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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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The Enduring Significance of Broadcast Media: Why TV and Radio Remain Essential for PR Professionals

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

The Pew Research Center conducted a survey and found that 44% of adults prefer to get their news from TV, while 34% prefer the web, 14% prefer radio, and 7% favor print. Since 2016, there has been a slight increase in online news consumption and a slight decrease in print news consumption.

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When A Small Business Has A Big (PR) Advantage

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

They’re part of the community. This can depend on industry sector and geography, but most smaller companies are deeply involved in their local community as well as the relevant industry organizations. And an SMB located in a smaller city is far likelier to attract the attention of local press than a behemoth.

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The Challenges for Health Care Communicators as a New Normal Emerges From the COVID-19 Crisis

PRSay

It includes TV and radio spots, print ads, billboards, targeted digital ads, social media posts and email messages. In addition, the team developed a website landing page as a repository for information from its communications campaign. “In Dennis Wilson, Jr., people should not delay visits to physicians and hospitals.

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Challenges and changes for PR in 2021

Stephen Waddington

One strategy – and following on from what Facebook started on social platforms – has been to introduce more pay-for-play opportunities, replacing editorial columns with promoted content. Long-form content has taken on a life of its own both in print and in audio also, particularly through podcasts.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

That will continue, impacting outdoor, experiential, events, meetings and print Brands need to own and control their own media to engage with stakeholders. PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community. Invest in building communities, customer databases and influencer networks.

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