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Digital PR. Earn attention that builds authority.

Turn your expertise and data into stories journalists want to publish—earning coverage, relevant links and trust without buying placements.

  • Newsworthy stories
  • No paid links
  • Honest coverage reports

01 / Discover

Find the story

Uncover data, expertise and angles worth covering.

02 / Pitch

Reach the right journalists

Targeted, personal outreach to relevant publications.

03 / Report

Show what was earned

Coverage, links and brand signals—reported honestly.

Authority you can't buy

Trust is earned in the headlines.

Great products and expertise go unnoticed when no trusted publication talks about them—and buying links risks penalties instead of authority.

We find the stories inside your business, pitch them to relevant journalists and report earned coverage, links and brand impact honestly.

Real stories. Relevant publications. Lasting value.

When respected publications mention your brand, buyers notice and search engines gain signals about your authority. We focus on coverage that's relevant to your audience—not vanity numbers or risky link deals.

What the work includes

Six parts of a digital PR programme.

The proposal defines campaigns, markets, spokespeople and approvals. Every workstream ends with a concrete output.

01

Story & angle discovery

Find the ideas inside your business that journalists will actually care about.

  • Expertise, data and customer insight review
  • Publication and audience research
  • Angles tested against current news themes

What you receive

Prioritised campaign ideas with target publications.

02

Data-led campaigns

Turn research into stories that are credible, clear and easy to cover.

  • Surveys, first-party or public data analysis
  • Transparent methodology and sourcing
  • Charts and assets journalists can reuse

What you receive

Campaign report, press release and visual assets.

03

Expert commentary

Put your specialists in front of journalists when topics in your field are in the news.

  • Expert profiles and topic areas
  • Journalist request and news monitoring
  • Fast, approved quotes

What you receive

Commentary pipeline with approved spokespeople.

04

Targeted outreach

Pitch the right journalist with the right story—not mass email blasts.

  • Relevant media lists per campaign
  • Personalised pitches and follow-ups
  • Respect for editorial decisions and opt-outs

What you receive

Outreach log with responses and coverage.

05

Link & mention reclamation

Recover value from coverage you've already earned.

  • Unlinked brand mentions
  • Broken links to your pages
  • Incorrect brand information

What you receive

Reclamation list and outreach results.

06

Reporting with context

Show what coverage achieved without overstating its effect.

  • Coverage by publication relevance
  • Link inclusion and attributes
  • Referral traffic and brand search trends

What you receive

Campaign report with clear attribution limits.

Your main goal

Different goals need different stories.

Choose what matters most right now. It shapes the campaigns we plan first.

Build search authority

Earn relevant links that support SEO.

For businesses whose SEO is held back by limited authority compared with competitors.

  • Target publications relevant to your industry
  • Create link-worthy data and resources
  • Point coverage toward priority pages where natural

What we review

Relevant linking domains, coverage quality and organic visibility trends for supported pages.

From idea to coverage

A campaign process with no surprises.

Nothing goes to journalists without your approval. Editors decide what they publish and when.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Understand your goals, expertise, data and the publications your audience trusts.

    Stage output

    PR brief and target publication list.

  2. 02

    Create

    Develop campaigns, research and assets, with your approval at every step.

    Stage output

    Approved campaign materials.

  3. 03

    Pitch

    Run targeted outreach and respond to journalists quickly.

    Stage output

    Outreach log and live coverage tracker.

  4. 04

    Report & learn

    Review coverage, links and brand signals, then refine the next campaign.

    Stage output

    Campaign report and next-step ideas.

Concept PR desk with magazines, press clippings and online articles
Illustrative concept imagery—not a client dashboard or team photograph.

Inside the review

Every campaign starts with a clear brief.

Briefs explain the story, who it's for and how we'll judge success.

The story
The angle, the evidence behind it and why it matters now.
The audience
Target publications, journalists and the readers they reach.
The measure
Coverage, links and brand signals we'll track—and their limits.

Choose a sensible starting point

Support that fits your team's next step.

Start with clarity, commission defined improvements, or build an ongoing programme. Standalone fees are scoped to your requirements; there is no fixed price published here.

Single campaign

For testing digital PR with one defined story.

Idea development, one data-led or creative campaign, outreach and reporting.

Agree before starting

Campaign concept, data source, markets and approval owners.

Expert commentary

For businesses with specialists ready to speak to the media.

Ongoing news monitoring, pitches and approved commentary.

Agree before starting

Spokespeople, topic areas and response times.

Ongoing digital PR

For brands building authority over time.

Regular campaigns, commentary, reclamation and monthly reporting.

Agree before starting

Campaign cadence, markets and reporting schedule.

Discuss a PR campaign

You keep ownership of your code and accounts. An enquiry is not an order or payment. Data, design and research costs are included only when listed in the scope.

Measurement you can trust

Coverage, reported honestly.

Our scorecard separates coverage, links and business signals so you see real value—not inflated reach numbers.

Digital PR reporting metrics and their interpretation limits
SignalWhat we reviewWhat it cannot prove
Coverage earnedArticles published, by publication and audience relevance.Volume alone doesn't show quality or business impact.
Relevant linksLinks from relevant publications and their attributes.Many publishers use nofollow or no link; ranking effects aren't guaranteed.
Referral visitsVisits and engagement from coverage.Most readers never click; awareness isn't fully captured.
Brand demandBranded search trends around campaign periods.Other marketing and seasonality also affect brand searches.
Business outcomesEnquiries or sales mentioning or referred by coverage.Full attribution from PR to revenue is rarely possible.

We don't report inflated 'potential reach' or advertising-value figures. Coverage is listed in full so you can judge each piece yourself.

Grounded in official guidance

Built on documented best practice.

Independent Google guidance—not an endorsement of Slashside or an agency performance claim.

Spam policies: link schemes

Google treats buying or exchanging links to manipulate rankings as a spam-policy violation.

Read official guidance

Qualifying outbound links

Google asks publishers to mark paid or sponsored links with rel="sponsored" or nofollow.

Read official guidance

Helpful, people-first content

Google rewards original, expert content created for people rather than search engines.

Read official guidance

SEO Starter Guide: promotion

Google notes that promoting your site to relevant communities can help people discover it.

Read official guidance

Before you decide

Your digital PR questions, answered.

Clear expectations about links, coverage, approvals, timelines and what digital PR can—and cannot—guarantee.

Your next story

Let's find the story worth telling.

Share your website, your experts and any data you have. We'll suggest campaign ideas that fit your brand.

Discuss a PR campaign

No passwords or sensitive customer information needed.