different media too. We believe the future is increasingly diverse and interactive, and therefore difficult to navigate with style and confidence. Wolfstar has your ticket, maps and directions – and some hints about the dress code.


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