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How to Engage, Share, and Connect
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Social Media
How to Engage, Share, and Connect
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Reflecting the latest technological innovations and challenges of the social media landscape, the fifth edition of Social Media: How to Engage, Share, and Connect helps students build success in integrated PR practice.
Regina Luttrell presents a thorough history of social media and pioneers of the field within chapters on specific subjects such as content-sharing, crisis communication, ethics, “sticky” social media, and strategic campaigns. This book will become your go-to reference guide for all things social media–related as it applies to public relations and the everyday duties of PR professionals.
New features of the fifth edition include:
· Chapter 4: Generative AI covers the technology's uses and implications for strategic communication
· Chapter 7: Storytelling in Social Media emphasizes the art of crafting narratives that resonate with audiences
· Sticky Social Media boxes apply chapter concepts to real brand cases
· ROSTIR (Research, Objectives, Strategy, Tactics, Implementation, Reporting) Campaigns in Action boxes feature case studies of strategic, integrated PR, social media, and digital campaigns
· Storytelling: Communicate, Captivate, Connect boxes provide insight into how storytelling enhances communication strategies
Online resources (bloomsbury.pub/luttrellsocialmedia5e) include lecture slides and other teaching materials for instructors and students.
Table of Contents
Part I: Foundations of Social Media
1. Comprehensive Communication
2. The Evolution of Social Media
3. Law, Privacy, and Ethics in the Social Media Age
4. Generative AI
Part II: Strategic Approaches to Social Media
5. Developing a Social Media Plan
6. Measuring Social Media's Impact and Value
7. Storytelling in Social Media
8. Social Media Channels
9. Content Creation and Curation
10. Sticky Social Media
11. Visual Content
12. Media and Influencer Relations
13. Crisis Management
14. The Future of Social Media
Appendix A: Public Relations and Social Media Planning Template
Appendix B: Campaign Planning and Execution Template with Idea Integration
Appendix C: Social Media Audit
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Product details
| Published | 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 5th |
| Extent | 336 |
| ISBN | 9781538186725 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 44 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 254 x 178 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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