PRSay

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The timeless, endless struggle continues: You, the savvy and realistic PR pro, know it’s better to approach fewer targets with more personalized pitches. Here’s a decent compromise when they demand you pitch more contacts than you can properly research and customize for: Begin your pitch with “I know you cover _.”.

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PR for Anyone

MAY 4, 2022

I always like to give my followers ideas for pitching the media. Now that we are into early May I wanted to give you ideas on what to pitch to both national publications and regional publications. It’s important to remember that national publications are 4 months out so in May, we are pitching for October.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 13, 2017

Of course, employee turnover can happen at any company, but when it happens on the agency side, it should be a blip, not a breakdown. The best rule, of course, is to slightly underpromise and overdeliver — in writing. Occasionally we see overconfident executives who feel they aren’t in need of media training.

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PRSay

JULY 10, 2019

Here’s the staccato of thoughts that coursed through my head, all in a split second: Where is it? It’s the same when you write pitches and follow-up emails. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Georgia Tech to help their media relations teams reach new levels of success. But it wasn’t there! Your brain goes into rapid-fire.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Here’s a commonly overlooked opportunity for building relationships with media: Help them with stories you didn’t pitch. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Georgia Tech to help their media relations teams reach new levels of success. Get more media pitching knowledge from Smart here.

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PRSay

AUGUST 15, 2018

The second-best time of day to pitch media is between 10 a.m. That’s because the actual best time to pitch a given journalist or blogger is unique to each one. like a Wall Street Journal reporter I used to pitch). And of course, the best time of day to pitch varies widely depending on the type of media you’re pitching.

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PRSay

MAY 25, 2018

What audience can you deliver to the influencers you pitch? Then find some ideas or content that have performed well with that audience, and use that to validate your pitch. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Georgia Tech to help their media relations teams reach new levels of success. Now back to you.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Not only do you want your spokesperson to succeed, but creating a friendly relationship with a journalist will pave the way for future pitches. Especially in tech PR, journalists often request data to back up a claim and the PR staffer will of course need to take care of any follow-up. Let the interview play out, but pay attention.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

In the PR agency world , after weeks of fine-tuning messaging, crafting stories and pitching reporters, there’s no better feeling than landing a top media interview for a client. Most importantly, of course, a media interview will lead to positive coverage – assuming it goes well.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2018

If an early-stage company or startup feels it just doesn’t need a PR agency partner to help develop communication strategy and it has little need for overall reputation management, messaging, thought leadership, media training, or other benefits of a PR services partnership , then a simple pay-to-play publicity package may suffice.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. At the same time, PR pros are constantly thinking about how to maximize the reach and impact of their earned media. PR professionals are now responsible for training a growing number of executives.

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PRSay

MARCH 29, 2019

Of course not — they judged Jobs on his track record for deciding which products to develop and when they were great enough to ship, and Buffett on which companies he chose to invest in. Now, of course, you’re not a CEO of a huge company, and neither am I. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2018

Recently I spoke about media pitching at a conference where many of the speakers were journalists. Journalists’ inboxes are full of email pitches with buzzwords and jargon, so naturally they’re going to say — “Just tell me about your product or service. How is this possible? Think about it from their perspective.

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PRSay

APRIL 23, 2018

Of course, it’s not as simple as just asking, “What should I pitch?” Instead of beating your head against the wall pitching stories you know are lame, you’ll ultimately become more efficient and effective by having better material to choose from. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Georgia Tech to help their media relations teams reach new levels of success. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here. Want to dive deeper into Smart’s tips for landing more media coverage?

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Continue crafting pitches around links to the virus, or if you’re working with an unrelated topic altogether, then be sure to give it the best possible angle to break through to the outlets you’re targeting. And of course, stay flexible. “I I think we’re much more open to (remote interviews) nowadays, of course,” O’Connor said.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Of course, being exposed to so many local business leaders during my time at the Business Journal was a blessing. I spend a good chunk of my time on media relations and pitching. Part of this is media training our general managers, personal trainers and other experts to get them ready to go on camera.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

To achieve this goal, a strong PR agency partner will use a mix of communications strategies and tactics to help you better understand your audiences, contribute to and execute your strategic communications plan, and provide counsel around policy decisions, courses of action and messaging.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 22, 2021

When you’re thinking of pitching the media, think about what you do to overcome challenges people face, demystify what’s happening in your industry. You want to pitch around that. THAT is what makes a good pitch. things that you need to be pitching the media. And, it’s not about you.

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PRSay

MARCH 8, 2018

Once I was delivering a pitching webinar to 3,500 people, live. Right at the top, I dove into sharing five successful pitch examples. You and I see somebody else’s glistening placement in a sought-after media outlet. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I was watching Good Morning America last week and saw a story that just resonated with everything I share and write about related to newsjacking and “celebrity sells” when pitching the media. Remember to think about what medium you are pitching. That helps when you pitch too, to show them the visuals.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Coming up with great content or story angles is the minimum standards these days; the battle is won or lost by the expertise and commitment of the people who pitch that content to gatekeepers. Your skill and commitment to pitching your content is the difference. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

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. Or invest in a paywalled analyst report for trend statistics to enliven an evergreen pitch. All good PR people have relationships at key media outlets, of course.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 6, 2020

PR Pro Guide to Pitching in a Pandemic During COVID-19 Coronavirus. A few takeaways from our chat: Send your pitch in on a silver platter, ready to go with images and video. Get media training before you go live on radio or video. Understand that reporters are working from home with limited resources. How about you?

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 18, 2022

But I got a lot of takeaways from it, when I was working with our clients one-on-one, the things that they were struggling with in terms of pitching the media. and of course, that exposes Grandma’s House of Hope, to multiple media opportunities, which at the end of the day, she’s looking to raise money for her nonprofit.

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 13, 2022

Of course, if you are reading this you know that I put out a Free Publicity Friday PR Tip every single Friday. I want to make sure you guys are armed and ready to pitch the media. And at the end of the day, I just want you to start putting out great content and start pitching the media. People love it.

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PRSay

JULY 30, 2018

She encouraged me to take on national pitching as a short-term project. Whether pitching local or national, your first priority is putting yourself in your contact’s cubicle and determining: What type of information would this person’s audience appreciate? Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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Prohibition

APRIL 24, 2020

Be clear and concise when pitching to journalists during the pandemic. If the product that you’re pitching requires people to be outside to use it, involves travelling or requires multiple users it’s probably not appropriate to talk about. Be mindful and sensitive towards the situation.

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PRSay

MAY 31, 2018

You don’t just learn a template for writing a good pitch email. Of course you don’t. I think the best kind of media relations, and the most effective kind of media relations (long term), is the kind where you actually explain everything you’re doing out loud, right to your media contacts, and they keep coming back for more.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 18, 2019

And, in case you haven’t noticed, she’s been everywhere recently promoting her new series of online courses teaching you how to get YOUR client on TV. Then, when things get difficult, you can go back to that why statement to course correct (or just remind yourself of your big-picture goals and aspirations.).

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Creative PR means thinking outside the box—so while I believe in using traditional tools like a press release or a media pitch, make sure you get a bit creative by constructing your written communications as follows: Start with visuals: Visuals are becoming increasingly important in PR. Wouldn’t you love to pitch a story like that?

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PRSay

JULY 17, 2018

Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Georgia Tech to help their media relations teams reach new levels of success. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here. Want to dive deeper into Smart’s tips for landing more media coverage?

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MaccaPR

JUNE 28, 2016

Of course, as PR professionals, we can provide media training to our top executives. All good advice for media interviews, backed by PR best practices. But there’s one technique that’s seldom mentioned in corporate media training sessions. One final piece of media training advice.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Of course I’ve been on 1000’s of media outlets since then but that’s one of the biggest so I want people to see it, again and again. I hear from people who were on TV and they’re excited and they want it to live on forever.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

While all three women differed on what they and their respective outlets look for from PR people, these key points stuck out: Get to the Point – Pitches to journalists should be pithy, short, and include links to more information. Maintain Open Communication and Access – Providing the media with the resources they need (e.g.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 9, 2010

A round of media training and/or general messaging can help with this. It also helped that we invited client-relevant media vs. sports journalists. But even if you''re pitching your client''s case study you may only get a single mention. There are ways to ask that are more effective than others of course.

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Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

HARO , Profnet and JournoRequest allow you to see what stories reporters are currently writing and need sources for, and respond to them with a pitch. If you want media relations but none of you have ever spoken to the press, be sure your agency can conduct media training. Do you need messaging and branding help?

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