How To Set up a Media Room and Create Press Releases in Content Factory Cloud Distribution

This guide will teach you how to create a Media Room in Content Factory Cloud Distribution (CFD).

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You can only execute the task once the entity (client account) has been created. So, create the entity first before continuing.

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There are three options available for setting up Media Rooms:

  1. Branded Domain
  2. Hosted Domain
  3. Branded Integration
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The options vary depending on the type of subscription. For free accounts, only the third option will be available.

Branded Domain:

  1. Open the Entities screen by clicking on the Entities menu item. In the list, click on the gear icon to
    the right of the client name that you want to create the Media Room and select App Channels
    from the drop-down list. It will open up the screen with the Media Room button:
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  1. After you click the Media Room button, you will have three options (again, it depends on the subscription plan):
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  1. After selecting Branded Domain, input the domain name and click on “Request Certificate” on the next screen.
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Branded Domain
  1. Next, copy the Name and Value (Target) one by one and paste them into the DNS Manager like GoDaddy, CloudFlare and paste these as a new record:
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  1. Then, click on Refresh on the screen under #4 above. That will load a confirmation screen for domain validation. Next, request the branded domain by clicking on the button:
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  1. The next screen will bring up the final CNAME record that needs to be added again as a record in the DNS Manager. You should also change the proxy button to “DNS only” by clicking that button:
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  1. The Media Room is now published. Note that the time it takes to go live varies depending on the system. While CloudFare will probably take only ten minutes to update, DNS record systems like GoDaddy may take hours.

Hosted Domain:

  1. When you select “Hosted Domain,” the screen below will appear where the subdomain name and domain name are selected. Note that the domain field is a drop-down list containing only one option, “mediaroom.app.” Select it and click on “Request Hosted Domain” at the bottom of the screen:
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  1. That’s it! The Media Room is active:
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Brand Integration:

This option is used to set up a Media Room on the client’s website directly.

  1. After selecting “Branded Integration,” the screen below will appear (Media Room drop-down) from where you will choose the “Create Media Room Code” option:
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  1. It will create a code for the Media Room, which you should copy:
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  1. Log into the client’s website (usually WordPress), and create a new page called Media Room. Paste
    the HTML code and publish:
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The next step is to create articles/press releases in the Media Room. Here’s a one-page checklist for the task:

Publishing a Press Release on CFD –  One-Pager Checklist

  • Create a new entity if not already created;
  • Obtain edit  access to the client’s DNS Manager for Branded Media Room;
  • Obtain edit access to their website to add Media Room Page for Branded Integration Media Room;
  • Create the 3  Media Rooms as explained above;
  • Write An Article About Pillar Content (Long-form Video);
  • Create a new Press Release using the ‘Create From Scratch’ option under Contents in CFD and repurpose the article for PR;
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  • Follow step-by-step within CFD for PR creation;
  • Perform self-review and save as draft for client/peer/supervisor review;
  • The supervisor QAs the PR and requests revisions if any;
  • The supervisor publishes the PR;
    • The PR writer should never publish a PR.
  • Inform the client once it is published.