Forms and Strategies of Personal Influence in “Public” Relations Practices : Evidence from Italy
Valentini, C., & Sriramesh, K. (2024). Forms and Strategies of Personal Influence in “Public” Relations Practices : Evidence from Italy. Corporate Communications, 29(7), 39-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/ccij-02-2023-0018
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Corporate CommunicationsPäivämäärä
2024Tekijänoikeudet
© 2024 the Authors
Purpose – Personal influence is one of the most powerful strategies to influence publics’ behaviours. Yet, there is scant attention on how personal influence is leveraged for different public relations purposes in different cultural contexts. This study empirically investigates the presence and use of personal influence among Italian public relations professionals.
Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted through a self-administrated, web-based questionnaire and was developed from earlier studies investigating personal influence in public relations literature. Survey participants included public relations professionals across public, non-profit and private sectors.
Findings – The findings empirically show the presence and regular use of personal influence by professionals from all sectors to cultivate interpersonal relationships. Personal influence is considered a personal resource and used to leverage own influencing power. The findings also document four major manifestations of personal influence, which were named: relational closeness strategy, engagement strategy, expertise strategy and added value strategy.
Practical implications – This study enhances our understanding of personal influence in a specific cultural context and offers strategic insights for international professionals seeking to leverage influence in the sociopolitical environment of Italy. It also offers elements to improve public relations education and training.
Originality/value – The study offers some preliminary understandings of how Italian professionals leverage their personal influence in their daily public relations activities contributing with empirical evidence to the body of knowledge in public relations.
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