{"id":19202,"date":"2024-09-14T08:42:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T08:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nobraineragency.com\/seo\/https-www-nobraineragency-co-uk-blog-blog-how-to-land-digital-pr-coverage\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T14:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:16:05","slug":"how-to-land-digital-pr-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobraineragency.com\/digital-pr\/how-to-land-digital-pr-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"How to land Digital PR coverage for clients in any niche"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019re anywhere near the SEO industry at the moment, then you\u2019ll know that Digital PR<\/a> is a hot topic. From landing high-quality links to key pages on your website to boosting brand reputation and visibility, Digital PR coverage can work wonders for your brand when it\u2019s aligned to a well-thought-out SEO strategy \u2013 so, how do brands go about landing coverage?<\/p>\n We take a look at some tried and tested techniques, as well as digital PR examples that showcase these tips in action.<\/p>\n The media landscape is constantly evolving and a big news headline can throw your digital pr strategy off track (think of all the beautiful campaigns PRs had planned for March 2020 before Covid). So, in order to create a media-resilient digital PR strategy, it\u2019s crucial to plan an approach that provides enough planned activity and reactive stories to keep the momentum of coverage.<\/p>\n The best digital PR strategies use a blend of:<\/p>\n A strong digital PR strategy also places your target audience at the centre of your activity, ensuring that you are targeting the media outlets, communities and platforms that your customer reads, engages with and loves.<\/p>\n How can you bring a digital PR strategy to life? Take a look at our three tips below.<\/p>\n Tapping into the news agenda is crucial for successful digital PR strategies; and you can\u2019t do that if you\u2019re not regularly consuming and monitoring the news.<\/p>\n It sounds so simple, but often brands can get consumed with a great idea first, without thinking about which publications will be interested in the piece. Regular news monitoring and trendwatching means your idea will be sparked by in-demand news topics, because after all, PR stories should be led by the news agenda.<\/p>\n Instead of trying to shoehorn a campaign or idea into the news, focus on what\u2019s currently going on in the news agenda and what\u2019s coming up.<\/p>\n To help with media monitoring, here\u2019s some great trendwatching tools;<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve gotten to grips with what the media is covering, you can make the most of newsjacking opportunities; where you tap into trending news with information from your client.<\/p>\n Newsjacking falls into two buckets:<\/strong><\/p>\n Where you look at upcoming trends, forecasts and media opportunities to get your clients\u2019 product, service or information in the press. Keeping an eye on the media horizon is key to identifying potential trends and opportunities.<\/p>\n When you respond to a breakout trend with information from your client. Monitoring breaking news is key.<\/strong><\/p>\n Newsjacking is a vital part of digital PR strategies, because it allows you to position your client alongside popular news topics that are trending.<\/p>\n Extreme weather conditions are always covered by the news, whether it\u2019s a hot spell or a snow on the horizon.<\/p>\n So, to make sure we were prepared to tap into this trend for our clients, we prepared a series of comments from our clients in May, ready for heatwave coverage in June and July.<\/p>\n By already having the comments lined up, we were best placed to react to breaking news around the heatwave.\u00a0Meaning we secured a number of highly-authoritative links and coverage for different clients from this opportunity, including tips on how the elderly can stay cool in a heatwave which landed linked coverage on the Express<\/a> and sleep tips from our sleep expert client which landed a gold-tier feature on LadBible<\/a> and The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n In June 2022, the UK holiday season didn\u2019t really get off to a flying start – media outlets were awash with news of flight cancellations, delays and airport chaos.<\/p>\n With the summer holiday challenges hot on the news agenda, we decided to research a piece on popular staycation getaways in UK, so Brits could avoid the costly queues and chaos.<\/p>\n Blackpool is a go-to staycation destination, so we wanted to get the seaside resort back in our target reader\u2019s minds as the airport chaos kicked off.<\/p>\n Using an editorial seed list of the top 30 locations for a “staycation” in the UK, we used Google keyword data to identify which are the most Googled destinations to create a top ten list of the best staycation destinations.<\/p>\n With this simple reactive story, we landed 10 pieces of coverage including the Express,<\/a> The Scottish Sun,<\/a> The Northern Echo<\/a> and In Your Area.<\/a><\/p>\n Some people speculate whether Digital PR campaigns are still worth the time and investment. In my opinion, whilst the days of throwing together a popular campaign format and expecting it to land are long over \u2013 infographics, brain teasers and dream job adverts are popular formats that many the Digital PR has jumped on!<\/p>\n There\u2019s still value in a well-planned Digital PR campaign<\/a> that has been researched with the lens of keeping the target audience in mind, but also ensuring that there are enough \u2018evergreen\u2019 media hooks to make the campaign relevant.<\/p>\n Retirement destinations are always a hot topic with the press \u2013 a quick Google news search reveals over 2 million articles talking about the subject<\/a> \u2013 so when TakingCare approached us with a brief of getting them in front of their target audience (65+ demographic) we knew retirement was going to be a hot topic.<\/p>\n With retirement destinations hot on the radars of our target media, we decided to create an in-depth index on the best retirement destinations in the UK, drawing upon a number of credible sources.<\/p>\n TakingCare Personal Alarms wanted a way to introduce their products and services to their target customers before they had a fall; those considering their retirement options were the perfect match.<\/p>\n We combined free data from a number of public sources, such as census data, Rightmove information, TripAdvisor activity data and NHS reports, to calculate which are the best retirement towns and cities for elderly people.<\/p>\n We also broke the data down into different focus areas, such as the best cities for care, the best for outdoor activities and cost.<\/p>\n There were so many angles to use from the data, meaning we secured over 25+ pieces of coverage for the campaign including, what we call, “gold tier” hits on The Express<\/a>, The Financial Times<\/a> and regional coverage on The Daily Echo<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat are the best digital PR strategies to use for clients?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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3 tips to land digital PR coverage \u2013 and real-life examples<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1. Monitor the news for trending opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n
News monitoring<\/h4>\n
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Social listening<\/h4>\n
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Data & insights<\/h4>\n
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2. Make the most of reactive and proactive newsjacking<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Proactive newsjacking<\/h4>\n
Reactive newsjacking<\/h4>\n
Proactive newsjacking Digital PR example<\/h3>\n
Experts reveals hacks for keeping cool in a heatwave<\/h4>\n
<\/p>\nReactive newsjacking Digital PR example<\/h3>\n
Blackpool Pleasure Beach reveals the best staycation cities in the wake of airport chaos<\/h4>\n
Why this angle?<\/h5>\n
The data<\/h5>\n
3. Consider Digital PR campaigns<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Digital PR campaign example<\/h3>\n
TakingCare Personal Alarms reveals the best retirement cities for elderly care<\/h4>\n
Why this angle?<\/h4>\n
The data<\/h4>\n
The results<\/h4>\n
Wrapping things up<\/h2>\n