Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Turns out that PR folk are not the only ones who send bad pitches! As we know, our HR colleagues pitch all day, every day. When they recruit, they’re pitching. When they announce inevitably negative changes to benefits packages, they’re pitching. This from someone at RLM who isn’t as wily as I am. You get the idea.

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Polaris

MARCH 20, 2015

In 2006, we started working with a reputable search company. We won some of those pitches, but still relied primarily on referrals from satisfied customers for most new business. I was no longer working with the SEO company I hired in 2006 so I was on my own. And we’d held those positions for several years.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 6, 2020

PR Pro Guide to Pitching in a Pandemic During COVID-19 Coronavirus. A few takeaways from our chat: Send your pitch in on a silver platter, ready to go with images and video. In 2006, she began publishing wiredprworks.com , an award-winning blog mentioned in the first edition of “The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 4, 2006

2006 Stuttgart uploaded by magnetisch Based on the popularity of the last post , I’m linking to a presentation outlining the lifecycle of a media relations pitch. tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog' Check out the back story here.

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We all know that PR folk are not the only ones who send bad pitches! As we are aware, our HR colleagues pitch all day, every day. When they recruit, what are they doing: they''re pitching. When they announce inevitably negative changes to benefits packages, that''s really a pitch. You get the idea. department lately?

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 23, 2007

The Bad Pitch Blog was launched one year ago. Then the bad pitches started coming in and the posts kept getting the kind of feedback that can fuel a fleet of blogs. After one year, the pitches still suck. Stay tuned for a contest we''re creating to crown the baddest pitch of 2006. It''ll be fun.

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PRSay

MARCH 30, 2018

Here are some quick reminders of the new techniques that were supposed to “change everything” just during my short career: • 2006 — “Bypass the media” was the watch cry. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here. Your audiences would find it when they searched, so why bother with those pesky reporters?

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 1, 2006

Shel Holtz forwarded a blanket pitch sent to him that brings several basic lessons to mind. This is one of the lamest pitches I’ve seen in a long time. This is one of the lamest pitches I’ve seen in a long time. Our first episode premiered on February 15th, 2006, and was downloaded over 2000 times.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 31, 2006

We''ve started a Bad Pitch Buffet of sorts. Quietly under Google’s radar, COMPANY.com launched on May 16, 2006 disrupting Google’s announcement to be the first and only company to take a slice of the pay-per-click video advertising pie. But luckily we maneuvered through and can summarize why the pitch sucks. Why Should You Care?

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 23, 2006

From: NAME on Behalf Of John James Nicoletti Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: ANAHEIM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL URGE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT Please contact me with further questions regarding this release. From there, we''ll remind everyone that a news release does not double as a pitch. Seacrest-style.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 10, 2007

Here’s the first of several guest posts at The Bad Pitch Blog. There is one vital key to being able to give a great pitch: You have to be able to relate to your audience. Next time you are preparing your pitch, try testing it on someone who has no knowledge of the subject matter.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 6, 2006

From: Dave Overton Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 12:27 PM To: Beucke, Dan Subject: [NEWMANPR] - Why the demise of Ken Lay? So we find it silly to outline why this particular pitch sucks. And if you don’t know why the pitch sucks after reading it you have bigger problems to deal with--like a freakin’ career change.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 9, 2006

A DC-based communications blog received the latest bad pitch. We’re calling it the Spectre of Doom pitch. This pitch does take nerve. and “US malls” in the same pitch. Where is the call to action in this pitch? Always end pitches with specific next steps that make it easy for its recipient to learn more. -

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 5, 2006

Yet he still manages to read and react to bad pitches sent his way. From: EMAIL Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:22 AM To: PHIL Subject: Traditional Dating Sites Overshadowed.- Please let me know, NAME Media Contact Russian Love Match URL PHONE NUMBER - OK, why would a PR blogger be a good target for this pitch?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Linkfluence was founded in 2006 has 150 employees in seven offices, with headquarters in Paris. However, this month, its agency admitted in writing it pitched this blogger on an announcement using Muck Rack, which, in my opinion, is a competitive product. Its software is sold as a subscription-based service.

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2006

Bad pitches are like snowflakes. And our next pitch is in the danger zone as it represents the second time this person has pitched Canuckflack. As a result, he/she might also become the second person outed on the Bad Pitch blog. We usually fillet consumer pitches here. No two suck alike. They work three months out.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

Got my start in B2B fresh out of college in 2006 and been doing it ever since. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’m always open to pitches. It’s about overcoming industry challenges, not just your client’s sales pitch. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 25, 2007

New York Times'' Technology reporter Saul Hansell sent us a worse-than-usual pitch that we have been baffled by. So anyway, think about this: Now someone who gets pitched EVERYTHING will have an opportunity to say “Look what I have” on his own blog. And here’s the pitch he called out. SIG FILE _ "I’m pitching venture-backed.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 25, 2013

And since the first attempt in 2006 , we stopped counting how many PR people broadly distribute a pitch for their client when someone in the public eye dies. bad pitch culture jacking current events media relations newsjacking prfail real-time marketing' Just ask Kenneth Cole.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 27, 2007

Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Randy Salas has sent us two bad pitches. In keeping with the pitch style above, we’ll help Randy put some meat on these bones. Unfortunately the person that wrote this pitch will probably try and work the “poor taste” line into future pitches. This lengthy one reflects on recent E.

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Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2006

The Bad Pitch Blog is awarding Glinda, our good pitch badge of honor, to The Morris + King Company for turning ProfNet’s value add into a publicity opp for their firm. Nov 17, 2006 05:00 PM 1. Nov 01, 2006 12:11 PM EST(America/New_York) -- Here’s why it’s smart. bad pitch media PR ProfNet public relations'

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Marketwired

APRIL 12, 2016

population in 2006 to 33% in 2015 — a current total of 155 million Americans. This harkens back to the early days of television when the hosts or the actors you were watching would pitch the product themselves. While listenership of podcasts is still small, that audience gets increasingly larger each year.

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PRSay

JULY 5, 2018

Because 2006 was the year I resolved to get on a path to independence — first in where and when I work, and ultimately if I work. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here. Check out his workshop “ Secrets of Media Relations Masters” or his online course “ Crafting the Perfect Pitch”. . Why 12 years?

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Bad Pitch Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

But Seth Godin brings us the bottom line on mass pitching. Seth Godin at Gel 2006 uploaded by Mark Hurst tags | public relations | PR | media relations | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog | Seth Godin' OK, the Chris Anderson post has been covered, hashed out, rehashed and gotten stupid , er, ugly.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 15, 2006

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:54:22 -0400 To: prblog@yahoo.com From: " AGENCY " AGENCY@AGENCYNAME.com > Subject: News: NAME Joins AGENCY NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: FLACK NAME FLACK PHONE FLACK EMAIL NAME Joins AGENCY BETHESDA, MD- August 15, 2006- NAME has joined Bethesda, MD-based AGENCY as an Account Executive and Copy Writer.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 5, 2006

HWH Public Relations/New Media gets the distinction of being the first agency, in its entirety, to be out-ed by the Bad Pitch blog. available on April 7, 2006 - substantially less than other registrars. available on April 7, 2006 - substantially less than other registrars. 1) Where’s the Pitch? 2) Where’s the News?

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Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

Rather than sending a bad pitch (or a good pitch that results in a bad interview), there is BlogTalkRadio. You have the option to download and/or stream shows from your own page and hand them out accordingly in a couple of months as “Best of…2006.” Seriously, you need your own radio talk show. Feliz Navidad, People!'

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Pitch Data Studies Data studies have always proven to be great sources of high-quality backlinks, provided the data is interesting and packaged correctly. Once you find your data sources, develop a compelling story complete with findings and some graphics, and then pitch these to journalists via email and/or press release.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Like a skilled gardener preparing the soil before planting seeds, successful persuaders understand the importance of laying the groundwork before pitching. Source: European Journal of Social Psychology 2 Bargh, J. What have we been priming all these years? On the development, mechanisms, and ecology of nonconscious social behavior.

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Bad Pitch Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

We were cleaning out the archives and found our back story –- how the Bad Pitch blog was born. Cue squiggly lines and narrator’s voice… - The seeds for the Bad Pitch Blog were planted in 1995 when the book “Toxic Sludge is Good for You,” used some specific events to discredit the entire public relations industry.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 2, 2007

Talk about the worst pitch in agent-hood. As today is Gerald Ford''s burial and the markets are closed and it''s a down day in DC and most of the country, I wanted to reprint the following from my pals at MediaBistro. A gun didn''t kill him so let''s celebrate with a book.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 4, 2015

Staffers who aren’t quite profitable from across the organization can be corralled and pitched together to get their firm’s “revenue by PR professional” up. But they still have an audience to serve and no reporter worth her byline will take a weak story pitch, even from a friend. Media relations alone doesn’t cut it.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 25, 2006

From: NSchulhof@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:20 PM Subject: (no subject) Please consider me for a Key Note Speaker at your next event, I am very effective and motivating, utilizing humor and experiences. Tomorrow, worst pitch I received during 15 years of writing the notorious Native''s Guide to New York book series.'

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 7, 2006

We were dealt into the next bad pitch by an anonymous member of the news media. So we edited the pitch to keep the media outlet’s identity anonymous instead of the person pitching it. I had to forward this pitch to you. All the best, Charlie Bernard - Hmm, this pitch is a tricky one. So WHY does it suck?

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2006. Here are some interesting posts by or about the PR technology community that stood out to me this month: Only 3% of PR pitches get a response ( Marketing Interactive ). Lokey grew the company from a single office in San Francisco in 1961 into a worldwide communications leader.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 9, 2006

Your first introduction of a client to the media should not necessarily even be a pitch (there are always exceptions). Yeah, the Bad Pitch blog is always telling everyone to hurry up and wait. But keep in mind that heeding our mantra drastically cuts down the cycle time of your first, second and third pitch. Now I know Brooks.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 10, 2007

Here’s a great example of the need to qualify a media list before sending out the pitch. On September 25, 2006, CLIENT was placed in the number 9 position on the CITY Business Journal’s List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies, with a revenue growth of 311 percent since 2003. Think again. Some colleges are Greek-free.

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