Location, location, location. Marketing Executives know,
like any successful real estate developer, “location” is
the key to success – TV, radio, metro newspapers,
national magazines, Internet.
Along with branding and sending press releases and marketing
kits to media outlets, Marketing Executives know that
getting their company’s and executive’s names
in the news is a great way to increase public awareness
and succeed in product placement with little capital
outlay.
One new tool, ProfNet, is offering up a corporation’s
executives as experts and sources for breaking stories,
thus increasing their visibility. ProfNet is a service
offered by PR Newswire to journalists in multiple media
outlets.
“There are two essential approaches to media placement.
One is to persuade reporters that you organization has
news worth reporting – this approach is deliberate
and release driven. The other is to persuade reporters
that there are individuals within your organization who,
because of their industry perspective or some form of
expertise, are worth interviewing.” Dan Forbush,
president and founder of ProfNet, advises Marketing Executives.
”Forget for a moment your own organization’s
objectives, and read the world as a reporter would.” Forbush
suggests. “Given your beat and the readers you
must satisfy, what topics are of interest? What angles
do you find fresh and provocative?”
In other words, Marketing Executives need to become
matchmakers.
Ask yourself, "Which individuals within my organization
or my clientele can satisfy these reporter needs? And
what presentations will be most persuasive?"
Forbush also offers other tips to Marketing Executives:
Research media outlets and tailor pitches to specific reporters
Cultivate relationships with reporters for the long term
Provide reliable information to establish a professional relationship
Develop your company’s “experts” by providing research, talking points, and tips for answering questions
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