The Online Public Relations Opportunity

News Search SEO

online public relations optimized press releases a vital component of effective search & social strategies, gets the word out into the “search” version of editorial The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency

today’s journalist Getting found in search results is now part of “media relations” Works on stories 24/7 may work for multiple publications media relations? less and less time to get pitched by PR professionals Lucky to have a job! The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency

the online PR opportunity 3/4 reporters see blogs as helpful in giving them story ideas 70% reporters check a blog list on a regular basis 61.8% say blogs were having a significant impact on the “tone” of news reporting 1/2 journalists report visiting a corporate web site or online newsroom at least once a week 85% journalists report visiting a corporate web site or online newsroom at least once a month. Ironically, despite this new capability, a majority of journalists complain that when they visit organizations’ web sites, it’s often difficult to find the organizations’ media representatives and contact information. 64% journalists report they use google or yahoo! online news services to follow the news The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency

journalist + news search “ Write for clarity, forget the jargon, don’t over-optimize.” “ Email me the press releases with link to PRWeb.” “ Google News is part of my sourcing.” “ Press releases need to be simple and easy to understand as well as factual.” “ I find my sources through friends on facebook & linkedin!” The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency

journalist + news search PROFILE: Real Estate and Technology Journalist • Writes for a Major Technology News Site • Reports Top 20 Technology stories each week • Finds stories by searching Google News each day by technology related keyword phrases and this is how she finds her top 20 stories • Looks at Google News every Morning • Uses Google Alerts by subject to keep up on industry news The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency

journalist + news search PROFILE: Lifestyle Journalist • Writes for health + beauty publications • Uses Google Alerts to keep up on subject news. For Example: “natural hormone therapy” or “Botox” • Uses Google News Search before visiting a corporate website or before calling a PR contact • Puts out call for sources on Facebook or LinkedIn The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency

people + news search people search on google news optimized press releases come up in natural search results AP style writing calls for journalist to write on a seventh grade level, press releases should too google alerts deliver press release news to Inbox The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com over-optimized press releases might get found, but won’t get read interactive public relations and branding agency

how to optimize news content? Stay tuned for…….. Lee Odden’s best strategies to get optimized with press releases and News Search SEO The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency

news search resources The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency Newsforce.com optimization tool is cool Businesswire.com optimization tool is cool PRweb.com Marketwire.com PRnewswire.com Globenewswire.com

news search strategies newsforce.com for guaranteed headlines with top tier publications The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com newsroom blogs versus web site newsroom being first to market, best opportunity for news search results interactive public relations and branding agency

12-month press release editorial calendar

editorial flight plans based on seasonal keywords

look for national news events to tie in press releases

provide this to the media in advance for story ideas

PR + SEO The Buyer Group © 2008 www.thebuyergroup.com interactive public relations and branding agency PR + SEO =“a marriage made in heaven” Influences • News search results for optimal SEO • Optimized Web Content • Social Media