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Tazate

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What is public relations and for what purposes is it used?

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Tony&Guy is a global hairdressing and education business headquartered in England. It has recently opened salons in Mongolia, adding to its numerous salons worldwide. Tony&Guy allows foreign businesspeople to use its name, logo, methods of operation, advertising, and products. In exchange, Tony&Guy receives a financial commitment and an agreement to conduct business in accordance with its standard of operations. Tony&Guy is engaging in
 A) contract manufacturing.
  B) wholesaling.
  C) franchising.
  D) exporting.
  E) direct investment.



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Public relations is a broad set of communication efforts used to create and maintain favorable relationships between an organization and its stakeholders. An organization communicates with various stakeholders, both internal and external, and public relations efforts can be directed toward any and all of them. A firm's stakeholders can include customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, the media, educators, potential investors, government officials, and society in general. The response to a PR blunder is also important. Organizations that delay their response or that are dishonest with stakeholders are likely to make a bad situation worse.
Public relations can be used to promote people, places, ideas, activities, and even countries. It is often used by nonprofit organizations to achieve their goals. Public relations focuses on enhancing the image of the total organization. Assessing public attitudes and creating a favorable image are no less important than direct promotion of the organization's products. Because the public's attitudes toward a firm are likely to affect the sales of its products, it is very important for firms to maintain positive public perceptions. In addition, employee morale is strengthened if the public perceives the firm positively. Although public relations can make people aware of a company's products, brands, or activities, it can also create specific company images, such as innovativeness or dependability. By getting the media to report on a firm's accomplishments, public relations helps the company maintain positive public visibility. Some firms use public relations for a single purpose; others use it for several purposes.

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