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Winning PR in the Wired World: Powerful Communications Strategies for the Noisy Digital Space [Hardcover]

Don Middleberg (Author)
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Mcgraw-Hill Briefcase Book October 26, 2000
No industry has been affected more permanently and positively by the Internet than public relations. Winning PR in the Wired World brings everyone from the CEO to the director of marketing up to cyberspeed by teaching them everything they need to know about PR in the new digital economy. Readers will learn how to implement communications guru Don Middleberg's four fast "rules" to successful PR: 1) Speed Wins, 2) Everyone Is Now an Entrepreneur, 3) The World Ends Every 120 Days, and 4) Buzz Is Everything. Middleberg then breaks his rules down in detail and expands on them, offering his keen insight into the marketplace of today and tomorrow.

Winning PR in the Wired World analyzes how traditional PR has changed -- discussing what's new, what works, and what doesn't -- and provides insight and advice on how to make offline and online PR work together for effective campaigns. This groundbreaking guide takes a practical look at powerhouse companies that have implemented effective PR campaigns on the Web, including Amazon.com, Britannica.com, Victoria's Secret, Nike, and CDNow.


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"Don [Middleberg] manages with his own unique insight, vision, and sense of what's real to re-excite the reader about this subject." -- Ray Gaulke, President and COO, Public Relations Society of America

"Leading edge...a required handbook for all executives, PR Practioners and PR students." -- Brent Baker, Dean and Professor of Communication, Boston University

"PR used to stand for 'Public Relations.' Now the Net has transformed PR into 'Power Relationships.' Here's the inside story..." -- John Sculley, Partner, Sculley Brothers, LLC, Former CEO of Apple Computers and Pepsico

From the Back Cover

No industry has been affected more permanently and positively by the digital revolution than public relations. The speed and reach of the Internet have forever transformed the communications landscape, altering the practice of public relations and magnifying its power. But to many PR professionals, the Internet remains uncharted territory. The destination may be clear, but the coordinates for reaching it are not.

In Winning PR in the Wired World, Internet PR guru Don Middleberg charts the course for getting the most from this ultimate communications tool. By detailing the evolution of the digital communications era, analyzing his original research, and examining some high-profile PR successes and failures, Middleberg offers a hard-hitting and informative guide to what's new, what works, and what doesn't in communications today.

Readers will gain insight into the benefits of combining online and offline tactics and get a tutorial in Middleberg's four fast "rules" of successful PR: (1) Speed Wins, (2) Everyone is Now an Entrepreneur, (3) The World Ends Every 120 Days, and (4) Buzz Is Everything. Through Middleberg's analysis, everyone from dot-com CEOs and marketing VPs to PR agency pros will get a comprehensive and thought-provoking education in PR's new guiding principles.

Written by one of the country's most renowned leaders of digital public relations, Winning PR in the Wired World brings readers up to cyberspeed on the new demands and opportunities for public relations in the wired world.

The broadly accessible, highly competitive marketplace created by the Internet has forever changed the role of public relations work. No longer taking a backseat to advertising, PR is increasingly at the forefront of business success­­or failure. Don Middleberg, Chairman and CEO of Middleberg & Associates and a guru in digital public relations, combines the expertise of one of the country's most highly regarded PR practitioners with case studies of information age leaders, including Amazon.com, Victoria's Secret, General Motors, and Nike. Winning PR in the Wired World can help you take advantage of the world's most powerful, widely-used forum for creativity, precision­­and profit.

"PR used to stand for "Public Relations." Now the Net has transformed PR into "Power Relationships." Here's the inside story on how this is happening.

­­John Sculley, Partner, Sculley Brothers, LLC, Former CEO of Apple Computers and Pepsico

"It's hard to believe that anyone can say anything new about either public relations or the Internet. Don manages with his own unique insight, vision and sense of what's real to re-excite the reader about both subjects. Bravo, Don!, you've done it again."

­­Ray Gaulke, President and COO, Public Relations Society of America

"Leading edge - A required handbook for all executives, PR Practioners and PR students. Don Middleberg is one of the wired PR pioneers and innovators. He lays out a wired working blueprint for action. He hits all need-to-know points from Cyber-PR strategy to tactics. I appoint Don as the leading wired PR teacher in the world. I'm glad he's willing to share his exciting ideas with professionals and students. Don is a winner, and so is his Winning PR in a Wired World."

­­Brent Baker , Dean and Professor of Communication, Boston University.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 235 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 1st edition (October 26, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071363424
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071363426
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,699,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars If there was useful info, I couldn't find it under the hype, June 16, 2001
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This review is from: Winning PR in the Wired World: Powerful Communications Strategies for the Noisy Digital Space (Hardcover)
The most shameful part of public relations writing is the tendency to sacrifice quality for quantity ... to write something far too long about a very simple key message. (Ask any editor who has been approached by a feature-story-bearing Account Executive). Alas, in this respect Don Middleberg hasn't progressed beyond the low-tech hacks of yesteryear.

I had high hopes for this book, which by all rights should have been the defining text of this era. What I found was a moderate amount of useful information totally obscured by repetitive slush. Some variation of "Companies today need to rethink their strategies to compete in the new economy" appeared on nearly every page. I wish Don had summarized the results of his research in a pamphlet.

Adding insult to injury, the text seemed time and time again to have been doctored at the last minute to cope with the dot-com crash. These PR strategies are not for the Wired World we are now entering, but for the short-lived Net Bubble.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and practical advice, December 20, 2000
This review is from: Winning PR in the Wired World: Powerful Communications Strategies for the Noisy Digital Space (Hardcover)
I've read a lot fo PR books and this one puts the rest to shame. Middleberg offers real world case studies and very practical advice for how to take your company into the 21st century via smart communications strategies and tactics. Winning PR illustrates how the line between pr and marketing are eliminated as the Internet has enabled us to communicate effficently and directly with your target audiences online. A must read for anyone who works in marketing or PR or is considering it.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Winning PR in the Wired World-- Required Reading, November 28, 2000
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This review is from: Winning PR in the Wired World: Powerful Communications Strategies for the Noisy Digital Space (Hardcover)
Leading edge - A required handbook for all executives, PR Practioners and PR students. Don Middleberg is one of the wired PR pioneers and innovators. He lays out a wired working blueprint for action. He hits all need-to-know points from Cyber-PR strategy to tactics. I appoint Don as the leading wired PR teacher in the world. I'm glad he's willing to share his exciting ideas with professionals and students. Don is a winner, and so is his Winning PR in a Wired World.
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