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Living with The Media 24/7

(DIYapproachforSMEOwners)

Whatwillthisbe?

YOU

WhatisNews？

UnderstandingPublicity1

Protectyourjoborreputa=on1

Itisn’tareporter’sjobto…

Advanceyouragenda2

Itisn’tareporter’sjobto…

Askques=onstohelpyoutosaywhatyouwanttosay

3

Itisn’tareporter’sjobto…

Writeastorythewayyouwantittobetold

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Itisn’tareporter’sjobto…

UnderstandwhatNewsis2

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• New• Unusual• Current• Local• Abnormal• Sensa5onal• InsighFul• Sociallyimpac9ul• What’sviralnowonsocialmedia

UnderstandwhatNewsis

MaintainPosi=veRela=onship3

3MaintainPosi=veRela=onship

KnowYourRightswiththeMedia4

Prepareconcisepressrelease5

DonotJust“PressandRelease”DoaPitchtofollowup!

6

AlwaysPrepareforRadioInterview7

PreparingforTelevisioninterview8

Exclusivestory/BehindtheScene

9

ManagingPressConference(date/loca=on/invita=on/actualday)

10

CrisisManagementSkills(10hardques=ons)

Whathappened?Whydidithappen?Wasanyoneinjuredoraffectedfromit?Couldthishavebeenprevented?Hasthiseverhappenedbefore?Currently,whatareyoudoingaboutit?Whenwilltheproblembesolved?Howwillyoupreventthisfromhappeningagain?Didyouknowthiswasgoingtohappen?Whatwouldyouliketosaytothoseaffected?

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ExtremeCrisis,ExtremeCEO12

Givereporterspecialaccess13

Contributear=cletothepress14

Keepyoursoundbytesunder30seconds

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Usephotographyorvisualstoenhancethepossibilityofastorybeingrun

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Realizethatyouhavenocontroloverthecontent,formatand=mingofreport

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Besureallinforma=onyouuseisaccurate

BeeOrBug?

18

Lookoutformajorupcomingeventstoalignyourpublicity

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Alwaysprojectaposi=veimageaboutSingaporewhendealingwithInterna=onalMedia

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ImpactofSocialMediaonNews

#1–NoAnonymity

#2–Nosinglesourceofinforma=on

#3–Nomoreprivatespace

#4–Nomorespeedlimit

#5–Nomoremoderators

#6–Nomoreobjec=vity

#7–Nosimplewayoftellingastory

#8–Nomoreabsolutecensorship

10PiFalls

Donotexpectaperfectstory1

Donotsayanything“offtherecord”

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Donotsaytheword“Publicity”duringinterview

3

Avoidsayingyourcompanynameduringinterview

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Donotdisclosurecompanyconfiden=alinforma=onunlessyouarecleared

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Donotoffera2ndjournalistanexclusiveunlessthefirstonehasrejectedyouroffer

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Donotaskforthesojcopyofthestorybeforeitispublished

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Donotthreatenjournalistswithreduc=onofadver=singbudgetifstoryisturneddown

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DonotbeaBusinessMarketer,BeaContentProvider

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Donotsendfalseinforma=on10