Promote your event in the media and share your story
Dont's forget to promote your event through the media...
Using the media is a very effective and cost-efficient way to get your message over to the widest possible audience in your area.
Having put a huge amount of effort into organising your Heart Rhythm Week activities it makes sense to spend a little time to let people know what you are doing and why.
There are plenty of opportunities to promote your initiative particularly with your local media. It is often a local story, directly related to where you live or work, that can make the most impact.
A media campaign can be as big or as small as you like depending on the time you have available. Naturally, the more time you have to put into the campaign the greater the outputs. However, even a few basic activities should still generate some good results and coverage in your chosen press.
Key Messages
The overall theme for this year's Heart Rhythm Week is Your Heart in Your Hands.
There are three key messages which we encourage you to promote through any media activities:
1. Your Heart in Your Hands, a new public campaign, calls for greater public awareness of the symptoms of heart rhythm disorders (cardiac arrhythmias)
2. If you are experiencing unexplained faints, palpitations or shortness of breath, seek advice from a medical professional, with the support of our Heart Rhythm Checklist
3. Arrhythmias are heart rhythm disorders that result from abnormal electrical activity in the heart. They are the leading cause of death in the UK and affect more than two million Britons
Tell us about your planned event
Contact us to create your own personalised press release about your event/activity for Heart Rhythm Week to highlight on our website, Twitter, Facebook and e-newsletters. Email pippa@heartrhythmcharity.org.uk or Phone: 01789 450 787
