I also agree with Jagan on his concern. We have discussed similar irritating practises in this group earlier also. PR professionals should not copy the Ad pattern in sending such spam mails. Many of the journalists are over loaded and even they do not have time to look at the genuine mails.
When such promotion mails with heavy jpeg files are received in our in-boxes, how do we feel? Are we not getting irritated? When we are busy in an important meeting, if somebody calls over phone, without identifying himself, asks us, "Are you able to recognise me through my voice", how we may get irritated? Then we should also give the same concern to a journalist. Definitely such spamming mailers will create a bad image about the PR Agency and the client. PR Agencies will be doing great injustice to their cliens by such unwanted practices.
I would rather blame the Seniors in the PR Agency for not guiding their junior executives. This is a big problem with some of the MNC PR Agencies. They bring their NewYork experience and thrust on India. Basically, culture, habit and understanding in India is totally different from the Western countries. It may even change state to state. One of the Senior PR executive from Mumbai told me in confidence, how his MNC bosses do not even understand the system in India and force the employees to follow some practises which are not liked by Media persons.
I sympathise with the poor junior executives. We will be happy if the concerned PR Agency gives their views. I request members to share the views.
Srinivasan
Moderator
When such promotion mails with heavy jpeg files are received in our in-boxes, how do we feel? Are we not getting irritated? When we are busy in an important meeting, if somebody calls over phone, without identifying himself, asks us, "Are you able to recognise me through my voice", how we may get irritated? Then we should also give the same concern to a journalist. Definitely such spamming mailers will create a bad image about the PR Agency and the client. PR Agencies will be doing great injustice to their cliens by such unwanted practices.
I would rather blame the Seniors in the PR Agency for not guiding their junior executives. This is a big problem with some of the MNC PR Agencies. They bring their NewYork experience and thrust on India. Basically, culture, habit and understanding in India is totally different from the Western countries. It may even change state to state. One of the Senior PR executive from Mumbai told me in confidence, how his MNC bosses do not even understand the system in India and force the employees to follow some practises which are not liked by Media persons.
I sympathise with the poor junior executives. We will be happy if the concerned PR Agency gives their views. I request members to share the views.
Srinivasan
Moderator
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:49 PM, V Jagannathan <v_jagannathan@yahoo.com > wrote:
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