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Mastering the Media
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Why won’t the news media cover us?
Q u i zWhat business are they in:
NewspaperTVRadioDigitalMagazine
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Why Do We Care About “Media”?
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Let’s Define “Media”?
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Who Are News Media?
NewspapersTV newsNews magazinesDigital news aggregatorsRadio news
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Mastering the Media
• Why won’t the news media cover us?
• Why do the media only want to talk to us when they have something negative?
• How can we get our story covered? What do the media want?
• How can we explain all the things we do?
• How do we get top-of-mind with reporters when issues related to our work come up?
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Why won’t the news media cover us?
Know what they need.Hint: It rhymes with SNOOZE.
Make it easy for them to cover it.Package the story for them.Know their particular medium
Know when they need it.Hint: 6:00 pm TV newscasts don’t like
5:00 pm stories.
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Know what they need.
“I don’t care about your damn program.”--Dave Marshall
Why won’t the news media cover us?
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Why won’t the news media cover us?
Understand their medium
• TV needs visuals• Radio needs sound• Newspapers need depth• Magazines need evergreen• Geographic media need their town• Business media need business stories
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Make it easy for them to cover it.
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Know when they need it.
(Not now.)
Why won’t the news media cover us?
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Why all the negativity?Consider these headlines:
Salvation Army Does Great Job Helping Poor
Red Cross: 25 Years Without Scandal
Children Happy & Learning at XYZ Elementary
New United Way Program Seeks Good Results
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How can we explain all the things we do?
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How can we explain all the things we do?
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How do we get top-of-mind with media?
Take out an ad in their brain.
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How do we get top-of-mind with media?
Methods
Editorial Board meetingsVisits to news directorsCultivate friendly reporters/editorsProvide clear information at their campaignSend scoops to friendly reporters
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Suggest day-in-the-life storyOffer behind-scenes helpProvide expert listYour staff is your PR team
How do we get top-of-mind with media?
Methods
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But Wait . . .
What about this new Interweb
thingie on my phone?
Thank you, Don Martin.
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But Wait . . .
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our message out without the news media?
Bypassing News Media
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What do all these have in common?
You’re communicating directly with your key constituents.
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How does Social Media fit into our plan?
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Bypassing News MediaBest Practices on Facebook
• No more than once/day (around noon)• Make it about them, not about you• Photos, videos, audio• People! Animals!
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Light-hearted, off-beat, fun
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Drawing Fans on Facebook• Interactive: Provocative questions• Promote others too• Follow your friends • Like, comment, post on other sites• Invite your supporters• Incentivize• Advertise
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Bypassing News Media
Mashable.com
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Questions?
Concerns?Queries?Interrogatives?Inquiries?Grievances?Objections?Gripes?Bellyaches?
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The End
It’s about time.