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RIM’s — er, Blackberry’s — PR win

01/31/2013 by backofthebook.ca

Blackberry 10 launch bannerBy Mark Evans

While the new and much-anticipated BlackBerry 10 has finally launched, there’s another story that I think is as compelling: the public relations campaign that has happened over the past six months that let RIM arrive at yesterday’s launch with the wind in its sails.

The PR work has been an impressive performance given there was so much negativity and pessimism surrounding RIM’s future and the frustrating stumbles it had made — anyone remember the not-ready-for-primetime PlayBook?

Using a combination of outreach, selective information leaks, transparency, and access to senior executives, RIM has managed to capture a growing amount of positive sentiment. It means RIM has a good opportunity to launch BB10 to a receptive audience. It doesn’t guarantee BB10 will be a success, but it won’t be for a lack of PR activity.

It’s important to remember that consumers, the media, and bloggers are fickle. They love you one minute, they dislike you the next. And getting them to change their minds can be a huge challenge.

RIM’s ability to get a growing number of people to give it another shot or, at least, the opportunity to make a new impression should not be underestimated.

For startups, there are many lessons to be learned here.

Perhaps the biggest is the importance of building relationships with reporters, the media, and analysts. It doesn’t happen overnight. Instead, it takes a well-defined plan, focus, and a lot of grunt work. If you’re successful, it provides the opportunity for your story to get a fair hearing — which is all you can ask.

More: With the launch, BlackBerry is the company’s new corporate name. April Dunford has some thoughts on why this is the right move.

First published on markevanstech.com

Filed Under: Science and Tech Tagged With: Blackberry, business, Canada, mobile phones, Research in Motion, smartphones

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