Influencer marketing is a big and powerful beast. These 5 influencer resources will help you wrangle it. Jay Baer's agency has found that businesses generate $6.50 for every $1 invested in influencer marketing. But the value of influencers doesn't end at marketing; it...
Micro-influencers are the future of your brand
Who’s the most influential person on Twitter? Well it’s not the account with the most followers. But you’d be forgiven for assuming so; the person with the biggest microphone is usually the loudest. But the conception that the most influential social media users are...
News outlets are brands too – pitch accordingly
News outlets need to distinguish themselves from their competition. Just like any other brand in any other space, they need to cultivate a unique identity. With outlets trying desperately to stay afloat in this brave new media world, faithfulness to a strong and...
4 ways to help yourself by helping journalists
The notion of give-and-take is a key element of any successful professional relationship, and the relationship between PR professionals and journalists is no different. If you want to help your own PR efforts, start by helping journalists do their job. From how the PR...
Show, don’t tell: how to pitch experts to journalists
Last December, I spoke to the editors of Tonic, VICE Media's new health channel for Millennials. As I often do when interviewing journalists, I asked about being pitched the opportunity to talk to an expert. One of the editors offered a typical reply. “I tend to get...
3 ways to increase influencer engagement through brand awareness
A successful call-to-action campaign depends less on the sweetness of the deal than it does on the familiarity of the brand. The same can be said for influencer engagement when targeting journalists and/or media outlets. Journalists and other influencers tend to...
More than just PR: A holistic approach to media monitoring
Though media monitoring and analysis has traditionally been used for public relations purposes, there are many ways that other departments can leverage the system. This multidisciplinary approach to the practice allows businesses to receive a higher ROI from their...
4 tips to build a targeted media outreach list from scratch
When you've been promoting the same message for any length of time, you get to know the key influencers on the topic. Once you've created your media outreach list, all that's left is maintenance; you just need to keep the information up to date, and stay on top of new...
3 tips on amplifying media outreach
One of the most challenging aspects of any campaign is amplifying media outreach. And one of the most challenging aspects of amplifying media outreach is building effective relationships with the right contacts. But like most difficult things, it’s worth the effort,...
Build vs. buy: the ultimate media database question
Back in November I had the pleasure of attending the FIBEP World Media Intelligence Congress in Washington, DC. Spending three days surrounded by some of the smartest people in the media intelligence (MI) field can be incredibly overwhelming -- and rewarding. One...
The evolution of the media database
Over the last several years, metrics around media contact databases have gone from an evaluation based solely on volume to one surrounding accuracy. As any PR professional who has been in the industry long enough remembers, printed guides used to be the go-to tools...
Agility users now have access to thousands of UK newspapers and magazines
Agility PR Solutions, a global media contact database and media monitoring platform, has announced it now offers access to thousands of newspapers and magazines from the United Kingdom previously unavailable within the product. Although Agility has always monitored...