How to Pitch Your Holiday Story: 5 Insider Tips from Journalists
05 Nov 2024

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...

8 Lessons in Communication Strategy: Learning from Volodymyr Zelenskyy
17 Nov 2022

8 Lessons in Communication Strategy: Learning from Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President Zelenskyy is widely acknowledged as a master of communication and the lessons below are gifts for us all as we, too, endeavor to own critical moments. That said, we hope we never lose sight of the daily struggle that’s been the result of...

The Evolution of Media: Where Next for the Motor Show?
17 Nov 2022

The Evolution of Media: Where Next for the Motor Show?

The motor show was long seen as the primary destination for carmakers looking to lay down a marker and exhibit their latest models and cutting-edge concept vehicles. For years, manufacturers flocked to destinations like Detroit, Geneva and Tokyo and ...

How to Communicate During Times of Uncertainty: 4 Key Takeaways for PR and Comms Pros
12 Oct 2022

How to Communicate During Times of Uncertainty: 4 Key Takeaways for PR and Comms Pros

While the future often looks uncertain, few could have predicted how dramatically recent events have destabilised the world. In 2022 we're facing an ongoing pandemic, the war in Ukraine, ongoing supply chains issues, an energy crisis and economic...

The Role the Media Plays in a Car Purchase Journey: A View From Autovia
12 Oct 2022

The Role the Media Plays in a Car Purchase Journey: A View From Autovia

For consumers looking to make an EV their next car purchase, navigating the road to electric brings many questions. How does the car charge? What range does it have with a full battery? Where to start with the myriad choices on the market? Answering ...

The Consumer Purchase Journey in an Evolving Media Landscape
04 Oct 2022

The Consumer Purchase Journey in an Evolving Media Landscape

In the last few years, events have been unfolding at high-speed, whether that be global pandemics, huge supply chain issues or more recently major wars in Europe. As a result, it's been difficult to keep up with what those changes mean for different ...

How UK Consumers Are Responding to the Energy Bills Crisis
01 Aug 2022

How UK Consumers Are Responding to the Energy Bills Crisis

The cost of living crisis has hit UK consumers hard in 2022. The average annual grocery bill is forecast to rise by more than £450, petrol and diesel fuel prices have reached record highs of £191.53-per-litre and £199.05 respectively, and...

How Leading PR Pros Solve 3 of Today's Biggest Industry Challenges
22 Jul 2022

How Leading PR Pros Solve 3 of Today's Biggest Industry Challenges

You put a lot of time, effort and (let’s be honest) talent into your media strategy, so why don’t your earned media results reflect that? It’s a common frustration among PR professionals, especially as they vie for attention amid a shrinking pool of ...

Audience Profile: The Business Decision Maker
18 Jul 2022

Audience Profile: The Business Decision Maker

This will be a deep-dive into the Business Decision Maker audience profile. The focus will be on giving communications professionals the tools and knowledge they need to make actionable decisions based on this information, and highlighting the...

How Audience Insights Can Close Common Gaps in Your Communications Reports
08 Jul 2022

How Audience Insights Can Close Common Gaps in Your Communications Reports

Are your reports telling you what you really need to know... or are they simply a way to retrospectively justify decisions that were taken earlier on in the process? We show you how to take a step back and look at your reports on a top-level, so...

The Anatomy of a Modern Audience
27 Jun 2022

The Anatomy of a Modern Audience

What are the data points that matter – and don't matter – when it comes to measuring a modern audience? We all know by now that age, gender, and earning brackets are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what we can know about audiences. But what...

What Are the Biggest Challenges Journalists Face in 2022?
23 Jun 2022

What Are the Biggest Challenges Journalists Face in 2022?

The role of a journalist has evolved at a rapid pace over the last two decades. Driven by the shift to online news consumption and the pandemic creating a new world of hybrid work, reporters are facing obstacles their predecessors never experienced.

Audience Fragmentation and How it Affects your Comms Strategy
21 Jun 2022

Audience Fragmentation and How it Affects your Comms Strategy

There once was a time where we could reach specific audiences entirely based on their media consumption habits; we had Sun readers, Indy readers, Guardian readers and NME readers, and it was easy to tell who was who simply by which cohort they...

What Does the 2022 Global State of the Media Report Mean for UK PRs?
30 May 2022

What Does the 2022 Global State of the Media Report Mean for UK PRs?

This year’s Global Sate of the Media report pooled the opinions of more than 3,800 journalists spread over 17 regions worldwide. It’s a detailed snapshot of where editorial staff, freelancers and publishers sit in 2022. Yet across each region there...

5 Key Takeaways from the 2022 Global State of the Media Report
26 May 2022

5 Key Takeaways from the 2022 Global State of the Media Report

Cision’s 13th Global State of the Media report has arrived, presenting an in-depth look at some of the big shifts in journalism trends over the last 12 months. We polled more than 3,800 journalists and editors across 17 regions to get a snapshot of...

4 Big Challenges PR and Comms Pros Face Today
22 Apr 2022

4 Big Challenges PR and Comms Pros Face Today

When it comes to crafting effective campaigns, PR and comms pros must learn to juggle everything from data to social and much more. The volume and frequency of news grows fast, and comms teams need to be agile and adaptable to get their message...

The Power of Social Listening
06 Apr 2022

The Power of Social Listening

Communication, particularly social media communication, is not just about crafting a message, posting it to the widest audience and then seeing what happens. It's a two-way conversation.

The Golden Era of the Social Media Influencer
01 Apr 2022

The Golden Era of the Social Media Influencer

As of 2021, the global influencer market was worth $13.8 billion, spanning not just content creation but also courses and training on how to pursue a professional career as an influencer.

A Guide to Conscious ESG Strategising
28 Mar 2022

A Guide to Conscious ESG Strategising

Corporate comms and media storytelling have seen a huge sea change in approach over the last two years. Reputation management has become crucial. At the core of all this is environmental, social and governance (ESG).

Crafting Universal Messaging Strategies
28 Mar 2022

Crafting Universal Messaging Strategies

Regional in tone but global in ambition, today’s communications professionals need to straddle the line between crafting a universal message in their campaigns, while remaining personal and accessible.

Tracking Narratives at Every Turn: The Role of Audience Data in Comms
24 Mar 2022

Tracking Narratives at Every Turn: The Role of Audience Data in Comms

Success in communications has never been easier to quantify. Every online interaction leaves a distinct digital footprint and marketing and communications professionals can target these large volumes of data to monitor, track and analyse their...