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BE PROACTIVELY REACTIVE

The Newsjacking Planner

Fuel your reactive marketing activity with our curated database over over 5,000 Newsjacking hooks & events

What’s included?

  • National & International Awareness Days & Events

  • National & International holidays

  • Trending Tool

  • Historical Anniversaries

  • Continuously Updated Calendar

  • Cultural & Religious Events

What is Newsjacking?

Align your marketing, PR & brand activity with current events to generate media attention and boost exposure.

Integrations

Seamlessly integrates to your favourite software & workflow apps  – delivering the latests Newsjacking hooks, events and information to the platforms you need and in the format most useful to you.

Google
Calendar

Google’s cutting-edge time-management and scheduling solution, is crafted to streamline your calendar needs.

Slack
Integration

A messaging powerhouse, originally crafted for the office but now embraced for personal use, offering seamless communication solutions.

Microsoft
Outlook Calendar

A personal information management system by Microsoft, integrated into the Microsoft Office suite for seamless organization.

Excel & Google Sheets
Download

An essential spreadsheet tool, part of Google Docs’ free, web-based suite of productivity applications.

Online
Planner & Calendar

Maximize productivity with the help of digital planners, expertly organizing your day and streamlining your workflow.

Embeddable
Widget

Enhance the functionality of your website with widgets seamlessly integrated into the design, appearing as a natural part of your page.

What is newsjacking?2022-10-19T14:49:34+01:00

Newsjacking refers to a method of digital marketing that uses news or facts of great relevance to create useful and viral content for your brand. Newsjacking means being constantly aware of current news in order to capitalize on the media’s pull.  This can be either a sporting or musical event or events that are of high social or political importance. The content should be created as quickly as possible and must be original and coherent. Once it has been launched, it is important to promote it so it goes viral by contacting journalists via social media, interacting directly with consumers, and contacting journalists.

How can newsjacking help promote a company?2022-10-19T00:49:22+01:00

Newsjacking allows for more effective company promotion. It involves following the top-trending topics and news on the internet and responding to it with creative, funny and relevant messages. Newsjacking is a cheaper option than expensive ads campaigns. However, it can be very cost-effective if the campaign goes viral.

How does Newsjacking help content marketing?2022-10-19T14:34:05+01:00

Newsjacking gives content marketers access to the most popular topics, allowing them to write highly relevant articles. Newsjacking allows content marketers to get their brands on the news and first pages of search results for the most trending keywords.

How to do NewsJacking well2022-10-19T14:37:31+01:00

When newsjacking is done well, it can educate the reader in a creative and valuable way while also elevating the brand. This can be a great way to showcase your organization’s personality and delight your supporters.

Newsjacking Do’s2022-10-19T14:40:38+01:00

To stay up-to-date on breaking news, use software like an RSS feed

To ensure you are notified of relevant topics, set up alerts

You should establish criteria to determine the news types you will focus on. Answer these questions: “What subjects are relevant to our company?” “What do we not want to touch with 10 feet?”

Make a connection between the news and your brand/core value.

Newsjacking Don’ts2022-10-19T00:58:31+01:00

Do not wait for the news to get old.

Don’t propagate inaccuracies. If in doubt, don’t post.

Do not set unrealistic expectations about newsjacking. Set SMART goals around expanding your audience.

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