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    In the 'Age of Scepticism' gaining media coverage is one way of cutting through the ever increasing noise to get your message across.

    Research shows the average consumer receives between 1500 and 3000 marketing messages a day.

    Editorial generated by media coverage is more credible than advertising and can help cut through the clutter.

    It can also help build your reputation.

    But how do you get media coverage?

    Here are 10 tips for harnessing the marketing power of the media.

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    ws the average consumer receives between 1500 and 3000 marketing messages a day.

    Editorial generated by media coverage is more credible than advertising and can help cut through the clutter.

    It can also help build your reputation.

    But how do you get media coverage?

    Here are 10 tips for harnessing the marketing power of the media.

    1. Know Your Strengths.

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    ising and can help cut through the clutter.

    It can also help build your reputation.

    But how do you get media coverage?

    Here are 10 tips for harnessing the marketing power of the media.

    1. Know Your Strengths.

    What are you an expert at? What is your specialized area of expertise? What unique services or information can you offer? Position yourself as the expert. Even in a crisis this can position you or your organisation as t

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    for harnessing the marketing power of the media.

    1. Know Your Strengths.

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    se? What unique services or information can you offer? Position yourself as the expert. Even in a crisis this can position you or your organisation as the 'go to' person. This builds credibility.

    2. Clarify your communication objectives?

    What do I want to achieve? To inform or entertain? To provide information? To build a profile? To influence public opinion? Personal marketing? Marketing or launching a new product or service?

    3. Define your target audience?

    Who is my target audience? General public? Customers? Competitors? Suppliers? What age are they, what level of education, what beliefs and values, geographical location, how do they use the media? What influence do they have?

    4. Identify the best channels of communicati

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