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Crystallizing Public Opinion by Edward Bernays is a seminal work in the field of public relations, originally published in 1923. In this book, Bernays, often regarded as the "father of public relations," explores the techniques and principles behind shaping public perception and influencing mass opinion. Drawing from psychology, sociology, and media studies, he explains how public relations professionals craft messages can strategically to guide public thought and behavior.

People are angry with the world—in some cases, rightfully so—and now view companies as they do governments, as targets of their wrath and potential forces for social change. Managing outrage has moved from being an occasional leadership challenge, like handling a PR crisis, to a necessary and critical leadership capability, like strategic thinking or financial acumen.

Molly McPherson is a nationally recognized expert on crisis public relations management in the age of social media. She helps communicators create the right message, at the right time, and deliver it in the right place. From her years of crisis-management experience and mining news stories and tweets, Molly created frameworks to level up your confidence for communicating with ease in crucial crisis moments, so you can own the conversation.

Need a crisis? Pick one. If you’re a PR professional working in a corporation, startup, small business, or nonprofit, you’ll have to deal with a crisis. When. Not if. Are you prepared to deal with the media? Hold a press conference? Prepare speaking points for the CEO? Give media training? Get a handle on your brand and keep the facts front and center?

Discover the fastest path to organizational growth and impactful messaging through the immersive world of live events. In this book, you'll gain invaluable insights from my 18 years of experience producing world-class events nationwide. Million Dollar Event unveils the strategies that have propelled me to serve prestigious clientele, including US presidents, professional sports teams, Fortune 500 companies, Grammy Award-winning artists, social media influencers, christian ministries, and numerous non-profit organizations.

A must-read for anyone who cares why so many celebs are sporting "bumps", or whether they are really "just like us", this guide - nay, rulebook - lays down the law on what you need to know to play Hollywood in a simple and concise manner.

This book provides a fly-on-the-wall perspective on what it's like to be a CMO and will help C-level executives, agency owners, marketing team members, and others who interface and collaborate with marketing departments to understand how marketing drives growth at both startup and enterprise levels, and how marketing has moved from art to science. Trends in digital marketing, analytics, and marketing automation have pushed marketing to adopt data-driven approaches that would make a CFO's head swim.

Now revised and updated, this "inspired, impactful, and important" book shows how to achieve the ultimate success by rectifying the small problems that can sink a business (Stephen R, Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). Once every few years a book comes along with an...

A sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism’s longest running tensions—the conflicts of interest among public company directors, managers, and shareholders—told through entertaining case studies and original letters from some of our most legendary and controversial investors and...

Public relations has always been an essential part of doing business which is probably why you're shelling out big money to an outside PR firm. But the truth is that you don't need them. You already have all the necessary tools in-house to do as good a job as the so-called experts. Landing public relations coverage for yourself and your company is a powerful tool to help elevate your personal brand. PR is easier to generate, leverage, and is more effective than marketing. In other words, public relations is more critical than ever in growing your brand and your business.

Want to rank higher on Google, drive more organic traffic, and grow your business without relying on paid ads? This is the ultimate guide to mastering modern SEO—fast. SEO Supercharged is your step-by-step blueprint to navigating the world of search engine optimization and turning your website into a high-ranking, traffic-generating machine. Whether you're an entrepreneur, content creator, small business owner, or marketing professional, this book gives you the exact strategies used by top SEO experts to dominate search results and convert clicks into customers.

Influencer Unleashed is the ultimate step-by-step guide for aspiring content creators, digital entrepreneurs, and everyday dreamers who want to build real influence—and income—in today’s creator economy. Whether you're starting from zero or looking to scale your online presence, this powerful playbook breaks down everything you need to know to grow your audience, create engaging content, and monetize your brand across platforms like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and beyond.

Ready to turn your social media presence into a money-making, audience-growing powerhouse? In Viral Velocity, CIN Entertainment delivers a no-fluff, action-packed guide to mastering the strategies, psychology, and tools that drive explosive social media growth — no matter your starting point. Whether you're a business owner, aspiring influencer, creator, or brand builder, this book gives you everything you need to attract attention, build loyal communities, and convert engagement into real results.

Hype Yourself is an invaluable toolkit for getting you and your business featured in the media: newspapers, magazines, radio and TV. Crammed full of insider advice, from the building blocks of your PR strategy to the execution of creative campaigns, it includes expert tips from journalists and industry specialists and is supported by a stack of online resources. Lucy Werner has over 15 years of publicity experience, including running her own specialist consultancy focused on startups and entrepreneurs.

This no-frills guide to public relations is everything you wish you learned in college about launching a PR career or adding new skills to your marketing position. In an honest, boots-on-the-ground account of two decades working in PR, I’ll teach you how to work with bloggers, podcasters, and traditional media to gain press coverage, organic SEO, and better working relationships.

The benchmark guide to marketing and PR, updated with the latest social media and marketing trends, tools, and real-world examples of success The New Rules of Marketing & PR, 4th Edition is the pioneering guide to the future of marketing, an international best seller with more than 300,000 copies sold in over 25 languages. It offers a step-by-step action plan for harnessing the power of modern marketing and PR to communicate with buyers directly, raise visibility, and increase sales.

The most up to date media training book on the market. The idea of Media is more than just TV, Print, and Radio. Media now includes social media interviews, Skype, Periscope, Facebook Live, Blog interviews. It means Leveraging Traditional and Internet Media. All are important.

Brand is the intentional leader’s North Star. It helps us engage customers and employees, unleash our competitive advantage, and fuel enduring growth. And yet, despite this power, brand is grossly underused. Few leaders leverage brand fully, believing (wrongly) that brand is squishy and elusive. But when a tool this vital is dismissed, the business suffers mightily.

We live in a fast-paced, digital-first world cluttered with brands and individuals telling the world how great they are. It’s no wonder consumers are so cynical and distrustful. They resent being interrupted with meaningless ads, pitches and promotional messages. They simply don’t care about you or your business - because you haven’t given them a reason to. Bottom line: Standing out, getting noticed and resonating is a growing challenge for businesses and organizations, large and small.

Don’t make the mistake so many other companies make where they just plaster the same material, the same message on every social media platform without thought or finesse. This book will teach you how to master each platform and custom tailor your marketing approach to each platform while still keeping a consistent streamlined branding message.