MediaHQ Reviews & Product Details

I find MediaHQ really helpful in my day to day role. It is a great asset, easy to use and regular updates keep it updated and in line with emerging industry trends. The scheduling feature is really beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The downsides are sometimes it can feel a little less personal then sending out via direct email account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The email distribution tool and lists are very helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing I can think of is that it can sometimes be slow when hitting 'return' Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Access to media contacts, searchability, ability to duplicate and save drafts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Only able too upload images less than 1MB - quality is greatly reduced and I often spend time resizing images Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being able to schedule press release, the success rate emails following distributions. It's really easy to use and very user friendly. Being able to build individual lists is also a really good feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not every single journalist is on it. Appreciate it's hard to have all angles covered but there are a few that aren't on it that you would expect there to be included. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use of platform, excellent support from the team, real interaction with people - not just bots !!, appropriate updates, system is so easy to use and so helpful for our way in creating awareness about science outreach with disadvantaged groups, it's all very intuitive to use and I can't imagine now working without it !! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

there is nothing to dislike about MediaHQ Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think Media HQ is really easy to navigate and takes the hassle out of issuing press releases to large volumes of media. The list function is super helpful and saves a lot of time, while the updates implemented by Media HQ themselves are also very timely and informative - i.e. if someone changes role etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thankfully there aren't too many downsides that I have come across. One issue I have had is with copying and pasting content from Sharepoint documents into press release templates. For some reason it can say there are too many characters and can be a little glitchy, however when I encountered this issue and needed urgent help, the customer services team were excellent to resolve the matter quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being able to schedule releases in advance.

The service makes it very simple to manage press contact lists.

It's easy to find relevant contacts within a media organisation using the MediaHQ search function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can't edit or cancel my colleague's scheduled releases via my login. If someone is OOO due to unforeseen circumstances and their scheduled release needs to be edited, they must do it themselves.

The formatting can be glitchy when copying releases from a Word doc to MediaHQ (whether you keep formatting or not).

Editing releases in the MediaHQ web app can be challenging as the cursor has a tendency to jump to a random paragraph when you click to edit text.

The text editing toolbar does not come with you as you scroll down your release. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Media HQ has one of the most comprehensive databases in Irish media, the constant updates tenure your lists are always current making pitches more accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are few downsides but perhaps having to pay extra to export lists is a slight annoyance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Media HQ gives the user instant access to personnel from across the media landscape in Ireland. It eliminates the need for excel spreadsheet management and updates - the team monitors comings and goings within the industry and updates their centralised list instantly. The service makes press release creation and issue easy and secure, and its reporting tools are excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As with all services that make life easier there is a cost attached, and the subscription costs at Media HQ tend to increase year-on-year. Additional user licenses also come at an extra fee. This can be a challenge for smaller and non-profit organisations whose communication budgets are usually tight and don't increase at the same annual rate. I would suggest the service delivers value for money only if it's used very frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MediaHQ makes it easy to distribute releases and reach important news desks across Ireland at an affordable price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the formatting interface for adding press release text can be a little jumpy. A hovering text formatting bar would be brilliant. Not a huge issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.