Journalistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

For many of us, it’s what attracted us to media relations in the first place. It was pure magic the first time I read an article in print that was the result of a story I pitched. In this post, I’ll share what I believe to be the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013 (hint: it’s all about inbound and real-time).

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Are we over-relying on media relations in PR? I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Just give this shocking post a read.

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Cision

JUNE 29, 2015

No longer are people getting their news recommendations from media publishers, instead they are getting it from their relationships on social media. Media consumption is becoming more personalized and segmented, as social media relations often share common value and belief systems with those they are connected.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Why is public relations conflated with media relations? Ever since Ivy Lee sent the first press release on 28 October 1906 public relations have been associated with media relations. The New York Times printed the article in full. The print edition went monthly in 2013, and bi-monthly in 2016.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

In PR and media relations, it’s easy to become entirely focused on the day-to-day issues at the expense of the longer event horizon. For media relations and PR professionals, this means even more attention to not just the text and images but the coding and metadata of online content. Click to enlarge.

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Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

PR teams need to adapt to the changing consumer. All communication teams are striving for the attention of the fickle consumer. An example media relations workflow is set out below. Your team needs to keep up with and swiftly respond to evolving consumer behavior. The State Of Inbound Marketing 2013 by HubSpot.

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