Strategizing Communication

Strategizing Communication offers a unique perspective on the theory and practice of strategic communication. Written for students and practitioners interested in learning about and acquiring tools for dealing with the technological, environmental, and managerial challenges which organizations face when communicating in today's mediascape, this book presents an array of theories, concepts, and models through which we can understand and practice communication strategically. Strategizing entails looking beyond-but not past-instrumental, rational plans in order to become better able to understand and manage the concrete, incremental practices and contexts in which communication becomes strategic. This book argues that although strategic communicators do (and should) make plans, a plan in itself does not determine the success of strategic communication. Rather, contextual factors, such as competition, technological developments, global cultural trends, and local traditions, as well as employees' skills and attitudes, will determine the organization's communicative success. Against the backdrop of the comprehensive changes to communication brought about by the rise of digital communication technologies and related contextual developments, Strategizing Communication provides better and more up-to-date tools for understanding and managing strategic communication processes. Subject: Business, Communication]

Strategizing Communication offers a unique perspective on the theory and practice of strategic communication. The core argument lies in the title: strategizing - the process of acting and speaking strategically. In the process of strategizing, understanding and leveraging contextual factors such as competition, technological developments, current events as well as organizational culture, structure and practices will determine the organization’s communicative success. Now in its second edition, Strategizing Communication is written for students and practitioners interested in learning about and acquiring tools for dealing with the many and varied challenges, which organizations face when communicating in today’s hybrid media landscape. Thoroughly rewritten, the new edition includes updated cases and fresh empirical examples, considerations of current developments in areas like social corporate sustainability and crisis communication as well as detailed accounts of relevant theories of e.g. organizational culture and sociomateriality. The goal, however, remains the same: to enable readers to deal with the dynamics and contingencies of strategizing communication - to plan for process.

STRATEGIZING COMMUNICATION offers a unique perspective on the theory and practice of strategic communication. The core argument lies in the title: strategizing – the process of acting and speaking strategically. In the process of strategizing, understanding and leveraging contextual factors such as competition, technological developments, current events as well as organizational culture, structure and practices will determine the organization’s communicative success. Now in its third edition, Strategizing Communication is written for students and practitioners interested in learning about and acquiring tools for dealing with the many and varied challenges organizations face when communicating in today’s hybrid media landscape. Thoroughly rewritten, the new edition includes considerations of the strategic and practical effects of current social and technological developments, such as the advent of generative AI, as well as updated cases and fresh empirical examples. The goal of the book remains the same: to enable readers to deal with the dynamics and contingencies of strategizing communication – to plan for process.

STRATEGIZING COMMUNICATION offers a unique perspective on the theory and practice of strategic communication. The core argument lies in the title: strategizing – the process of acting and speaking strategically. In the process of strategizing, understanding and leveraging contextual factors such as competition, technological developments, current events as well as organizational culture, structure and practices will determine the organization’s communicative success. Now in its third edition, Strategizing Communication is written for students and practitioners interested in learning about and acquiring tools for dealing with the many and varied challenges organizations face when communicating in today’s hybrid media landscape. Thoroughly rewritten, the new edition includes considerations of the strategic and practical effects of current social and technological developments, such as the advent of generative AI, as well as updated cases and fresh empirical examples. The goal of the book remains the same: to enable readers to deal with the dynamics and contingencies of strategizing communication – to plan for process.