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2 Media Relations Rules to Break in 2020

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At first it annoyed me, but after a while I realized some benefits to being a contrarian, especially in media relations. This exchange reminded me of a few of the “devil’s advocate” tactics that I’ve seen be successful in media relations. Yes, a huge majority of journalists dislike getting cold pitches.

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Trends and Best Practices for Media Relations

PRSay

In the PR strategies toolbox, the practice of media relations gives PR practitioners an opportunity to distinguish themselves while also giving their organizations an edge over the competition. As earned media, stories placed through media relations efforts are cost-effective. Newsletters gain clout.

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Pitching Reporters Amid COVID-19 Informs 2020 ‘State of the Media’ Report

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When pitching story ideas to journalists during the COVID-19 crisis, PR pros should use email, find local news angles and make experts available for video interviews, according to Cision’s “ 2020 State of the Media Report ,” released on April 21. Mondays are best for pitching, the research finds.

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The Media Relations Struggle is Real; Experts Describe What it May Mean for PR

Sword and the Script

Where some see diminishing value in media relations others see opportunity; the best way to improve results is to use a combination of pitching, content and social media. The media relations struggle is real. Perhaps invest in people, research or tools to help facilitate media relations.

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Is Media Relations Dead?

Bianchi Biz Blog

Is media relations dead? In fact, a recent article in the BusinessWire Blog called Media Outlet Availability on PR Efforts , by Christopher S. Penn, Chief Data Scientist with TrustInsights.ai, cites some revealing statistics about the shrinking number of media outlets and the challenge for PR and media relations.

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Meet the Media: Jeremy Wolfe, Editor for FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

I graduated in May of 2020 at the start of the pandemic, and then joined Endeavor Business Media as an associate editor for Stormwater magazinein April 2021. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? And please be patient with pitching; I cannot reply to most pitches.

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5 Ways We Can Better Engage Journalists

PRSay

As we continue through 2021, at times, it still feels like 2020 — version 2.0. As PR professionals, most of us planned for 2021 apprehensively, remembering how our 2020 plans had been discarded by this time last year. But according to Muck Rack’s survey, nearly six out of 10 (57 percent) journalists prefer to be pitched on Mondays.

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