As more consumers and commercial decision makers continue to move online, the opportunity grows for businesses to benefit from increased exposure more quickly and at a lower cost than traditional PR could allow. More companies are turning to the Internet to raise brand awareness and help their SEO process.
On-line PR should feed into the wider strategy of Digital Marketing, as it touches upon other areas, including brand monitoring, social media participation, social media content creation and social bookmarking. Effective online PR can deliver more than attention – it can increase inquiries and drive sales, in a cost-effective, reputation-building manner.