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Journalists Love Twitter, and if Your Job is Media Relations, You Should too

Sword and the Script

Most PR professionals seem to agree that media relations just gets harder every year. In 2018, 51% of respondents said media relations is getting harder, according to the annual JOTW Communications Survey, that I’ve partnered with Ned Lundquist and Ned’s Job of the Week newsletter to field.

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Earned Media vs. Media Relations [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Critical Mention adds a media database; Talkwalker acquires Nielson Social; Watch out for fine print in media monitoring contracts As a term, earned media made a big splash in search trends in late 2004 or early 2005…and then interest waned. Earned media is sexy.

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Cision report: land a media relations pitch with SEO and social audience data

Stephen Waddington

Tailored pitches have always been the key to success in media relations. The 2019 Cision Global State of the Media Report contains useful insights for media relations practitioners seeking to cut through with their pitches. . #1 Surveys were emailed to the Cision Media Database.

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Media relations is getting harder…much harder (but here’s a few tips for how you can get more stories placed)

Communications Conversations

This just in: media relations is getting tougher. Consider the following: Demand for media attention is high: Most top-tier writers now receive 100, 250 or 500 pitches a week for 5 story spots. Media is outnumbered: PR Pros now outnumber journalists by a factor of 6 to 1. That’s how important they are in 2019.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. Digital media is booming. That will continue, impacting outdoor, experiential, events, meetings and print Brands need to own and control their own media to engage with stakeholders.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019.

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A changing landscape: Building reputations amid shrinking media pools 

PR in High Definition

The media landscape has been changing for many years. From 2019 to 2021 , print subscription circulations fell by 7%, and single-sale copies by 11%. Put simply: when it comes to building reputations, shrinking media pools are becoming a bigger problem. and it’s important for PRs to be honest with our clients about this.