You only need to look at the trending topics on any weekend to know that football is a big deal on social media, and it's only going to get bigger. But sometimes, social media can be a team's fiercest rival. With the start of the new season just a matter of hours away (hurrah!), we're sharing a few of our favourite moments where our two passions - football and online comms - were united...
Following on from our first bootcamp session, Back to Basics, our second session aims to help you better understand the newsroom analytics and identify the metrics which are of most importance to you and your business.
Media giant Google recently launched News Lab, a global learning platform and a group of experts on hand to help train and educate journalists on Google tools and data. So where does this leave PR?
From paws to people and #hashtags to controversies, it’s all been kicking-off this month in the world of PR, comms and online marketing. And we love it when that happens because, well, not only does it give us a tonne of stuff to talk about but it also gives us some pretty tasty food for thought… So without further ado, here’s our pick of campaigns from July 2015…
A brand newsroom goes by a number of aliases; media centre, press room, the list goes on, but essentially they all have the same purpose: to provide a hub of content and information and make getting coverage easier. So, if you’ve got one of the aforementioned sections on your site, here are a handful of tips to build it up, buttercup (#sorrynotsorry).
In the world of PR technology and brand newsrooms, there are a lot of “techie” words getting thrown around. But what the heck do they actually mean?! Angela reveals...
This blog post is dedicated to the most delicious food and beverage PR campaigns. So grab yourself a cuppa (and some biscuits) and indulge in the tasty treats we've gathered for you!
Everyday we see our customers using their newsrooms in creative and wonderful ways, reaching wider audiences and generating the impressive levels of coverage that their content deserves – so it’s about time we gave credit where credit’s due! Here are some of the key stats and take-out tips from our customers’ newsrooms in June...
So we are starting this thing called MND Bootcamp - a 6 part series of sessions, each covering various topics and aspects of our newsroom. You’re welcome to take all six 2-hour sessions for £195 - and we’ll throw in the first session for free.
Stephen Waddington shares his key take-outs from FutureComms15 - the biggest PR & communications event of the year.
Is the PR industry facing the threat of extinction? If brands act as publishers, are PR professionals still required or will they slowly turn into content marketers? Our FutureComms15 panel discuss...
Stephen Follows, writer and producer at Catsnake, shares his experiences and tips for when it comes to brand storytelling.
I have never really written a blog before. In fact, I have shied away from it for quite some time, and yet I talk about it with clients on a regular basis. I understand the values, the reasoning and how it can help a brand. So it got me thinking, maybe my first blog should be based around just that - why should a brand have a blog?
Communications Director of UKTV, Zoë Clapp shares her insights and learnings from the brand's recent viral campaign, #Chocobatch, at this year's FutureComms event.
Google’s Panda, Penguin and Hummingbird algorithm changes have had profound effects on the SEO industry. Search rankings are now dependent on the quality, originality and relevance of online content, rather than the way it's coded. Content marketing has risen to the fore as the way of achieving this, and this has brought together SEO practitioners, social media marketers and PR professionals.
The growth of sponsored content and native advertising has integrated paid media firmly with earned, owned and shared media. Brands have little choice but to adapt to this changing environment, fast. Our FutureComms15 panelists Paul Sutton, Danny Whatmough, Matt Gilbert, Stella Bayles and Charles Arthur discuss the PESO model in more detail...
PR is in a state of change. The industry is evolving every day. The opportunity for brand storytelling can be huge for organisations and PR practitioners, but according to Robert Rose – the world’s leading content marketing strategist – only if we commit to both organisational change and a different approach to the services we provide.
Jonathan Bean, Chief Marketing and Growth Officer at Mynewsdesk, began the proceedings at this year's FutureComms, showcasing our recent groundbreaking campaign - Surfing The Silver Way and opening up Eduardo Conrado's notion that "PR is at an inflection point between what we're comfortable with, what we have permission to do, and what's possible"...
If the events of 7th July were to unfold again today, how differently would the news emerge? What part would social media channels play in the media? And would the Government and emergency services’ communications teams and strategies be able to cope? Chris Webb explains how his team dealt the crisis 10 years ago today. And his presentation really showed the value of the business we’re in
Whether you're a small start-up with an announcement to make or a global brand with big news to break, one way or another you're going to need to get your story out there. You're going to need coverage.
