how to get noticed. pr and the press. 2014

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Presentation from Growing Games #4, June 30. 2014. Mikkel Messell from K2 Communication presenting tips and tricks on how to get noticed. AGENDA: PR activities Media Contact / Timing

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PR  and  the  Press  

Mikkel  Messell  Henrik  Groth  

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Kort  om  K2  

•  Established  in  2005  •  Focus  on  PR  •  Primarily  games  •  www.K-­‐2.dk  

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Agenda  

•  PR  acCviCes  •  Media  •  Contact  /  Timing  

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PR  acCviCes  

•  Solo  placement  •  Press  releases  •  Events    

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Soloplacement  •  Larger  stories  in  naConal  radio/TV/papers  •  Angles  /  stories  

–  Trend  of  the  Cme  – Danish  succes  – Numbers,  figures,  data  (confirms  a  trend)  –  Theme/set-­‐up  –  Controversial  – A  Star  –  or  no  Star  …  –  The  story/news  itself  

•  How  to  sell  a  solo  story?    

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How  to  do  it  solo  •  Direct  targeted  pitch  –  mail  or  phone  •  The  story  -­‐  Very  short  and  to  the  point  •  The  topic  in  a  larger  context    •  Feed  the  journalist  

–  experts,  numbers,  data,  further  informaCon,  interview  opportuniCes,  etc.  

•  IniCally  an  e-­‐mail  -­‐  can  be  followed  up  by  a  call  The  solo-­‐story/pitch  can  be  sent  to  various  journalists  (especially  if  it  is  non-­‐compeCng  media  like  fx  P3  and  Berlingske  Tidende).    

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The  Press  release  •  Distributed  as  breaking  news    •  Can  be  distributed  to  selected  journalists  before  anyone  else    

•  Can  be  used  as  background  informaCon  in  a  solo  pitch    

•  Gives  everyone  a  feeling  that  it  is  a  significant  product  (internally  and  externally)    

•  Remember  to  send  the  press  release  to  Ritzau  (and  other  news  agencies)  -­‐  if  Ritzau  does  the  story  wide  coverage  is  almost  guaranteed.  

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Events  and  press  conferences  •  Stressing  that  it  is  a  significant  product  (refer  to  the  press  

conference  in  all  subsequent  communicaCons  with  the  press)    •  The  InvitaCon  to  the  press  conference  serves  as  a  press  release  that  

can  create  its  own  stories  independently  of  the  press  conference    •  Good  photo  opportunity  (make  sure  that  it  is)  •  1-­‐1  interviews  •  A^endance  and  stories  based  on  the  press  conference  requires  the  

bigger  story.  Fx:  Sims  producer  besøger  Danmark,  FIFA  VM  

Do  not  go  into  game  details  at  the  presentaCon  at  the  press  conference.  Remember  the  rules  for  interviews.  Feel  free  to  invite  some  of  the  target  audience  for  the  press  conference  -­‐  giving  journalists  the  whole  package:  Both  the  people  behind  the    product,  the  target  group,  good  pictures  and  background  informaCon.  

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Media  Specific  media  -­‐  specific  angles    •  Online  Media    

images,  short  texts,  report  of  an  event,  press  releases    •  NaConal  papers    

news  story,  solo  story,  good  angles    •  Gossip  magazines    

pictures,  celebriCes    •  Magazines    

good  pictures  (solo),  interviews,  preview    •  NaConwide  TV  /  Radio    •  Local  media    

Local  angles  

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Contact  

•  Personal  contact  should  be  directly  to  relevant  journalists  (not  to  [email protected])    

•  Who  has  wri^en  on  the  subject  before?  Who  has  wri^en  on  related  topics?  Are  there  any  obvious  special  media?    

•  Press  releases  can  be  sent  to  both  selected  journalists  and  [email protected]  

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Timing  •  The  process    Should  /  can  we  find  an  angle  during  the  process?  -­‐  The  making  of!    

•  At  launch    Some  media  should  be  informed  well  before  others  -­‐  some  magazines  has  a  2  months  deadline.    

•  Aeer  launch    The  PR  work  does  not  have  to  stop  aeer  launch.  Can  we  fx  come  up  with  some  follow-­‐up  stories?  How  many  have  fx  bought  the  game?,  can  it  be  used  for  educaCon?,  is  the  game  a  big  turning  point  for  the  developer?  etc.