PR 101: Intro to Public Relations

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Business & Technology

Event Overview

Public relations is one of the core tactics used to enhance a brand's visibility and establish a strategic position in the marketplace. Whether you're an artist, a non-profit, or a business, learning how to leverage the power of the media is an essential tool to success.

This class is targeted to individuals, organizations, and businesses interested in learning the basics of public relations. We will dispel the mysticism that surrounds this marketing tool, empower you with the recipe for a standard PR campaign, and even provide you with customized advice during our roundtable discussion. The class is a precursor to future PR classes that will delve deeper into executing specific PR tactics.

Be confident in the following four areas when you leave:

1) How PR can be used to achieve tangible objectives
2) The makeup of a typical PR plan look, from strategy to development to distribution
3) The difference between a press release and a pitch, and when you should use one over the other
4) What you should definitely do (and definitely not do) when communicating with the media

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All ages welcome

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Keith Ecker

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Keith is a Vice President at a national marketing/PR agency. He formerly operated his own marketing/PR consultancy, providing services to such clients as Travelzoo, AOL, LexisNexis, FTI Consulting, Guidance Software, DePaul University and others. Prior to that, he was an editor at a national legal magazine and a contributor to such publications as The Huffington Post, The Onion A.V. Club, ChicagoNow and the Chicago Theater Beat.

He also has been active in Chicago's thriving arts community as a performer and writer. He is a creator of the popular reading series Essay Fiesta and Guts & Glory, for which he conducts all marketing and PR activities.

EXPERIENCE REVIEWS

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    Monte L.
    Reviewed on 01/19/13

    the class was great, i really learned a lot! i never knew what a bi-line was or that it was even possible to pitch writing your own story for a publication or to pitch the idea of them writing a story about you. i thought you just sat and waited until they approached you for a story. i would recommend taking a class with keith ecker to any of my friends, he was patient and so informative that there was little rom for questions, he really gave you the info.

    the class was great, i really learned a lot! i never knew what a bi-line was or that it was even possible to pitch writing your own story for a publication or to pitch the idea of them writing a story about you. i thought you just sat and waited until they approached you for a story. i would recommend taking a class with keith ecker to any of my friends, he was patient and so informative that there was little rom for questions, he really gave you the info.

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    Mary Pat B.
    Reviewed on 01/19/13

    I attended PR:101 to learn how to promote my podcast.

    I attended PR:101 to learn how to promote my podcast.

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