tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12018970.post5219413471864427632..comments2024-03-01T13:43:30.234+00:00Comments on LeverWealth: Press relations as a PR practice - a diversity trap for practitionersDavid Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10460585131936991211noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12018970.post-5648586830218948072011-07-22T10:03:35.143+00:002011-07-22T10:03:35.143+00:00David - as ever, you present an interesting perspe...David - as ever, you present an interesting perspective. Your comparison of number of people in PR against the financial value of the industry; alongside hours worked and salary earned provides some pause for thought. <br /><br />All areas of working in PR tend to rely on putting in hours rather than looking at productivity. I wonder how much of the dominant media relations activity is actually effective. <br /><br />Also, let's add in the fact that entry to PR is increasingly via a graduate qualification. The hourly pay for an agency account exec based on the census data would appear to be around £10 per hour. And, we're told the agency world is pre-dominantly London based. Hard to justify investment in a career in PR to churn out press releases for these returns...Heather Yaxleyhttp://www.greenbanana.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12018970.post-42415934502156176022011-07-18T11:27:36.075+00:002011-07-18T11:27:36.075+00:00This is an interesting analysis of the productivit...This is an interesting analysis of the productivity gap in PR - thank you. I have been mystified by the continued glowing reports from the PR sector that seem to be completely at odds with what I have witnessed at the coalface and through colleagues' personal experiences. The old-fashioned PR model with its vertiginous hierarchies, large amounts of bureaucracy, supported by large,predictable retainers is dying a slow death. The business and media worlds that gave life to this model in the first place have moved on significantly and if the agencies want to survive, they need to seriously re-evaluate their operational and commercial models, not only their service lines.ladylaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196488543393458503noreply@blogger.com