Public relations and participatory culture : fandom, social media and community engagement

Author

• Hutchins, Amber L.

Additional Author(s)

• Tindall, Natalie T.J.

Publisher

New York: Routledge, 2016

Language

English

ISBN

9781138787728

Series

Routledge new directions in public relations and communication research

Subject(s)

• POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
• PUBLIC RELATIONS
• SOCIAL MEDIA

Notes

. Bibliography.

Abstract

While public relations practitioners have long focused on the relationship between organizations and their stakeholders, there has never been a time when that relationship was so dominated by public participation. The new model of multiple messages originating from multiple publics at varying levels of engagement is widely acknowledged, but not widely explored in scholarly texts.

The established model of one-way communication and message control no longer exists. Social media and an increasingly participatory culture means that fans are taking a more active role in the production and co-creation of messages, communication, and meaning. These fans have significant power in the relationship dynamic between the message, the communicator, and the larger audience, yet they have not been defined using current theory and discourse. Our existing conceptions fail to identify these active and engaged publics, let alone understand virtual communities who are highly motivated to communicate with organizations and brands.

This innovative and original research collection attempts to address this deficit by exploring these interactive, engaged publics, and open up the complexities of establishing and maintaining relationships in fan-created communities.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xx, 245 p.

Dimension

24 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Introduction / Amber L. Hutchins and Natalie T.J. Tindall --
Social media, promotional culture, and participatory fandom / Bertha Chin --
Public relations and the attempt to avoid truly relating to our publics / Sam Ford --
Encouraging the rise of fan publics: bridging strategy to understand fan publics' positive communicative actions / Arunima Krishna and Soojin Kim --
Extending the conversation: audience reactions to dialogic activity on Twitter / Brandi Watkins --
Gamification in PR / Michelle Katchuck --
How the top social media brands use influencer and brand advocacy campaigns to engage fans / Kelli S. Burns --
Brand communities in social media: strategic approaches in corporate communication / Clarissa Schöller and Romy Fröhlich --
Gearing toward excellence in corporate social media communications: understanding the why and how of public engagement / Linjuan Rita Men and Wan-Hsiu Sunny Tsai --
New media, new media relations: building relationships with bloggers, citizen journalists and engaged publics / Amber L. Hutchins and Natalie T.J. Tindall --
General Mills: [re]manufacturing the gluten-free consumer community / Patricia A. Curtin --
Boosters, idealized citizens, and cranks: city communicators share and moderate information in social media, but real engagement is messy and time-consuming / Jacqueline Lambiase and Laura F. Bright --
Brand community management via Google+ / Michael North, Cong Li, Fan Yang and Jiangmeng Liu --
What's at stake in the fan sphere?: Crisis communication, Skittles and how the Trayvon Martin case mobilized a fan-brand community / Amanda K. Kehrberg and Meta G. Carstarphen --
Riding the wave: how the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge used storytelling and user-generated content to embrace slacktivism / Jamie Ward --
Facilitating the "charged public" through social media: a conversation with Disney Cruise Line's Castaway Club members / Richard D. Waters --
The transmedia practices of Battlestar Galactica: studying the industry, stars, and fans / Melanie Bourdaa, Bertha Chin and Nicolle Lamerichs --
Structuration and fan communities in sport: a public relations perspective / Justin A. Walden --
Entertainment-education and online fan engagement: the power of narrative to spark health discussions/action / Heidi Hatfield Edwards --
When going silent may be more productive: exploring fan resistance on Twitter to the Baltimore Ravens live-tweeting the Ray Rice press conference / Jimmy Sanderson and Karen Freberg.

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