yulu communications media relations presentation
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Yulu Communications Media Relations PresentationTRANSCRIPT
By Melissa Orozco
Yulu CommunicationsMedia Relations 101
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Agenda
• Media Relations Tactics
• PR STUNTS! Are they effective?
• Media FAM trips
• Public/Community Relations
• Media Tours / Campaign Tours
• Social media and PR (contests/blogger relations)
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Meet Yulu
Our name “Yulu” translates to “words to a journey.” We work with our clients to find the right words to share their story with the world.
Yulu is a small group of professional storytellers that specialize in lifestyle, hospitality and real estate PR.
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Media Relations
Pitching techniques and some truths about the media:• When pitching, timing is key
• Create significance for your pitch
• How to pitch TV, print, radio and online
• Reporters are people too
• Reporters/assign desks can smell fear
• The media knows when they’re being pitched, so try to keep it real
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Media Relations
Pitching technique tip No. 1
Make sure your pitch is timely in some way.
Hijack current events and plug your clients for the story
“Issues hijacking”
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Issues Hijacking
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Media Relations
Pitching technique tip No. 2
Make sure your pitch is significant in some way.
Position your client’s product or service as the “most, best,
first, last, highest, lowest, shortest, oldest or longest” at
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Best Job in the World
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Pitching Media
Pitching technique tip No. 3
Make sure your pitch is tailored for the correct media channel (print, broadcast, online, etc.)
Pitch visuals for TV; interview subjects or sound clips for Radio; quotes/interviews and photos for
print.
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Know the Media
Some truths about the media:
• Reporters are people too
• Assignment editors can smell fear
(they won’t be confident in your story if you’re not)
• The media knows when they’re being pitched, so try to keep it real
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PR Stunts!
PR STUNTS: Are they effective?
• Echo – Air Force One
• Coast Capital Savings – You’re the Boss
• New York City pop-up Restaurant
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Echo – Air Force One
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Coast Capital Savings “You’re the Boss”
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Coast Capital Savings “You’re the Boss”
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Coast Capital Savings “You’re the Boss”
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New York pop-up Restaurant
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Media FAM trips
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What is a FAM Trip?
• Show media your product/destination in detail – have them experience it
• Connect with local tourism group
• Show them a good time and they will write about it
• Great way to build on your “media relations”
Media FAM trips
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Media FAM trips
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Media FAM trips
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Media FAM trips
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Public/Community Relations
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Media Campaign Tours
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Prep for a media tour:
• Make sure your client is a good public speaker
• Capitalize on travel opportunities
• Make sure your follows the schedule (pay attention to time zones!)
• Prep your client thoroughly for each meeting
Media Campaign Tours
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Make sure they’re a good public speaker
Media Campaign Tours
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Social Media
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Social Media and PR:
• Blogger relations
• Replying to bad social media comments
• Creating communities
• Customer service platform
• Unforeseen opportunities present themselves
Advice for a new PR grad
• Intern at an agency if possible- Agencies are like PR boot camp – you
will learn a lot!)
- Agencies will allow you to see the many industries that you can consider if you decide to go in-house somewhere later
• The smaller the agency or company you start with, the more hands-on experience you will gain
Keep in touch!
Website: www.YuluPR.com
Twitter: @YuluPR
Facebook.com/YuluCreative
604-558-1656
[email protected] / @604PR
[email protected] / @AshLetts