PR Guide

Let the press make your case.

Two kinds of media coverage strengthen your petition — stories written about you, and articles written by you. Here's how to get them right.

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01

Press about you

Interviews and features where you're the story.

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Articles by you

Scholarly papers and expert op-eds you author.

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03

Working together

Fully managed, or supported — your choice.

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01 — About you

Press written about you.

Pieces where a journalist puts the spotlight on you and your work — not just your industry.

What counts — either of these works
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An interview

You're asked about your own projects, achievements, and areas of expertise, drawing on real examples from your career.

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A feature article

A piece about your company or project that devotes real space to you personally — and quotes you directly.

A few things to keep in mind
Where to publish
Major

Major outlet

A general-audience outlet with broad topics and wide reach. Look for monthly viewership in the millions — a little lower is fine in smaller countries.

Professional

Professional

A specialist outlet for your exact field, with in-depth industry coverage aimed at professionals. Audience size doesn't matter here — it can be small.

e.g. foodanddrinktechnology.com
Major trade

Major trade

The middle ground: a business- or tech-focused outlet for a broad professional audience (no sports or culture), with solid reach — hundreds of thousands to millions of readers.

e.g. businessinsider.com, techcrunch.com
What won't count
×Blogs — USCIS expects a formal editorial review process.
×No named author (a real person, not “Editorial”) and no publication date.
×Anything marked advertising, sponsored, or a partnership.
×Company press releases — even with a journalist's name, if PR contacts or other signs show the company initiated it.
×Brief quotes or comments you gave on a topic.
×Pieces where your name appears only in passing.
×Anything outside your field — e.g. an interview about your favorite books.
×Pieces on industry trends with no link to your own projects.
×Outlets that are neither professional nor major.
×Press-release platforms like prnewswire.com or businesswire.com.
02 — By you

Articles you write.

Pieces you author yourself — showing your expertise through your own published work.

What counts — either of these works
✓

A scholarly article

A peer-reviewed academic paper in your area of expertise.

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An op-ed

An expert column or professional article.

A few things to keep in mind
Where to publish
Scholarly

Scholarly journal

A peer-reviewed journal in your field or a related one. Tier‑2 (peer review, staged editorial policy, Google Scholar indexing) is visa-acceptable and faster. Tier‑1 (impact factor, Scopus / Web of Science) builds the most prestige, but is highly selective and can take months.

Tier‑2: Am. J. of Engineering & Technology, IRMM, IJC  ·  Tier‑1: IEEE Trans. on Software Engineering, PeerJ CS, Science
Professional

Professional

A specialist outlet for your exact field, with in-depth industry coverage. Audience size doesn't matter — it can be small.

e.g. foodanddrinktechnology.com
Major trade

Major trade

A business- or tech-focused outlet for a broad professional audience, with solid reach — hundreds of thousands to millions of readers.

e.g. businessinsider.com, techcrunch.com
What won't count
×Blogs — again, no formal editorial review.
×Anything not clearly credited to you as the author.
×Anything without a publication date.
×Anything marked advertising, sponsored, or a partnership.
×Brief comments you gave on a topic.
×Columns on topics outside your field.
×Journals that openly publish anything for a fee (a normal admin processing fee is fine).
03 — Working together

How we'll work together.

Two ways to run your PR — fully managed by us, or led by you with our support.

Option A

Dreem's PR partners handle it

We run the whole process end to end — coordinating the PR team, keeping things organized, tracking deadlines, swapping outlets if needed, handling translations, and checking quality. One simple, one-stop-shop experience.

That includes

  • A media plan and topics built around your case strategy.
  • Interviewing you and writing the materials.
  • Selecting the right outlets.
  • Coordinating, publishing, and verifying pieces once live.
One note: if your employer needs to approve any content, that part is on your side. Dreem doesn't review or advise on employer approval processes.
Option B

You & your own PR partners

Please run all topics, texts, and outlet choices by us first. Here's how we support you along the way.

We take care of

  • Sharing our guides on how to choose outlets.
  • Recommending a media plan, topics, and key points to emphasize.
  • Approving the outlets you've shortlisted using our guide.
  • Two rounds of proofreading, focused on case alignment.

Stays on your side

  • The initial research and selection of outlets.
  • The quality, style, and factual accuracy of texts.
  • Tracking deadlines.
  • Being the day-to-day contact for your PR team.
One more thing

Have great photos ready.

Plan ahead for high-quality professional photographs. This really matters — strong visuals make your coverage look polished and credible. You'll need 1–2 horizontal photos per article, ideally not reused elsewhere and matching the timing of each piece.