PR & Marketing Analysis
Lyndon Johnson THINK | DIFFERENT [LY] 2013
Founder, THINK | DIFFERENT [LY]
ex-Broadcaster, coffee drinker, Green Bay Packer fan
Public Relations
the [strategic] process of building
mutually beneficial relationships
between an organization and its
publics
Marketing [communications]
Everything you do to leverage the
relationships built via public
relations activity
Brand
What your customers and prospects
say about you
Value proposition
What makes you valuable to your
customers and prospects
Social Media [real-time internet]
Using various social platforms to
communicate with an organizations
various publics
The elevator pitch
30 seconds
Your name
Business/idea
Why you’re different
#1 marketing challenge
What is effective PR?
The right message to the right
audience, at the right time via the
most appropriate channel
#1. The Right Audience
Go Niche
Stay focused
300,000
7.5
Get involved
Feel their pain
Learn how your audience talks…
…thinks...
… & makes decisions!
Understand the influencers
Validate the audience
Audience activity: define your
audience
#2. The Right Message
Core values
Value Proposition
Focus on value
[not feature/function]
Value proposition is the basis for
your messages
Develop custom messages
10, 25, 50 and 100 words
Validate messages
Value prop/message activity
#3. The Right Time
When is the right time?
It isn’t ALL the time!
Your audience is listening
Find the right time
Key events
Timing activity
#4. The Right Channel
Where is my audience?
Start a conversation
Listen and observe
Participate
“Engage brain. Open Mouth”
The media as an audience
How do I create a compelling
story?
Scandal
Bad news
Human Interest
Currency
“Do something cool. Tell us
about it. Then do it again”
John Biggs, TechCrunch
Become an asset
Offer help before asking for it
Understand the audience
The right message to the right
audience, at the right time via the
right channel
Story-telling activity
Marketing
Content Marketing
The right content to the right
audience at the right time in the
right format, via the right delivery
mechanism
Measuring PR & marketing
performance
Pick commercial objectives
Coverage/awareness is NOT a
goal
Actions speak louder than page
impressions
Monitor/review campaigns
Find out what could work better
THINK | DIFFERENT [LY]
http://differently.ca
@THINK_Lyndon
lyndon@thinkdifferently.ca
647.773.2677

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