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More creative ways to connect with journalists

Creative ways to connect with journalists

The most common challenge for PR professionals is getting journalists to respond to their media pitches. For PR professionals, this is increasing a problem as the media market continues to diversify and fragment. What if there was a better way that you could use your team's creative skills to get journalists to come to you?

More essential media coverage

Why earned media should be at the top of tourism's priorities

The tourism sector globally may be coming to the end of a very dark tunnel, a tunnel that has left the coffers mostly bare. The priority now is to get back out there and tap into the ravenous demands of audiences desperate for a holiday and break from the monotony of their everyday existence under the pandemic. Unfortunately, the cost of advertising in all of the markets you need to be in is prohibitive; it's (at least temporarily) beyond the reach of most tourism brands…hence the need for a better approach to earned media.

The lessons of Sisyphus

PR tools: have you been hornswoggled?

Just like the phrase ‘hornswoggled’, you’re probably working with PR tools that are not relevant to the lexicon of today’s media needs.

The actual impacts of climate change are being felt now

Climate changed

It's no longer a case of if climate change is real. Empirical evidence demonstrates that rainfalls and droughts exceed levels that have been recorded for more than 150 years. Rising sea levels have already impacted island nations. How will we arrest the long-term impacts of a changing climate?

Outside the echo chamber

Agitation. Acceptance. Action

The three legs of the milking stool of non-profit PR are agitation, acceptance, and action. While every non-profit will have its own goals with media engagement, they all will include at least one of these focuses, with some including all three.

THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED

PR strategies for the next big mining boom

Over the next decade, McKinsey forecasts predict growth in demand for Li-ion batteries to increase at batteries at a compound rate of 30 % per year. Lithium demand alone is expected to grow from 500,000 metric tons in 2021 to four million metric tons in 2030. Add similar cobalt, nickel, graphite, and manganese markets, and it becomes clear what may drive the next big mining boom.

Surf’s up!

Do PR agencies also need to be software vendors?

In many ways, the journey of PR agencies parallels the journey of ad agencies; Both have experienced seismic shifts in how they engage with audiences. Both have had to come to terms with new, more technologically driven and channel-centric approaches to communication.

In the case of technology, generally, Advertising agencies have led the charge. They've adapted faster to new paradigms. This change has resulted in their move; their media spends now primarily on online content and adverts. They've also embraced the social advertising, content, and experiential digital models. The PR sector has also changed, embracing social media more enthusiastically than Adverting Agencies.

What journalist need

Lookatmedia™ newsroom vs. the alternative

There are two parts to the cost of an effective newsroom, and the first is the cost of not having one. Suppose you have no or an ineffective newsroom that doesn't draw in and support a diverse range of journalists. In that case, you're missing out on earned media opportunities and ways to enhance and protect your reputation. The second cost is the missed opportunities where journalists on deadline are forced to move to other sources for their stories simply because your PR team lacks the resources and time to meet journalists' real needs.

Not too hot, not too cold

The 2022 goal of discovering newsrooms in the goldilocks zone

When astronomers look for potential life throughout the universe, they often look for planets in the ‘goldilocks zone’. These planets have a set of criteria that provide the potential for life based on the ideal distance from a star and atmosphere composed of a specific mix of gasses, liquid water, and other factors. They set these criteria based on what they know has worked on earth.

The same principles apply when choosing a newsroom or media centre solution. Newsroom solutions need to provide the right atmosphere and ideal conditions for journalists to propagate their stories. Access to pre-approved compliant collections of images and video are essential ingredients in this process.