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Fathers Of Public Relation

Public Relation (PR) is a way to managing a communication channel between any company & its public1. Public relation is a management function  to maintain communication, mutual relationship, understanding between company & Public2. With Public Relation we can share public interest news, articles that do not require direct payment”.

Fathers Of PR

Ivy Ledbetter Lee (July 16, 1877 – November 9, 1934)
Ivy Ledbetter Lee
Is considered by some to be the founder of modern public relations. In October 1906, Pennsylvania railroad crash killed around 50 people then Lvy Lee wrote his first PR.

Edward Louis Bernays (November 22, 1891 – March 9, 1995)

Edward Louis Bernays
was a US pioneer in the field of public relations along with Ivy Lee. Edward Bernays was dining at Delmonico’s in New York City one day in 1914 when Czech leader Tomas G. Masaryk confided that he would soon declare his country’s independence. That day Edward Bernays wrote his first PR.

Chester Burger

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Chester Burger spent most of his 48-year working career in the communications field, In 1995, the U.S. Government awarded him the ‘Medal For Outstanding Service to the United States.”

Carl R. Byoir

Carl R. Byoir
Carl Byoir’s contributions to the field of public relations are rarely noted in textbooks, even though practitioners use his tools to build some of today’s most successful campaigns.

Moss Kendrix
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was a public relations pioneer. During his lifetime, he designed countless public relations and advertising campaigns that promoted African-American visibility for news organizations, entertainers, and corporate clients including Carnation, the Ford Motor Company, and the Coca-Cola company.

Arthur W. Page
Arthur W. Page
Arthur W. Page served as vice president of public relations for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company from 1927 to 1946. He was the first person in a public relations position to serve as an officer and member of the Board of Directors of a major public corporation.

2 Responses to “Fathers Of Public Relation”

  1. Douglife Says:

    This is an interesting post. I don’t think these pioneers are given the correct amount of respect. I bet they’d be astonished they are now immortalized via the internet. Nice work!

  2. lilikindsli Says:

    hC0UTJ I want to say – thank you for this!

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