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Public Relations and Corporate Communication

Digital Communication and Social Media for PR

12 units

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About this program

The advent of digital platforms has revolutionized how organizations oversee their reputation and interact with stakeholders. Social media magnifies messages, hastens the emergence of crises, and offers significant opportunities for engaging with brands. To succeed in this evolving environment, professionals need to craft digital PR strategies that are proactive, transparent, and closely aligned with organizational objectives.
This program addresses social media planning, digital storytelling, content development, monitoring online reputation, engaging influencers, managing crises within digital contexts, and comparing practices against global standards. Attendees will obtain practical experience in running PR campaigns across key digital channels.
At EuroQuest International Training, the course combines interactive workshops, simulations, and case studies drawn from real scenarios to equip leaders with the skills necessary to utilize digital communication tools for impactful PR results.

Key outcomes

  • Explain the fundamentals of social media and digital PR communication
  • Create and execute comprehensive digital PR strategies
  • Oversee organizational reputation on digital platforms
  • Utilize storytelling methods for digital audience engagement
  • Establish partnerships with influencers and digital media
  • Track and address online public sentiment promptly
  • Handle digital crises with assurance and openness
  • Ensure digital PR initiatives support corporate brand objectives
  • Implement governance and ethical guidelines in digital PR
  • Incorporate ESG and sustainability messaging into digital communications
  • Compare and adopt international best practices in social media and PR
  • Formulate strategic plans for sustained digital communication

Who should attend

  • Professionals in PR and corporate communications
  • Marketing and digital branding experts
  • Managers specializing in crisis communication and reputation
  • Executives aiming to enhance their online presence
  • Consultants working within PR and digital media sectors

Course outline

1

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Digital Public Relations and Social Media

  • Development of public relations in the digital era
  • Influence of social media on corporate image
  • Analyses of digital PR effectiveness
  • Interactive session on digital literacy
2

Unit 2: Crafting Strategies for Social Media

  • Developing cohesive digital PR plans
  • Selecting appropriate platforms for target audiences
  • Aligning public relations objectives with corporate goals
  • Hands-on activity designing social media strategies
3

Unit 3: Content Creation and Digital Storytelling

  • Fundamentals of storytelling in digital communication
  • Producing captivating multimedia content
  • Utilizing tools for content scheduling and planning
  • Practical content development workshop
4

Unit 4: Monitoring Online Reputation

  • Technologies for tracking online sentiment
  • Social listening techniques and trend identification
  • Real-time digital reputation reporting
  • Workshop on using monitoring dashboards
5

Unit 5: Engaging Influencers and Digital Media

  • Importance of influencers in contemporary PR
  • Establishing collaborations with digital media partners
  • Risk management in influencer partnerships
  • Role-play exercise on influencer engagement
6

Unit 6: Crisis Communication in Digital Platforms

  • Handling viral crises across social networks
  • Models for swift response and recovery
  • Case analysis of crisis communication in digital contexts
  • Simulation exercise on managing social media crises
7

Unit 7: Ethics and Governance in Digital Public Relations

  • Frameworks ensuring transparency in digital governance
  • Ethical dilemmas in online communications
  • Preventing misinformation and manipulative practices
  • Group debate on ethics in digital PR
8

Unit 8: Sustainability and ESG in Digital PR

  • Promoting sustainability via digital platforms
  • Incorporating ESG themes into social media PR
  • Case studies of ESG-focused digital initiatives
  • Collaborative exercise on sustainable messaging in PR
9

Unit 9: International Best Practices in Social Media PR

  • Insights from global digital PR campaigns
  • Comparative analysis of top corporate PR strategies
  • Adapting international standards to regional contexts
  • Group discussion on worldwide digital PR trends
10

Unit 10: Platforms and Tools for Digital PR

  • Introduction to PR and social media management software
  • Analytics for evaluating campaign success
  • Automation technologies in digital communications
  • Practical session applying digital PR tools
11

Unit 11: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital PR

  • Key performance indicators for social media impact
  • Connecting digital engagement with organizational results
  • Frameworks for reporting PR outcomes
  • Workshop focused on KPI development
12

Unit 12: Final Project in Digital Public Relations

  • Collaborative project on digital communication planning
  • Creating content, monitoring systems, and crisis protocols
  • Presenting social media PR proposals to leadership
  • Developing organizational implementation plans