1.0BrandMehttps://www.brandme.com.au/blogEric Thomashttps://www.brandme.com.au/blog/author/eric/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FEc3n4QN5Q"><a href="https://www.brandme.com.au/blog/2012/11/pr-advertising-or-both/">PR, Advertising, or Both?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.brandme.com.au/blog/2012/11/pr-advertising-or-both/embed/#?secret=FEc3n4QN5Q" width="600" height="338" title="“PR, Advertising, or Both?” — BrandMe" data-secret="FEc3n4QN5Q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.brandme.com.au/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A few years ago, I had the opportunity to work as a communications director for a political campaign. If you’ve ever worked on a political campaign, it will be apparent right away that your campaign co-workers believe that “communications director” is the glamour job. It’s certainly more glamorous than fundraising, organizing neighborhood canvassing teams, or combing through thousands registration forms to find out where the campaign should be canvassing. In fact, the people who have these other jobs are so taken with the communications post that it will not be surprising to find they too are marketing experts. Communications directors stand to get the blame for low turnout at press conferences, poor fundraising (“If only we had better press.”), and a bad candidate. The kicker? …http://www.brandme.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/public_relations_brandme.jpg