{"id":7242,"date":"2019-06-09T11:30:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T15:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/?p=7242"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:36:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T19:36:49","slug":"targeted-media-campaign-101-need-to-know-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/blog\/targeted-media-campaign-101-need-to-know-basics","title":{"rendered":"Targeted Media Campaign 101: Need to Know Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"752\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u5mJf2ax76k\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever wanted your story to go viral? Of course! Who wouldn&#8217;t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Targeted Media Campaigns (TMC) gets the ball rolling. Starting with a press release ending with local, regional, national, or even international coverage. You read that right! 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