You need only look at the findings of The #DigitalPR Challenge to realise that the role of a comms person has come a long way since the dawn of online media. While we’re not going to sit here and fib through gritted teeth that “reach is really easy”, what we can do is give you bit of a better idea of what “reach” means, what metrics matter, and how to give yours a boost.
2016 is well underway and with a new year comes new strategies, targets and ambitions. Here, we take a look at three global brands who, in 2015, made us feel all sorts of emotions, maximised reach and gave us some food for thought for our own marketing strategies.
Thatcham Research, the research centre for automotive motor insurers, last week took their comms strategy to "new levels" with the acquisition of our digital PR platform, Mynewsdesk. We caught up with Thatcham's Comms Executive, Iain Wallace, to dig into the details of how they'll be using Mynewsdesk to streamline their workflow, improve SEO and boost influencer relations.
Simon Collister is a Senior Lecturer at the London College of Comms. With over 12 years in PR, Simon's experiences span across traditional media relations, policy/parliamentary roles for NGOs, digital commsfor global brands and teaching. Kick-starting our #YoungPR project, Simon shares his thoughts on how PR has evolved and what it means for young PRs who are entering the industry.
Creating timely and original content can really help brands reach and build meaningful relationships with industry influencers, customers and prospectives. But doing this requires three key things: creative skills, organisation and time. Here are 7 of the reasons why brands are adopting the #BrandNewsroom approach to help create content and streamline their workflows...
From the stars of social media to the campaigns that caused a stir, we take a look at our favourite stunts and ads from 2015.
As the festivities fade and the dust settles on another year, many of us have vowed to better ourselves over the coming months. But what if we were to extend these new year's resolutions to simplify yet vastly improve our workflow? To help boost your communications, content and coverage, here are my 7 recommended #BrandNewsroom resolutions to help you get started in 2016...
From all of us here at Mynewsdesk, we'd like to wish you, our wonderful customers, a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
PR, communications and marketing managers are under increasing pressure to deliver but are still not seen as contributing to business growth, according to the second Digital PR: from challenges and opportunities survey report. PR technology and newsroom specialists, Mynewsdesk, surveyed 1231 PR, communications and marketing professionals in July 2015.
'Twas the month before Christmas and all of the brands had sparkly campaigns and 2016 plans! From the King of Christmas (John Lewis, who else?!) to Mattel and smaller names in the game, here are some of the things that have got us talking over the last month...
The words "measurement" and "KPIs" seem to be dominating the PR and comms space these days, but do any of us really know why we're measuring our work and what we should be reporting on? Here's my quick guide to getting to know your KPIs and what you can learn from them...
Last night, hundreds of PR professionals, agencies and clients gathered at the magnificent Nordic Museum in Stockholm to compete for this year's best PR campaigns. Mynewsdesk, along with Edelman Deportivo, was nominated for "B2B of The Year" and "Content Marketing of The Year". And guess what...we only went and walked away with silver and gold!
