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HARO Alternatives: A Guide to Lasting Media Connections

Remote PR Jobs

In 2010, HARO was acquired, and in 2023, it was rebranded as Connectively, aiming to modernize the platform and enhance the user experience. A starting point could be finding journalists' contact information so you can pitch them directly. However, the rebrand led to a shift that frustrated many, especially freelance professionals.

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Pitching Journalists, But Were Afraid to Ask

Ishmael's Corner

to learn how they like to be pitched. With more than 300 journalists responding, we can learn from the aggregated data starting with their preferred vehicle for pitches. Regarding ideal pitch length —. Yes, journalists deal with jammed schedules and can’t afford to spend half their day reading email pitches.

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How to Pitch Journalists in 2024 (According to Journalists)

Buzzstream

Once upon a time, emailing journalists meant buying a list of media email addresses and blasting out a generic pitch. Some got coverage, but the vast majority of pitches were irrelevant, which decreased journalist receptivity to pitches overall. Personalized email pitching is the key to success today.

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Three Ways to Suck Less in 2010

Bad Pitch Blog

As the Bad Pitch blog heads into its 5th year of existence, we’re jazzed about 2010. Here are three ways to suck less in 2010. Pledge to Make a Mistake: Promising yourself you''ll f-up in 2010 comes with two benefits. Then you’ll only have one list to ignore in 2010. So we’ll be brief.

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15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? I can’t tell you how many pitches I received that were so bloviated, they would have made Alec Baldwin jealous. And that was it.

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5 Ways Our Weekly FB Live Show Helped Grow Our Business & Our Work Culture

Deirdre Breakenridge

We are always challenging our team to come up with new and creative ways to use social media, and SocialLIVE not only lets us share our experiences on camera but allows the team to test the new features that we are going to pitch to our clients. In 2011, the two paired to create and successfully grow Socialfly.

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Behind the Headlines with Kristin Daher

Cision

In this interview, Daher sat down to discuss with me the challenges of being a new agency owner, how to deliver effective pitches, and how she’s embracing the many changes in the field of PR. In 2010, I got my chance to work in Food PR and I was hooked! I become a mini-expert on the journalist I’m pitching.

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