Raising the Corporate Umbrella: Corporate Communications in the Twenty-First Century

by Philip J. Kitchen, Don E. Schultz

Overview

Corporate communications are now hugely important in the success of companies and organisations. Using cases and examples from companies such as The Body Shop, Texaco, Johnson & Johnson, BP Oil & British Airways the authors introduce the framework necessary to analyse corporate communications strategies and provide clear practical guidelines for successful implementation. A must for anyone involved in corporate communications, public relations or public affairs, especially those working in multi-national or global organisations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333926390
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/04/2001
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

PROFESSOR CEES B.M. VAN RIEL and GUIDO BERENS, Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands JIM GARRITY Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, First Union Corporation, USA ANDERS GRONSTEDT Sweden TOM HARRIS author of Marketing Public Relations, Prentice Hall, 1995 JIM LUKASZEWSKI, author, lecturer, trainer, counsellor, and public speaker MARYLIN ROBERTS, University of Florida, US SHEKAR SWAMY President R.K. Swamy/BBDO, India DR. RICHARD VAREY Salford University, United Kingdom. PROFESSOR TED ZORN, Chair of Management Communication, Waikato University, New Zealand

Table of Contents

Raising the Corporate Umbrella: The 21st Century Need Talking Heads: CEO as Spokesperson Organisational Learning: Interaction Between Marketing, Public Relations, and Management Balancing Corporate Branding Policies in Multibusiness Companies. The Role of Integrated Communication and Integrated Marketing Communication Corporate Branding and Advertising Spanning the Global Environment Marketing Public Relations Crisis Communication Management: Protecting and Enhancing Corporate Reputation and Identity Takeover/Merger: The Jaws Mentality Visioning and Intellectual Capital Corporate and Marketing Communications: Interaction + Integration = Synergy