Paying for PR

WiresDreamDisasters

Anyone ever paid for PR, and if so how much and did it work?? Don't want to spunk £1200+ up the wall if it's pointless!!!!

digitalscream

I'm curious about this, too. Watching.

We've got it narrowed down to a list of what appear to be the usual suspects - Hold Tight!, Prescription, Stampede and a few others.

Jason

My mate has just done this, it blew up really quickly for them, within two weeks they were in Metal Hammer and Kerrang! with featured tracks, 5000 streams within month (I think thats what he said). I suppose it is whether it continues, but it was a bloody good start.

digitalscream

Jason said:

My mate has just done this, it blew up really quickly for them, within two weeks they were in Metal Hammer and Kerrang! with featured tracks, 5000 streams within month (I think thats what he said). I suppose it is whether it continues, but it was a bloody good start.

Who did he use?

Jason

digitalscream said:

Jason said:

My mate has just done this, it blew up really quickly for them, within two weeks they were in Metal Hammer and Kerrang! with featured tracks, 5000 streams within month (I think thats what he said). I suppose it is whether it continues, but it was a bloody good start.

Who did he use?

Devil PR 

Snags

Probably an obvious aside, but make sure you get the right kind of PR if you do.

I've got a mate who runs a PR consultancy, and whilst he's done various sides, his primary focus these days is on the "public image" and "optics" side of things, as well as crisis management/damage limitation strategies, rather than the "actively promote my brand and get doors opened". It ought to be obvious early on which kind of organisation you're dealing with, but worth bearing in mind. Unless you're looking to crack the CCM scene in the US and have just bitten the head off a chicken or something.