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3 ways to research and plan PR campaigns with Roxhill

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Research and planning can make or break a PR campaign. Nail them and everything that follows — the pitch, outreach, and coverage — becomes sharper and more effective. If you get them wrong, even the strongest story can fall flat.

To help you build solid campaign foundations, Roxhill guides you from initial planning to final results.

Our media intelligence platform provides PR and comms professionals with a strategic edge — helping you work smarter, move faster, and secure the coverage you can’t afford to miss.

Here’s how you can maximise the value of Roxhill at every step:

1. Get ahead of the story

Anniversaries, awareness days, industry events, and cultural moments are the hooks journalists already seek.

The key questions are: do you get there first, or do you arrive late to a crowded pitch pile?

Roxhill’s Forward Planner helps teams:

  • Map campaigns to key dates ahead of competitors
  • Build pitches in advance and refine your angle
  • Approach journalists with relevant stories at the right time

For example, a consumer health brand spots World Mental Health Day (10 October) three months ahead.

For example, a corporate communications team identifies the G7 Summit three months in advance.

They build a campaign around workplace burnout to secure coverage in HR trade publications and lifestyle media before the inbox flood hits.

Forward Planner (calendar view):

Forward Planner
We've curated global events by category to give you a clear view of upcoming opportunities for timely, impactful campaigns.
Roxhill Events Anniversaries Crypto & Fintech Education Fashion Festivals Financial Politics Award Ceremonies Awareness Days Exhibitions Sports Tourism & Hospitality Select all
Friday, 1 May 2026
Teddy Rocks festival
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Polygon Live LDN
Siemens Healthineers AG: Q4 2025 Earnings Announcement
Shell Plc: Q4 2025 Earnings Announcement
Amazon.com Inc.: Q4 2025 Earnings Announcement
+ 6 more events View all in calendar →

2. Discover what’s trending

Timing isn’t just about the calendar. It’s about knowing how media interest in a topic rises and falls over time.

Pitch too early and the story lacks traction. Pitch too late and you’ve missed the window.

How Roxhill’s Topic Trends helps busy PRs

  • Understand when coverage spikes for specific topics
  • Identify who covers those topics so you can target the right journalists
  • See trends early and position your story before it peaks
  • Turn reactive coverage chasing into consistent wins

For example, a tech PR agency sees that interest in a topic their client owns – such as quantum computing – peaks every November.

They use this insight to plan an annual research report drop.

Topic Trends (graph):

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Top sector
Banking2,602 results
Top outlet
Yahoo! Finance2,142 mentions
Top journalist
Omar Feridi472 relevant mentions

3. Perfect your pitch with the Journalist Assistant

You’ve done the research and planning, now it’s time to make sure your pitch lands.

Roxhill’s Journalist Assistant is built into our media database. It analyses in-depth journalist profiles to show what each person cares about, how to approach them, and where your story fits.

Instead of going in blind, you go in informed.

Whether you need pitch angles, a briefing note before a CEO interview, or context before hitting send, the Journalist Assistant gives practical, actionable answers in seconds.

You can personalise every outreach and give your story its best chance of landing the coverage it deserves.

Accurate data across your whole PR workflow

Roxhill supports your full PR and comms workflow – from research and planning to outreach, monitoring, and measurement.

Get all the intelligence you need in one place. Spend less time searching, more time winning coverage.

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MEDIA INTELLIGENCE YOU CAN TRUST

We’re with you,
every step of the way

One login. Multiple solutions.

Roxhill’s all-in-one media intelligence platform will save you time, highlight your impact, and drive your business forward.

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Roxhill provides trusted media intelligence to over 11,000 PR professionals worldwide, helping them find the right contacts, track brand mentions, and prove campaign success - all from one intuitive platform.