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Part I: Treat Every Meeting Like a First Interview

Deirdre Breakenridge

This post is Part I of a two-part series on Treating Every Meeting Like a First Interview. When I mentor young professionals, we discuss the importance of preparing for a job interview. A lot of emphasis is placed on preparation, which includes doing your homework on the company and the interviewer prior to your meeting.

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PR Tips For Staffing A Media Interview

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As a PR agency team , we know that media interviews help build connections between a reporter and a client company. But how to ensure the interview goes well? . The steps taken by the PR person before, during and after an interview play a large role in its success. Pay attention during the interview. Don’t do it.

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How to bring your skills to life in a Public Relations cover letter

Remote PR Jobs

The job search can be challenging—first, there’s the resume, then the cover letter, followed by the interview process. It is a well-crafted (but concise) document that should show how you can fit in with the company. You can often find their contact information on the company website or LinkedIn.

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6 Simple Rules for Email Pitches

Cision

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that journalists continue to prefer email as the primary means of contact, with more than 90 percent indicating it as the best way to directly pitch a story idea. You also may not be surprised that there is a lot of conflicting advice about how to make your email pitches resonate.

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How To Interview Experts Like A Journalist: Tips For PR Teams

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But I do know something about interviewing experts, which is often the basis for B2B comms writing. But once you’ve made your interview subject comfortable, it’s not always easy to think of new questions on the fly. Details like that make a byline more than just another pitch. Check relevant trade publications.

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How to Pitch Trade Media: The 3 Dos and Don’ts

Prowly

Pitching to trade media requires surgical precision. To strategize better , learn the dos and donts of the quintessential trade media workflow: Task #1: Finding trade media contacts Task #2: Writing pitches to trade media Task #3: Maintaining the relationships See how Prowlys features live up to the challenge of hyper-targeting trade media.

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AirPR Interview Series: Emmy Award Winning Journalist & PR Pro Mika Stambaugh

Onclusive

“Nail the elevator pitch.”. I try and imagine friends sitting around a table talking about a story they heard on the radio that made them think of someone that could learn or benefit from the message and ultimately sharing… so I tend to cast a wide range pitch net! Mika: Nail the elevator pitch. How did that translate to PR?