Hughes blog post: The blurred line
If you thought the boundary between advertising, digital and PR agencies was well defined, think again.
In the last few months Hughes has developed three client websites, shot more than 20 videos, created the social media strategy and tactics for two national consumer focused organisations and written, designed and print managed the production of three magazines, an annual report and a share market prospectus – all in-house!
None of these activities would be defined as traditional PR, but with a growing team that is as comfortable with a media release as they are with design and video production, our consultancy is being asked on a daily basis to cross the divide into the traditional advertising and digital agency space.
As a result of our own experience, we commissioned research from the University of South Australia.
In an in-depth analysis of current marketing and communications trends across a range of local industries we discovered the gap between public relations and advertising is closing, with businesses trusting their PR consultancies with the majority of their communication activities – even those that were once traditionally aligned with advertising or digital agencies.
As the digital world has evolved, businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the need for timely, credible, conversational, engaging communication delivery – the type of delivery for which public relations is known.
Key findings from the research included:
- 50% + of SA businesses manage their communications needs via a combination of internal staff and external consultancies
- SA marketers see PR as best placed to manage approximately 70% of the marketing mix
- SA budgets are reflecting this support for PR with the PR spend now commanding 28% of total marketing budgets compared to just 16% five years ago.
- Jamie Hershman
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