Frequently Asked Questions
- Why did the Belga News Agency launch the Belga PressAgenda?
- What is Belga PressAgenda?
- How can I register for the agenda to consult or input events?
- Which events can I place on Belga PressAgenda?
- How can I know whether my event is in Belga PressAgenda?
- What is the best time to place my event on Belga PressAgenda?
- Who can I contact for more information?
- How can I use Belga PressAgenda?
- Where does the content on Belga PressAgenda come from?
- Why consult Belga PressAgenda?
- Why should I place my event on Belga PressAgenda?
- Can I input events for various organisers?
- Who consults Belga PressAgenda?
- How much does it costs to use Belga PressAgenda?
- How you can follow a specific sector, region or type of event?
- Can anyone place an event on Belga PressAgenda?
Why did the Belga News Agency launch the Belga PressAgenda?
For ages, the editors of the Belga News Agency were receiving daily dozens of invitations by mail, fax and e-mail for press conferences, openings, etc. Based on this, every night Belga News Agency would plan its own agenda with an overview of all events of interest to the press. This agenda planned the work of Belga journalists, photographers and correspondents. From this experience Belga decided to expand this agenda and make it available online through the www.pressagenda.be website.
What is Belga PressAgenda?
Belga PressAgenda is an up-to-date, extensive professional press agenda that provides an overview of all national press conferences, press meetings, events, trade shows, openings, colloquiums, performances, demonstrations and activities: economics, politics, legal, general, European and sports. The agenda is put together with the utmost accuracy, based on reliable sources.
How can I register for the agenda to consult or input events?
Go to the “registration” section on the home page of www.pressagenda.be. The first information to fill in is your personal data and future login and password, which will be activated after approval by the Belga Team. Then, if applicable, fill in the information about your organisation and the contract info where you can choose between “input” and/or “consult”. The first option is free (see “FAQ” and during registration under “our rates”), while the second option paid is. For the “consult” part, you will receive a standard contract per e-mail right after registering. It is enough to fill in, date and sign this contract and fax it back. After receiving your fax, we will activate your username and password.
Which events can I place on Belga PressAgenda?
All events to which the press is invited and that interest them: press conferences, performances of financial results, conferences, openings, press trips, product launches, seminars, colloquiums, trade shows, exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, etc. from all sectors or fields (economics, politics, legal, culture, sport, etc.)
How can I know whether my event is in Belga PressAgenda?
Once your event has been inputted, you can follow its status. Every event can be validated before it appears in the Belga PressAgenda (this step is very important to guarantee the quality and the reliability of the data in the Belga PressAgenda). The validation takes place as quickly as possible. However, we reserve the right to not input something that does not have enough data or is incorrect. In the “My Events” window you can see whether or not your agenda item has been validated.
What is the best time to place my event on Belga PressAgenda?
When you have an answer to the “5 W’s: When?, What?, Where?, Who? and Why?”, you have the basic requirements to input an event in the agenda. You can also make your information known well beforehand. When the media has been informed in a timely manner, they can plan your event in their agenda, which increases your chance of press interest. At the same time you also reduce the risk that sector colleagues or competitors will organise something on the same day. You event is then noted on the Belga PressAgenda, which is consulted by others when they make their planning.
Who can I contact for more information?
Belga News Agency
Sales & Marketing department
E-mail: marketing@belga.be
Phone: +32 2 743 34 03
How can I use Belga PressAgenda?
Belga PressAgenda lets you consult the events of press conferences in the agenda (paid service) or lets you place your own events in the agenda (free service) or both (paid service). You can register for every possibility using the online form (“register here”). We will validate your request as soon as possible and confirm your registration per e-mail.
Where does the content on Belga PressAgenda come from?
- From all invitations that come in daily to Belga editors
- From the work planning of Belga News Agency
- From the daily searches done by the editors of Belga PressAgenda
- From all external users of Belga PressAgenda who input their events into the agenda. This agenda items are only published on the Belga PressAgenda after Belga validates the content. Therefore, you can trust that the content is complete and serious.
Why consult Belga PressAgenda?
You cannot leave the organisation of a press event to chance. Journalists have an increasingly busier agenda and the number of press events increases with every day. For example, the organiser of a press conference has to always set a date with the utmost care and avoid overlap with other major press events. The Belga PressAgenda is therefore the perfect source of information in Belgium for all press events.
For the general, specialised or regional media and freelance journalists, the Belga PressAgenda is a central point of information for the planning or editorial coverage of a sector, a region, etc.
Why should I place my event on Belga PressAgenda?
When you organise a press event, you will attract a maximum number of journalists to get a maximum amount visibility in the press. Placing your event on Belga PressAgenda is entirely free and user-friendly. This way your event will get extra visibility from the users of this agenda: first of all the media and journalists, but also other organisers of press events in general. If you would like to send out a press release or press invitation to the entire Belgian press through the network of the Belga press agency, Belga also offers you the BelgaDirect service. (See the www.belgadirect.be website)
Can I input events for various organisers?
Yes. For example, as a PR agency it is possible to place press conferences for various clients in the agenda. It is not necessary to create various profiles: in “My profile” you can define various “organisers”. When inputting events, you only have to select the organiser that applies.
Who consults Belga PressAgenda?
Press event organisers: PR agencies, businesses, governments, political parties, federations, professional organisations, etc.
The media: specialised press, freelancers, etc.
How much does it costs to use Belga PressAgenda?
Consulting of Belga PressAgenda is paid in the form of an subscription of 1 month, 6 or 12 months:
- Subscription for 1 month: € 236,15/month
- Subscription for 6 months: € 177,13/month
- Subscription for 12 months: € 141,69/month
The members of the Corporate Communications Community (3C) get a special rate:
- Annual subscription: € 118,08/month instead of € 141,69/month
The subscription lets you to:
- Consult all events that are listed in the Belga PressAgenda.
- Extensive search possibilities: day, week, month; sector of activity; type of event; city, region; etc.
- Creating your own “push profiles” in the “My Alerts” part to receive weekly per e-mail a list of events which meets your profile(s) (sectoral, geographical, etc.)
- E-mail alerting once an event that meets your profile is added of changed.
- Inputting your own press events in the agenda when you have selected “consult” as well as “input” upon registering.
- Inputting your events in the Belga PressAgenda is free. After registering you will receive per e-mail a confirmation of your registration and your username and password will be active. As of then you will be able to input events and follow the status of your events using the “My Events” option.
How you can follow a specific sector, region or type of event?
As user of the “consult” part, you can select a number of criteria (sector, type of event, geographical region of the event, organiser, etc.).
You can also create one of more “alerts” and determine the profile of the events that interest you. Thanks to these “alerts” you will receive weekly an e-mail with the programme of the events that meets your profile as well as an e-mail with the updates of the day (new event, event changes, etc.)
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