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Lamphun Prosperity Hype Questioned Amidst IO/PR Allegations

Lamphun Prosperity Hype Questioned Amidst IO/PR Allegations

MGR Online•General•12h ago

Reader Briefing

Columnist Lakkana Punwichai warns social media users against a coordinated campaign promoting Lamphun's prosperity, suggesting it's an 'IO in PR marketing' guise to create artificial demand and influence public opinion.

  • •Columnist Lakkana Punwichai has cautioned the public about a surge of positive posts highlighting Lamphun's development.
  • •She alleges this is a manufactured campaign by 'IOs in PR marketing' aiming to manipulate public perception.
  • •The campaign uses anonymous media and similar content to create artificial demand and turn readers into 'organic campaign volunteers'.
  • •Punwichai clarified her intent is not to criticize Lamphun but to urge social media users to be discerning about persuasive marketing and PR tactics.

Overview

  • •Recent social media trends show widespread praise for the development of Lamphun under the new People's Party MP.
  • •Lakkana Punwichai warned that 'coincidence doesn't exist,' implying a planned campaign behind the Lamphun praise.
  • •The alleged campaign is described as 'IOs in PR marketing' aiming to create artificial demand and influence readers.
  • •The goal is to turn readers who are swayed by the content into 'organic campaign volunteers' for the party.
  • •The method involves utilizing anonymous media and locally themed pages to spread similar messages.
  • •Lakkana Punwichai stated, 'I'm not saying Lamphun is bad or not beautiful. Lamphun is beautiful, but we need to be aware of propaganda and PR.'

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Key Quotes

Lakkana Punwichai
"Lately, I've encountered many content pieces praising 'Lamphun as an exceedingly prosperous city,' with multiple posts daily from strange pages or local media, having similar content. This is essentially purchased advertising."
ช่วงนี้เจอคอนเทนต์ ‘ลำพูนเมืองที่เจริญเหลือเกิน’ แบบที่แคปมาให้ดูเยอะมากกกกกกกกก วันละหลายโพสต์จากเพจแปลกๆบ้าง เพจสื่อท้องถิ่นบ้าง เนื้อหาคล้ายๆกัน สิ่งนี้คือการ ซื้อสื่อโฆษณานั่นเอง
Lakkana Punwichai
"But it's IO in the name of PR marketing, creating artificial demand for consumers. From IO content, when people read and are swayed, those real people become 'organic campaign volunteers'."
แต่เป็น io ในนามของ PR marketing สร้างความต้องการเทียมๆมาให้ผู้บริโภค จากคอนเทนต์ io พอคนอ่านแล้วคล้อยตาม คนจริงๆเหล่านั้นก็กลายเป็น ‘หัวคะแนน organic’
Lakkana Punwichai
"I'm not saying Lamphun is bad or not beautiful. Lamphun is beautiful, but we need to be aware of propaganda and PR portrayed in these images."
แขกไม่ได้บอกว่าลำพูนไม่ดีไม่สวยนะคะ ลำพูนสวยงาม แต่เรามีความจำเป็นตัองรู้เท่าทันโฆษณาชวนเชื่อและการทำ PR ตามภาพค่ะ

Key Entities

Person

Kham Phaka(คำ ผกา)
A commentator and writer who issued a caution regarding the 'Lamphun prosperity' social media trend.
Khaek-Lakkana Punwichai(แขก-ลักขณา ปันวิชัย)
A writer and former TV host who publicly cautioned against the 'Lamphun prosperity' social media trend, identifying it as a potential IO/PR campaign.

Place

Lamphun(ลำพูน)ℹ️
The province being the subject of a social media 'prosperity' campaign.

Organization

People's Party MP(สส. พรรคประชาชน)
The political party whose Member of Parliament is associated with the recent development in Lamphun and the ensuing social media discussion.
PR Marketing
A term used to describe the purported guise under which 'IO' activities are allegedly operating in promoting Lamphun.
Voice TV(วอยซ์ทีวี)
Television station where Lakkana Punwichai previously worked as a host.

Law

Information Operations(IO)ℹ️
A term used in the article to describe veiled propaganda and influence campaigns, specifically alleged to be masquerading as PR marketing.