case study--how to create non-news to generate free buzz for your company

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Step 1) Owner of dating website sees spike in traffic during snowstorms.
Step 2) Site owner has good PR contacts or friends working in news
Step 3) The Telegraph has a slow news day

The result:

Snowed-in spouses 'turning to adultery' - Telegraph


Conclusion:

Always create reasons for people to write about you. As paid advertising this would've cost over £100 per single column centimeter in the print edition and fewer readers would've paid attention.
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  • Profile picture of the author tomcam
    Guerilla marketing at its finest. Imagine if they took the unimaginative step of calling up and saying "Hi, I have a site called Illicit Encounters, do you want to write about it?". Thanks for a telling example, Daniel.
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