How to Pitch Your Holiday Story: 5 Insider Tips from Journalists
Hoping to shine some extra light on your holiday-related story and get more earned media this season? We’ve gathered feedback from over 3,000 members of the media to understand the pitching behaviors that put them in the spirit of the season. Here are their top five pieces of advice for effective holiday pitching.
Cision Meets: Global Girl Media UK
Cision Meets: Adam Leyland, Editor-in-Chief of The Grocer
UK Media Moves including GLAMOUR, The Telegraph, Utility Week and more
GLAMOUR UK hires Londiwe Ncube; India McTaggart named Acting Royal Correspondent at The Telegraph; Rob Horgan joins Utility Week from New Civil Engineer
UK Media Moves including The Times, PinkNews, The Independent and more
Nic Keaney to join PinkNews as Managing Editor; Francesca Marshall moves from The Telegraph to The Times; The Independent hires Culture and Lifestyle Reporter Ellie Muir
UK Media Moves including the FT, talkSPORT, Business Chief and more
Additional title for the FT's Sarah Ebner; talkSPORT launches weekly motorsport show; Tom Chapman named Editor of Business Chief
UK Media Moves including Radio X, Reach, Oxford Mail and more
Global launches new station Radio X Classic Rock; change of role for Reach's Alice Cunningham; Oxford Mail makes multiple hires
Communications Lessons from Taylor Swift: Master of the Product Launch
From the intentionality of each lyric and note, to the precision with which she applies her red lipstick, Taylor Swift leaves no details to chance. Ms. Swift made an indelible mark on the global stage as a singer-songwriter with extraordinary talent and has built a business on her own terms. While her art is one of communication – through words and notes and human emotions – Taylor Swift should also be recognised as a masterful communicator in the digital age while off-stage.
UK Media Moves including APL Media, PinkNews, TRBusiness and more
Promotion for Luke Barras-Hill at TRBusiness; new role for Amelia Duggan at APL Media; Harriet Williamson to join PinkNews from The Independent
2023 Global Comms Report: 5 Takeaways for European PRs
440 industry professionals across 10 countries took part in the 2023 Global Comms Report to give a snapshot of how the industry is shifting. Yet across the regions covered (United States, Europe and APAC) there are subtle differences and nuances around how communicators responded. So what can we learn from the European data? And how does it compare to the global numbers?
UK Media Moves including Future Plc, ITV News, The Sun on Sunday and more
Promotion for Future's Hannah Fernando; new title for Emily Morgan at ITV News; update to The Sun on Sunday's showbiz desk
UK Media Moves including HuffPost, Glasgow World, The Sun and more
Dayna McAlpine joins HuffPost UK as Lifestyle Editor; Paul Trainer named Editor of Glasgow World; Kara Godfrey promoted at The Sun
UK Media Moves including Newsquest, UNILAD, talkSPORT and more
Alex Maxam appointed Editor at UNILAD; Newsquest names Rebecca Carey as Deputy Head of SEO; new title for Ross Perkins at talkSPORT
UK Media Moves including The Times, FT, Telegraph and more
Alex Farber joins The Times from Broadcast magazine; the FT names first AI Editor; update to The Telegraph's business desk
The Business Case for Centralising Your Media Intelligence Efforts
As executive teams rely more heavily on their communications teams to advise on strategic initiatives, it is more critical than ever to have comprehensive, reliable data to inform that guidance.
How Media Monitoring Empowers Communications Professionals in a PR Crisis
Public relations crises can be costly reputationally and financially, but an effective media monitoring strategy can help stop a crisis in its tracks.
2023 CES Trends Report Holds Lessons for Communicators
What the biggest media stories and top trends of the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show teach us about brand management, event marketing and campaign strategy.
4 Steps to a Personalised PR Lifecycle
This guide provides the necessary steps for today’s PR and comms teams to increase ROI.
UK Media Moves including Reach, Channel 5, Wanderlust Magazine and more
Reach appoints launch editors for US team; new role for Matt Spencer at Jeremy Vine On 5; Rhodri Andrews returns to Wanderlust Magazine
UK Media Moves including the FT, National World, People Management and more
National World forms a new Daily Press Division; People Management appoints Deputy Editor; update to FT's data team
UK Media Moves including The Times, The Independent, BBC News and more
Julia Richardson returns to The Times; new title for The Independent's Kate Gill; Ravin Sampat changes roles at BBC News
Building a Robust Earnings Strategy with Multimedia Distribution
See how Cision helped CEVA execute an appealing and robust earnings distribution plan for current and prospective investors.
UK Media Moves including the BBC, HELLO!, Pensions Expert and more
BBC reveals the presenter line-up for the new BBC News channel; role change for Rosie Nixon at HELLO!; Maria Espadinha announces departure from Pensions Expert
Responding to a Crisis: Uber’s Cyber Hack
For any organisation operating in the digital realm it’s no longer a question of if a cyberattack will happen, but when. In such a privacy-conscious climate, the damage caused by a data breach can be critical. Uber has experienced multiple data hacks in recent times, with coverage in mainstream media outlets referring to it as a repeated breach. In order to minimise any long-term reputational damage, brands like Uber must move quickly to formulate an effective crisis response.
Media Perspectives on the Ukraine War: Takeaways for Communicators
Cision UK recently brought together a panel of journalists to help comms professionals understand the media impact of the war and our communities.