Media Releases

Press Release plus

The Press Release force multiplier

Press Releases remain a central pillar of PR practices, with as many journalists finding them an essential source of new story ideas. However, they alone are not enough to cater to the needs of a diversified media landscape. Solutions like Lookatmedia™ online newsrooms are a ‘force multiplier’ for Press Release campaigns. Here’s why an online newsroom like Lookatmedia™ is an essential tool for PR departments today.

Journalists seeking story ideas
10 Jul - 30 Jul

A Media pitch strategy that expands your journalist database

Most media pitches focus on using press releases and events to tell your story to your existing contacts. Lookatmedia™ uses a technique that achieves this while attracting and building your media contacts. Here's how it's done.

Urgent and important

PR tools to triage your media response

The medical sector has policies that allow them to manage short term crisis and disaster responses; however, events like COVID have demonstrated that these responses become increasingly fragile over extended time frames. This is partly from a lack of access to equipment, medical supplies and the accumulated physical and medical toll paid by health professionals. It is also due to successive governments' erosion of funding and long-term investment.

Go-slow news pages

Have you mistakenly believed a news page is enough?

Expecting a journalist to use your ‘news page’ on your website to build newsworthy stories on your brand or organisation is like handing a builder a hammer and asking them to build a house. It’s simply not enough to get the job done. Your PR team is always in ‘push’ mode, sending out press releases and spending most of their time trying to convince journalists that writing stories on your organisation are in their best interest. The fact of the matter is if you are not prepared to treat journalists with respect, then they will return the favour.

More or less

Do we actually need online newsroom management software?

Do organisations need online newsroom management software, or can they just add a news page to their corporate website? The answer to this question is another question; do you want to connect with the media to promote your messages and control the narrative on your brand?’

Straight to the front of the queue

Media pitch via app & in-browser notifications

Most PR professionals lament the diminishing returns they now receive from press releases delivered only by email. ‘Yes’, the one-on-one email engagements with journalists still deliver strong results; however, the same cannot be said of disseminating messages across a network.

Ready to launch
18 Nov - 2 Dec

Launch campaign benefits through Lookatmedia™

Most campaign launches include a PR campaign. Often, these PR campaigns use the same creative material and themes. With advertising campaigns, it’s easy to control when this content is released to the public, as the brand employs everyone involved in disseminating this content. This is not the case with PR.

Fit for purpose

Which type of journalist is best to tell your story

We can break down journalists into four distinct types: The Storyteller, the Newshound, the Provocateur, and the Systems Analyst. Your goal is to find which kind of journalist is best suited to tell your story and create content that fits their needs. Here’s a brief explanation of each type.

PR event promotion
20 Oct - 20 Nov

PR event promotions

Whereas the purpose of PR events may vary, they all have the common goal of increasing awareness and positive exposure. Whereas social media is playing an increasingly important role in the exposure of these events, media coverage is still considered the most important goal.