PR Platform features for effective team upskilling

Feature to feature. Strength to strength. PR success is yours. Here’s how we help you own it.

Database

Spend time pitching, not finding press contacts


  • Our eCommerce-specific press database gives you access to thousands of press contacts compiling product and profile features. Filter and save relevant press opportunities. And pitch when you’re ready.

  • Frequently added real-time reactive press opportunities so you can suggest relevant products, comments, experiences or opinions exactly when journalists are looking for them.

  • Expand your product awareness by tens of thousands. Tap into hundreds of Christmas and other gift guide press requests wanting product suggestions.

  • Make your personal brand work harder by joining the right business networks. You can count on us to have done the research for you. Mix with those who could be recommending you.

A screenshot of the large press database provide in the PR platform

Contacts you’ll find within the database

Pitch Tracker

Archive the spreadsheets. Stay on top of your press conversations with our integrated Pitch Tracker.


  • Create your own database from ours. Save relevant opportunities for now and the future. We’ll keep the contacts up to date so you don’t have to do it in multiple places.

  • Cut your PR time by half. Keep track of your pitches in real-time, organise them into lists and add notes and dates. Easily delegate PR tasks as you scale.

  • Track hundreds of gift guide pitches in just two clicks. Quickly filter and sort to stay ahead of deadlines and key opportunities.

Screenshot of the pitch tracker provided in the PR platform for team PR upskilling

Insights

Pitch with purpose


  • Purposeful PR delivers great results. Use our framework to analyse and refine your PR strategy every quarter. Pro and Enterprise members can also apply for a live review during our quarterly group calls.

  • Align your brand with key dates and occasions to maximise coverage opportunities.

  • Stay ahead with our regular updates on breaking news and trending topics. Jump on these to increase relevance and visibility.

  • Hear first-hand what editors want. Live quarterly masterclasses with top-tier UK press.

  • Nail your PR strategy with three annual 1:1 strategy sessions with our team, helping you to make the most of opportunities throughout the year.

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PR Dispatch Pro subscribers…

Jump on trending topics and stories

Boosting relevance within wider industry and online conversations.

Pitch with purpose

Increasing impactful coverage and reducing time spent on PR.

Understand the press landscape

Confidently working with the press to build mutually beneficial relationships.

Upskill

Stand out in editors’ inboxes


  • Our years of agency experience distilled into lessons that pack a punch. New to PR? No problem. Academy+ will have you pitching with confidence in less than an hour.

  • Craft compelling pitches in no time using our templates.

  • Get PR agency advice, without the agency fees through our bi-monthly sessions featuring quickfire topics and expert guests. It’s your chance to ask your burning PR questions, live.

  • People buy from people. Build a standout personal brand that drives coverage. Use our personal brand framework to make it happen.

Screenshot of the Academy+ platform by PR Dispatch for PR team training

Covered in the Academy+

Foundations

A step-by-step guide covering exactly what assets you need. And what to prioritise to get responses.

Secure coverage

Consistently increase awareness and credibility by following our product and profile guidance. Press will keep coming back for more.

Insider tips

Learn how to run your PR in-house, successfully.

Network

Give up the guesswork. The answers you need are just a click away


  • Invitation into an agile, dynamic upskilling community. Save time searching for answers and learn from those who are killing it.

  • Scaling an eCommerce brand takes all kinds of expertise. To help you get there, we share our tried and tested recommended partners.

Screenshot of the PR platform networking area

The press are waiting to hear from you.

Still got questions? We’ve got answers.

  • Our database is tailored to eCommerce brands across lifestyle & homeware, fashion, food & drink, kids (and beyond), featuring:

    • Consumer press, national and regional publications, TV & radio, freelancers and B2B

    • Regular press & journo requests

    • Gift guides —Christmas and others (Pro & Enterprise)

    • Filter and search functions to quickly find and save the most relevant pitching opportunities

  • Lite plans have 1 user. Pro and Enterprise plans can have up to 3 users.

  • Unlike other PR software platforms, we have no minimum term. You can cancel at any time, effective at the end of your current payment period. We recommend you do at least 8 months of pitching, though, to see whether PR Dispatch is for you.

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