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User Generated 
Editorial 
Consumer 
Business 
TODAY’S CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE
@mpranikoff#prdailyconfPaid MediaTraditional AdsOwned MediaCorporate ContentEarned MediaOrganicConverged Media 
PromotedSponsoredBrandedThat Is Shared 
Based on Altimeter Group Research
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Source: The American Journalist in the Digital Age –Indiana University May 2014
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DIGITAL REPORTING IS GROWING. 
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THE RISE OF DIGITAL NEWS CHANGES THE REPORTER’S ROLE 
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MEDIA OUTLETS ARE RETOOLING. 
ROLES OF JOURNALISTS ARE CHANGING 
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@mpranikoff#prdailyconfUSA Today Goes Viral -NY Times July 13, 2014
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Company News 
Tweets 
Facebook posts 
Demos 
Surveys 
Case studies 
Whitepapers 
Collateral 
Infographics 
Ads 
Forums 
Testimonials 
Newsletters & emails 
Apps & Games 
Source: Forrester, October 2013 
Company News 
Tweets 
85% 
of brand marketers are publishing content.
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Company News 
Tweets 
Facebook posts 
Demos 
Surveys 
Case studies 
Whitepapers 
Collateral 
Infographics 
Ads 
Forums 
Testimonials 
Newsletters & emails 
Apps & Games 
Source: Forrester, October 2013 
Company News 
Tweets 
36% 
are doing it effectively. 
But only
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Source: http://www.executiveboard.com/exbd/sales-service/the-end-of-solution-sales/index.page
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Source: http://www.executiveboard.com/exbd/sales-service/the-end-of-solution-sales/index.page
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Zero Moment of Truth
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1st 
2nd 
Advertisement 
(Initial Awareness) 
Shelf 
(Point of Purchase) 
Experience 
(Customer Satisfaction) 
0 
AWARENESS 
CONSIDERATION 
INTENT 
DECISION 
DISPLAY CLICK 
SOCIAL 
EMAIL 
PAID SEARCH 
ORGANIC 
SEARCH 
DIRECT 
REFERRAL 
OTHER PAID 
Assisting interaction 
Last interaction
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Custom Print 
Direct Mail 
Email 
General Sites 
Print Directories 
Exhibitions 
Topic Specific Sites 
Smartphone 
Own Sites 
Own Social 
Print Mags 
Print Newspaper 
PR 
Sales Collateral 
Search 
Ads on Social Nets 
Sponsorships 
Vertical Search 
Virtual Exhibitions 
Webinars 
Tablets 
10% 
20% 
30% 
40% 
50% 
60% 
70% 
80% 
90% 
10% 
20% 
30% 
40% 
50% 
60% 
70% 
80% 
90% 
Consumer Focused Firms 
B2B Focused Firms 
Brand Building Effectiveness 
Consumer Firms Rate the Method More Effective 
B2BFirms Rate the Method More Effective 
Conferences 
Own Events 
Radio 
TV 
Video 
Blue= Digital Method, Orange= Traditional Method 
OPTIMIZING THE MIX OF PAID, EARNED AND OWNED CHANNELS 
Source: Outsell 2014 Advertising and Marketing Study 
© 2014 Outsell, Inc. Reproduction strictly prohibited without permission.
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Source: Cracking The Content Code by BrightEdge–August 2014 
Source of Traffic to B2B & B2C Websites
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Source: Cracking The Content Code by BrightEdge–August 2014 
Source of Traffic to B2B & B2C Websites
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Source: http://moz.com/blog/panda-patent-brand-mentions
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Posting Content to Owned Media Reaches Your Known Audience 
YOUR 
EMAIL LISTS, 
WEBSITE, & SOCIAL 
MEDIA 
PRESENCE 
Syndication Increases Awareness & Grows Your Known Audience 
Content
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Distribution 
Media pick up 
Major media 
Online discoverability benefits 
“Art of Dairy” May 3, 2013 
Picked up multiple times 
RANK 13 
Google search of store name 
WIRE 
“World Vegetarian Day” 
October 1, 2013 
Not Picked up 
RANK 35 
(below the fold) 
Google search of store name 
NO WIRE 
Large Grocery 
Retail Chain 
Source: 2013 survey by KPMG 
SYNDICATED CONTENT VS. OWNED CONTENT EXPERIMENT
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Creating Your Brand’s Visual Moment of Truth. 
•Visually arresting 
•Relevant to your audience 
•Content management 
•Flow of fresh content 
•Discoverable to your audiences 
•Influential sources
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Content Courtesy of UberFlip
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Content Courtesy of UberFlip
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Content Courtesy of UberFlip
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Headline 
Article 
…8 will only read the headline… 
…and only 2 
will make it to the article.
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One in five people 
1 in 5 people
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Number/Trigger 
Keyword 
Adjective 
Promise 
Headline 
_______________ 
+ 
+ 
+
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HOW TO WRITE HEADLINES THAT ARE 
BETTER THAN BACON-COVERED BACON 
Trigger 
Adjective 
Keyword 
Promise
@mpranikoff#prdailyconf•Make your news easy to read and digest. Think “info-snacks” •Use bold to separate ideas –But Don’t Overdo It! •Bullet points are great to use. –Make this your Tweet. •Think about having a “Quotes” section instead of burying the quote. •Easy To Read means Easier to Use!
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Source: http://neomam.com/interactive/13reasons/
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TEXT RELEASE 
TEXT RELEASE + 1 VISUAL ASSET 
TEXT RELEASE + 
MULTIPLE MEDIA 
MULTIMEDIA NEWSRELEASES & 
CAMPAIGN MICROSITES 
Source: PR Newswire analysis of 2013 releases. 
Multimedia Drives Discovery
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Source: PR Newswire analysis of 2013 releases. 
Multimedia Drives Discovery
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Source: NYT Innovation Report 2014
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= 1,800,800 WORDS OF TEXT
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Source: Visible Measures
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Source: GlobalWebIndex March 2014
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A United Story
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A United Story
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A United Story –What Could’ve Been
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of what they SEE & DO 
80% 
of what they READ 
30% 
Source: Lester, P. M. (2006). Syntactic Theory of Visual Communication.
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