Paid media is the coverage you buy. Owned media is coverage you produce and own. Earned media is coverage others produce. This article goes through the strengths of each of these three media and explains how they can work together to optimise marketing campaigns.
The Difference Between Paid, Owned and Earned Media
1. tomorrow-people.com
The Difference Between
PAID, OWNED AND
EARNED MEDIA
Make the most of your inbound marketing campaign by learning about
the differences between paid media, owned media and earned media.
2. PAID, OWNED AND
EARNED MEDIAThe Three Elements of Successful Inbound Marketing
tomorrow-people.com
12. Examples of Traditional Advertising:
Radio and TV advertising
Brochures, Billboards, Leaflets
tomorrow-people.com
13. Examples of Traditional Advertising:
Radio and TV advertising
Brochures, Billboards, Leaflets
Traditional advertising
reaches an offline audience.
tomorrow-people.com
14. IF YOU PAY
TO DISPLAY
CONTENT, IT’S
PAID MEDIA.
tomorrow-people.com
35. Owned media tells the story
You publish a guide, white paper or
infographic to your website or blog
tomorrow-people.com
36. Paid media shares the story
Sponsored social updates reach
a targeted audience, while other
adverts reach a broad readership.
tomorrow-people.com
37. Earned media generates influence
Influencers cover your story,
sharing it widely and adding their
own authority and trustworthiness.
tomorrow-people.com
38. EACH ELEMENT
OF YOUR MEDIA
STRATEGY HAS
STRENGTHS THAT
BENEFIT THE
WHOLE CAMPAIGN
tomorrow-people.com
48. COMBINE ALL THREE FOR A
COMBINED INBOUND STRATEGY
OWNED, PAID AND
EARNED MEDIA MUST
WORK TOGETHER
tomorrow-people.com
49. Owned Media:
Generates the initial interest and controls
the final outcome. You control the
story and set the goals.
tomorrow-people.com
50. Paid Media:
Gains more attention with a targeted
audience based on social relationships.
tomorrow-people.com
51. Earned Media:
Maximises your audience and
trustworthiness through influencers
and authorities.
tomorrow-people.com
52. Putting Your Message Out Brings Visitors In:
Paid and earned media will direct
interested, engaged visitors back
to owned media.
tomorrow-people.com
53. The End Destination is Your Owned Media:
Where you control the message, the user
experience and the calls to action
tomorrow-people.com
54. Earned and Paid Media Drive Qualified Traffic to Owned Media:
Allow you to meet your marketing goals
tomorrow-people.com
55. THE END RESULT?
A SUCCESSFUL
INBOUND MARKETING
CAMPAIGN
tomorrow-people.com
56. TAKEAWAYS:
Owned media allows you to set the agenda, but can struggle
to find an audience alone.
Paid media can reach a targeted audience, but carries no
authority or impartiality.
Earned media provides authority, impartiality and an
engaged audience, but you have no control over the message.
Balancing paid, owned and earned media removes the
weaknesses each channel has.
tomorrow-people.com
57. Understand your personas’
pains by creating a successful
conversation audit, download:
HOW TO CREATE
A CONVERSATION
AUDIT TO DRIVE B2B
MARKETING SUCCESS
Download your eGuide now