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Ready to launch your next digital PR campaign but worried you might have forgotten something? Don’t worry, we got you…
The moments just before you launch a digital PR campaign can be thrilling, exciting and terrifying in equal measures.
We know there’s a lot riding on campaign launch. The client wants super-fast results, your manager constantly wants good news and of course, you want your hard work to pay off against whatever bottom-line goals you’ve been set.
The pre-launch period is (arguably) THE most important part of your campaign timeline, so it is vital that you take time to check every element before you release it into the wild.
However, this can feel like you’re spinning plates.
In fact, here at JBH, we usually begin our ‘launch process’ the second that we’ve briefed our design studio, so we’ve put together our essential campaign launch check-list in the hope that it can make everything feel a bit more manageable.
Is the data used within your campaign water-tight, backed up by a thorough methodology?
If you have a team working on promotion, a briefing sheet could be the answer to a cohesive and seamless launch. We always follow this up with a verbal run-through ahead of launch to allow for any questions and queries from the wider team.
A great campaign will always consist of multiple angles and headlines. Decide on these ahead of time and produce a shared ‘Headlines and Angles’ sheet.
Begin compiling your target media list as soon as you know what the main angle of your campaign is going to be. This can be refined and drilled down as the launch plan develops and will be different for every campaign.
Top-tier publications often require exclusive case studies from an external source or insightful comment from your client or company. Preparing this ahead of launch will save you time and energy which can be channelled into your outreach.
It’s so easy to get caught up in the ‘moment’ when preparing for the launch of a big data-led digital PR campaign, but don’t forget about the valuable insight from your client or brand.
Putting together a list of advice to complement your campaign can be done well ahead of time and could be the deciding factor for a journalist looking to turn your campaign into a feature.
We’ve all been there, the journalist has used your carefully crafted data/imagery in a feature but they haven’t credited your client with a link, leading to a whole world of link reclamation pain.
We’ve realised that this is usually because we’ve not actually given them a reason to link which is what our linkable asset golden rules cover, during the campaign launch process.
This is the fun bit! Figuring out how you’re going to pitch your campaign to make it as enticing as possible.
Whilst personalisation is key for pitching, it’s a great timesaver to have at least the pitch subject lines and key data points altogether in one place for your team to access and use throughout their outreach cycles.
There’s literally nothing better than the excitement of showing your campaign to a client or to your team for the first time.
A launch (or kick-off) meeting is a great idea as it allows for any final questions on the outreach and for you to agree on the launch date with other parts of the business.