IN A 24/7/365, SECOND-BY-SECOND NEWS ENVIRONMENT, SAVVY OPERATERS REALIZE THERE ARE NEW WAYS TO GENERATE MEDIA ATTENTION.

The rules have changed. The traditional PR modelsticking closely to a preset script and campaign timelineno longer works the way it used to.  Public discourse now moves so fast and so dynamically that all it takes is a single afternoon to blast the wheels off someones laboriously crafted narrative.

Enter newsjacking: the process by which you inject your ideas or angles into breaking news, in real-time, in order to generate media coverage for yourself or your business. It creates a level playing fieldliterally anyone can newsjackbut, that new level favors players who are observant, quick to react, and skilled at communicating. Its a powerful tool that can be used to throw an opponent or simply draft off the news momentum to further your own ends.

InNewsjacking, marketing and PR expert and bestselling author David Meerman Scott offers a quick and punchy read that prepares you to launch your business ahead of the competition and attract the attention of highly-engaged audiences by taking advantage of breaking news.

Newsjacking will provide you with:

Tools that you can use to monitor the newsCase studies and examples that demonstrate how to strike at the right timeInformation on how to make your content available online for journalists to findThe potential risks of newsjackingKeys to developing the real-time mindset required to succeed with the strategies presented in the book

Newsjacking is powerful, but only when executed in real-time. It is about taking advantage of opportunities that pop up for a fleeting moment then disappear. In that instant, if you are clever enough to add a new dimension to the story in real-time, the news media will write about you.

David Meerman Scott (Lexington, MA; WebInkNow.com; davidmeermanscott.com)is a marketing strategist, keynote speaker, seminar leader, and bestselling Wiley author. In his consulting work, David specializes in using online content to market and sell products and services to customers worldwide. His book,The New Rules of Marketing and PR spent six months on the BusinessWeek bestseller list and has been published in more than twenty languages. David's popular blog and hundreds of speaking engagements around the world give him a singular perspective on how businesses are implementing new strategies to reach buyers in real time.

The Rules Have Changed vii

1 From Random Occurrences a Method Emerges 1

2 Why Real-Time Journalism Needs Newsjackers 3

3 The Newsjackers Goal: Own the Second Paragraph 6

4 How to Find Your Own News, Jack 10

Tracking People You Know 10

Monitoring Keywords and Phrases 11

Twitter: The Newsjackers Essential Tool 12

5 Then Again, It May Just Fall into Your Lap 13

6 Ka-Ching: CEO Bags a Cool Million with a Single
Blog Post 15

7 Become the Go-To Gal (or Guy) in Your Industry 18

Comment on Regulatory Change in Your Industry 19

React to Your Competitors Announcement with a Media Alert 20

8 Getting the Mandate to Communicate 21

9 How to Board the Media Bus in Real Time 23

Blog It and Put It on Your Website 23

Media Alerts in Real Time 24

Harness the Power of the Podium 25

Live-Stream It 25

Link Your Message to Existing Content Via Comments 26

Knock on Doors the Media Have Created 26

Tweet Journalists Direct 27

A Pitch in Time Scores Nine 27

10 Be Careful Out There 28

11 Meet the Master Newsjacker: Larry Flynt 31

12 Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick 34

13 Now Its Your Turn 36

Acknowledgments 38

About the Author 39

Have David Meerman Scott Speak at Your Next Event 41

Also by David Meerman Scott 42