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The Incredible Online Newsroom A Centralized Communications Content Headquarters by Steve Momorella

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The Incredible Online NewsroomA Centralized Communications Content Headquarters

by Steve Momorella

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Steve MomorellaTEKGROUP Internationalhttp://tekgroup.com

My goal for this event is for you to take away at least 10 new ideas that you can

use today in your online newsroom.

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Journalists

And…bloggers, analysts, investors, potential customers, existing customers, employees,

partners, vendors, potential employees, researchers, news consumers

And….thousands of organizations

Who uses an online newsroom?

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A centralized news headquarters for all of your digital content, including news stories, photos, videos, financial and other organizational information.

A place for journalists and news consumers to find breaking news about your company.

“I see little distinction between an online newsroom and the home page of a corporate web site.”

– David Meerman Scott

What is an online newsroom?

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What is an online newsroom?

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What is an online newsroom?

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What is an online newsroom?

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What is an online newsroom?

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What is an online newsroom?

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Be sure to include

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And Don’t Forget

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Socialize your newsroom

• Social media release• Contact info that includes social networks• Accessible subject matter experts• ShareThis / Tweet this• Multimedia• Blogs• Interactive press kits• Social search

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Social news

• 75% of online news consumers say they get news forwarded through posts on social networking sites

• Twitter (30%) edged out television (27%) as the source of initial awareness of a major international event

• 52% say they share links to news with others via those means

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Fortune 100 social adoption

• 77% have a Twitter account• 75% have a Facebook page and allow people

to post to their wall• 57% have are using YouTube to post videos• 25% have Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube

accounts, and maintain a blog

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Why have an online newsroom?

1. People expect a company to have an online newsroom2. People believe that all companies will have an online

newsroom3. People visit company online newsrooms often to very

often4. People visit both large and small-to-medium sized

company online newsrooms5. Centralized location and 24-hour access to your news

content

Top 10 reasons

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Why have an online newsroom?

6. Control and delivery of the corporate message7. Measurement of communication efforts8. Media request management9. Social media interaction10. Return on Investment (ROI)

Top 10 reasons (Continued)

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Why have an online newsroom?

• Strengthen relationships with the media and bloggers by offering preferred content

• One more ticket to the search lottery• Drive traffic to other online properties• Communicate effectively with anyone online• Self-publish• Become an industry resource• Present accurate information

Do you need more reasons?

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When to use the newsroom

• 24x7 headquarters for your organization• Tie in with marketing events & launches• Thought leadership• Crisis communications• Investor Relations and financial news• Newsjacking

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Where is a newsroom seen?

• SEO-friendly domain / branded design– News.URL.com or URLnews.com

• Auto-publish to search engines• Consider all viewing screens• 24x7 administrative access• Mobile publishing• Social media communities• International reach

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Key takeaways

• Position your online newsroom as a go-to resource in your industry.

• Ensure that you have all of the essential elements that mainstream journalists expect.

• Integrate social media features into your online newsroom so people can share your news.

• Use content marketing to help increase exposure and brand awareness for your organization.

• Produce content that supports the search optimization strategy of your organization.

• Determine the best approach for your organization — build or buy scenarios.