Adding, Deleting and Searching Private Outlets

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Modified on: Thu, 1 Dec, 2022 at 7:44 PM

If you cannot locate a particular Media Outlet in the Cision Communications Cloud, you can add that Outlet as a Private Outlet to your view of the Cision Database. Private Outlets are then available for your Cision users within your organisation to add to their Media Lists. If you are Cision Communications Cloud is divided into different workspaces or data groups, added Private Outlets are available for all workspaces or data groups within an organisation.

Adding a Private Outlet:

1. Click on the Influencers tab
2. Click on Add New

1. Be sure that New Outlet is highlighted
2. Enter the record information
3. Enter any other additional information you would like on to appear on the Contact profile

NOTE: The two required fields are Outlet Name and Country.

Once you have added the desired criteria, click SAVE.

IMPORTANT: On the client end, this is the only way to add private outlets to the Cision Communications Cloud.  For more information on pricing for uploading a spreadsheet of media outlets, please reach out to your Account Manager directly.

Deleting a Private Outlet:

You can delete a Private Outlet from your database at any time.  To access the record, you must first find the contact.

Click the Influencers tab (1) and select the Search (2) page from the drop-down.

Select the Outlet Name field.

Type the name of the Private Outlet in the search box.  The system will present you with matches from the database as you type.

Click Search.

The Media Outlet Record for the Outlet will display. A Private Outlet’s record will always have a Private Outlet purple banner in the upper left-hand corner.

To delete the Private Outlet,

1. Click the Three-Ellipses button in the left panel of the Media Outlet Record.
2. Click the Delete Outlet option

Click Confirm on the Delete Outlet menu that appears to fully remove the Private Outlet from the database.

Editing a Private Outlet:

You can edit a Private Outlet from your database at any time.  To access the record, you must first find the contact.

Click the Influencers tab (1) and select the Search (2) page from the drop-down.

Select the Outlet Name field.

Type the name of the Private Outlet in the search box.  The system will present you with matches from the database as you type.

Click Search.

The Media Outlet Record for the Outlet will display. A Private Outlet’s record will always have a Private Outlet purple banner in the upper left-hand corner.

To edit the Private Outlet,

Use the form that appears to update the Private Outlet’s Information.

Click Save.

Searching Private Media Outlets:

If you would like to run a search to locate all or some of the Private Media Outlets, you have added to the system. Head to the Influencers drop-down and click Search.

From the Media Outlet’s drop-down, select the Record Type and choose Private. This will run a search for any Private Outlets in your system. You can use the blue Plus sign to add additional criteria to your search.

Once you click Search, you will see a list of outlets that match that criteria.

If you prefer to view results in a column view, you can select the hamburger menu on the right-hand side of your screen and look for the Record Type column.  The Key icon in that column will indicate that it is Private.