Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

million seed round while Vetted is acquired by ITK Information Services. The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences. The idea is helping PR understand how reporters prefer to be pitched and improve your chances of coverage. Propel raises $4.5

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Cision

JULY 25, 2017

Additionally, every outlet profile offers information about the company, their audience size and awards won. 81 percent of marketers rate earned media as being more effective or as effective as paid media coverage. Bell holds a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ). Try our services.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment. With traditional media relations efforts, you’re lucky to get a link back to your company website’s home page.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). The quality of the pitch itself has degraded over the last few years. When PR Turned to the Dark Side ”). I’m not complaining.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism. based reporters said, “ensuring content is 100 percent accurate is the most important” in their organization. A good place to start is with your own content.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

For the PR industry, like journalism, disclosure is an issue of transparency and authenticity , which are the building blocks for trust. And it reiterates your copyright over the non-AI generated content you publish. Fortunately, no passengers were seriously injured. It’s ethically the right thing to do.

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Cision

AUGUST 16, 2016

He reveals how his background in journalism has shaped his view of the industry, his growing appreciation for PR professionals and gives insight into how journalists in the TV industry truly want to be pitched. How has your background in journalism influenced your abilities in PR? I could write a book on this topic.

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Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

A third added, “The changing face of journalism has left many newsrooms bereft of veterans and reporters with historical knowledge.”. While I do think the economics of journalism has also played a starring role in this sector, there are a number of other contributing factors. Pitch a story about how the world is ending.

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Presspage

AUGUST 7, 2018

It combines content marketing strategy, brand journalism, and public relations efforts to consistently tell the story of the brand through imagery and content across multiple platforms. It’s the eight-second elevator pitch employees rattle off at professional networking events.

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? Instead, they pitched me on a position they had open. How will your background in journalism help you in this new position? How has content marketing changed over the years? What advice do you have for brands looking to improve their content strategy?

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Once you know who is covering your industry and what they expect, you can provide them with the information they want and build a strong rapport. You may think that sending as many pitches as you can would be the best route to go, but no journalist likes receiving a generic, mass pitch. Practice Moderation. Pay Attention.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s no surprise, 70 percent of society wants to learn about products and services through content and not advertisements. Audiences crave information. We have an innate desire to be entertained, informed, inspired and even outraged. Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object. But is it really that easy?

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Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that). Did they offer a suggestion or recommendation to make the post better or to help add additional relevant information for readers?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. 4) What is your assessment of this trend toward content marketing ? “In In one sense, it’s not new.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2016

“It’s helpful to have metrics that tell you what content did well in the past – but not as helpful as analytics that forecast what will do well in the future. In 2016, expect editors and reporters to be informed by metrics that help them decide what to cover, like Mashable’s predictive analytics tool. Native advertising smack down. “At

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Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that). Did they offer a suggestion or recommendation to make the post better or to help add additional relevant information for readers?

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 14, 2015

Even so, as someone who has made a career and still plies the “earned media” trade for a range of clients, I get the heebie-jeebies when a prominent journalist from a highly sought-after business news site quips during a recent Publicity Club of New York luncheon that he “hasn’t written a story pitched by a PR person in years.”

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

In the digital PR world , journalists and reporters promote our content. Some journalists love to get pitched great stories. But they are so bombarded with irrelevant stories and weak pitches that they don’t put their email addresses front and center. This post isn’t about writing a media pitch because we’ve already done that.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1 billion pieces of editorial content.” As I’ve pointed out over and over, this has, in part, contributed the need for PR to get serious about *true* content marketing. 4) Details on the Cision-TrendKite Acquisition.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. Audiences know the difference.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Episodes of the information-packed podcast are released every Monday. Pitching PR In this podcast, host Lesley Luce “cuts through the jargon and puts a new spin on the PR industry.” The Kicker A podcast from the Columbia Journalism Review , this platform covers all aspects of journalism. Every headline has a history.”

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

The integration means internal communicators can publish content in the SocialChorus Studio, while employees can receive that information wherever they prefer: in Outlook, SharePoint or Teams. It’s also adding a service where the OnePitch team will write an inquiry for a reporter and it has added “location filtering for pitches.”.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

More than half of US adults (55%) found nine major news outlets (ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and NPR) to be credible. Media relations (and media pitching) continue to play a critical part in executing a successful PR strategic plan — and traditional media still matters.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

Journalists are bombarded with email pitches, many which stink, and there seems to be less opportunity to build an actual relationship with journalists.”. The days of objectivity are gone and the days of combative, aggressive, argumentative ‘in your face’ journalism has taken its place.”. This isn’t just a tactical application.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 14, 2017

The fact that so few companies are delivering content that disrupts the status quo and convinces people to change could explain why such a small percentage are happy with their conversion rates from content-generated leads to pipeline.”. Trust Economy: Summaries to 4 Content Marketing Studies.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

Now, it’s not at all unusual to see a company announcement first posted on their own blog or newsroom (including being optimized for search engines), promoted on social media and pitched to the media with an accompanying release. Start with a strong headline and opening paragraph that effectively communicates the most important information.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

The suite was the weaving together of tools Vocus had acquired into a product aimed at the small business market. It included email (iContact), press releases (PRWeb), media relations (HARO), and social media (North Social and Engine 140), bundled in what was pitched as an easy-to-use and all-in-one product.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

And then knows how to leverage this information to persuade you to purchase or act in a certain way.” The early adopters have been educating the market in the last few years about the successes that can be had with integrating own, earned and paid media. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Let’s hear from four former media people–Vineeta Sawkar (formerly of KSTP-TV), Jay Olstad (formerly of KARE-11), Lynn Melling (former anchor in the Des Moines market), and Dan DeBaun (formerly of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal). I had a non-compete clause so I couldn’t work in this market in TV.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. To get more complete information, I reached out to a range of experts in the industry to gain their insights on the go-to tools for their teams or agencies. You will then gain insights into what style of content (lists, videos etc.)

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. This Old Marketing. and Epic Content Marketing. Overview: First started in 2013, This Old Marketing is THE podcast for content marketers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

What we call a “data bureau” – the ongoing release of fresh and relevant information as part of a B2B PR program – can generate strong media interest in the absence of hard news. Data-driven pitches win points with journalists. It offers a clear story map and lends credibility to the pitch.

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Cision

JANUARY 22, 2016

Here are four ways quality content can be a valuable tool in gaining media coverage: Want to learn even more ways to score coverage? One of your goals for content marketing is surely spreading awareness of your brand. Your content can prove to them how informed and experienced your brand is in your specific field.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Their content marketing and brand journalism has not yet evolved to a place where they are comfortable letting employees take the spotlight, allowing independent voices to ring out with options, truth and expertise. LinkedIn provides information on page views (reach) and engagement. Content Marketing'

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