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5 Benefits of Media Relations

Landis PR

By the Landis Team Photo courtesy of Pixabay Practical implementation of a media relations program is an art, not a science. After all, earned media isn’t transactional. Here are the top 5 benefits of a great media relations program: Credibility Third party endorsement is much more valuable than an organization’s own boasts.

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How To Score A Great Local News Story: 5 PR Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It’s also important to determine whether a story has its best chance of being published as a local media item, or if it warrants a full national media outreach. For example, survey results or breaking news at a national company will be pitched to national media, whereas region-specific news will be offered to local reporters.

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Media Relations in 2020

5W PR

A couple of decades ago, media relations meant keeping in touch on a regular basis with the assignment editor of the local TV station and the city editor of the newspaper. In today’s world of social media, media relations is so much broader. What’s Different?

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How the PESO Model Changes PR’s Conversation

Cision

Although some PR professionals have seized the opportunity to evolve their public relations strategies, far too many have stayed complacent, keeping their heads down and focusing on media relations and other traditional tactics that have served them well throughout the years. Earned Media. Shared Media.

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Increasing Your Media Coverage Through Storytelling

PRSay

As communicators, we have long relied on earned media or public relations — usually in the form of media relations — to place our clients’ names on the internet, on TV, in print and on the radio. Earned media demonstrates credibility, since the organization doesn’t pay for the placement. If so, how?

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Why PR Needs to Get Over its Strong Aversion to Sponsored Content

Sword and the Script

Media relations has been getting harder for ages and PR need to think differently about the tools available to get the message across, including sponsored content. For example, over the 20-plus years, I’ve been in PR, multiple editors at various trade publications have responded to pitches for ad money with a nod and wink.

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Shep Gordon: “Make Parents Angry”

Doctor Spin

The chicken incident became a legendary moment in rock history and an early example of how controversy and shock value can be used effectively in public relations to build a celebrity’s image. Despite the lack of widespread media evidence, the stunt remained a legendary part of Alice Cooper’s lore for over 40 years.