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Twitter Kills The Publicity Star? How Social Media is influencing the business of Celebrity PR.

Title: Twitter Kills The Publicity Star? How Social Media is influencing the business of Celebrity PR.

Master's Thesis , 2010 , 81 Pages

Autor:in: Marlena Bräu (Author)

Sociology - Media, Art, Music

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This dissertation is set out to explore the implications of Social Media - especially Twitter - on the field of celebrity PR. It attempts to shed light on the phenomenon of `tweeting` celebrities and whether this is seen as a threat to publicists or is actually being used for comprehensive impression management. A content analysis as well as semi-structured interviews and online questionnaires with celebrity PR practitioners have been carried out.
After a review of key literature, which indicates how closely the emergence of the celebrity system is tied to media developments, but also the rise of Hollywood publicists, the so-called `Fixers`, who would hold an enormous amount of control, it is examinded how this system is now challenged by social media. Celebrities claim how Twitter gives them the chance to bypass traditional media and to fight back against constant intrusion from the outside. Upon closer examination though, the content analysis suggests how Twitter is utilized for promotion, as well as deliberate self-disclosure in order to establish a closer relationship with fans. By all indications a celebrity`s Twitter profile is based on elaborate, sophisticated PR.
Interviewees supported this point of view, admitting that Twitter is ideally monitored by publicists because it provides a perfect opportunity for brand building and directly engaging fans in a dialogue. Publicists are willingly sacrificing some of their control in order to build an environment of credibility and authenticity for their clients on Twitter. Their role therefore becomes more consulting and is shifting more towards planning sophisticated and comprehensive impression management strategies than `just` being the middle man between celebrity and media.
However, this is still a very recent development and by far not all publicists have caught up on it. Thus this topic needs to be further investigated in the future.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1) Introduction

2) Literature Review

2.1) The cultural concept of celebrity

2.2) Celebrity and the media: a love story

2.3) Celebrity PR: from story-tellers to brand managers?

2.4) Personal Public Relations and Impression Management

3) A shifting paradigm through Social Media?

3.1) PR 2.0: putting the public back in public relations?

3.2) Influence on celebrity PR

3.3) Twitter: What`s in it for celebrities?

4) Qualitative Research

4.1) Topic of research

4.2) Methodology

4.2.1) Content Analysis

4.2.2) Interviews

5) Content Analysis

5.1) Findings

5.1.1) Promotion of new single/album/tour

5.1.2) Information about current location

5.1.3) Conversations with friends/fellow celebrities

5.1.4) Pictures

5.1.5) Additional obervations

5.2) Discussion

6) Interviews

6.1) Findings

6.1.1) Social media in celebrity PR

6.1.2) The publicists role in Twitter

6.1.3) Twitter as an opportunity for brand management

6.1.4) Threats of Twitter

6.1.5) A shift in the PR`s role?

6.2) Discussion

7) Conclusion and Recommendations

Zielsetzung & Themen

Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht, wie sich die Nutzung von Social Media, insbesondere Twitter, auf das Feld der Celebrity-Public-Relations (PR) auswirkt. Dabei wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob soziale Netzwerke von PR-Managern als Bedrohung für ihre Kontrolle wahrgenommen werden oder ob sie als neues, effektives Instrument für umfassendes Reputationsmanagement eingesetzt werden.

  • Wandel von traditioneller Medienarbeit zu strategischem Markenmanagement
  • Einfluss von Twitter auf die parasoziale Interaktion und die Fan-Bindung
  • Authentizitätsanspruch und Inszenierung der "privaten" Persönlichkeit
  • Rolle von PR-Beratern bei der Steuerung der Online-Präsenz von Prominenten

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3.1) PR 2.0: Putting the `public` back in public relations?

Now that the concept of celebrity has been unraveled and the development and theoretical background of celebrity PR and publicity has been shown, I want to move a step further and start to examine the changes that digital media has brought along.

The internet, and especially social media and social networking sites have certainly changed journalism - and thus public relations. Social media is the variety of internet applications which allow people from all over the world to interact with each other through online conversations. For the first time ever everyone is able to share information with everyone. We are living in the age of user generated content, where everyone can be a published writer, photographer or whatever he wants to be. When it comes to releasing and obtaining information, a true democratization has taken place. “I believe that the internet society has empowered publics in a way that is truly revolutionary. People now are less constrained by the information that traditional media choose to make available to them or that organisations choose to disclose directly or through the media“ (Grunig, 2009, p.6).

This also means that PR is not dependent on traditional media to get a message across anymore. PR professionals have the chance to interact directly with an organization`s public and to reach certain groups far more easily. Even more so, they now have the opportunity to get immediate feedback and to engage in a direct conversation with publics. Brian Solis, the `founding father` of PR 2.0 calls it “putting the public back in public relations“ and therefore being truly revolutionary (Solis, 2009). But as exciting as it sounds, PR 2.0 has also been creating controversy about the new way an organization has to communicate. Deirdre Breakenridge (2008, p.14) for example raises the question: “Does communicating direct to the consumer and not following the general rule of the credible third-party endorsement through an influencer lead to loss of control of communication?“ It probably does, and that is the real paradigm shift in public relations. Being in control always means manipulating the public, influencing what people think and how they perceive things. Now the internet is not about control, it is about openness, transparency and disclosure - and those principles usually do not match with control.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel

1) Introduction: Diese Einleitung führt in das Phänomen der "twitternden" Prominenten ein und stellt die zentrale Forschungsfrage nach dem Wandel der Celebrity-PR im Social-Media-Zeitalter.

2) Literature Review: Dieses Kapitel verortet das Thema historisch und theoretisch, indem es das kulturelle Celebrity-Konzept, die Rolle der Medien und die Entwicklung der PR vom Storytelling zum Markenmanagement analysiert.

3) A shifting paradigm through Social Media?: Hier werden die durch das Web 2.0 bedingten Umbrüche in der Kommunikation und deren spezifischer Einfluss auf die Prominenten-PR sowie die Nutzung von Twitter durch Stars beleuchtet.

4) Qualitative Research: Das Kapitel beschreibt die methodische Vorgehensweise, die eine Kombination aus Inhaltsanalyse (am Beispiel von Katy Perry) und semi-strukturierten Interviews mit PR-Experten umfasst.

5) Content Analysis: Die Analyse des Twitter-Feeds von Katy Perry zeigt, wie gezielt private Einblicke und Promotion gemischt werden, um eine authentische Online-Marke aufzubauen.

6) Interviews: Interviews mit PR-Praktikern bestätigen, dass Twitter als essenzielles Werkzeug für das Markenmanagement angesehen wird, wobei die Rolle der PR-Berater zunehmend beratend statt nur kontrollierend ist.

7) Conclusion and Recommendations: Das Fazit fasst zusammen, dass Twitter keine Bedrohung für PR-Profis darstellt, sondern vielmehr in eine umfassende, strategische Markenführung integriert wird, um Authentizität zu sichern.

Schlüsselwörter

Celebrity PR, Public Relations, Social Media, Twitter, Impression Management, Markenmanagement, Parasoziale Interaktion, Authentizität, Online-Strategie, Medienwandel, Prominente, Fan-Bindung, Reputationsmanagement, PR 2.0, Digitale Kommunikation

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Worum geht es in dieser Arbeit grundsätzlich?

Die Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss von Social Media, insbesondere Twitter, auf die professionelle Öffentlichkeitsarbeit für Prominente.

Was sind die zentralen Themenfelder der Untersuchung?

Im Fokus stehen der Wandel von der klassischen Medienarbeit zum Markenmanagement sowie die Art und Weise, wie Stars Twitter zur authentischen Selbstinszenierung nutzen.

Was ist das primäre Ziel oder die Forschungsfrage?

Die Arbeit erforscht, ob Twitter von PR-Agenturen als Kontrollverlust bzw. Bedrohung wahrgenommen wird oder als wertvolles Instrument für ein modernes Reputationsmanagement.

Welche wissenschaftliche Methode wird verwendet?

Die Autorin nutzt einen qualitativen Ansatz, bestehend aus einer Fallstudie (Inhaltsanalyse des Twitter-Profils von Katy Perry) und Experteninterviews mit PR-Praktikern.

Was wird im Hauptteil behandelt?

Der Hauptteil analysiert theoretische Grundlagen der Celebrity-Kultur, die empirischen Ergebnisse der Inhaltsanalyse sowie die Erkenntnisse aus der Befragung von Branchenexperten.

Welche Schlüsselwörter charakterisieren die Arbeit am besten?

Zu den wichtigsten Begriffen gehören Celebrity PR, Impression Management, Markenmanagement, Parasoziale Interaktion und Authentizität.

Welche Rolle spielt die "parasoziale Interaktion" bei Twitter?

Twitter verstärkt die Illusion einer direkten, intimen Verbindung zwischen Star und Fan, was die emotionale Bindung festigt und die Wirksamkeit der PR-Maßnahmen erhöht.

Wie verändert Social Media die Arbeit der PR-Agenturen?

Die Agenturen wandeln sich von "Gatekeepern", die Informationen kontrollieren, hin zu strategischen Beratern, die das Online-Verhalten der Prominenten steuern, um deren Authentizität zu wahren.

Warum ist das Twitter-Profil von Katy Perry repräsentativ?

Das Profil dient als Fallbeispiel für eine professionell durchgeführte Online-Strategie, bei der eine sorgfältige Mischung aus "privatem" Content und gezielten Promotion-Tweets erfolgt.

Wird die Rolle des "Fixers" durch Social Media beendet?

Nein, der klassische "Fixer" oder PR-Manager bleibt weiterhin notwendig, um Strategien zu entwickeln und bei Krisen oder Fehltritten im Netz steuernd einzugreifen.

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Title
Twitter Kills The Publicity Star? How Social Media is influencing the business of Celebrity PR.
College
University of Westminster
Author
Marlena Bräu (Author)
Publication Year
2010
Pages
81
Catalog Number
V212476
ISBN (Book)
9783656405863
ISBN (eBook)
9783656406709
Language
German
Tags
public relations pr celebrity pr twitter social media brand management personal pr stars prominente celebrity twitter publicists instagram
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Marlena Bräu (Author), 2010, Twitter Kills The Publicity Star? How Social Media is influencing the business of Celebrity PR., Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/212476
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