Traditional Media

  Media Q&A is a series of interviews with media insiders about big shifts that currently reshaping their industry, so that PR and marketing people can better understand and engage them. SWA (pronounced “swah”, not S-W-A) Media Inc. started out with a business magazine, SWASEMBADA—literally means “self-supporting”—which was first published in 1985. At that time, the Indonesian government initiated an economic program to curb imports by increasing domestic production. Since then, SWA—its present and shortened name—has been considered as the country’s largest business magazine with over 200,000 readers, according to…

  For the diligent members of the marketing and PR workforce, the digital era has caused the lines between their formerly distinct roles to blur. On Wednesday, March 6, PR Newswire CEO Ninan Chacko spoke before Beijing members of the American Chamber of Commerce as part of the organization’s Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Forum (MAP) to try and elucidate the changes within and challenges posed to two industries that increasingly overlap. Also presenting: Thomas Mattia, Chairman of the Daniel J. Edelman China Group, June Jin, chief marketing officer and…

Engaging readers with concise, consistent, accurate copy There are two false presumptions that prevail when first learning to write press releases: that it will be really easy, or really difficult. Approaching the task with either of these extremes in mind will undermine writers from the get-go, because in fact, the truth lies somewhere in between. With a little preparation and a basic understanding of both your company’s needs and the requirements of your newswire, crafting an effective press release can be speedy and painless. On the other hand, skipping that…

  As the world’s third largest advertising market, traditional media continue to play the all-important role in a burgeoning Chinese media landscape, and despite considerable growth in online news sources and communities, traditional media remain the most trusted sources of information. As a result, any marketing and communications strategies should look to include this vital set of media (this particular post will focus on print media, but look out for my next post on the TV kingpins). The World’s Largest Newspaper Market China has over 4,500 publishers and is the world’s…

With around 520 million internet users now in China, getting noticed online is obviously going to be tough, and it’s even tougher if you don’t understand online PR and content marketing in China. With the “Great Firewall of China” blocking many of the English social media sites, Chinese users are very much restricted in how they can access some of your content; not to mention that the vast majority of searches are done in Mandarin Chinese. It’s therefore vitally important that you get your messages out through as wide a…