Download or read book Fundamentals of Corporate Communications written by Richard Dolphin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fundamentals of Corporate Communications gives professionals and students in marketing a comprehensive and incisive overview of what modern corporate communications is, and what it can achieve. The author has drawn on extensive business experience in the area and wide ranging research in major corporations to produce an authoritative account of best practice - backed by numerous cases and examples. The book demonstrates how corporate communications affects today's marketing mix and explains how it can support wider marketing objectives. The key elements are covered in depth: * Who are the key audiences in the present business climate * The role of Corporate Image and Identity in the communications process * How communications informs and affects corporate strategy development * What are the tools of modern communications- from lobbying to brand building * Using communications in a crisis * Who should be communicator and why The book is both highly practical, it is grounded in real business issues, and rigorous in covering the concepts accessibly. It will be an essential text and reference for practitioners and students of marketing.

Download or read book Essentials of Corporate Communication written by Cees B.M. Van Riel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively and engaging new book addresses a topical and important area of study. Helping readers not only to understand, but also to apply, the most important theoretical notions on identity, identification, reputation and corporate branding, it illustrates how communicating with a company’s key audience depends upon all of the company’s internal and external communication. The authors, leading experts in this field, provide students of corporate communication with a research-based tool box to be used for effective corporate communications and creating a positive reputation. Essentials of Corporate Communication features original examples and vignettes, drawn from a variety of US, European and Asian companies with a proven record of successful corporate communication, thus offering readers best practice examples. Illustrations are drawn from such global companies as Virgin, IKEA, INVE and Lego. Presenting the most up-to-date content available it is a must-read for all those studying and working in this field.

Download or read book Principles of Corporate Communication written by C. B. M. van Riel and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides up-to-date, scientifically based models to analyze corporate image and corporate identity, plus techniques to improve the effectiveness of corporate communication programmes, planning and implementation. The book features a cross functional perspective, integrating theory from the public relations tradition, and marketing communications, and focuses on the interdependent relations between corporate strategy, corporate identity and corporate image. This work is intended for use on MBA and Masters-level corporate communications courses, and also for public relations, marketing communications and advertising courses.

Download or read book Fundamentals of Business Communication written by Sherry J. Roberts and published by Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Business Communication takes an integrated approach to learning. As many skills are vital to the communication process, each is addressed together and individually. A unit on grammar reinforces the basic knowledge needed to structure words appropriately. Features, such as Cases, Business Ethics, and Business Protocol, are provided at the point of coverage to provide a clearer understanding of topics. - Skills associated with the college and career readiness concepts of reading, writing, listening, and speaking are applied in context to increase student understanding. - The Careers and Communication feature provides an overview of the 16 career clusters and the impact of communication skills on each occupational area. - Data files available on the student companion website provide additional exercises to provide practice and reinforce learning.

Download or read book Fundamentals of Communications and Networking written by Michael G. Solomon and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's networks are required to support an increasing array of real-time communication methods. Video chat, real-time messaging, and always-connected resources put demands on networks that were previously unimagined. The Second Edition of Fundamentals of Communications and Networking helps readers better understand today's networks and the way they support the evolving requirements of different types of organizations. It discusses the critical issues of designing a network that will meet an organization's performance needs and discusses how businesses use networks to solve business problems. Using numerous examples and exercises, this text incorporates hands-on activities to prepare readers to fully understand and design modern networks and their requirements. Key Features of the Second Edition: - Introduces network basics by describing how networks work - Discusses how networks support the increasing demands of advanced communications - Illustrates how to map the right technology to an organization's needs and business goals - Outlines how businesses use networks to solve business problems, both technically and operationally.

Download or read book Corporate Communication written by Sandra Oliver and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oliver presents an academic commentary and literature review on theoretical concepts of integrated corporate communication, stressing the importance of two way communication and of developing a better understanding of the priorities of others.

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Communications Systems written by Michael P. Fitz and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a Solid Account of Physical Layer Communications Theory, Illustrated with Numerous Interactive MATLAB Mini-Projects You can rely on Fundamentals of Communications Systems for a solid introduction to physical layer communications theory, filled with modern implementations and MATLAB examples. This state-of-the-art guide covers essential theory and current engineering practice, carefully explaining the real-world tradeoffs necessary among performance, spectral efficiency, and complexity. Written by an award-winning communications expert, the book first takes readers through analog communications basics, amplitude modulations, analog angle modulation, and random processes. This essential resource then explains noise in bandpass communications systems...bandpass Gaussian random processes...digital communications basics...complexity of optimum demodulation...spectrally efficient data transmission...and more. Fundamentals of Communications Systems features: A modern approach to communications theory, reflecting current engineering applications Numerous MATLAB problems integrated throughout, with software available for download Detailed coverage of tradeoffs among performance, spectral efficiency, and complexity in engineering design Text written in four parts for easy modular presentation Inside This On-Target Communications Engineering Tool • Mathematical Foundations • Analog Communications Basics • Amplitude Modulations • Analog Angle Modulation • More Topics in Analog Communications • Random Processes • Noise in Bandpass Communications Systems • Bandpass Gaussian Random Processes • Digital Communications Basics • Optimal Single Bit Demodulation Structures • Transmitting More than One Bit • Complexity of Optimum Demodulation • Spectrally Efficient Data Transmission

Download or read book Essentials of Corporate Communication written by C. B. M. van Riel and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively and engaging new book addresses a topical and important area of study. Helping readers not only to understand, but also to apply, the most important theoretical notions on identity, identification, reputation and corporate branding, it illustrates how communicating with a company's key audience depends upon all of the company's internal and external communication. The authors, leading experts in this field, provide students of corporate communication with a research-based tool box to be used for effective corporate communications and creating a positive reputation. "Essentials of Corporate Communication" features original examples and vignettes, drawn from a variety of US, European and Asian companies with a proven record of successful corporate communication, thus offering readers best practice examples. Illustrations are drawn from such global companies as Virgin, IKEA, INVE and Lego. Presenting the most up-to-date content available it is a must-read for all those studying and working in this field

Download or read book Fundamentals of Digital Communication written by Upamanyu Madhow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-06 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a concise presentation of the concepts underlying the design of digital communication systems, without the detail that can overwhelm students. Many examples, from the basic to the cutting-edge, show how the theory is used in the design of modern systems and the relevance of this theory will motivate students. The theory is supported by practical algorithms so that the student can perform computations and simulations. Leading edge topics in coding and wireless communication make this an ideal text for students taking just one course on the subject. Fundamentals of Digital Communications has coverage of turbo and LDPC codes in sufficient detail and clarity to enable hands-on implementation and performance evaluation, as well as 'just enough' information theory to enable computation of performance benchmarks to compare them against. Other unique features include space-time communication and geometric insights into noncoherent communication and equalization.

Download or read book Essentials of Business Communication written by Mary Ellen Guffey and published by South Western Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text-workbook is a streamlined, no-nonsense approach to business communication. It takes a three-in-one approach: (1) text, (2) practical workbook, and (3) self-teaching grammar/mechanics handbook. The chapters reinforce basic writing skills, then apply these skills to a variety of memos, letters, reports, and resumes. This new edition features increased coverage of contemporary business communication issues including oral communication, electronic forms of communication, diversity and ethics.

Download or read book Fundamentals of Business Communication written by P. D. Chaturvedi and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2012 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication is the essence of management. To succeed in a professional corporate environment, it is imperative to be well versed in the essential communication tolls. These help one not only in developing interpersonal relations but also in maintaining effective business relations, which is necessary for personal as well as organizational growth. Fundamentals of Business Communication on fundamentals of business communication identifies, outlines and elucidates the prominent concepts that undergraduate students should understand to prepare for and excel in their carriers. Brimming with examples, exhibits and exercises, this book will serve as suitable guide for students preparing to step in to competitive professional world.

Download or read book Corporate Communication written by Klement Podnar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporate Communication: A Marketing Viewpoint offers an overview of the framework, key concepts, strategies and techniques from a unique marketing perspective. While other textbooks are limited to a managerial or PR perspective, this book provides a complete, holistic overview of the many ways communication can add value to an organization. Step by step, this text introduces the main concepts of the field, including discipline and function frameworks, corporate identity, corporate and employer branding, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder management, storytelling, corporate associations, identification, commitment and acceptability. In order to help reinforce key learning points, grasp the essential facts and digest and retain information, the text offers a comprehensive pedagogy, including: chapter summaries; a list of key words and concepts; case studies and questions at the end of each chapter. Principles are illustrated through a wealth of real life examples, drawn from a variety of big, small, global and local companies such as BMW Group, Hidria, Lego, Mercator, Krka, Barilla, Domino's Pizza, Gorenje, Si Mobil, BP, Harley-Davidson and Coca-Cola. This exciting new textbook is essential reading for all professional corporate marketing and communication executives, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students of marketing and public relations, not to mention managers who need a complete and accurate view of this increasingly important subject.

Download or read book Business Essentials for Strategic Communicators written by M. Ragas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise of digital media and the public's demand for transparency has elevated the importance of communication for every business. To have a voice or seat at the table and maximize their full value, a strategic communicator must be able to speak the language and understand business goals, issues, and trends. The challenge is that many communicators don't hold an MBA and didn't study business in college. Business Essentials for Strategic Communicators provides communication professionals and students with the essential 'Business 101' knowledge they need to navigate the business world with the best of them. Readers will learn the essentials of financial statements and terminology, the stock market, public companies, and more--all with an eye on how this knowledge helps them do their jobs better as communication professionals.

Download or read book Fundamentals of Corporate Communications written by Richard Dolphin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fundamentals of Corporate Communications gives professionals and students in marketing a comprehensive and incisive overview of what modern corporate communications is, and what it can achieve. The author has drawn on extensive business experience in the area and wide ranging research in major corporations to produce an authoritative account of best practice - backed by numerous cases and examples. The book demonstrates how corporate communications affects today's marketing mix and explains how it can support wider marketing objectives. The key elements are covered in depth: * Who are the key audiences in the present business climate * The role of Corporate Image and Identity in the communications process * How communications informs and affects corporate strategy development * What are the tools of modern communications- from lobbying to brand building * Using communications in a crisis * Who should be communicator and why The book is both highly practical, it is grounded in real business issues, and rigorous in covering the concepts accessibly. It will be an essential text and reference for practitioners and students of marketing.

Download or read book Fundamentals of Wireless Communication written by David Tse and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-26 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook takes a unified view of the fundamentals of wireless communication and explains cutting-edge concepts in a simple and intuitive way. An abundant supply of exercises make it ideal for graduate courses in electrical and computer engineering and it will also be of great interest to practising engineers.

Download or read book Fundamentals of Public Relations written by Lawrence W. Nolte and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Public Relations: Professional Guidelines, Concepts and Integrations, Second Edition focuses on the basic theories and principles involved in the practice of public relations and describes how public relations functions in adapting an organization to its social, political, and economic environment. Practical guidelines for implementing public relations activities are given. This book is comprised of 30 chapters and begins with an assessment of the nature of public relations, including its function and its ecological concept. Historical highlights in the field of public relations are also presented. Subsequent chapters explore five dialogues that emphasize critical problems affecting the practice of public relations: the first covers the role of the chief executive officer in public relations; the second deals with corporate social responsibility; the third shows the attitudes of labor on the question of jobs versus the environment; the fourth reports on problems of protecting the environment; and the fifth takes a searching look at the energy crisis. This monograph is designed to serve as a basic text for students of public relations and those who are in need of a refresher or even an introduction to the subject of public relations.