Landis PR

JULY 5, 2022

Cision and Muck Rack recently conducted exhaustive surveys of journalists on the state of their business, affording us a welcome and rare opportunity to better get to know the folks we’re dealing with daily. The more we understand journalists and relate to them, the better it is for them and us. And shorter is better.

Survey 52

Survey Media Pitching Study 52

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Data analysis of millions of articles and surveys thousands of bloggers find long-form content outperforms short form. I was pretty good at media relations and I was confident I’d be able to turn things around. There was one aspect of my success that was different: I wrote long pitches. List posts earn more shares.

Content Marketing 78

Content Marketing Study Analysis Marketing 78

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Media databases provide detailed information about media outlets, like contact info and past coverage. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Or a food journalist for print media. Meltwater is a PR platform with approximately 400,000 contacts.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Media databases provide detailed information about media outlets, like contact info and past coverage. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Or a food journalist for print media. Meltwater is a PR platform with approximately 400,000 contacts.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2021

What’s working in global PR and media relations right now? For answers, dive into Cision’s 2021 Global State of the Media Report, “The Go-To Source for Becoming Journalists’Go-To Source.” Conducted from February 1 to March 1, 2021, Cision’s 12th annual study is based on a survey of 2,700+ journalists in 15 countries.

Report 52

Report Trends Media Infographics 52

Cision

MARCH 21, 2016

Without understanding these changes, your ability to build relationships and secure earned media coverage will suffer. Cision’s State of the Media 2016 Report lists the four most important media trends, according to a survey of more than 300 journalists. So how can you stay on the cutting edge of the news industry?

Trends 120

Trends Mobile Media Print 120

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2021

What’s working in global PR and media relations right now? For answers, dive into Cision’s 2021 Global State of the Media Report, “The Go-To Source for Becoming Journalists’Go-To Source.” Conducted from February 1 to March 1, 2021, Cision’s 12th annual study is based on a survey of 2,700+ journalists in 15 countries.

Report 40

Report Trends Media Infographics 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Note: Professor Moorman also champions The CMO Survey. The early adopters have been educating the market in the last few years about the successes that can be had with integrating own, earned and paid media. Firms that stick to being mere providers of media relations will continue to lose market share.”

Marketing 100

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

Sword and the Script

JUNE 28, 2016

A survey by Collective Bias , of 14,000 adult consumers found, “30 percent of consumers are more likely to purchase a product endorsed by a non-celebrity blogger than a celebrity. There is hope, however as the study also found: “Consumers are consulting blogs and social media on their mobile devices prior to shopping.

Infographics 61

Infographics Survey Consumer Study 61

Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2018

A lot has changed over the last 12 years — Forsythe is now director of editorial video at McClatchy — with many newsrooms, including McClatchy’s, wanting their journalists to shoot video, find photographs, incorporate infographics and more into their work when they can. Download the 2018 Global State of the Media Report.

Infographics 54

Infographics Print Video Real Estate 54

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

However, you may have to make a business case for it the first couple of times and pitch it as an experiment. If the content of your webinar is truly exceptional, an invitation to a very narrow list of trade media, bloggers or influencers may be warranted. It’s potential media pitch or link for a roundup article.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

The report is jam-packed with information about the current news media environment and how most journalists prefer to work (particularly around areas like social media and working with media relations professionals). If media relations is part of your job, I highly recommend you review Cision’s report in detail.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

The report is jam-packed with information about the current news media environment and how most journalists prefer to work (particularly around areas like social media and working with media relations professionals). If media relations is part of your job, I highly recommend you review Cision’s report in detail.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The highest skills gaps were reported as measurement (53%), budget management (44%), crisis management (37%), and digital communications/social media (35%). These skill gaps are roughly the same as they were the last time the survey was done. Source: PR Academy annual qualification trends survey. Simplify contact management.

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 5, 2020

Propel says PR is sending more pitches; Muck Rack adds podcast contacts and broadcast monitoring; several PR tech vendors publish survey results “Welcome to May. PR is sending more pitches during COVID-19 The average PR pros appear to have sent more media pitches during the Coranavirus pandemic than before it’s occurrence.

Pitching 84

Pitching Survey System Technology 84