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Are gung-ho PR tactics sustainable or just short-term hype?

Catch Communications' Injeel Moti shares why PR should be more than securing media placements, and include a comprehensive strategy that elevates a brand’s reputation, builds relationships and drives long-term growth.

Injeel Moti, Managing Director of Catch Communications on PR tactics for 2025 emirati women dayInjeel Moti, Managing Director of Catch Communications

In the world of public relations, there is a growing trend of agencies billing clients based solely on the amount of media coverage they secure. At first glance, this model seems simple, straightforward, and results-driven. However, it overlooks the far more nuanced, labour-intensive aspects of PR work that are essential to crafting effective strategies and shaping a brand’s narrative. In reality, agencies that focus only on media placements are doing a disservice to both their clients and themselves.

The ‘pay-per-coverage’ PR model, often championed as a quick way to secure measurable results, might seem like an attractive option for businesses looking to see immediate media wins. However,


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.