A publicist's job is half public relations and half advertising A publicist promotes an individual, business, or group They arrange for and often write newspaper articles, and schedule interviews, lectures, or other public appearances They may also arrange for paid advertising if the client desires it
A publicist is a person whose job involves getting publicity for people, events, or things such as films or books. someone whose job is to make sure that people know about a new product, film, book etc or what a famous person is doing