We live in a social media world. People find their news and information on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. So why should a brand bother with creating their own newsroom? Isn't it enough to have your content posted on all your social accounts? Not really. When the media or the public find a piece of content in social media they're likely to follow a link back to your … [Read more...]
Online Newsroom Report 2013 – Free Webinar
The disparity between what the media wants and what companies provide in their online newsroom is a little better this year than last. Only 15% of the PR practitioners polled by SNCR and PRESSfeed said they felt that their newsroom definitely met the needs of the media. That's a sad state of affairs! Here some of the key findings of the 2013 … [Read more...]
Multimedia with Press Releases Gets More Views and Engagement
Every so often we hear that press releases are dead. Just recently the Google updates about treating press releases as advertisements had PR folk jittery once again. However, there is ample evidence to show that the digital age has given press releases a new lease on life. These digital releases are not your grandmother's releases - you do have to craft them very … [Read more...]
Timeline of PR News Content
It's just over a hundred years since the first press release was issued by a company in an effort to tell their story in the media. In 1906, after a railroad accident, the company hired a journalist to help them deal with the disaster and the media coverage. Soon press releases and media relations became a core part of public relations. In the 1930s radio was a part of most … [Read more...]
Twitter is Getting Ready to Woo Journalists
Twitter is already playing a large part in the news industry: it's where many people find breaking news and it's where journalists go to locate sources close to a breaking story. And they want to do more. They recently posted this job opening: Twitter is playing an integral role in the evolution of the news industry — both as a tool for reporters and newsrooms and as a way … [Read more...]
