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With Question 4 of the 2017 Shareholder Communications 365 Study, we learned that only 20% of institutional investors visit your investor relations website to read your news releases. Part of the pitch for selling an IR website (since the dawn of time) has been to “express your financial brand and narrative.”
Data-driven pitches win points with journalists. Journalists look for pitches that are backed up by data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, or interactive infographics. It offers a clear story map and lends credibility to the pitch. Infographic from a 2017 article in MarTech Advisor.
According to Cision’s 2017 State of the Media Report , journalists continue to experience shrinking news teams and constricting budgets. In Cision’s 2017 State of the Media Report , more than half of respondents said a pitch that lines up with their past work and interests is what drove them to pursue a story.
Infographics remain high on the marketing list of tactics. This week I looked at Google search data for the word “infographic” (and variations) and found interest continues to grow at a steady pace. We see infographics in content marketing survey results as well. But Those Troubled Infographics. 1) Data visualization.
At a time when targeting and engaging with the right influencers is more critical than ever, Cision’s 2017 State of the Media Report reveals key findings that show a growing opportunity for journalists and PR professionals to work together to bring credible and compelling news stories to the public.
In 2017, Forbes reported : “Most B2B buyers say they rely heavily on white papers (82%), webinars (78%), and case studies (73%) to make purchasing decisions. Close behind are e-books (67%), infographics (66%), and blog posts (66%).” Business buyers prefer hard, unbiased data over sales pitches and marketing collateral.
Bob Evans , who I used to work with at Oracle and highly respect, brought up some good points on Twitter this week about the issues he recently encountered with PR professionals flooding his inbox with irrelevant pitches. Bob Evans (@bobevansIT) October 11, 2017. Take the Time to Pitch With Integrity and Thoughtfulness.
Propel says PR is sending more pitches; Muck Rack adds podcast contacts and broadcast monitoring; several PR tech vendors publish survey results “Welcome to May. PR is sending more pitches during COVID-19 The average PR pros appear to have sent more media pitches during the Coranavirus pandemic than before it’s occurrence.
For example, here’s the remainder of 2017’s calendar for AdAge magazine: My PR team would advise me to craft stories, topics, articles, bylines, etc. Using the above as an example, my PR team would advise me to write content they can pitch for precision marketing. What current events that week could I participate in, even remotely?
What I wasn’t initially anticipating within the field is the creativity, anticipation and thrill it entails when conceiving campaigns, writing pitches and landing links. In terms of preparing pitches, there’s a fine balance between ensuring the client is credited in coverage and making the email too brand-centric.
According to Cision’s 2017 State of the Media Report , journalists continue to experience shrinking news teams and constricting budgets. In Cision’s 2017 State of the Media Report , more than half of respondents said a pitch that lines up with their past work and interests is what drove them to pursue a story.
In 2017, Joe Lazauskas, Contently’s head of marketing, elaborated on the importance of collecting good data : Block quote: Raw data that you have about your audience—think audience demographics, persona research, and first-and-third party data about what content they like to consume or tends to drive sales—should translate to insights.
Ideation just means pitching or brainstorming. Most media companies tend to separate search data from the pitch process, drawing a line in the sand between the science and art of publishing effectively. A longform piece of writing is not snackable, but an infographic posted to social media is snackable. ” Ideation.
Most of what I did wasn’t a secret: I read what reporters wrote before pitching, developed subject lines that got my emails opened, and use a strong lede in all my pitches. There was one aspect of my success that was different: I wrote long pitches. This is contrary to 99% of all PR advice that says short emails are best.
We expect a similar sentiment in 2017 as it’s still a primary challenge for many enterprises. When pitching the idea to top executives, showcase how NLG could improve internal reporting to stakeholders, and highlight the potential to reduce headcount. cool templates for infographics, social media, etc).
However, you may have to make a business case for it the first couple of times and pitch it as an experiment. It’s potential media pitch or link for a roundup article. 10) Create an infographic based on key points. 11) Pitch a contributed article to the trade media. Embed a link in your regular monthly email newsletter.
There are also asset-less digital PR strategies that include pitching quotes to journalists. How to pitch: This gave me four rankings lists that I could pitch to journalists in the local media outlets in the top-ranking cities. How to pitch: This approach gives Pinrose an asset when pitching to beauty and lifestyle journalists.
The 2017 European Communications Monitor report has been published recently detailing challenges facing strategic communicators in 50 countries. Communicators pitch journalists story ideas, offer expert knowledge on a range of industry-specific questions. Companies that were the first to embrace infographics!
According to this IAMAI-KPMG report , India has over 350 million Internet users as of June 2015; this number is expected to increase over 500 million by 2017. A quick crisp e-mail with images or infographic has a better chance of catching the media’s fancy than long pitch notes or press releases.
What advice would you give to the 25-year-old who’s considering starting his or her own shop in 2017? When I was young and ruthless, I asked Dave if I could help his agency – then called Mona Meyer McGrath & Gavin – pitch the Bachman’s garden center chain as a retail client. Congratulations!
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