
18 brilliant PR
Thinking about the potential negative connotations of the USP,
and how to counteract that, is a useful first step to understand-
ing more about PR. One of the great skills of PR is being able
to find a positive slant to a negative story, or ‘put on a positive
brilliant tip
Imagine you are planning a USP for a food product or business.
These could be:
1 Competitive pricing
2 Quality
3 Fast delivery
4 Delicious taste
5 Nutritious and healthy
But the flip sides of each of these could be:
1 Cheap and nasty
2 Too expensive
3 Slapdash
4 Unhealthy
5 Bland and boring
Ways to get around these flip sides:
1 Cheap and cheerful! No frills, ...