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Entering Poland7 min read

Entering Poland: the media landscape UK brands consistently misread

Polish business, tech and lifestyle media doesn't map neatly onto UK tiers. Here's how we actually think about it.

UK brands often arrive in Poland with a media list built on UK logic — tier-one nationals, trade press, lifestyle. Poland's ecosystem is structured differently, and pitching it as if it were a smaller UK is the quickest way to be ignored.

"The Polish press respects specificity, local proof and a spokesperson who understands the market — in that order."

What actually earns attention

  • 01Local case studies with named Polish clients or partners
  • 02Data cut specifically for Polish consumers or businesses
  • 03Executives who can do interviews in Polish, or a credible local spokesperson
  • 04Angles that connect to Polish economic, tech or lifestyle context — not global press releases translated

Get that right and Polish coverage compounds fast — the market is smaller than the UK, but the relationships are tighter.

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