Posts Tagged ‘Newsjacking’

  • How to pull off a PR stunt

    Publicity stunts are an excellent way to bring attention to a brand, and are particularly valuable for small businesses who lack significant PR budgets. Doing something unusual, entertaining or shocking and associating it with your brand can bring a huge return on investment, particularly if the stunt is recorded on video and subsequently goes viral. However, PR stunts don’t always work well (as in the case of a man who interrupted the Olympics by leaping from the diving board wearing a tutu with the words GoldenPalace.com written on his chest). Good stunts must not only elicit a positive emotional
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  • What is newsjacking?

    Marketing specialist David Meerman Scott defines newsjacking as: “the process by which you inject your ideas or angles into breaking news, in real-time, in order to generate media coverage for yourself or your business.” By recognising an opportunity as soon as it arises and striking swiftly, enormous amounts of positive PR can be generated with relatively little investment. Here are some of the most effective examples of newsjacking used by brands to gain exposure. 1.  Virgin When the British Airways-sponsored, London Eye  was  experiencing a technical problem that prevented it being erected, Virgin Airways CEO Richard Branson ordered a blimp
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