Thank you for visiting the “Public Relations Defined” website. This site chronicles the Public Relations Society of America-led industry-wide advocacy campaign to modernize the definition of public relations. The majority of the campaign took place from November 2011–March 2012. The campaign is ongoing, however, allowing for continued dialogue within the profession about the modern role and scope of public relations.

Following 1,447 votes, hundreds of submissions, abundant commentary and nearly a year of research, PRSA announced March 2, 2012, the winning modern definition of public relations. Based on a public vote, held Feb. 13–26, of three candidate definitions, the profession’s choice for the modern definition of PR is:

“Public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.”

Below is a compendium of resources outlining the scope of the campaign. More information can be found by checking out the PRDefined Resources page or by emailing PR@prsa.org.

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Thank you for visiting the \u201cPublic Relations Defined\u201d website. This site chronicles the Public Relations Society of America-led industry-wide<\/a> advocacy campaign to modernize the definition of public relations. The majority of the campaign took place from November 2011\u2013March 2012. The campaign is ongoing, however, allowing for continued dialogue within the profession about the modern role and scope of public relations.<\/p>\n

Following 1,447 votes, hundreds of submissions<\/a>, abundant<\/a> commentary<\/a> and nearly a year of research<\/a>, PRSA announced March 2, 2012<\/a>, the winning modern definition of public relations. Based on a public vote<\/a>, held Feb. 13\u201326, of three candidate definitions<\/a>, the profession\u2019s choice for the modern definition of PR is:<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below is a compendium of resources outlining the scope of the campaign. More information can be found by checking out the PRDefined Resources page<\/a> or by emailing PR@prsa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n