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Trial Balloons

Colin Wright
Jun 06, 2023
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Trial Balloons

Colin Wright
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March 7, 2023

In public relations and policy parlance, a "trial balloon" is a focused test of a possible messaging or direction intended to generate limited public response, which in turn can help inform one’s next steps. This is sometimes called other things in different countries or contexts ("kite-flying" is more common in the UK and some Commonwealth countries, fo…

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