Buzzstream

MARCH 5, 2025

Since I have amassed a bucket of tips, secrets, and tricks over my ~ seven years of agency work in digital PR and link building, I thought Id start sharing them in the newsletter. After getting some great feedback from readers, I recently started expanding it to include tips from other digital PRs and link builders in the game.

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Digital PR Pitching Study Google 62

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 17, 2014

But the way we search for things, the way we consume information and experiences has changed completely. While there are still wars and tragedy every day, you don’t have to consume the news the way it was previously done. Take a look at the Google year in search video for 2014. Online PR digital PR google online PR'

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 15, 2025

I’ve been looking to speak with more in-house brands who have had success with digital PR. I looked to Chris Lewis , the Associate Digital PR at Launch Potato because he works on several brands under the Launch Potato umbrella. A lot of our digital PR content has to do with personal finance and money.

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Viral Digital PR Pitching Data 62

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I was clueless about the world of Digital PR and what it entailed – until I landed in the industry myself. Unlike its traditional PR counterpart, Digital PR is also conducted with SEO in mind and one of the key aims of outreach is to gain linked coverage on online news publications.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Mobile platforms – smartphones and tablets – now account for 60% of total digital media time spent, up from 50% a year ago. In October 2014, comScore provided data to Internet Retailer that showed that 52% of the time consumers spent online occurred within smartphone and tablet apps. Does any of this matter to PR? Mobile Web.

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Mobile Strategy Web Consumer 201

5W PR

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As consumer trends continue to shift away from traditional brick-and-mortar shopping to online shopping and social media activity, a strong, targeted, and effective digital marketing plan is becoming more important than ever. Conversions. Sales matter more than anything else. Brand Mentions.

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Digital PR Measurement How To Tools 88

Buzzstream

JULY 10, 2024

I met Digitaloft’s founder, James Brockbank, at their Digital PR Summit in Manchester. With his deep SEO background, he can explain technical aspects like Google’s patents while still naturally integrating that into his agency’s digital PR and content strategy without it feeling forced.

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Digital PR SEO Google Travel 98

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. A strong reason for PR pros to start concentrating more on SEO. In the advanced digital landscape and a mobile-first world, digital PR is already closely integrated with SEO.

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5W PR

MARCH 16, 2025

Preparing for a future without third-party cookies represents one of the biggest shifts in digital marketing since the rise of programmatic advertising. According to Accenture, 83% of consumers are willing to share their data to create more personalized experiences. This method has seen a resurgence as privacy concerns grow.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

My favorite feature, however, is that Thea and Grace have been compiling and categorizing all of the campaigns featured on their list into a free, shared Google Sheet (be sure to make a copy before filtering): Why subscribe? Finding great digital PR examples , campaigns and resources takes a lot of work and time. Why Subscribe?

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Digital PR SEO Web Resources 62

Buzzstream

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Before I was at BuzzStream, I worked with The Grit Group , a fantastic digital marketing agency run by Alex Johnson. Given all of Google’s wild things, like AI Overviews, Site Reputation Abuse, Helpful Content Updates, and ChatGPT’s emergence, his post resonated with me, so I asked him to come on the pod to discuss it.

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SEO Study Brand Branding 62

Rock the Status Quo

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Try one of these ideas to leverage the instant gratification nature of digital PR. Move past real estate trade pubs and consumer media. Google is your BFF for this. It’s no time to sit back and relax, or be over-confident. Post by Nadia Cakes. So, what can you do next? You’re only limited by your imagination.

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Real Estate Pitching B2C Fashion 195

Buzzstream

JANUARY 7, 2025

With interest in digital PR growing almost 30% in the past few years, we wanted to put together a snapshot of today’s industry, looking at tactics, challenges, tools, and much more. We interviewed over 150 digital PR professionals worldwide between November and December 2024 to give you the State of Digital PR Report for 2025.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Report SEO Data 62

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Over the past few years, digital PR has become significantly more important for brands and now goes way beyond ‘building links’ It includes increased brand awareness, brand positioning, SEO ranking, marketing share, share of voice, social media performance, organic traffic, sales and more – all encompassed in one.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 4, 2023

Digital PR is a great tactic for driving traffic and brand awareness, which can be matched across your offline and online marketing campaigns. Social media helps to shape the image of your brand online, so by combining digital PR campaigns you’re able to create a more dominating and cohesive online identity.

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Digital PR Strategy How To Marketing 62

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

In the digital PR world , journalists and reporters promote our content. Some like to go a different route to find interested journalists and seek websites or articles via Google search. So, continuing our farming example, let’s perform a Google search for farming news. Let’s type farming into Google News.

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Digital PR Report How To Pitching 62

Buzzstream

JUNE 5, 2024

The term digital PR means different things depending on who you ask. We even had an entire podcast episode devoted to the differences between digital PR strategies US and UK with Rise at Seven’s Will Hobson. Some people refer to digital PR as content-led link building. But there is a lot more to digital PR.

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Digital PR Examples Strategy Survey 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Over the years, I tested and used almost every digital PR, blogger outreach , and link building tool available. Below, we’ve collected our favorite digital PR tools that have been proven to help launch successful campaigns. The list is broken down by task. All pricing and features are based on the time of publication.)

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Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

APRIL 4, 2024

Try a Google Search The easiest way to find coverage is through Google Search. Even though your coverage will most likely appear in news publications, I still like to use Google Search instead of Google News to ensure I don’t miss anything! Luckily, there are digital pr tools for alerts.

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Digital PR How To Media Google 62

Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Google now combats this approach by releasing new anti-spam requirements for bulk email sending. But there are four easy ways to find journalists: Google Search for Publications If you don’t know where to start, you can also do a Google search to find some news outlets in whatever field you are interested in.

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Pitching How To Digital PR Data 126

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2017

LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook are likely to be the most useful for digital reputation-building, and all are well optimized by Google. ” The most challenging piece for most professionals is content production, because it’s time-consuming, and it may not make a difference for several months. Understand SEO basics.

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Reputation SEO Web Community 185

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The real time web just isn’t the same on Google or Facebook or anywhere else. I feel like normal consumers use Twitter less as a news source, outside of celebrity news, than actual media outlets and so forth, although the app and the web interface is evolving to become a better and better filter with a much-improved algorithm.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Digital PR is a broad landscape, especially when it comes to campaigns. If you are still getting to grips with digital PR campaigns, it can be hard to know which type is best to bring your campaign to life and help you to reach your target audience. Reactive digital PR. Proactive digital PR.

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Digital PR Analysis B2C Examples 62

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Great content and PR skills can help you get the visibility you need in these media outlets For the past 15 years, Google has dominated the search engine space and it’s played a large part in how people find their information. In a recent study, ChatGPT outperformed Google in providing the best answers to search queries.

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Buzzstream

AUGUST 16, 2024

Most media databases will list a LinkedIn profile; if not, try a quick Google search for the person’s name + the publication. X has a powerful Advanced Search functionality , but a standard Google search usually does the trick. A quick Google search for Name + Publication + “bio” will uncover these pages. cities for book lovers.

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How To Pitching Tourism Google 115

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

New tool ‘Automated Insights’ could be a game-changer for our future PR work-flows. Watch our video to find out how to make your PR coverage more visible on Google. Free tool: visualise multi-channel reports in Google Analytics. Is anybody else confused by multi-channel reports in Google Analytics?

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eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

The Proactive Report

AUGUST 5, 2016

And this way, the PR industry becomes a partner in communicating truthful and factual information.” Search: 98% of journalists start a story by doing a Google search. LinkedIn news consumers are more likely to be high earners and college educated. For more Digital PR Tips s ubscribe here. S: SEARCH & SOCIAL.

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

You need to be internally linking to pages you care about on your site, which sends an important signal to Google that this page is important and matters, and it should rank. Google only cares about three, but five is twice as good as three. I, on the, I think it was 12 brands that basically own Google search.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In the current climate of link building and digital PR, there’s one thing that’s nearly as important as the story you’re telling, and that’s data. . Using trends and popularity data takes us to the trendy tactic of newsjacking for PR. Trends and popularity. There is a wealth of public data readily available for use in campaigns.

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5W PR

APRIL 18, 2022

Many companies have realized the power of social media and digital PR reviews to impact their reputation and bottom lines. Instead of leaving consumers to spread the word about a business, top brands have started to actively encourage customers to share their reviews and experiences. Social media platforms.

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Strategy Marketing Reputation Survey 88

5W PR

JUNE 28, 2021

When a company has issues with insights or measurements, it means that its website doesn’t have performance metrics such as Google Analytics, or other tools for general website tracking. There are plenty of tools available to help companies do this, with Google Analytics being one of the most popular ones. Consumers’ Needs.

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Analytics Tools Google Data 88

5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

For this reason, PR professionals are converting their media publications into blogs and e-newsletters. A recent Nielsen study found that expert content is “the most effective source of information in impacting consumers along all stages of the purchase process across product categories.” Creating Content.

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Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Data 148

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Building Personal Brands As Part of Your Digital PR Strategy As PR professionals, we all tend to focus on corporate news, churning out those press releases and madly pitching… but how often are we focusing on individuals within the company and building their personal brands?

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

If you missed it, Alice Walker-Gibbons , the Digital PR Lead at Embryo , an independent UK digital marketing agency, wrote a fantastic case study about how they used reactive PR to land some major links (using BuzzStream, of course ). Do you actively look for topics for reactive PR? Alice: Yeah. Uh, news as well.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Digital PR has a problem. According to our most recent report on the State of Digital PR , the problem is measuring impact. There are many ways to measure digital PR impact. Backlinks are the most traditional way to measure digital PR performance. Not every campaign touches every metric.

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Digital PR Report Google Radio 112

Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I didn’t know Darren Kingman before chatting with him , but I loved the work he produced at Root Digital , his UK-based digital PR, SEO, and content marketing agency. Use the news article on Google search and then do that. Do you use something like Google trends? And you specifically look at news articles.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

A little more than a year ago, I recommended four Chrome extensions for digital PR professionals and episode #75 of the Growth Marketing Toolbox podcast by Nicholas Scalice tipped me off to a few more. The most impressive recommendation was Page Analytics by Google. So, the FTC stepped in with regulations to protect consumers.

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