If you've missed the first wave of reporting but want to get more press attention, and are not afraid of taking a definitive, perhaps controversial stance, this type
of newsjacking works like a charm.
1) Google released the Knowledge Graph, and a coworker who knew my penchant
for newsjacking immediately sent me a link to the story.
The term was popularized due to David Meerman Scott's
book Newsjacking: How to Inject Your Ideas into a Breaking News Story and Generate Tons of Media Coverage.
Just like
newsjacking format # 2, this type of post is quickly put together after the news breaks... but instead of recapping the details of the news, you dive right into the analysis.
To make sure you go
about newsjacking the right way, follow the advice of David Meerman Scott and get ready for the ride of your life!
Scott explains the concept of
newsjacking stories that aren't directly related to your business in his book with a Kate Winslet example.
Newsjacking works for all sorts of outfits and people — it doesn't matter if you are large and well known or tiny and obscure.
If you're not
newsjacking just yet, be sure to check out David Meerman Scott's 4th Edition of The New Rules of Marketing and PR.
What we do is check the news in the morning, midday, and at night for any breaking stories, then immediately go
into newsjacking mode if we find something applicable.
This type of coverage follows Scott's
newsjacking model — by framing the story with a new takeaway or opinion fairly close after it breaks, you can catch the news wave before it really takes off.
Jumping on a fast - moving topic is
good newsjacking practice, but there must be an end goal with the tag's usage.
People you will meet in the course have generated thousands of new sales leads
by newsjacking.
There are ways you can acknowledge a news event, or
even newsjack a content piece to provide a foundation for your own, but blindly jumping on a news event is a recipe for disaster.
Newsjacking allows you to harness the conversation by targeting publishers who are covering the trending story.
Enter newsjacking: the process by which you inject your ideas or angles into breaking news, in real - time, in order to generate media coverage for yourself or your business.
Initially, I was surprised, given that excitement for
newsjacking seemed to wane following the initial surge of industry interest.
Today's blog post is brought to you by the
term Newsjacking, coined by author David Meerman Scott.
Here are some examples of brands that tried to
newsjack negative stories, only to have it backfire:
This time with my friend David Meerman Scott, best - selling author of numerous books including The New Rules of Marketing & PR, Real - Time Marketing & PR and a new book
called Newsjacking (Wiley) created specifically for the Amazon Kindle.
So here are the four main ways you can
newsjack with your business blog.
And don't forget about leveraging social media, particularly Twitter, as a means of stumbling
upon newsjacking opportunities.
Newsjacking refers to the practice of capitalizing on the popularity of a news story to amplify your sales and marketing success.
Without further ado, let's break down
what newsjacking is, why every inbound marketer should be doing it, and exactly how you can do it yourself!
We use our own social media monitoring tool to set up mentions of terms we'd like to monitor for, and
perhaps newsjack!
Do you think any of these (orother) examples were taking the concept of
newsjacking too far?
He's also co-hosted The Bugle podcast alongside political comedian Andy Zaltzman and
fronted Newsjack on digital radio channel Radio 4 Extra.
Newsjacking continues David Meerman Scott's mission to explain and rewrite the rules of marketing and PR.
Thought Leadership, Case Studies, Personal branding, Marketing, YouTube, Brand Journalism,
Master Newsjacking course
Book promotion for authors, how David Meerman Scott
used Newsjacking to promote Marketing the Moon
Find the primary source, gauge what others have written, and get a firm grasp on the story before you proceed to the
actual newsjacking.
On our blog, we often try to
newsjack stories that could inform, and / or help marketers.
You can see we did this type
of newsjack a few weeks ago when Facebook launched hashtags.
It's good
for newsjacking, but also important to be aware of any sensitive subjects that might impact your editorial calendar or content being published.