5W PR

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

If you’re entering a new market, prioritize local business press and industry analysts who can validate your expansion. Many journalists now prefer to be pitched through social media rather than email. Building Media Relationships Without a PR Firm Personal outreach beats mass pitching every time.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 25, 2022

Most kids went back to school this week and it’s a great time to position yourself as an expert and start pitching the media! Think outside of the box on what value you can provide related to back-to-school and pitch those stories starting today and for about the next 30 days. What can you pitch? PR FOR ANYONE.

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 6, 2022

Although it’s still cold where I am, NOW is the time to start pitching the media all of your spring ideas. What I pitched was that the number one search on Google right now is “how to clean…” People are searching for “cleaning tips” and I’m going to provide it. PR FOR ANYONE. The system works!

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Pitching Television Media Real Estate 130

OnePitch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we’re highlighting a pitch that landed coverage, and a video interview , in Black Enterprise for its introduction to a valuable source. Let’s see why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . Looking to pitch stories around diversity and inclusion?

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Enterprise Pitching How To Print 104

Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

The information in this post originally appeared on Public Relations Global Networks blog. Faces and Markets of PRGN is a series of blog posts in 2024 that puts Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) member agencies and their markets in the spotlight. Media are no different and require a tailored approach , even with popular U.S.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Effectively pitching stories to the media requires identifying relevant news angles and providing compelling content. Encouraging participation in social media campaigns, writing blog posts, or speaking at industry events gives employees a voice.

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Corporate Reputation Strategy Storytelling 78

PRSay

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Create a list of target companies and professionals, engage with their posts, and familiarize yourself with their blogs and social media. If you currently work in retail or food service, then consider pitching customer outreach or social media initiatives to your employer. Build and leverage your network. Create your own opportunities.

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LinkedIn Nonprofit Retail Social Media 88

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although your executives may get excited when an acquaintance at the gym compliments them on their local business journal profile, they’re going to get a lot more excited when you can show them your PR efforts generated revenue for your organization. Owned media, aka content, is content you produce that lives on your website or blog.

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Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we are highlighting a pitch that landed a print-only placement in Travel + Leisure for a new attraction in the St. Let’s see why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . with your pitch and 3-5 reasons why you believe it worked. Louis area.

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Travel Pitching How To Guidelines 98

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 2, 2014

It gives you the power to pitch exactly what journalists want at exactly the right time. I take it a step further, actually scheduling alerts in Outlook that remind me when/where to pitch, so the opportunity isn’t forgotten when I’m juggling a dozen balls in the air. Whooooooooot! It is a lot of work.

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Wikipedia Pitching Fashion Journalism 205

Cision

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

What are some best practices for pitching and working with this community of bloggers? For insight, we spoke with Courtney Lopez , who along with with her husband Chris, blogs at Courtney’s Sweets and Know Your Produce. What social media platforms do you find most useful for pitches? I love Instagram and Facebook!

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5W PR

MARCH 29, 2025

The post How PR Drives Sustainable Practices at Ski Resorts: An Executive’s Perspective appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm. Their gravity-fed snowmaking system reduces water and energy use by 30% compared to traditional methods.

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Energy Education Employee Training 78

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The information in this post originally appeared on Public Relations Global Network’s blog. Faces and Markets of PRGN is a series of blog posts in 2024 that puts Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) member agencies and their markets in the spotlight. Essentially, we know how to successfully place our clients’ stories. Be patient.

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Marketing Pinterest Radio Instagram 90

Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

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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Pitching How To Digital PR Data 126

Cision

AUGUST 19, 2016

“If you want your pitch to be noticed in a flood of product releases, know when to send it,” writes Anna Marevska in our recent blog post How to Pitch Holiday Gift Guide Editors. Inform your pitches by following the listed lead time and deadlines. Need more tips on crafting your holiday pitch?

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Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 10, 2015

I have a local bank client that just started working with me in September. In Arizona, most business publications run their finance issues in November and December; therefore, I expected a frenzy of pitching immediately, followed by a lull. Get Creative With WHO You Pitch. (Photo Credit: Deposit Photos, Canva).

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Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 16, 2015

Today’s Rock The Pitch submission comes from a beauty blogger in Phoenix, AZ, and she makes a great point when she says, “ I recieve a ton of bad pitches, unfortunately. Did you get my FREE eBOOK on pitching media? THE PITCH It comes from a very well-known floral brand. If not, download it right here !

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

Customer relationship management (CRM), local search optimization, and digital product catalogues were all once new product or service categories, which are now widely known. The content can nearly always be purposed for multiple PR tactics, from media pitching to white paper and blog content. Support employer branding.

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B2B Company Case Study Conference 334

PR for Anyone

APRIL 30, 2020

If your state isn’t opening soon, keep an eye out on what’s going on in other states and bring that back to your state when you pitch the media. We are still newsjacking the coronavirus story (see past blog post about that) but now we have new peripheral stories to pitch around that… reentry after lockdown. It's 10 days.

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Publicity How To Insurance Insurance 173

OnePitch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we are highlighting a pitch that landed an on-air segment for Let’s Talk LIVE! Let’s see why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . Courtney & Leah?! “The timeliness of the pitch as it was wedding season.”. “It Want more blogs like this?

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Pitching Local How To Fashion 52

Flack's Revenge

MARCH 30, 2020

Should we continue to pitch the media and promote our news? My friend Don Leon offered some great advice on LinkedIn: Take a moment to identify some of your favorite clients and customers (folks are tending to stay local so lots of people around/at their desk). Others will want to jump in with ill-advised pitches.

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Crisis Pitching Airlines Technology 199

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2016

” An extremely local approach can support business goals nicely, particularly for national brands with dozens, if not hundreds, of local outlets, or services focused on very specific segments of an industry or demographic. Here are five benefits to the hyper-local PR approach. But “hyperlocal may be the new global.”

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Local Case Study Consumer Industry 136

Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2020

Consider: Commenting on local professional super networkers posts. Could you also develop a creative banner featuring a Target step-and-repeat (or your local Target store). I write one of the longest-running PR and social media blogs in the country. ” Create a Pitch Deck about yourself for LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn Local Creativity Pitching 179

Cision

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

On the one hand, they can and should be pushing niche interest and audiences in their brand-sphere, as the likelihood of pickup will be stronger with a local connection. The amount of information you need to contact an influencer — direct phone, email, social handles, pitching preference, outlet information, history and bio, etc.

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Small Business Media SMB Pitching 245

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

What are some of the differences in building a communications strategy on a national level compared to a local level? The size and diversity of your audience is going to dictate how you approach local vs. national PR strategy development. Of course, all the images in the world will only get noticed if your pitches are strong.

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Communications Data Local Survey 253

PRSay

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

What is preventing us from looking for and pitching media on these stories year-round? To address that this pitching strategy may lack significance or longevity outside of that cultural observance link, we should be looking for and pitching media on other aspects of these stories. Photo credit: rSnapshotPhotos ].

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Media Policies System Pitching 158

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Consider starting with trade and local or regional media while you ramp things up with your business. Things like adding a media section to your website, liking and commenting on reporters’ posts and posting on social media or your blog will boost your visibility, provide social proof and help the media find you.

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Pitching Newspapers Report Local 159

5W PR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Typically for this time of year, businesses and marketers would be focusing on pitching and marketing things around the holiday season. All of this means that public relations experts should be creative in creating and pitch stories to the media outlets and the public.

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Creativity Pitching Small Business Media 88

Presspage

OCTOBER 14, 2024

How to build relationships with journalists Cold pitching is a media relations strategy that many PR pros swear by. However, research has shown that out of 500,000 pitches, only 3.15% received a response, while the average cost of a single successful media placement in digital PR is over $1,000.

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How To Media Crisis Pitching 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Any CEO who hasn’t yet weighed in about industry issues in thought pieces on a blog or LinkedIn should consider cultivating a strong point of view. An interesting bylined article or blog post can make its way around social channels and be picked up by a trade or business outlet. Make news with opinion or behavior surveys.

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B2B Pitching Case Study Local 147

PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This is what you use to attract and pitch the media. Getting local media coverage makes you a star in your community. Here are some tips to create newsworthy story ideas: 1) Take a national trend or study and show how it relates to the local market (Trulia, Inman, Realtor.com and other regularly do studies and research).

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Real Estate Publicity Television Newspapers 130

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Relationship building takes time. They may also be responsible for managing any outsourced content creators.

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Training Media Training Crisis Communications Reputation 195

Buzzstream

MARCH 5, 2025

The authors of these stories can quickly become journalists to target for follow-up stories, additional quote pitches, and more. Between creating content and pitching, I barely had time. Check the trending topics at the beginning of each day and see if there are opportunities to pitch. However, not all links are due to a pitch.

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Digital PR Pitching Study Google 62

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

If you’ve worked in the PR industry in the Twin Cities for any length of time, you’ve probably heard about or visited, the MN PR Blog. In fact, to my knowledge, the MN PR Blog was one of the first PR blogs in the entire country! The blog was founded and managed by Ryan May. Since, 2003, to be exact.

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Blogging Community Agency Local 78

PR for Anyone

MARCH 31, 2020

So, instead of us trying to pitch reporters on our time, which is normally what happens, what's happening now is we are getting in front of them on their time. You may consider writing blogs that are relevant to worldwide happenings so that more people can find you online, or you can use social media platforms like Twitter.

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Real Estate Video Report Twitter 214

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Learn more about a specific area such as content marketing or big data by attending a local Meetup If you don’t see a Meetup meeting on a topic that you’d like to know more about, then start one yourself. If you’re feeling up to it, then maybe even consider pitching a story to an online publication or website. Be grateful.

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Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 160

OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? One that immediately comes to mind is one I secured recently in Eat This, Not That for a local client that provides cancer support resources for employers to offer as part of their employee benefits package.

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Pitching Consumer How To Media Relations 98