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Types of Digital Media
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In this sense, search engine optimization can be considered an earned media play. Though there
are more than 200 factors that Google assesses to rank content, securing quality backlinks from
websites with a high domain authority that are trusted by the public is a critical factor to boost
rankings.
To gain earned media is challenging. Whether it’s securing coverage in a print magazine, a blog,
or on an influencer’s Instagram page, it’s tougher than ever for your pitch to stand out. Fifty
seven percent of the highest-ranking publishers in importance receive between 50 to 500
pitches each week.
Shared Media:
Shared media could be considered a sector of owned media because you own the content that is published
to your social media platforms. High rate of reach in the form of views, likes, shares, comments give an
impression on the level of campaign success.
Once you share something to your social media channels, what happens next is out of your hands. The
engagements, comments and shares your content receives is up to your audience. It’s online word-of-mouth,
so you lose the ability to control exactly who is sharing your content, what they’re saying about it and where
it’s happening.
The slightest mistake can turn into a viral post that could EasyJet’s response was quick (15 minutes) but missed the mark. They
be damaging to your brand. Take this example in August asked the poster to delete the picture. The response understandably
angered Twitter users, who criticized the brand for its handling of
2019, a passenger on an EasyJet flight from London to customer issues.
Geneva tweeted a photo of a woman sitting on a backless The airline’s spokesperson said EasyJet complies with all safety
seat. The tweet went viral with over 40,000 likes and guidelines.
20,000 retweets. The European Aviation Safety Agency Key lesson: EasyJet turned a minor issue into a top PR crisis with how
and International Air Trade Association were tagged in the they responded. Asking the poster to remove the picture before
investigating the issue was a grave misstep.
post.
Another brand that came under fire for racism was Dolce
Things escalated when Stefano Gabbana allegedly responded to the backlash with
derogatory remarks about China. The fallout was swift, severe, and sustained. The
Shanghai show was canceled, Chinese celebrities terminated their contracts, and
major stores stopped carrying the brand’s products. To date, D&G hasn’t been able
to sign an endorsement deal with Chinese celebrities. Dolce & Gabbana's overall
sales fell 15% to about 1 billion EUR in 2021. Because of the failure in the Chinese
market, D&G's stock price was also greatly affected. Its losses reached 4.8 billion
EUR just eight days after the scandal occurred.
Key lesson: While D&G removed the ads and publicly apologized, the private
messages by one of the founding designers negated those efforts. When faced
with backlash over a wrong move, quickly apologize and don’t make justifications
for your actions.
These assets serve as the foundation to make all of your paid, earned and shared channels work. You
can’t launch a campaign without telling a story or sharing a message. It’s estimated by researchers
that customers will manage 85% of their relationship with a company without ever talking to a human.
Additionally, Synchrony Bank (former GE Capital Retail Bank) Shopper Study states that 81% of
consumers research a product or service online and compare prices and financing offers before
making major purchases.
The way that most of your customers will first communicate with a brand is
through its owned media (even copy and creative assets in a paid ad are Then, document a content strategy, which will help you
considered owned media), making it the most critical component of this model. understand your brand’s audience personas, the keywords to
target, what topics and types of content to create, the
Aside from the cost of resources to create content, owned media is free. But platforms where you’ll publish content and how to measure
performance. Once a trusty and productive team is in place
depending on your organization’s goals and team size, content creation could
and there’s more content in the queue, you’ll be able to
be a budget buster. To build a library of owned content, look into options such
determine how content will be used in the rest of your
as hiring internally, recruiting freelancers, or working with an agency. Or
channels.
develop a combination of the three.
All four media strategies work together. But it all comes down to creating owned
content that is useful to your audience. This content could power a paid media
campaign, which could lead to earned media benefits through social sharing and
other online conversations.
Paid, earned, shared and owned media combine to make up your brand’s entire
content strategy. Each media type serves a specific purpose. Understanding where
each one fits in the sales funnel helps you build a well-rounded digital presence.
THANK YOU !
DR . ASEEL DESSOUKY