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Newsprint in pain as COVID-19 bites, so what’s next?

Stephen Waddington

A perfect storm of distribution and falling advertising revenue is a blow to the newsprint business after two decades of battling the shift from print to digital. In the first month of the crisis Facebook reported an increase of 50% in usage of its services. Print accounts for 80% of UK newspaper revenues and digital 20%.

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Depressed and depressing: the state of UK news media

Stephen Waddington

News media in pain Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital. Popular newspaper brands have suffered double digit falls in print circulation with the Daily Star (-18%), Daily Mirror (-13%), and Daily Express (-12%) hardest hit. Facebook and Google account for almost 60% of the online advertising market.

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F8 Update: Two Upcoming Facebook Changes PR Pros Should Care About

Rock the Status Quo

View image | gettyimages.com Media coverage abounds related to last week’s 2015 F8 Developer Conference – an event for app developers put on by Facebook. Facebook native video. PLUS Facebook reach (minimal as it might be). PLUS Facebook reach (minimal as it might be). Read on for the dets! Fun, right?

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

I appreciate your comments by email, Facebook and Twitter. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. has been exploring in her work on women in journalism. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. She always improves my work. That’s thanks to you. Happy New Year.

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The Marketing Value of Twitter Centers on Earned Media

Sword and the Script

Twitter made a number of advertising product (or inventory) announcements recently including a plan to sell ads on other websites. Facebook has essentially invoked the (dubious) traditional advertising model. Facebook on the other hand is inviting deserved scrutiny among marketers as to the value of their advertising products.

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Four Earned Media KPIs to Track

Critical Mention

As the cost of paid advertising across various digital and broadcast channels increases, brands are increasingly focused on earned media as a way to build awareness and generate revenue. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics.

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Pubs Converting Contributed Articles to Native Ads is Another Reason to Build Your Own Audience

Sword and the Script

Years ago, contributed articles were a badge of honor since there was a limited number of opportunities in a printed world. It’s no secret publications are looking for a way to make up for the ad sales the industry has lost to the likes of Google and Facebook. Vendors aren’t advertisers, they are “clients.”.