So why Twitter and why earned media? Twitter advertising increased 97% year on year in 2014, Twitter campaigns are now a primary feature of marketing strategies around the world. But many struggle to understand and measure the true value of Twitter as a media channel. Paid media: pretty self explanatory, a company pays to leverage a channel/medium’s audience. Owned media: a channel controlled by the brand (examples: your own Twitter account) Earned media: the sharing of messages by customers, fans and followers that attracts new ppl to your business.