Search engines like Google have become the newsstand of our time. And as more and more readers turn to search engines to find the timeliest news, journalists are following suit.
According to a recent survey by TopRank® Online Marketing, nine out of ten journalists and editors indicate that they use search engines daily as part of their jobs. As such, today’s public relations programs must include an online component, and this component must adhere to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices to be successful.
Despite being an ever-expanding and constantly evolving industry, finding and securing a job in public relations (PR) remains a challenging endeavor. This fact was not lost on the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). As a service to public relations professionals, the PRSA enhanced the usability of its Jobcenter. Of course, before PR professionals could use the Jobcenter to find jobs, the Jobcenter itself had to be found by PR professionals.
The following search engine optimization case study illustrates how TopRank® Online Marketing helped secure targeted keyword rankings for the PRSA Jobcenter, leading to visitor referral increases exceeding 400%.
On Monday morning 10:15 am at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina, TopRank Online Marketing CEO Lee Odden will be presenting the Top Ten SEO Tips for Public Relations. The presentation will be held in Marina Ballroom F and will cover the gamut of SEO advice for news optimization. Here’s a video preview:
Regardless of the state of the economy, many businesses are continuing to thrive. In succeeding, these companies have found how to transform a blend of new media communication tactics, including online PR, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and social media into a cohesive public relations strategy.
This November, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) will help PR professionals from across the globe develop their own new strategies as they convene in San Diego and host their annual four-day International Conference. Keynote speakers, including Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and former White House director of economic policy Todd Bucholz, will join a packed ensemble of speakers discussing topics including social media, crisis communications, branding and sustainability.
This fall, public relations professionals of all experience levels will be afforded the opportunity to take their game to a ‘whole new ballpark’, as the Minnesota chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) hosts its 2009 Professional Practices Conference.
Featuring keynotes from Kevin Smith, Executive Director of Public Affairs for the Minnesota Twins, and Mary T. Henige, Director of Social Media, Broadcast, Diversity & Consumer Communications for General Motors, this conference will help professionals step up their game by clearing the lines between online public relations, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and social media tactics.
According to survey results published by TopRank® Online Marketing, nine out of ten journalists, reporters and editors use search engines as part of their jobs. This means that eleven out of ten Public Relations (PR) professionals should understand the ins and outs of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
PRSA Digital Impact Conference April 30 – May 1, 2009 New York, NY
The public relations industry has warmed significantly to the power of search engine optimization for growing the impact of pull based PR efforts. Now more than ever, journalists, bloggers and industry influentials use search engines to find subject matter experts, research companies, locate past media coverage and to track topical trends. A recent survey on journalists’ use of search by TopRank reports that 91% of those journalists, reporters and editors surveyed use search engines to do their jobs.
PRSA Workshop: Search Engine Optimization in a Digital World March 20, 2009 in New York City
Today’s public relations and communications professionals need to adapt and grow with the changing digital landscape just as publishers have moved to the web. Consumers and journalists alike use a variety for search tools to discover and share credible sources of news and information. Can your news be discovered where digital media are looking? Is your text, image, audio and video content optimized for search and the social web?
(Lee Odden – far right – at PRSA International conference)
On October 25th TopRank CEO Lee Odden will present a half day, pre-conference workshop on search engine optimization of news content at the 2008 PRSA International Conference in Detroit entitled:
Optimizing Content for Optimum Search Results: Search Engine Optimization for News
Journalists use Web-based searches on a daily basis to research stories, find subject matter experts and track conversations on topics of interest. Online content can be optimized not only for standard search engines, but for blog and news searches as well. There are a variety of ways to optimize news content — press releases, online newsrooms, past media coverage and social media — which can make it easier for bloggers and the media to find it.
On June 9th, 2008 TopRank’s CEO Lee Odden will present, “Search Engine Optimization for News Content” at the PRSA’s Digital Impact Conference in New York.
Increasing numbers of journalists are using search on a daily basis to research stories and find subject matter experts. There is a variety of ways to optimize news content including: press releases, online newsrooms, past media coverage and social media to optimize news content, making it easier for bloggers and the media to find your stories online. Understand level setting SEO and social media fundamentals, and be able to identify the changes in journalist’s “research” behaviors involving the use of search engines, social media and the importance of online newsrooms.
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