Line drawing of a mews archway sending a story to the press An arched carriage-house gateway with a cobbled lane running through it. From the roofline, three dotted lines rise to three newspaper mastheads — a story leaving the mews for the newsroom.
Fig. 1 — a story leaving the mews, bound for three desks.

Digital PR & link-earning · Plainview, NY

Not link building — news worth linking to.

Drayton Mews finds the story hiding in your product or order data, writes it to newsroom standards, and pitches it — by name — to the reporters who cover your buyers. For B2B SaaS and e-commerce brands, billed once per campaign. You bring the brand; consider the rest handled.

Billed
Per campaign, $600–$1,500
Written for
B2B SaaS & e-commerce
Based at
119 Plymouth Rd, Plainview, NY
  • Business desks
  • SaaS trade press
  • Retail & e-commerce reporters
  • Data journalists
  • Personal finance columns
  • Small-business newsletters
  • Long Island business news
  • Podcast bookers

01 — The campaign

One dataset, carried all the way to the newsroom

Drayton Mews works from a small office on Plymouth Rd in Plainview, NY, running a handful of campaigns at a time so each one gets read, re-read and argued over before a single reporter sees it. Here is what happens once you say yes.

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How a campaign moves

Find
We go through your anonymised product or order data — or field a survey — for the one finding a reporter can’t get anywhere else.
Frame
We write the story, the headline and a plain-English methodology note, plus a brief for the landing page your links will point to.
Place
We pitch it desk by desk, by name, with an exclusive window when a single outlet deserves first look.
Report
You receive a live sheet of every placement: outlet, author, URL, anchor text and whether the link is followed.

02 — The craft

Small courtesies that earn the link

Editors remember who wasted their morning and who made it easier. Everything below exists so that a journalist is glad to hear from you twice.

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i. The research

Research a reporter can trust on deadline

Journalists have learned to distrust tiny surveys with convenient headlines. We check sample sizes, publish the method, and keep the raw tables ready — so when an editor asks “how was this measured?” the answer is already in their inbox.

  • Anonymised product usage or order data you already hold
  • Panel surveys fielded to the people who actually buy from you
  • Public datasets — Census, BLS, app-store and marketplace pricing

ii. The pitch

Pitches written for one desk at a time

A retail reporter and a SaaS trade editor want different things from the same finding. Each pitch is written for the person reading it — their beat, their recent bylines, the hour they usually file — and nothing leaves our outbox until you’ve read and approved it.

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iii. The report

Coverage, reported link by link

No vanity dashboard and no blended “reach” number. You get a running sheet — outlet, author, date, URL, anchor text, followed or not — updated as pieces go live. When an article runs without a link, we write to the editor politely and ask; a courteous note does more than you’d think.

See what each campaign includes

03 — Before you ask

Questions clients ask on the first call

We would rather answer these now than have them sit at the back of your mind. Anything missing, ring the desk — we’re happy to talk it through.

(516) 728-5723

  1. 01

    Do we need our own data?

    No. Many campaigns start from anonymised product or order data, but we can just as easily field a survey or work from public datasets. On the first call we’ll tell you which route suits your brand and your budget.

  2. 02

    How long until coverage lands?

    Research and writing take two to three weeks; pitching then runs for four to six weeks depending on the campaign. Most pieces appear early in that window, and we keep following up until it closes.

  3. 03

    Can you guarantee links?

    Honestly, no one can promise what an editor will print. What we promise is the work: a defensible dataset, a story written to news standards, and a desk list you approve. If a story doesn’t land, we re-angle and re-pitch it at no extra fee.

  4. 04

    Will anything go out in our name without us seeing it?

    Never. The story, the methodology note and every pitch variation come to you first. Quotes are agreed with your spokesperson before a reporter sees a word.

  5. 05

    Is SaaS different from e-commerce?

    Very. SaaS stories tend to be workflow and benchmark pieces for trade and business desks; e-commerce stories lean on shopping behaviour, seasonality and price, for consumer and lifestyle reporters. We plan each differently from day one.

  6. 06

    Do you buy, swap or rent links?

    Not ever. Every link we report was given by an editor because the story earned it — which is precisely why they hold their value.

04 — Campaigns & fees

Priced per campaign, never per month

Every fee covers research, writing, pitching and the coverage sheet. Half is invoiced at kickoff, half on the morning the story goes out to press — and there is nothing to cancel afterwards.

$640 Per campaign · about 6 weeks

The Single Story

  • One finding from data you already hold
  • One angle, one methodology note
  • A hand-picked list of up to 40 named reporters
  • Four weeks of pitching and follow-up
Start with one story
Our usual starting point $1,085 Per campaign · about 8 weeks

The Data Study

  • A survey or bespoke data pull, built with you
  • Two angles: one trade, one consumer or business
  • Regional cuts for local and state desks
  • Landing-page brief and five weeks of pitching
Brief us on a study
$1,480 Per campaign · about 10 weeks

The Flagship Report

  • A panel survey of up to 1,000 of your buyers
  • Three angles and an embargoed exclusive
  • Charts designed for reporters to republish
  • Spokesperson prep and six weeks of pitching
Plan a flagship

Have an older study gathering dust? A re-angle and fresh pitch round is $600 flat.

Invoices paid by ACH VISA AMEX

The brief

Send a short brief — three story angles come back, free

Tell us a little about the brand and what you’d love to be known for. Within two working days we’ll reply with three angles we believe a reporter would run, and which campaign fits them.

  1. We read your site and any coverage you’ve had
  2. We check which desks are writing about your space now
  3. You get three angles and an honest recommendation

Prefer to talk? (516) 728-5723, Mon–Fri 10am–5:30pm.

Your website, who you sell to, and any data you could share. Rough is perfectly fine.

05 — Visit

Come by Plymouth Road

Most of our clients never need to visit, but the door is open. Let us know you’re coming and the right person will be at the table.

The hours

When the desk is staffed

Opening hours
Monday–Friday10am–5:30pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Messages left after 5:30pm are answered the following working morning. Visits by appointment, so the kettle is already on.

The first call

What to bring along

  1. Your five most valuable pages — where you’d like links to point
  2. Any data you’re allowed to share, even rough exports
  3. Topics legal or leadership would rather we avoid
  4. Coverage you’ve had before, good or awkward
  5. Your spokesperson’s calendar for launch week

06 — Get in touch

Knock on whichever door suits

Telephone, email or the brief form — each lands with the same small team, and each gets a considered reply rather than an automated one.

Send a brief Call