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Be Relevant: 21 Media Relations Insights From 3 Surveys Polling 3,000+ Journalists [UML]

Sword and the Script

I’d do a considerable amount of blogging. Occasionally, I’ll use the service Help a Reporter Out (HARO) to field responses for a blog post. a) Survey of 1,000 Journalists by Muck Rack Muck Rack is back with its annual survey of journalists. Of all the media relations insights the best one is this: be relevant.

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Developing your content strategy to become a trusted expert

Onclusive

Welcome back to our blog series about earned media strategy and measurement! While you can find this out directly from them via interviews and surveys, it is also very important to let the past behavior data inform your strategy (what they say they will do is different from what they have actually done in the past). Elizabeth Barrett.

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Market Priming: Setting Conditions for a Product Launch

Sword and the Script

Research and surveys. In the end the point is market education needs to begin long before a product launch. The post Market Priming: Setting Conditions for a Product Launch appeared first on Sword and the Script. Strategy announcements (manifesto). Contributed articles. Thought leadership webinars.

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How To Get Media Coverage When You Have No News

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

One skill of a great PR team is in generating opportunities to keep an organization relevant and visible, even in the absence of hard news like a new product launch or a CEO change. A company blog post on a newsworthy topic will often help media and influencers link a subject-matter expert with a breaking story.

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Email Newsletter Subscribers or Blog Subscribers: Which is Better?

Polaris

I’d rather have blog subscribers.”. Are blog subscribers better? If someone subscribes to your blog, you do not have permission to email them anything except your blog. (If You can email them your blog to promote engagement. Bottom line: email newsletter or blog subscriber? I know this firsthand.

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Journalism statistics: 7 media relations takeaways from the 2023 State of the Media Report by Cision

Sword and the Script

A survey of 3,000+ finds 75% of journalists say the top action any PR person can take is to understand a reporter’s target audience and what they find relevant; journalism statistics show reporters worry about accuracy, credibility and keeping pace amid more work and fewer resources Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder.

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The Most Recommended PR Tech Vendors [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Survey Identifies Most Recommended PR Tech Vendors, Meltwater Adds Signals, TVEyes Spots Logos in Broadcasts, Cision Shows Pageviews of Coverage, Burrelles Names First Women President For years, I have published a new post every Tuesday like clockwork. Also see: Partisan Politics Complicates PR and Comms for Business, Survey Finds.