With
all of the talk regarding the changing nature of "traditional" PR, I
for one am surprised at how little attention is paid within the PR field to SEO
and online reputation management.If PR is used to define and better a brand's
image, why do so few PR pros realize that Google is amongst the best PR tools
today and, in my eyes, the largest and most influential media outlet in the
world? SEO improves webpages in search engines via natural, or unpaid, organic
search results. It also determines brand perceptions, including controlling
negative information and where it appears in a search, what brands one buys and
sees first, and perceived consumer and corporate notions of a brand.By nature
of PR's ability to create content, it's a very effective tool to influence and
manage SEO and search results. Do you review websites for the basics and see if
there are meta tags, metadata, and hyperlinks being utilized properly? Are
pages indexed and are accurate site maps in place? As part of a PR program,
analyze the most important search keywords (for example, for Nike, it's
sneakers and athletic wear, not nike.com). Be sure that during media interviews
the most important keywords are being utilized for messaging. By having your
company site and blog properly optimized, your search phrases will rank higher
because of proper media. In press releases, use hyperlinks and keywords
properly to define brands as the online "owner" or definer of the
keyword. Learn the art of hyperlinks. Utilize link building. By optimizing
content and properly leveraging digital assets, as well as keyword messaging
across all digital communications, and then promoting and getting links to that
content, it will have a tremendous affect on search results. By properly
utilizing SEO as part of a strategic PR campaign, you are helping to define the
search terms and the Google media machine. When people look for information,
they check search engines online, whether Google, Yahoo, or somewhere else.
Anytime search is utilized, PR can be beneficial for SEO.SEO done properly
lasts, and is a very positive by-product of a PR campaign.
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