28. Get in tune stay in tune
• You must constantly scan for the next usable news items
• Make the news part of your daily flow
• If you are naturally good at newsjacking you are already there
• Fine tune the process
• Already have what is useful defined
• You are a dealer not a junkie
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30. Feed the hungry crowd
• The media are hungry for fresh news
• People want a deeper understanding of current news
• People want more information about what they are thinking about
• People want a twist, a different view of what is on their mind
• Sometimes people desire more information about Kardashians
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32. Big news little news
• Going after big news such as Star Wars makes sense
• Going after small, but sector specific news also makes sense
• Decide whether which type of newsjacker you want to be
• Big news means big prizes but smaller stories have a higher success
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34. Star Wars
• Star Wars is an exceptional event
• Huge, starving crowd of fanatics hungry for new info
• Wealth of content to fit any brand
• Ability to go big
• Going obvious runs into “megh”, must have a twist
• Lots of fun
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36. Predicting the expected unexpected
• Known events will be covered by most
• Wait till something unexpected happens and newsjack that
• You have less competition for a competitive subject