Ever since the first press release delivered the news of a train derailment in Atlantic City in 1906, the press release has been an important tool for disseminating news by public relations professionals. But according to some pundits, press releases themselves have been derailed in today's high-speed, hyper competitive, digital world.
The future of comms isn't decided by one CMO and it wasn't planned in yet ANOTHER meeting spent slurping-up coffee and flicking through flip-charts. No. The future of comms is ever evolving, and who's making it happen? It's you.
Whether you’re a journalist yourself, in PR or otherwise involved in communications, the journalism of the future is likely to rely on a complex web of independent freelancers. But what will that world look like?
Measuring the results of your PR & communications activities is essential to the success of your brand. That’s why we decided to redesign Analyze, Mynewsdesk’s analytics feature.
Mynewsdesk surveyed over 2,000 journalists around the world to get their views and expectations of the journalism industry.
We’d like to give you an idea of what to expect next week at our first ever Bootcamp Live! The day has been designed with Mynewsdesk customers in mind. If you want to create cool content that your target market wants to voraciously consume, this is the day for you! Expect lots of workshops and interaction, and definitely some bribery with chocolate.
With job vacancy periods being at a 15 year high, why has it become more important than ever for you company to begin the candidate relationship before any initial contact with Recruitment Marketing? If you have ever had to to recruit internally or on behalf of a client over the last 2 years, you don’t need me to tell you it’s has become a heavily candidate-driven market.
Mynewsdesk has chosen Hövding to partake in their 100 Million Reach Challenge. The digital PR platform providers recently launched their 100 Million Reach Challenge, a campaign which dared companies to take on the task of reaching 100 million people with their story.
Depending on your outlook, experience and current situation, it is either the best or the worst of times to be in the media and marketing industries. If your career has been built in a pre-digital world where control of distribution, news and marketing messages have been a key to success - then it's pretty scary out there.
Earlier this year, we promised you a number of updates to our product after rolling out a brand new design. Well, the first one is out the gates... We’ve made a few changes to the contact and distribution lists features, giving you even more control than ever before...
The PR image of online retailer Amazon has taken a battering in the last few years. So how have they responded? What were the outcomes? And has this improved their PR?
We've run webinars and posted newsroom tips pieces, but we thought it was time to round you all-up and point you in the right direction. And that's why on 20th Oct, we're hosting Bootcamp Live; a whole day dedicated to taking your content and news to the next level, helping you reach the right audiences and boost your brand. To say I'm pretty excited about his would be an understatement! Why?
Much has been written on how to “optimise” your content for better rankings on Google’s search result pages, which might lead you to believe that there’s a complex process involved. It is actually very straightforward, although it usually requires some effort. Just keep these few details in mind to improve your chances of reaching out to Google’s users.
Video and images are becoming increasingly important aspects of our content and communications. Across so many social platforms now, it’s easy to produce and share visual documentations of live events and experiences in an instant. Yet according to “#DigitalPR Challenge” - our latest survey - 65% of respondents have not used or have little knowledge of creating video content.
In this 2-part guide, we share 7 of our favourite tools for low-cost, and even free, content creation, inspiration and tracking. Whether you’re the owner of a small business or a creative in an SME, these tools might prove pretty useful in covering all aspects of your social media and content marketing campaigns.
Is it possible for one voice to reach so many people? Well we reckon that equipped with the right tools and pitched in the most effective manner, your story could be the talk of the tube, the talk of the coffee break, the talk of the online world. So that’s what we’re giving you the chance to do, to tell your story to the millions, with our 2016 PR campaign: #100millionchallenge.
PR has come a long way since the days of churning out press releases on the wire. Today, PR professionals in the charity sector must utilise a range of social media channels, create more content, liaise with journalists, bloggers and potential influencers, and continually tell their brand stories. Here are just a few ways the online space is helping charities reach their fundraising goals.
Mynewsdesk has set out on a mission to prove the power and reach of their digital PR platform. They’ll be launching “100 Million Challenge” - a campaign which will see one brand’s story (yet TBC) reach 100 million people.
Karin Zingmark is the 4th interviewee for the #WeArePR series, an exploration into the evolving world of communications through #PRTech.
Good news for all of our users! We've JUST rolled out the first part of several major product improvements we have planned for 2016. As you can see when you log in, we’ve freshened up the design of the entire tool. But don’t worry - all your favourite features are still in the same place as before - but this new look and feel will hopefully enhance the way you use Mynewsdesk.
