We were approached by a pioneering national mobile cancer care charity that brings vital cancer services into communities, after they received a royal invitation from HM The King to attend a special cancer charity reception at Buckingham Palace. With such an exclusive offer, the Charity knew they needed to make the public aware of their royal recognition – an opportunity to amplify their purpose and real-world impact.
This special reception was a celebration of community-based cancer support initiatives, raising awareness of the needs of cancer patients with members of their team, supporters, volunteers, and partners all invited to attend.
With decades of collective PR experience working across all media channels including national and local broadcast, print and digital – we got to work on delivering a stand-out national campaign. We delivered a joined-up press and social media strategy that reached communities far and wide, gaining widespread public awareness and elevating the charity’s royal reputation to support donations, fundraisers and sponsors.
As an agency that never does things by half, we approached the campaign with full force. Using our press connections and media know-how, we created headline grabbing stories that captured the attention of all relevant sections of the press – local, regional, national and trade. We used a combination of news and real life stories, generating publicity both before and after the event – securing the likes of BBC Radio Kent, KMTV, Greatest Hits Radio (Gloucestershire), MSN and Yahoo …to name a few.
The charity’s social media also exploded with excitement. We created a series of 10 coordinated posts over several weeks, aligned closely with the press office for maximum impact and a unified communications approach.
The press campaign generated:
- 65 pieces of coverage nationally and across four key regions.
- Coverage spanned broadcast, print, and online media.
- These generated a total audience reach of 282.1 million and 352 brand mentions.
- The campaign delivered 33 new backlinks, 30 of which were do-follow, on high-authority domains, providing a strong boost to the client’s search engine visibility.
Coverage in press titles included:
- Yahoo! News
- MSN
- NationalWorld
- Stroud News & Journal
- Wils & Gloucestershire Standard
- Greatest Hits Radio (Gloucestershire)
- BBC Radio Gloucestershire
- Gazette Series
- BBC Radio Kent
- KMTV
- KentOnline
- East Anglian Daily Times
- Suffolk News
- Suffolk Free Press
- Bury Free Press
- Sodbury Mercury
- The Yorkshire Post
- Yorkshire Times
- Northern Life Magazine
- The Yorkshire Press
- Keighley News
- Live The Dales
- Greatest Hits Radio (York & North Yorkshire)
The social media campaign generated:
- A reach of 18,147
- 840 reactions
- 147 comments
- 62 shares