new pr – beyond the press release
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Mandy Vavrinak's presentation on New PR - Beyond the Press Release from the March 2011 Social Media Tulsa conference. Teaching PR and non-PR people how to better utilize the social tools of today to get better results.TRANSCRIPT
PR: Beyond the Press Release
Adventures in using social media to tell your story and find your audience
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What’s the Goal?
Who Cares?O Human Touchpoints
O How does what you do impact people’s wallets, health, enjoyment, time?
O Who makes it happen?O Do you have examples?
O Environments and AttitudesO Thinking Long Term
O PR isn’t just about “getting ink” anymore
The Package & The Pitch
O Desired audience and goalO “Hard News” – immediacy, info-
drivenO Facts first, then impact and effect
O “Soft News” – More people & community focusO Lead with impact, still fact-driven
O “Feature” – People & emotion drivenO Lead with outcome, effect or emotion
Relationships MatterO Relationships get you attentionO Follow, friend, subscribe, watch,
comment, tweet, shareO Social Media is a shortcut to building
relationships with mediaO Make the job easier
O Details available online is a welcome thing in most cases
Online PR
Online Results
Offline Results
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Better Than Email or Word
Quality vs Quantity
Pitch Perfect?O Use the online tools you haveO Remember the digital half-life of
stories & pressO It’s not just about the press you get
todayO Have a clear plan and objectiveO Connect purposefully in advanceO Connect personally when you pitch
Questions?
Email me: [email protected] For an #smtulsa discount code on a
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