Effective Public Relations, 3rd Edition

Name/Title

Effective Public Relations, 3rd Edition

Description

Established a systematic framework for how the profession should be taught and practiced. The book introduced the widely-cited "Seven Cs of Communication" (completeness, conciseness, consideration, concreteness, courtesy, clearness, correctness), a framework that became a reference point across PR and business communication.

Context

Shaped how generations of practitioners and students were trained, and it continued to be revised and expanded.

Category

Public Relations

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Textbook

Book Details

Author

Scott M. Cutlip

Editor

Allen H. Center

Edition

Edition 3

Publisher

Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Place Published

City

Englewood Cliffs

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1964

Notes

Pages: 512

Create Date

October 7, 2022

Update Date

July 20, 2026