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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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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

In the public sector, communicators have never been busier, as energy is directed to public education and information. Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. Digital media is booming. Newsrooms have been cut back to the bone and journalists furloughed.

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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

A PR firm may also think that doing media relations for well known brands can be easier than work for unknowns, because journalists are eager to cover them. They’re part of the community. Some PR agencies fall into a trap of chasing only only large, brand-name clients. Everyone likes an underdog.

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Is Public Relations Management a Technology? [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Muck Rack focuses on public relations management Muck Rack announced “Public Relations Management” which promises a “unified platform” across the company’s “media database, monitoring, analytics and collaboration tools built for PR teams.” In other words, the more a brand invests in earned media, the more sales PR generates.”

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Another PR Tech Startup Gets Venture Funding [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

The PR community needs the competition. Vetted has a unique business model and value proposition that really differentiates itself from other media relations solutions on the market,” said Christophe Abiragi , CEO of ITK Information Services. “We Michael Smart is offering a webinar examining media pitch subject lines that work.

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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. The #FuturePRoof community goes from strength-to-strength.