Tis the season for awful humour. Whether you like it or not, there is something hilarious about really cheesy jokes. With the Christmas period being a busy time for most Comms teams, we wanted to lighten the mood a little. We found our favourite PR jokes that are worthy of the Christmas crackers to share
‘Tis the season of frosty air, blanket scarves and hot water bottles, so has their ever been a better time to investigate the cold pitch? Cold pitching is when you present your story to a complete stranger without any previous connection, with the anticipation that they will cover your story. In reality, the cold pitch
Each year sees the standard rising for companies creating Christmas campaigns. Some of these stories are a continuation of beloved characters from previous years, others are brand new. As competition mounts to create the most magical Christmas campaign, we picked out five brands that have crafted the best story using originality, humour and emotion. Aldi
“He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice…” On the 6th day of MediaHQ’s 12 days of Christmas, we present you with five ways to keep yourself off a journalist’s blacklist. As a public relations professional wanting to get a story covered by a journalist, there is a fine line between impressing a media professional
Unless you’re the Grinch, everyone loves Christmas carols and Christmas music, but no one likes to hear someone singing off-pitch. This is also true for media relations. Pitching well is so important. If you know exactly how to pitch to the media not only do you get your story covered and covered well, but you
Day three of our 12 days of Christmas content brings you five PR tools that you really need to know about. From the basics of creating a press release to social media monitoring of your PR campaigns, we have some of the top PR tools that every Comms professionals should be including in their nice
Every week here at MediaHQ we chat with a member of the media landscape to get an insight into what’s it’s like to work in the Irish industry. We also get the best pitching tips and tricks for PR Pros. This week we’re chatting to Erin Lindsay, Digital Content Creator at IMAGE. What is your
The Christmas holidays are nearly upon us and for many organisations, this means closing down and going on holidays. However, just because the holidays are looming it doesn’t mean you need to wind down your PR activities for the year. The festive season can actually get your PR efforts stimulated to help you gain more