PR Tactic: How do I make a Raw Idea into a Story?

31.03.20

What is it? You’ve had a raw idea for a pitch or a press release. But how do you make it into a story? Why do you do it? This ones very simple because a raw idea is just that, raw. You will have little success. Unless you fully shape it up you will have […]

March Media Movements

31.03.20

March Irish Media Movements March saw a number of changes across Irish media with some high profile movements within the industry. Below you can find a sample of some of the Irish media movements that have taken place throughout the month. Lorna Lawless has left Her.ie Lorna Lawless has left her position as a Content […]

Quotes of The Week – 01/04/2020

30.03.20

‘A show like mine weirdly comes into its own when everything around it is noisy […] Doing it is a massive tonic. It’s helped me process it all. People just want big, happy bangers you can dance to in your kitchen for release in a world gone mad.’ BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James […]

Media Contact in focus – TechRadar

30.03.20

What is it in a sentence? TechRadar is the biggest technology news and review site in the UK, bringing exclusive access with editorial independence. How will this benefit me as a PR pro? TechRadar is an independently owned publication with backing from technology publisher Future. Supporting and pitching to independent media is essential, as […]

Must Listen Podcast: Hanson & Hunt: Episode 129: The Role of Comms in Trust, Job-Hopping, Plus Anti Social Media

30.03.20

What is the podcast? In this podcast, Arik Hanson and Kevin Hunt primarily talk about brands needing to bite their tongue when it comes to giving their hot take on topics, antisocial social media and job-hopping in communications. This episode provides some very interesting statistics about brand trust and career moves in the different generations. […]

Media Contact You Need To Know – Chris Longridge

30.03.20

At MediaHQ, we are passionate about helping people maximise their media coverage. We have the contact details of every journalist, media outlet, producer and editor. If you’d like a demo on how to use the platform, email Gaye Gleeson on [email protected] or request your demo here. What’s his beat? Chris Longridge is a journalist and artist. Chris is currently Deputy […]

Quotes of The Week – 25/03/2020

24.03.20

“Viruses pay no attention to borders, race, nationality or gender. They are the shared enemy of all humanity. And so it will be the shared enterprise of all humanity that finds a treatment and a vaccine that that protects us” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar addresses the nation regarding the outbreak of Coronavirus in the […]

PR Tactic: Getting Media Coverage When One Topic is Dominating the Agenda

24.03.20

What is it? You have a story that you want to share in the media, but there is one huge story dominating the news agenda. What do you do? Why do you do it? There are a number of reasons why you would share news in the middle of a massive global news story. They […]

The Big PR Question: How will Covid-19 Affect the Media

24.03.20

By Jack Murray The world is in the greatest crisis for over a century, not since the Spanish flu of 1919 has an illness wreaked such chaos in every corner of the globe. Curiously, we have never been so tuned into the media as we are now, but the media has never been under greater […]