ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Is it ethical for a PR agency to smear a competitor? But one detail that interested communicators was that it brought on PR agency Definers Public Affairs to run political-style oppo against competitors like Google and Apple. But when the heat is on, it’s easy to blame the agency. If you lose, I win. So, was Definers ethical?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

And we’ve written about what agencies need from their client partners in order to be successful. The chief parameters of the client-agency relationship are covered in the letter of agreement, and planning documents will further outline expectations. Has the agency maintained staffing as promised? Beyond The LOA.

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Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 26, 2023

The response rate to media pitches is less than three percent according to the latest Propel Media Barometer analysis of 500,000 pitches. Roxhill suggests that you need to pitch early if you want reach a news desk or business desk. Roxhill suggests that you need to pitch early if you want reach a news desk or business desk.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Have you decided that 2017 is the year to form a partnership with a new public relations agency? Whether it’s your first foray into agency PR or you’re an old hand at such relationships, we have some advice to help you and your team create conditions for success. Don’t expect the PR agency to do it all.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 3, 2021

The May edition of WaddsCon covered a range of topics from the COVID-19 impact on client/agency relations to the impact on print, and from measurement frameworks to professionalism in public relations. We are going to continue running events for as long as people keep pitching to speak and delegates turn up.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Most PR agencies perform the same daily tasks – targeted media outreach, meticulous coverage tracking, and competitive monitoring, among others. While Google is a default monitoring tool for many agencies, it can be time-consuming, and it often misses coverage. Google Trends. Google Trends is underutilized in our view.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The wheels in my head were spinning with how I might pitch the story to my editors. Unfortunately, however, the misfire was one in a litany of recent missives based on bad information—a debacle that ultimately prompted me to blacklist dozens of individuals and agencies. The invitation seemed interesting at first. Coverage areas.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Crenshaw Communications, a New York-based public relations agency specializing in B2B technology PR, is seeking an Assistant Account Executive (AAE) to join our dynamic B2B technology team. Build relationships with key members of media and proactively pitch targeted outlets, including broadcast, print and new media.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 21, 2016

A working journalist since high school with experience in broadcast, print and digital, George is a terrific reporter and not just because he sums up his personality this way — Likes: Dark chocolate, baseball. With that great idea pitch, think about something I can use to supplement my story, preferably data. People are visual.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Because people buy stories, not sales pitches. Instead of focusing on just one channel, these brands cast a wide net, hoping to get noticed on TV, in print, through influencer campaigns, and more. Whether you're in an agency or in-house team, Prowly can be your campaign's best friend. became an enduring piece of pop culture.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Digital PR occurs online , through pitching stories or content via email to journalists at news publications. Although digital PR can yield TV, radio, and print coverage, it is mainly concerned with digital coverage. I spoke with Georgia Gadsby March, the co-founder and PR director of UK-based digital PR agency, Unearth PR.

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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. Crenshaw Communications recently was named as the agency to represent Wearsafe labs. Of course, all the images in the world will only get noticed if your pitches are strong.

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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. Jody joins the agency with an extensive background in communications. If you find the compelling human story in what you’re pitching, you’ll be successful.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sherry, before your agency career, you worked as a reporter for trade publications as well as in local NYC TV news. I was a good writer, researcher and storyteller, and had been on the other side of both print and broadcast pitches, but I did not fully understand all the nuances of public relations prior to joining the agency.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 16, 2024

This PR software company was started by a former PR agency owner; pitch analytics is where Propel really shines I have a soft spot for startups because I’ve been employed or consulted with many of them over my career. So, he sold his agency and started Propel. click any image for higher resolution) 1.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 28, 2025

The two most popular tactics digital PRs use are pitching data-led content (95%) and providing expert commentary (93%). Most agencies achieve a cost per link (CPL) below $750. In our link building pricing post , we explained how different agencies consider their cost per link. Pitching Journalists 32. Tactics for PRs 7.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

While she’s focused generally on consumer PR over her nearly 20 years in the industry, she’s had deep experience in food and beverage, restaurants, and retail communications while working at everything from boutique to global PR agencies in Chicago and Columbus. This is actually a new role for the agency, one that I was thrilled to take on.

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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. PR leverage and amplification. Time to leverage the win.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Maybe a pitch contains bad info, or a story is printed with a key fact wrong. We’ve learned to take the time to educate clients and demand scrupulous adherence to the facts, warts and all, before committing to an announcement or other story pitch. Proceed with caution! PR tales of terror. The deadly deception.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Agency teams may think they’re in constant touch with clients as the emails fly back and forth, but that’s not enough. Agency teams should take the time to explain, based on personal experience and expertise, why a story will or won’t work and where possible, how to take a bland or unworkable pitch and improve it.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 4, 2024

With that in mind, we took to the podcast to discuss the challenges of ideating, designing, and pitching digital PR campaigns from an in-house. Clearlink used to pay a panel of journalists for feedback on pitches and ideas. Today, I’d like to discuss in-house versus agency life. Victoria: Yeah. It’s crazy.

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Digital PR SEO Agency Pitching 71

Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Agencies, PR and marketing professionals, bloggers and anyone doing social media (who doesn’t?) You paid the photographer AND agency, after all, so it belongs to you!) She can be an agency or marketing departments best friend. Right where it counts! Nope, not on your kisser but, even worse, in your wallet.

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Beyond PR

JULY 14, 2017

But, if you want your pitch to be noticed in a flood of product releases, do your homework and know journalists’ and influencers’ inclinations. To help us sort through all that, we talked to Erinn Sluka , the blogger and influencer behind Parenting Healthy , who gave us a few tips on a successful holiday gift guide pitching effort.

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At my first agency job in New York, I worked alongside a media relations specialist who wanted each of his annual coverage reports to be as thick as a phone book. Since she wasn’t part of the pitch team, she never understood what an uphill battle it was to get interest. If you’re not pitching, you’re not relevant. .

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Christmas in July is more than a cute saying, as planning and pitching for the holidays beings in the early summer. Now that we’re getting closer to holiday madness, gift guide pitching is top of mind for agencies with a consumer portfolio. Long lead pitching happens as early as July for gift guides. Peter McCormack.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

Journalists can see right through your mass emails – and they’ll ignore you if they suspect you aren’t tailoring your pitches. Karen Paff, senior vice president at Ogilvy Public Relations, recommends doing your research and learning as much as you can about the journalists you target before you pitch them your story.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

Your brand may have a good story, but if you’re not catching journalists’ attention with your pitch, it won’t get covered. Journalist Sharon Ward Keeble stresses the importance of providing value and detail when pitching your story. What is the most memorable pitch you’ve received? How did you get your start in journalism?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 12, 2015

Years ago, I was a PR person working at a creative marketing communications agency. It’s most apparent with PR agencies that are changing their structures. The colors you use on the web are not the same colors you use for print. The role I play creatively is distinctly different. What happened between then and now?

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PRSay

AUGUST 8, 2018

Agencies, corporate communicators and larger teams typically use these. For example, if you’re pitching a year-round story about car safety, you can write a tip sheet or create a video on the importance of seat belts. During Autism Awareness Month in April, you can share relevant content or pitch stories throughout the month.

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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.

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Cision

MAY 11, 2016

If you aren’t passionate about the product or service you’re pitching, journalists will see right through your pitch. I’ve learned that if you don’t authentically love and believe in the product, media professionals aren’t going to believe your pitches. How do you envision the future of PR? to viral social media campaigns. .

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Businesses and individuals can certainly work on public relations campaigns themselves with existing resources, but they often need help from consultants or agencies. Leigh Dow with the 48 West Agency in Phoenix, for example, charges between $120 and $140 per hour. just local media pitching, solely trade media, etc.).

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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.

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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. From my agency days, one of the most frustrating things I’d see clients do is not utilize assets to their fullest potential. the asset for future use.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The best thing about PR – especially in agency life – is the crazy, fast-paced environment. As a data-driven agency, we focus our efforts in concrete evidence and research. No pitch topic is off the table. Among other angles, we are currently pitching “Dog Tees to Turn your Ruff Day Around.”.

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Konnect Agency

JULY 6, 2022

As brands look to discuss when and how to build a successful PR plan for the upcoming holiday season, it is more important than ever to partner with a PR agency to get ahead of the news cycle and think strategically on how to position clients with key media contacts. Think Outside of Traditional Pitching. Schedule Time to Connect.

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Prakkypedia

AUGUST 11, 2014

And some people make jokes about good old fashioned-printed letters (I’m looking at you, digi folk). The ACCC will reportedly achieve this work by partnering with agencies to uncover patterns of banking behaviour to hopefully identify those relationship scam victims who could be wiring money overseas.

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