There\u2019s No Goal and No Plan<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat do you want to accomplish with your digital newsroom? What\u2019s your goal? Don\u2019t reach out to your web designer or content creation team until you know exactly what you want to accomplish with your digital newsroom. Once you have a goal (or a prioritized list of goals), then you can create a plan to achieve it. Each piece of content published in your digital newsroom, regardless of the format, should ultimately support that goal. And if we\u2019re getting picky here, your goal for your digital newsroom should support your overall marketing and business goals. Generally speaking, one primary goal for a digital newsroom might be to attract the attention of the media.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s No Consistency<\/strong><\/p>\nMany businesses make the mistake of publishing a few things in their digital newsrooms and calling it good. They upload their past press releases. Publish links to a few papers, reports, and even a good video and infographic. But they stop there. The content grows cold and stops doing its job \u2013 namely attracting the media. Don\u2019t make this mistake. Create a content plan to keep your digital newsroom alive and vibrant. Add content to your newsroom consistently. You\u2019ll achieve better search results and go much further to attract the attention of your audience and the media.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s No Data Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\nOkay, assuming that you have a goal for your digital newsroom, and that each piece of content you publish is designed to help you achieve that goal, how do you know when you\u2019re successful? What data are you tracking? What are you measuring? What quantitative information tells you whether you\u2019re achieving success or not? As you plan your digital newsroom and create a content strategy, make sure to also plan how you\u2019re going to measure and track success. Then implement systems to follow through on that assessment. The only way that you can build a newsroom that achieves results is by actually measuring them, and then making changes to your content and plan as you gather data.<\/p>\n
Finally, don\u2019t make the mistake of publishing the same type of content over and over. Variety is key. Make sure your digital newsroom has diversity. Publish press releases. Publish videos, white papers, case studies, reports, infographics, audio files and anything else that you believe your audience and the media will value.<\/p>\n
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