The Evolution of Digital PR: Navigating the Digital Age with Strategy and Integrity
Ronn Torossian
DECEMBER 5, 2024
From traditional press releases to social media influencers, the PR industry has evolved dramatically over the years.
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Ronn Torossian
DECEMBER 5, 2024
From traditional press releases to social media influencers, the PR industry has evolved dramatically over the years.
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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Ronn Torossian
MARCH 2, 2020
In the early to mid 2000s, nearly every service industry tried to translate what they had to offer to the internet. Some not only succeeded, they transformed entire industries and set the standard for those who would come after them. The post Airbnb: Transforming Travel Industry using Digital PR appeared first on.
Prowly
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
What is digital PR and does it need a rethink? However, now digital PR efforts are strong on mixing an SEO strategy focused on link building with actions that yield influence and online visibility. an effective digital PR strategy recognizes that the questions should be, "Did we change the conversation?"
5W PR
MARCH 26, 2025
Behind these successful lifestyle events lies strategic digital PR that builds excitement and drives ticket sales. Digital PR combines traditional public relations with modern marketing channels to create multi-platform campaigns that resonate with target audiences. ” and “why should readers care?
Agility PR Solutions
MARCH 9, 2025
The travel industry has always been a dynamic and competitive sector, often requiring brands to leverage creative strategies to stand out. The pandemic devastated the travel industry, forcing travel companies to reassess everything from marketing strategies to customer relations.
Cision
MAY 12, 2017
The PR industry and SEO no longer live in two separate worlds. 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. The Digital and PR Evolution. Google Fred Update.
Ronn Torossian
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Healthcare PR is the use of communication tools, such as social media accounts, press releases, and traditional media pieces, to spread a message related to public health management or medicine. Digital PR has breathed new life into the healthcare industry by strengthening the visibility of hospital services.
Ronn Torossian
MARCH 13, 2025
Learn how Oatly disrupted the CPG industry through innovative digital PR, blending humor and controversy with authentic storytelling and social media engagement. The post Digital PR Done Well for CPG Brands: The Case of Oatlys Disruptive Marketing Strategy appeared first on.
Buzzstream
JANUARY 28, 2025
Tracking whats genuinely going on in any growing industry can be challenging. And as youll see, digital PR is building interest fast. Over the past year, BuzzStream has compiled statistics from our research on the digital PR industry. Digital PR Growth 1. Industry Challenges 4.
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.
Buzzstream
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
According to the Muck Rack’s State of Journalism 2024 report , almost three-quarters of all stories are produced for the digital medium. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone in the industry. Yet digital PRs can learn plenty from traditional PR. What is Digital PR? What is Traditional PR?
Buzzstream
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Ross and Emily Campbell-Snidal , their VP of Content Marketing, recently released a podcast explaining their new “product-led digital PR” approach. You can check out their original conversation about product-led digital PR on their blog. It’s truly good content, digital PR.
Buzzstream
JANUARY 20, 2025
This case study is from the people at Tank, a digital PR agency that helps clients to realise their digital ambition by marketing beyond the obvious. Something that weve been focussing on heavily at Tank is data-driven PR, in particular, utilising internal data. What are the common issues for the clients customer base?
Buzzstream
DECEMBER 4, 2024
She’s been quoted in several of our articles and created a fantastic case study of her digital PR success with KURU Footwear. With that in mind, we took to the podcast to discuss the challenges of ideating, designing, and pitching digital PR campaigns from an in-house. I started digital PR back in 2018.
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.
Prowly
JULY 7, 2020
How many times have you wondered what digital PR is and how it differs from traditional public relations? Public relations has gone through a dramatic change over the last few years, diving into SEO and digital marketing. As a result, the digital PR trend has shifted the whole PR industry.
Agility PR Solutions
APRIL 28, 2024
Like many industries, the digital PR landscape is having to transform with the dawn of advanced AI. New technology is rapidly disrupting traditional methods of public relations work. Adaptability is the name of the game. But where to pivot and how?
ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications
AUGUST 23, 2017
Do you work in digital PR? The difference between digital PR and “traditional” PR is fuzzy, yet worth examining, because it has transformed our profession in so many ways. In some ways PR hasn’t changed that much. Digital PR practitioners have had to step up and learn new skills.
Buzzstream
JANUARY 8, 2025
The big move is towards “digital PR.” So, I was able to chat with Clearlink’s Director of Digital PR, Sage Singleton to get a sense for why this is happening and how it’s impacted their agency. Broaden Your Digital PR Goals Beyond Backlinks Don’t be afraid to reevaluate your teams KPIs.
The Proactive Report
DECEMBER 16, 2014
And suddenly Digital PR is in demand. Build good relationships with the influencers in the industries you serve. Digital PR is now a vital part of the marketing mix. If you are not up to speed get some digital PR training. If you are not up to speed get some digital PR training.
Prowly
APRIL 9, 2024
The evolution of Digital PR has been quite a journey, from the early 00s days of shifty SEO link-building tactics to today’s proud industry that delivers campaigns that help get your brand front of mind and at the top of Google.
Buzzstream
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Chris is the co-founder of UK-based digital PR link building agency, Linkifi. He really had some great insights into where the industry is moving, so I wanted to have him on the podcast to speak about one of the main hurdles link builders have: measuring success. Can you define digital PR? Chris: Yeah, sure.
Buzzstream
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
So, you want to work in digital PR, content marketing, or link building, and you’re looking for an edge over the competition. . When it comes to improving skills or growing professionally, a lot of us in the industry look up to marketing superstars and emulate what they’re doing. How Do Digital PR Leaders Compare?
Buzzstream
MARCH 5, 2025
Alex Cassidy of UK digital PR agency Distinctly wrote a post about how they were trying to use ChatGPT to build creative campaigns. The digital PR team’s doing it, and other agencies are doing it. I want to start integrating AI processes into digital PR again. That’s how it all started.
Agility PR Solutions
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
From connecting with industry experts to holding publicity events, the best strategies for traditional PR have been developed over many years. However, now that an increasing amount of PR is based on the internet, there are many different PR methods that are starting to grow in importance.
Agility PR Solutions
JULY 9, 2020
It’s never a bad time to come to terms with the terms driving the PR industry now. Working in PR is stressful enough, especially for junior staffers, without being tripped up by the many terms and phrases batted around the office.
Buzzstream
JUNE 16, 2021
That Digital PR Campaign has been done before – can you do it again? This post originally started out as a talk called Difficult Second Album Syndrome which I gave at Drink Digital earlier this year. They mainly focus on industry news (i.e. In this post I’ll focus solely on the latter – literal replication.
Buzzstream
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
At one point during the summer Olympics, I saw a compelling LinkedIn post from a fellow digital PR, Victoria Schmid. Digital PRs suddenly see open rates, click-through rates, and responses drop precipitously and scramble to meet KPIs and link goals. This tip comes from Bri Goodwin, Digital PR Manager at Journey Further.
Buzzstream
DECEMBER 17, 2020
From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. During my three years in the industry, I worked with a range of tools, some that I found extremely useful and others that I rarely touched for long periods of time.
Prowly
MAY 6, 2022
Prowly #PRChat is where you can turn a couple of minutes into an informative and productive break from your day by discovering what representatives from different parts of our industry think about various topics. The post Prowly #PRChat with Michelle Garrett, Freelance Writer & Digital PR Consultant appeared first on Prowly Magazine.
Stuart Bruce
OCTOBER 6, 2016
The PRCA Digital PR and Communications Report 2016 reveals a sharp rise in digital PR budgets, but continuing concern over the lack of investment in training. It’s the fourth annual Digital PR and Communications report the PRCA has produced. More education and training needed to acquire digital PR skills.
Doctor Spin
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Digital PR is not link-building for SEO. The rapid evolution of the internet and social media has transformed the communications industry—and PR professionals must adapt. Some “digital PR” agencies have focused on practices like link-building, DA (domain authority) mapping, and webmaster outreach.
The Proactive Report
JANUARY 18, 2016
So the funnel now looks more like this: The best way to keep those first three layers of the funnel full is Digital PR: Brand awareness. Engage with relevant industry influencers. These are all PR activities. Keep your funnel topped up with a well-planned Digital PR strategy. Developing a brand story.
ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
It keeps us up-to-date on meetings, client communications and industry changes. In fact, email newsletters are a fast way for PRs to scan the daily headlines from a given publication in the hope that a long awaited exclusive has finally gone live, or simply to shape the day’s media outreach. PR News: The Skinny. NRF Smartbrief.
Deirdre Breakenridge
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
The year 2017 has been quite a year for the PR industry. With this year almost over, it’s time to make some predications for what 2018 will look like for the PR industry. However, when you think about it, it’s not that the press release is dead, but rather it has been reinvented to reflect the shift towards digital PR.
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. We are, mate.
Remote PR Jobs
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Prowly An excellent choice for communications freelancers, Prowly is an all-in-one digital PR platform, that goes beyond simply listing journalists requests. While its on the pricier side (paid plan starting at $258 per month), its a comprehensive tool for PR professionals and a digital tool for journalists.
Buzzstream
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
PR Insider – Weekly PR Campaign Roundup The PR Insider delivers a categorized roundup of PR campaigns, expert insights, and event calendars each week, making it a one-stop resource for inspiration, ideation, and staying ahead in the industry. This newsletter is an invaluable tool for inspiring and ideating.
5W PR
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Implementing effective PR strategies allows organizations to navigate these challenging times, protect their reputations, and build stronger relationships with stakeholders. Digital PR plays a vital role in crisis management by equipping organizations with tools to communicate effectively, reach a wider audience, and build trust.
5W PR
MARCH 21, 2025
Public relations stands as a defining force in the online casino industry, where first impressions and brand reputation make or break new ventures. The digital gaming landscape demands sophisticated PR strategies that go beyond traditional marketing approaches. Measuring PR Impact Clear metrics help quantify PR success.
The Proactive Report
OCTOBER 16, 2015
So the growth is not coming from more companies using digital and social – they’re allocating more of their budget to digital. 28% of marketers have reduced their advertising budget to fund more digital marketing (Gartner). The digital PR agency has a bright future. Search is #1. Follow me on Twitter.
The Proactive Report
MAY 27, 2018
If you’re studying PR, or you’re working in the industry, the recent study from USC Annenberg should be by your bedside. The report covers the disruption of the PR industry, what’s changing, what talent is needed in the new model of PR, and where the industry is headed. New Skills for PR.
Stephen Waddington
DECEMBER 2, 2019
In the past 12 months digital PR has seen investment in content and paid social media but cuts in SEO and social listening. It’s hard to unpick a clear story from the PRCA’s Annual Digital PR and Communications Report. Digital PR moves fast as Danny Whatmough, chair of the PRCA Digital Group suggests in his introduction.
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