| The most important part of a media campaign or | | | | works. |
| public relations campaign is that you start. The best | | | | Another client we were working with was looking to |
| game plan is going to get you absolutely nowhere if | | | | establish herself as an expert in her field and was also |
| you don't implement it. If you can afford to hire a public | | | | working on a book that she was planning on self |
| relations firm or media consultant, search for a PR firm | | | | publishing. Prior to the book's publication we were able |
| that understands you and your story(s). An effective | | | | to land her media coverage in the New York Times, |
| media relations campaign comes down to two main | | | | the Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, NBC, NPR |
| steps, discovering your story and being able to | | | | and other media outlets. That high level media |
| effectively tell it in a compelling interesting way - and | | | | coverage helped interest a major publishing house. The |
| knowing who to tell your story to. | | | | publisher bought the rights and the book went from |
| What's vital is getting that initial press coverage and | | | | being self published to getting a major release. |
| knowing how to grow it from there. For example, we | | | | Remember PR has myriad uses; it reaches your |
| were working with a client who had very little media | | | | target market, establishes you as an expert in your |
| coverage. We were able to secure an article in a | | | | field, can brand your company more effectively than |
| regional magazine and using that as our calling card | | | | other forms of marketing and gives you promotional |
| were able to land a segment on Oprah. Obviously | | | | tools in the forms of magazine and newspaper articles |
| leaping from a regional magazine to a major national | | | | and TV and radio interviews. Used wisely and |
| TV show isn't the norm, but it is possible, and that is | | | | effectively, dollar for dollar, PR is the most powerful |
| basically how an effective public relations campaign | | | | and cost-effective marketing tool available. |