The New Normal for Communications

10
Ashwani Singla MD and Chief Executive, Penn Schoen Berland, South Asia Blog : www.reputare.in | www.psbresarch.in www.facebook.com/ ashwanisingla www.twitter.com/ ashsingla www.linkedin.com/in/ ashwani THE NEW NORMAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS

description

Ashwani Singla's presentation to the 2011 India Public Relations & Corporate Communications conference, detailing insights into Indian communications professionals views on the state of their industry. Contains specific recommendations for Indian communications practitioners to move from implementers to trusted advisors.

Transcript of The New Normal for Communications

Page 1: The New Normal for Communications

Ashwani SinglaMD and Chief Executive, Penn Schoen Berland, South Asia

Blog : www.reputare.in | www.psbresarch.in

www.facebook.com/ashwanisingla www.twitter.com/ashsingla

www.linkedin.com/in/ashwani

THE NEW NORMAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS

Page 2: The New Normal for Communications

THE NEW VOCABULARY

87% say that PR has become more

complex

How do you think the public relations/communications industry has changed in the past few years? / How do you think the public relations/communications industry has changed in the past few years?

Page 3: The New Normal for Communications

THE NEW NORMAL

What are the key paradigm shifts you have noticed in the ways the public relations/communications industry operates in the past few years?

coverage

impact

old media

new media

local

global

Page 4: The New Normal for Communications

CLIENTS WANT…

MEDIA RELATIONS

INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

DIGITAL MARKETING

CORPORATERESPONSIBILITY

BRANDPURPOSE

Page 5: The New Normal for Communications

BIG THREAT : TALENT QUALITY

“ There’s a huge team to service my account, but of these ten people… hardly anyone would be doing the thinking work. ” – CLIENT

CONTINUITY

EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE

EXPERTISE

Page 6: The New Normal for Communications

NEED FOR APPLIED SCIENCE

84% are more comfortable with “insights based recommendations”

Would you feel more comfortable with your public relations/communication recommendations and ideas if research insights were provided to support the ideas or initiatives?

“ Assessing media coverage is not enough. ” – CLIENT

Page 7: The New Normal for Communications

EMPIRICAL PUBLIC

RELATIONS

EMPIRICAL PUBLIC RELATIONS

Page 8: The New Normal for Communications

DEMONSTRATING VALUE PAYS

Would you pay a premium for strategic counsel based on empirical evidence?

Would you provide additional incentive for measurable impacts?“ PR companies don’t propose it. ” – CLIENT

Clients say they’re ready to pay for empirically tested counsel and measurable impact…

Page 9: The New Normal for Communications

THREE POINT ACTION AGENDA

1 Apply The Science of Public Relations

2

3 Embrace Technology

Develop HumanCapital

Page 10: The New Normal for Communications

Ashwani SinglaMD and Chief Executive, Penn Schoen Berland, South Asia

Blog : www.reputare.in | www.psbresarch.in

www.facebook.com/ashwanisingla www.twitter.com/ashsingla

www.linkedin.com/in/ashwani

THANK YOU Find a copy of our report:

www.psbresearch.in at Winning Knowledge™