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Digital PR that earns links, not just clippings
The short answer
Digital PR is the only link building method that improves as search engines get better at detecting manipulation. An editorial link in a publication your buyers read is valuable precisely because it can't be bought at scale — and the same coverage builds the third-party corroboration that AI answer engines use to decide who's credible.
PMG runs digital PR as a story pipeline: finding angles worth covering, packaging them for journalists, and placing them in publications that matter to your category.
What earns coverage in India
- Original data. Survey your customers, analyse your transaction data, publish a category benchmark. Indian business media is chronically short of good local data.
- Expert commentary on news. Fast, useful quotes from a named expert when something happens in your sector.
- Contrarian but defensible positions. A well-argued disagreement with industry consensus gets covered.
- Local and regional angles. City-specific data and stories get picked up by regional publications with real authority.
- Founder stories with substance — not the launch announcement, the operating lesson.
How we run it
- Find the assets. What data, expertise or perspective do you have that nobody else does?
- Package for journalists — headline, key numbers, quotes, methodology, images. Make it easy to publish.
- Build a relevant media list, narrow and researched, not a blast list.
- Pitch individually, with a reason this journalist should care.
- Support with assets — interviews, additional data, expert availability.
- Measure on earned domains and quality, not on press release distribution counts.
Digital PR tactics that earn coverage
- Original research — surveys and data studies on your industry
- Data insights — anonymised trends from your own business data (with permission and privacy controls)
- Expert commentary — quick, quotable responses to news
- Newsjacking — relevant angles on trending stories
- Creative campaigns — tools, visualisations, indexes
- Founder stories — genuine milestones and perspectives
Digital PR vs traditional PR
| Traditional PR | Digital PR | |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Awareness, reputation | Awareness plus links, search and AI visibility |
| Measurement | Mentions, reach | Links, referral traffic, rankings, branded search |
| Assets | Press releases, events | Data studies, tools, commentary |
| Targets | Print and broadcast | Online publications, industry sites, blogs |
How we measure digital PR
- Coverage in relevant, credible publications
- Links earned (and whether they're followed)
- Referral traffic from coverage
- Rankings for pages that earned links
- Branded search growth
- How AI assistants describe the brand before and after campaigns
Digital PR by business type
| Business | Story angles that earn coverage | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| D2C and consumer | Data from your own customers, trend surveys | Links, branded search |
| B2B and SaaS | Industry reports, benchmarks, expert commentary | Authority links, AI citations |
| Local businesses | Community stories, local data | Local links and mentions |
| Fintech and finance | Market data, consumer research | Trust and authority |
A worked example
A fintech app analysed anonymised trends in how its users saved during festivals, packaged the findings with charts and expert commentary, and pitched them to business and personal-finance journalists. The coverage earned links from authoritative sites and mentions that AI assistants later cited.
Tools we use
- Media databases and journalist outreach tools
- Survey and data-analysis tools
- Mention and backlink monitoring
- Press-ready data visualisation
Before you start digital PR
- A newsworthy angle or data set
- Spokespeople available for comment
- Target publication list
- Measurement plan for links and mentions
How a Digital PR engagement with PMG runs
- Audit (week 0–1). Accounts, analytics, tracking, website, CRM flow and competitors reviewed, with a written list of what's broken, what's wasted and the three moves we'd make first.
- Plan (week 1–2). Break-even ROAS or a target cost per lead, a measurement plan and a 90-day roadmap for Digital PR, with owners and dates.
- Launch (week 2–4). Clean structures, verified conversion signals, the first creative sprint and landing-page fixes.
- Optimise (months 2–3). A weekly test cadence, with budget following the cheapest incremental results rather than platform-reported ones.
- Scale (month 3 onwards). New channels, geographies and retention loops, added only when the economics hold.
Every week you get a one-page scorecard, a change log, the test board and a 30-minute call with your strategist. See how we work and pricing for details.
Why teams choose PMG for Digital PR
- Measurement first. Unit economics and clean tracking come before any increase in spend.
- You own everything. Ad accounts, data and creative stay in your name; ad spend goes straight to the platforms.
- Senior hands on the account. The strategist you speak to is the person running it.
- Weekly transparency. Scorecard, change log and test board — every week.
- Short minimum terms. We keep clients with results, not contracts.
- India and international. One Mumbai team running campaigns across Indian cities and overseas markets, Mon–Sat, 7am–9pm IST.
Where we run Digital PR
We manage Digital PR for businesses across India — including Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad — and for companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Germany. Campaigns are planned market by market, with language, currency, platform mix and privacy rules matched to each. See all Indian locations and international markets.
Free growth audit
Get a written audit for Digital PR.
No sales call required. Tell us where to look; a strategist replies within working hours and sends the written audit within 72 hours.
- Tracking check
- Pixels, Conversions API, GA4 events and offline conversions — what is firing, what is double-counted, what is missing.
- Wasted spend
- Search terms, placements, audiences and overlap that cost money without producing qualified leads or sales.
- Conversion path
- Landing page speed, message match, form friction and follow-up time — where interested people drop off.
- 90-day priorities
- The three changes we would make first, with the metric each one should move.
Frequently asked questions
Is digital PR the same as traditional PR?
Overlapping but different in objective. Traditional PR optimises for brand coverage; digital PR also optimises for the link, the citation and the search authority that follows.
How many placements should we expect?
It depends entirely on the strength of the asset. A genuinely good data story can earn dozens of placements; a thin one earns none. We'd rather build one strong asset a quarter than pitch twelve weak ones.
Do press releases work?
Distributed press releases rarely earn editorial links — syndicated copies carry little weight. Individual pitches with a genuine story do.
Do press releases still work?
Press releases on wire services rarely earn valuable links on their own. They're useful for official announcements; coverage usually comes from pitching stories directly to journalists.
How long does a digital PR campaign take?
Research-led campaigns typically take four to eight weeks to prepare and pitch; reactive PR can produce coverage within days.
Can small businesses do digital PR?
Yes — local media, trade publications and niche industry sites are often receptive to genuine expertise and local stories.
How is digital PR different from buying guest posts?
Digital PR earns editorial coverage on merit; paid guest posts are advertising and should be labelled as such.
How long before digital PR builds links?
Campaigns typically earn coverage within weeks of launch, with links accumulating over months.
Can digital PR work for B2B companies?
Yes — industry data and expert commentary often earn trade coverage.
Do PR links help AI visibility?
Coverage on credible sites can increase how often AI tools mention your brand.
Is there a long contract?
No. Minimum terms are short, because we would rather keep clients with results than with contracts.
Will we own the ad accounts and data?
Yes. Everything runs in your own accounts with partner access for PMG, and you can see it all at any time.
What do you need from us to start?
Access to ad accounts and analytics, your margins and order values (or deal values), brand assets, and a decision-maker available for a weekly 30-minute call.
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