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PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL

4/9/2015

Katie Creaser

Vice President, Affect

Web: www.affect.com

Blog: www.techaffect.com

Email: kcreaser@affect.com

Twitter: @ksafrey

Event Hashtag: #raganPR

Next-gen Social Media RelationsProven Methods for Placing Stories and Building

Relationships Beyond Twitter

Ragan PR & Media Relations Summit

April 8, 2015

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KATIE CREASER

Vice President, Affect

Public Relations and Social Media Firm

Serving B2B Technology, Healthcare and Professional Services

Clients

Head of Affect’s Social Media Practice

Digital Programs Have Received Accolades from PRSA, the Sabre

Awards and B-to-B Magazine

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AGENDA

Why Engage Journalists on Social Media

How to Find Journalists & Bloggers on Social Networks

Active Listening: Finding and Taking Advantage of Opportunities

Proactive Pitching: The Dos and Don’ts

What Journalists Want

Success Stories

Optimize Yourself

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WHY ENGAGE ON SM?

1. Relationship building – when was the last time you actually took a

reporter out for lunch?

2. Get to know the media – without being a stalker

3. Reporters are actively seeking sources – help them!

4. Find out what they are working on right now

5. Get on the short-list for consideration in their articles

6. Spark ideas for journalists

7. Get direct access – hint: it’s less crowded than their inbox

8. They expect to find you there!

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The Stats Are In: Journalists Use Social

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JOURNALISTS ON SM

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JOURNALISTS ON SM

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JOURNALISTS ON SM

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CONSUMERS ON SM

Pew Research

State of the News Media 2014

Percent Who Use SM Site & Percent Who Get ‘News’ from the Site

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CONSUMERS ON SM

Pew Research

State of the News Media 2014

Percent of ‘News’ Consumers for Each Site

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So, Where Do We Find Them?

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All About the Target Audience:

Who is your target audience?

Type of Reporter

Industry

Beat

Geography

Special Interests

Where are they congregating?

What are they interested in?

Who are they listening to?

FINDING REPORTERS

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FINDING THE RIGHT

PLATFORMS

LinkedIn

Groups/Channels

Pinterest Topics Blogs

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THE PUBLICATION

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FINDING JOURNALISTS:

DATABASES

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FINDING JOURNALISTS: SM

PLATFORM SEARCH

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FINDING JOURNALISTS:

SEARCH

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FINDING JOURNALISTS:

PAID

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FINDING JOURNALISTS:

SOURCES

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Know Your People:

Bloggers/Influencers vs. Journalists

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THE BLOGGER SPECTRUM

Personal Blogger - Hobbyist Professional - Journalist

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THE HOBBYIST

For the Love

For the Cause

For the Money

For the Fame

For the Freebies

For the Traffic

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THE PROFESSIONAL

For the Editor

For the Job

For the Readers

For the Clicks

For the Fame

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THE DIFFERENCE

Journalist

Separation of Editorial

& Advertising

Functions

Clear Editorial Policies

No Compensation

Paid Programs

Through Advertising

or Marketing Dept.

Hobbyist

May or May Not Separate Editorial

& Advertising Functions

Unclear Editorial Policies (Read the

Blog or Ask)

May or May Not Accept

Compensation

Paid Programs May Be Through the

Same Individual

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The Rules of Engagement

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ENGAGING & BUILDING

RELATIONSHIPS

Where to Start:

1. Set Goals & Strategy

2. Provide Full Disclosure

3. Seek Opportunities for Relevant Engagement

4. Become a Resource/Thought Leader

5. Value Over Noise – Quality Over Quantity

6. Bring Online Offline

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ENGAGING & BUILDING

RELATIONSHIPS

Quick Tips:

1. Give & Get: Retweets, Likes, Shares, Favorites

2. Read & Comment: On Articles, Blog Posts, Videos etc.

3. Ask & Answer: Ask Questions (Journalists are people too) and Answer

Requests (Help them find sources)

4. Act Fast!

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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PROVIDING VALUE

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WHAT TO AVOID

1. Releasing Confidential Information

2. Attaching Journalist’s Name to Irrelevant Content

3. Blatant Flattery

4. Repetitive Content

5. No Thought, No Story

6. Inadvertently Outing a Journalist’s Story

7. Compromising Their Ethics

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CONTENT CREATION

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SETH ROSENBLATT, CNET

SENIOR WRITER

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MYATT MURPHY, FREELANCER

Hi publicists,

I have two media opportunities for you in the October issue of Oxygen magazine (article on hiking),

as well as the November issue of Oxygen magazine (end of year holiday gift guide). As always, if

these media opportunities do not apply to your clients, I hope it’s appreciated that I reached out, since

you never can be sure what each agency represents, and I certainly wouldn’t want you to miss the

chance to be a part of something. That said:

For the October issue: I've been asked to write a feature regarding the benefits of hiking and I'm

looking for authors/experts that can either speak on behalf of the fitness advantages of hiking,

and/or recommend the best places throughout the US to hike. This feature is being written in the

next week or so, and due the 2nd week of July, so if you have any recommendations, please send

them ASAP….

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DAVID POGUE, YAHOO TECH

COLUMNIST

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SUZANNE LUCAS,

FREELANCER

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FROM TWEET TO ARTICLE

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HASHTAG TO ARTICLE

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FACEBOOK POST TO BLOG

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PITCH TO TWEET

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Optimize Yourself

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OPTIMIZE YOURSELF

1. Pick a team – personal vs. professional

2. Clean up your professional profile

3. Take offline/email relationships to social media

4. Be active, post relevant information

5. Become a news feed - promote sources on breaking news stories

6. Use Twitter lists to aggregate relevant journalists

7. DO NOT SPAM

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Contact Information & Resources:

On Slideshare – www.slideshare.net/ksafs

Katie Creaser

Vice President

Affect

989 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10018

212 398 9680

kcreaser@affect.com

Twitter: @ksafrey

LinkedIn, Facebook: Katie Creaser

Web: www.affect.com

Blog: www.techaffect.com