Cision

AUGUST 9, 2017

For decades, marketing and advertising professionals have had the upper hand when it comes to demonstrating the impact of their work. Paid advertising and owned media solutions have harnessed the powers of technology and data to target, distribute, and measure with a high degree of accuracy.

Communications 185

Communications How To Media Measurement 185

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2019

The PR team might pitch some less tailored info about the company for general brand visibility ahead of a new product announcement or a big funding announcement. As opposed to paying for advertising, PR pros earn media coverage by pitching stories reporters want to write, and readers want to see.

Agency 192

Agency Internal International Pitching 192

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2024

With inboxes flooded daily, journalists are often overwhelmed with irrelevant or poorly crafted pitches. Heres how to make your PR pitches impossible to ignore: 1. Get to the point Journalists dont have time for long-winded pitches. Read their recent articles and reference them in your pitch.

Pitching 78

Pitching Product Launch Advertising Advertising 78

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Having to switch gears so often was a great prelude to broader agency work where we work on various clients from 3D printing to beer. Of course, all the images in the world will only get noticed if your pitches are strong. I’ve been at Crenshaw for five years and I really love that no two days are alike!

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

Cision

MARCH 21, 2016

They must reconsider how they create, distribute and pitch their thought leadership. To increase the chances of getting coverage, those pitching major outlets like USA Today (whose readership is between 60 and 65 percent mobile) should make their information visually appealing, accessible and easy to read on a small screen.

Trends 120

Trends Mobile Media Print 120

Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

That means the journalists you’re contacting are overwhelmed with pitches; many of them poorly thought out or irrelevant. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Personalize your PR pitches.

Pitching 78

Pitching Advertising Advertising Product Launch 78

Cision

MAY 27, 2015

Whether you’re looking to provide journalists with easily accessible information about your brand or attract potential advertisers, having a digital media kit is a smart idea. If you remember back in the day when PR folks would print their press kits, you already understand what a digital media kit is. Start With the Impressive Stuff.

Media 120

Media Trade Shows Print Advertising 120

PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While this certificate program is designed to help journalists understand how to transition their skills and expertise for PR opportunities, many others — such as digital marketers, content creators, advertising pros, and social media experts — have related skill sets and knowledge and will benefit from our program too.

Communications 190

Communications Sports Journalism Fashion 190

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

With a host of media, advertising and adtech companies on the roster, many of our teams at SHIFT are grappling with stories relating to how native advertising is impacting these industries. According to an Advertising Age poll from this time last year, nearly two-thirds of marketers planned to increase their native spend.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Print Pitching 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 17, 2016

We are no exception, with outreach occurring now in categories as varied as 3D printing, online advertising and wearable tech, to name a few. Pitch to your strengths. Though your speaker’s expertise may be 3D printing for example, is a 3D printing conference the best option? Think outside the conference.

Conference 120

Conference Print Trade Shows Advertising 120

Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

Austin & Williams, the advertising, branding and digital marketing agency has recently tapped Jody Fisher, a NYC PR veteran, to head up its new in- house PR practice. If you find the compelling human story in what you’re pitching, you’ll be successful. Jody joins the agency with an extensive background in communications.

Enterprise 227

Enterprise Agency Radio Fashion 227

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 11, 2018

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax.

Report 136

Report Interviews Pitching Construction 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 26, 2016

The seasoned PR team knows how to reach media with a pitch that lets them know this subject matter will interest their audience, without reading like an ad. An exec I worked with once told me he didn’t exist until he saw his name in print. PR is least effective at: Substituting for advertising.

Print 120

Print Advertising Advertising Survey 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 12, 2015

The company had three distinct divisions: PR / Communications (that was my area), Creative Marketing & Advertising and Web, Multimedia & Video. The colors you use on the web are not the same colors you use for print. You can also look for creative marketing and advertising blogs to expand your frame of reference.

Creativity 150

Creativity Web Social Media Data 150

5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

Media kits used to be presented following a pitch at a press conference or other large event, but starting in the early 2000s, the best practice shifted to individualized pitches via email. There’s no reason to stress about typos that were printed on 100 physical copies of materials.

How To 176

How To Media Guidelines Pitching 176

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

It grew eventually into a tech-based email list that was free for users with an advertising model. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. This includes some improvements to relationship tracking and pitch analytics to evaluate successful pitches. It was a very humbling experience.

Reddit 181

Reddit Software B2B Technology 181

Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Subscriptions and advertising are down for most media, and there is no single model that can replace them across the sector. What does it mean for PR: Consider a publisher’s revenue and publishing models, as well as your need for exposure, when pitching a story. Layoffs and restructuring are still common practices.

Journalism 120

Journalism Trends Print Local 120

MaccaPR

MAY 3, 2019

Many podcasts combine the audio interview with text – so your audience can consume your messages in both print and audio form. Podcasts give clients the opportunity to express their personality in a way that infographics, e-books and print interviews seldom do. We get pitches for potential guests who simply aren’t a fit.

Company 113

Company Interviews Print Pitching 113

Cision

JULY 13, 2016

In this interview, Nick discusses how to approach integrated communication, why print may still have a place in your strategy and how to build relationships with reporters. Some brands really lend themselves well to print and out of home advertising. What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned throughout your career?

Print 120

Print Tourism Transportation Film 120

Prowly

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Power up your brand recognition strategy by pitching to the right media and measuring key metrics. They will be more receptive to advertisements, campaigns, and new product launches if they know who you are and what you stand for. Most customers hate being sold to and they would much rather hear a story than another sales pitch.

Brand 104

Brand Branding How To Measurement 104

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This may not seem obvious if you are accustomed to monitoring online or print coverage. This uses AI to “to identify different sound waves between news, advertisements and even music to detect and remove advertisements from automated broadcast monitoring.”. In those mediums, you can spot a mention in a story.

Software 123

Software Technology Advertising Advertising 123

PR for Anyone

JANUARY 20, 2022

Here is a video I did on speaking in sound bites that might be helpful to come up with ones for you and your specific topic: Your interview is not a sales pitch. Media is editorial content unless you are paying for advertising. The fastest way to never get asked back again is by making it all about you and selling.

Interviews 130

Interviews How To Media Television 130

Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Ken Wheaton is Advertising Age ''s managing editor. Since I pitch Ad Age , his email caught my attention when it landed in my LinkedIn inbox. His subject line, " Bacon and Egg Man, My Second Novel, On Sale Now ," made me assume he sent me a bad pitch. Read the site and recent issues before pitching." He''s also an author.

Pitching 64

Pitching eBook How To Pinterest 64

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Compared to digital marketing and advertising, which has only become more automated over time, our methods — particularly the generation of earned media — are exquisitely inefficient. A couple of fresh data points can add punch to a ho-hum media pitch ― especially if they’re original and up-to-the-minute.

Television 120

Television Interviews Engineering Tools 120

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Pushing products in your pitches won’t gain you any media coverage. If you want journalists to respond to your pitches, you need to explain why your news is important and relevant. Adriana Stan, public relations director at W Magazine, says being empathetic to the contacts you are pitching is the key to winning them over.

Fashion 120

Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 147

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 147

Marketwired

APRIL 12, 2016

Podcasts Can Help Advertisers Reach Niche Audiences. Most of the leading podcasts these days rely on the same group of advertisers. But the size of the audience is hardly what makes advertising unique on podcast, it’s the specificity of the audience you can reach. “If But to Attract Advertisers, Promotion is Key.

Advertising 100

Advertising Advertising Television Radio 100

Cision

MAY 4, 2015

Monitor online and offline sources, including access to 20,000 premium print news sources from LexisNexis, and streaming broadcast coverage from all 210 U.S. Track and report on every pitch and interaction with the media using the industry’s most robust CRM. Analyze your impact. What the Future Holds: More Innovation. cision.com.

Social Media 120

Social Media Analytics Enterprise Content Marketing 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. 2017 PR Takeaways. television networks have created in 30 years.

YouTube 136

YouTube Video Training Survey 136

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Due to tight marketing spends, even advertisers are shortening their commercials while maintaining or increasing the number of times they are aired, to ensure maximum spread for their ad spends. Pitching journalists via phone calls, e-mails, and SMS’ are not the only ways of securing media coverage anymore.

Digital PR 86

Digital PR Newspapers Advertising Advertising 86

Cision

AUGUST 7, 2015

Check out our “2015 Holiday Gift Guide PR Kit” for pitching tips and more! For the better part of a year, I resigned myself to watching her dial the telephone and pick up print jobs with a level of theatrics usually reserved for daytime television. Ask for it.

Tourism 120

Tourism Television Print Pitching 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. Advertising trusted less and less and PR and earned media are seen as more credible.”. From print to digital. Breaking through the flood of e-mails [in pitching] is getting very difficult.”. Harder to pitch.

Communications 145

Communications Crisis Internal International 145

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The company works with adtech networks to do for media coverage what adtech is doing for advertising. Adtech networks already have tracking on major media sites to deliver performance information for advertising hosted there, and Cision works with these companies to do the same thing for coverage.

Publicity 103

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 103

ReimaginePR

MAY 23, 2016

I’m finding it in everything from print advertisements to Facebook ads and almost everything else in between. Have you ever listened to a sales pitch and thought, Geez! Anyone in this position usually changes the channel after a few seconds of curiosity pass; at least I know I do. Click Here. He just won’t stop talking!

Storytelling 159

Storytelling Comparison Case Study Brand 159

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Content marketing isn’t just a constant stream of advertisements. Once freelance contributors get to know your brand, they’ll be able to pitch directly and save you more time. The desire to push our content out in print campaigns compelled us to create a quarterly print edition of the pub.

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Print Analysis Data 110

Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 21, 2007

Michael Beno from Ruder Finn sent me a simple, straight forward pitch today. The pitch is relevant to what I write about at my other blog. Maybe he took the time to read my blog and confirm that I''ve been writing about car marketing and advertising since before Oprah gave a bunch away (along with big tax bills).

Pitching 40

Pitching Print Video Writing 40

Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 23, 2007

An editor at Home Channel News (think distribution channel, not TV channel) has asked the Bad Pitch Blog to voice her plea. A "story idea" that defies everything you have ever known about what actually gets written in a print publication? I write from the corporate side, in-store marketing, promotions, advertising, financial results.

Pitching 40

Pitching Construction Exercises Retail 40