DiscoverThe PR Maven PodcastHow To Use Digital Media To Build Relationships for Print Publications With Lisa DeSisto, CEO and Publisher of the Maine Trust for Local News – Episode 47
How To Use Digital Media To Build Relationships for Print Publications With Lisa DeSisto, CEO and Publisher of the Maine Trust for Local News – Episode 47

How To Use Digital Media To Build Relationships for Print Publications With Lisa DeSisto, CEO and Publisher of the Maine Trust for Local News – Episode 47

Update: 2024-07-09
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How are these Maine newspapers adapting to the digital age? CEO and Publisher of the Maine Trust for Local News, publishing Central Maine News, Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal publications, Lisa DeSisto explains in this episode. Lisa shares how she was initially hired at MaineToday Media in 2012 because of her digital expertise, helping balance the existing print publications with all the digital possibilities. Using social media and email as well as industry tools to focus on trending topics and headlines that perform the best, these publications have been able to reach readers where they are and build relationships that result in subscriptions. This episode is also filled with fun Maine stories from lobster roll-snatching seagulls to a whoopie pie theft.  

00:00 Introduction to the PR Maven® Podcast 

01:03 Introducing Guest: Lisa DeSisto 

02:05 Lisa’s Career From Boston to Maine 

04:14 Balancing Print and Digital 

07:02 How Social Media Is Used To Spread Journalism 

10:26 Using Email To Acquire Customers 

11:25 How Stephen King Helped the Portland Press Herald Gain Subscribers 

14:10 Former President Trump’s Opinions of the Media 

19:27 Important Forms of Measurement for Publications 

24:28 Using Social Media To Build Your Network 

31:11 Helpful Resources 

33:07 How Special Events Connect the Community 

 

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How To Use Digital Media To Build Relationships for Print Publications With Lisa DeSisto, CEO and Publisher of the Maine Trust for Local News – Episode 47

How To Use Digital Media To Build Relationships for Print Publications With Lisa DeSisto, CEO and Publisher of the Maine Trust for Local News – Episode 47

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