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PR DIGITAL PRESS// Digital PR that gets your business into the press

Earn coverage in top UK publications, news sites and industry blogs. We write, pitch and distribute press releases that build your brand authority and generate high-quality backlinks.

PR and Digital Press

Get your business featured in the publications your customers read

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Digital PR earns coverage in online publications, news sites and industry media. It serves two purposes simultaneously: brand awareness with your target audience and backlinks from authoritative domains that directly improve organic search rankings. A single placement in a relevant national publication can be worth more to your SEO than dozens of lower-quality links.

We run digital PR campaigns that generate genuine editorial coverage, not paid placements or press release distribution to sites that nobody reads.

What a PR Campaign Includes

The elements of a digital PR campaign

Strategy, outreach, coverage and link acquisition.

Campaign concept and angle

A story angle that a journalist or editor would actually want to publish. Data-led stories, expert commentary or newsworthy business developments.

Press release and media pack

Well-written press materials that give journalists everything they need to cover the story without additional work.

Media list and outreach

Targeted outreach to journalists, editors and content managers at relevant publications. Not mass distribution.

Link acquisition

Every piece of coverage including a link to your site is tracked. Domain authority and relevance documented.

Coverage tracking

All published coverage tracked: publication name, domain rating, estimated traffic and link profile.

SEO impact reporting

Ranking changes for targeted keywords monitored alongside coverage activity.

The Process

From campaign concept to published coverage

Built around editorial quality rather than volume of press release distribution.

01

Campaign strategy and angle development

We identify the story angle most likely to generate genuine editorial coverage. Concept approved before any outreach begins.

02

Media materials and outreach

Press release and supporting materials produced. Targeted outreach to specific journalists and publications relevant to the story.

03

Coverage tracking and SEO monitoring

All coverage tracked as published. Links documented. Ranking changes monitored to attribute SEO impact.

THE LINK VALUE GAP

Not all backlinks are worth the same to Google

A single link from a high-authority publication can move rankings more than a hundred low-quality directory links.

National news site DR 80+
DR 80+
Enormous ranking impact
Industry publication DR 50+
DR 50+
Strong, targeted authority
Quality blog DR 30+
DR 30+
Useful, slow to build
Low quality directory DR 20-
DR 20-
Minimal or negative value

Source: Ahrefs Link Building Study 2024. Domain Rating is a measure of website overall link authority on a 0 to 100 scale. SearchSoda targets DR 50+ placements as standard.

Why SearchSoda

PR that serves both brand and SEO goals simultaneously

Editorial coverage, not press release distribution

We pitch specific journalists at specific publications with stories they would want to cover.

SEO impact as a primary metric

Every campaign assessed for both brand reach and link acquisition. We target publications with genuine domain authority.

Campaigns built around real angles

Data-led stories, survey results and expert commentary earn coverage. We develop angles with genuine editorial merit.

Common Questions

Questions about PR and digital press

There is significant overlap but digital PR specifically focuses on online publications and the SEO value of the links they provide.
Some stories generate coverage within days of outreach. Others require following up with editorial calendars weeks in advance.
No. Editorial decisions are made by journalists and editors. Paid coverage that does not disclose itself as advertising violates ASA guidelines.
Coverage in high-authority online publications typically includes a link to your website. Those links are one of the strongest ranking signals in the algorithm.
Data-led stories, expert commentary on trending topics, significant business milestones and product launches with genuine news value.
Either. We can produce all materials from concept to outreach or work with press materials you have already developed.
DIGITAL PR IN DEPTH

Why links from editorial coverage are worth more than any other type of backlink

A backlink from a national newspaper, an industry trade publication or a high-authority news site is worth more for SEO than dozens of directory listings, guest posts or link exchange arrangements. The reason is that Google's PageRank algorithm was originally built around the insight that editorial links, links a journalist or editor placed because they thought the content or the source was worth linking to, are a more reliable signal of authority than links that were placed as part of a transaction.

Digital PR earns these editorial links by giving journalists and editors content they actually want to publish. Data stories, research findings, expert commentary on current news and original surveys are the formats that consistently attract coverage in quality publications. A piece of research that reveals something surprising about consumer behaviour, conducted by your business as a credible source, will be picked up by publications that would never consider a press release announcing a new product or a company anniversary.

The SEO value of a single link from a publication with a Domain Rating of 70 or higher is substantial and long-lasting. It passes authority to every page on the linked domain, not just the page being linked to. It contributes to the overall trust signals that Google uses to determine how much to favour a site in its results. And unlike paid search or social advertising, the link does not stop working when the campaign budget runs out.

Beyond the SEO benefits, press coverage has significant commercial value independent of any link it might include. Being featured in a relevant industry publication positions the business as an authority and source of expertise. It provides credibility signals that can be used in sales conversations, on the website and in marketing materials. And it creates the kind of third-party validation that paid advertising cannot manufacture.

We offer Digital PR campaigns for businesses across the UK, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol and throughout the country. Campaigns are built around original research, data and expert commentary that gives publications a genuine reason to pay attention.

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