THE COMMUNICATION GRID OF TACTICS by Betteke van Ruler: an introduction of a model of four communication tactics.
Increasing numbers of professionals in public relations consider themselves to be strategic managers and consultants. Surprisingly, they have difficulty in making clear what it really is that they manage and what their consultations truly represent, what aims they have and what strategies they use. The Communication Grid identifies four strategies of public relations practice: information, persuasion, consensus-building and dialogue. These four strategies constitute the tool-kit of public relations. Anyone who manages an organisation’s communications can use individual strategies to resolve specific communication problems. The model consists of basic communication strategies, derived from communication theory and rooted in described public relations approaches.Read the full article in Public Relations Review by clicking on the model
(Article published: Public Relations Review Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2004, Pages 123–143. PLEASE NOTE: Something went wrong on page 139 where the correct version of the model got lost in translation: 'dialogue' and 'consensus creation' are presented in the wrong order. Please use the model shown on this page.) For full text write to betteke@hagenduin.nl
