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Digital PR pricing, without the mystery

Campaigns start from £2,750 per month. Digital PR pricing has a reputation for vagueness, so here is what the number covers, what moves it, and how we scope a quote.

Retained campaigns from £2,750 per monthPrice reflects niche difficulty and marketsNo rate card, scoped quotes insteadReply within one working day

What £2,750 per month buys.

The from-price funds a full monthly programme, not a slice of one. That means story development from your data, expertise and market, the writing of releases and data assets, individually targeted pitching to journalists, and reporting on every piece of coverage secured, with links and reach noted.

Typical engagements secure several pieces of linked coverage each month. We deliberately do not promise a fixed link count, because volume depends on story strength and the news cycle, and any agency claiming otherwise is either padding numbers or guessing. Some months over-deliver, some run quieter; over a quarter the programme compounds.

What pushes the price above the starting point.

Three things reliably raise the scope. Competitive niches first: in categories where every brand is pitching the same desks, standing out takes stronger assets and more original data. Multiple markets second: pitching UK and US media, for instance, means separate angles, separate media lists and separate news cycles, not a copied and pasted release. Regulated sectors third: finance, health and legal stories need compliance review and more careful sourcing, which adds time before anything reaches a journalist.

None of this is padding. Each factor changes how much work a month of campaign activity genuinely takes.

Why we do not publish a rate card.

Digital PR pricing resists a rate card for a simple reason: two briefs can look identical on paper and be entirely different jobs. A national retailer with rich internal data is a different engagement from a B2B firm in a niche served by three trade titles, even at the same budget. A rate card would overcharge one and underprice the other, and the underpriced one would get quietly under-served. We would rather ask a few questions and quote a number we can stand behind for the life of the engagement.

How to compare digital PR pricing between agencies.

When you are comparing digital PR pricing between agencies, ask each one the same things:

  • Who actually writes and pitches the work, and how senior are they?
  • What does a typical month produce, and can they show recent coverage?
  • How are links earned, and would they survive a manual review?
  • How is success measured and reported?

Treat guaranteed placements in named outlets as a red flag rather than a selling point. Journalists decide what they publish; anyone guaranteeing a specific masthead is describing an arrangement, not earned coverage.

What happens after you email us.

Send a line to info@digitalprservices.co.uk with your website and what you are trying to achieve. We reply within one working day with a handful of questions, then a scoped quote and a view on the stories we would pitch first. If a campaign programme is the wrong tool for your situation, we will say so and point you somewhere more useful. The full picture of what a retainer includes is on our digital PR services page.

Questions
Why do campaigns start at £2,750 per month?

That is the smallest budget at which we can run the full method properly: original story development, well-made assets, individually targeted pitching and honest reporting. Below it, something gets cut, and it is usually the pitching, which is the part that earns coverage. We would rather decline a brief than run it thin.

Do you guarantee coverage or links?

No, and we are suspicious of anyone who does. Journalists decide what they publish, which is exactly why earned coverage is worth having. What we can show is a consistent method, with typical engagements earning several pieces of linked coverage a month. Guarantees in this business describe paid arrangements, not news.

What information do you need for a quote?

Your website, your market, roughly what you want PR to achieve, and any data or expertise we could build stories from. If you know your competitive set, include it. That is normally enough for us to scope a programme and price it; anything else we will ask by reply within one working day.

Can the budget change over time?

Yes. Programmes usually start at one level and flex as ambition or evidence grows. Some clients add a second market once the first is working; others scale up around a seasonal window and back down afterwards. We re-scope openly rather than sneaking in increases, and you will always know what a change buys.

Get a number you can plan around.

Email info@digitalprservices.co.uk with your website and goals, and we will reply with a scoped quote within one working day.

Email info@digitalprservices.co.uk