Buzzstream

DECEMBER 6, 2024

PRs and link builders of any size. When it comes to pitching, founderPeter has this advice for pitching: The people who do the following when using SOS almost always have successful pitches. Having a pitch written for the perfect match is definitely better than writing on the fly. Who is it best for?

Case Study 116

Case Study Pitching B2B Tools 116

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I was clueless about the world of Digital PR and what it entailed – until I landed in the industry myself. Unlike its traditional PR counterpart, Digital PR is also conducted with SEO in mind and one of the key aims of outreach is to gain linked coverage on online news publications.

Digital PR 170

Digital PR Industry Strategy Film 170

Buzzstream

MARCH 5, 2025

Alex Cassidy of UK digital PR agency Distinctly wrote a post about how they were trying to use ChatGPT to build creative campaigns. The digital PR team’s doing it, and other agencies are doing it. I want to start integrating AI processes into digital PR again. That’s how it all started.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR How To Analysis Tools 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. This tool has myriad features and uses, but I predominantly use it for both ideation and to assist with pitch-writing. Finding inspiration for ideation can be incredibly tricky. Prospecting.

Digital PR 161

Digital PR Tools Pitching Film 161

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.

Pitching 126

Pitching How To Digital PR Data 126

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 11, 2014

Creativity counts when it comes to a media pitch, the headline of your press release and share-worthy blog posts. 3 Ways to Integrate Inbound Marketing Tactics into Traditional PR The Impact of Social Media on Journalism & Newsrooms This post appeared first on Rock The Status Quo | Carrie Morgan and is written by Carrie Morgan.

How To 242

How To Survey Resources Social Media 242

Buzzstream

MARCH 19, 2025

As Doug is an expert in all things podcasting, I figured picking his brain about pitching yourself or your clients to get on podcasts would be an excellent opportunity. Ditch the Templates Generic mass-pitching doesnt work. Prioritize Relevance Over Volume Mass pitching might land you spots on low-quality podcasts.

Pitching 71

Pitching How To YouTube Tools 71

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

He points out the difficulties with counting unique visitors and page views and says that for journalism to understand and extract usable insights from the data it must learn how to turn bad data into good. PR lesson: If your client or brand is a major enterprise, look for newsworthy topics to pitch to the media.

Analytics 100

Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

He points out the difficulties with counting unique visitors and page views and says that for journalism to understand and extract usable insights from the data it must learn how to turn bad data into good. PR lesson: If your client or brand is a major enterprise, look for newsworthy topics to pitch to the media.

Analytics 100

Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

Buzzstream

MARCH 4, 2025

Personalization makes or breaks your email pitch. The CHAMP method ensures your pitch is effective. For instance, when we published our State of Digital PR report, I did some link building outreach: In other cases, it is more of an opportunistic approach that requires the site target take some sort of action to include your link. (I

SEO 62

SEO Google Pitching Digital PR 62

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

At the same time, AI companies are also facing lawsuits from other media giants , leadingto rampant speculation about how to approach digital PR strategy. So, in this post, I hope to set aside some fears and clarify why it’s safe (and smart) to continue pitching as usual. Postmedia The GrowthOp Postmedia Healthing.ca

SEO 62

SEO Journalism Radio Google 62

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 6, 2015

When you think of the biggest changes in the move from traditional #PR to #DigitalPR, what comes to mind? After decades of media relations and pitching, everything is suddenly changing. It’s also coming from those without a lick of public relations experience who are suddenly writing content and pitching bloggers.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Publicity Pitching Social Media 100

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

It is rightly said that PR and journalism are interdependent. With the economic slowdown, we are starting to see traditional PR activities becoming slightly tougher as the rate at which newspapers/magazines are shutting down increases, their numbers of pages are reduced, and broadcast channels cut back on original programming.

Digital PR 86

Digital PR Newspapers Advertising Advertising 86

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 30, 2024

One of my favorite examples is when KFC ran out of chicken in 2018 and published this full-page ad apologizing for it: In digital PR, reactive PR campaigns typically pitch quotes, data, or new stories to journalists that tie into a trending topic or news event. So, thats where reactive PR as a strategy stands out.

Pitching 62

Pitching Trends Google Examples 62

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Finding great digital PR examples , campaigns and resources takes a lot of work and time. Our State of Digital PR survey reported content ideation as the most challenging part of digital PR. Since Iona and Annie—both PR experts—curate this list, I feel confident they are assembling the best campaigns.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR SEO Web Resources 62

Buzzstream

JANUARY 29, 2025

Before Robbie Mann was doing digital PR, he was a journalist breaking major news, like the first COVID case in the UK. I was lucky enough to get to sit down with him to understand what it’s been like to be on the other side of a digital PR outreach email. Do they, were they pitched to you? As a reporter.

Pitching 62

Pitching Energy Journalism Newspapers 62

Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

However, it also comes with the unique challenge of delivering results in digital PR on a lean budget. Tips for Doing Digital PR on a Low Budget Based on our chat, here are some great tips for doing digital PR on a small budget. So, I thought it was the perfect opportunity for a podcast!

Digital PR 87

Digital PR Travel Data SEO 87

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Within Digital PR there are different types of tactics and formats used for creating content, each designed to achieve links and brand mentions. These different digital PR tactics range from surveys, commentary and quick pieces of data analysis through to large scale interactive campaigns.

Digital PR 83

Digital PR Data Survey Construction 83

Buzzstream

JANUARY 7, 2025

With interest in digital PR growing almost 30% in the past few years, we wanted to put together a snapshot of today’s industry, looking at tactics, challenges, tools, and much more. We interviewed over 150 digital PR professionals worldwide between November and December 2024 to give you the State of Digital PR Report for 2025.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Report SEO Data 62

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. Others rely on bloggers. So we can add him to the list.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Report How To Pitching 62

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Can AI write a subject line – a good one at that – and follow with a solid pitch? . To determine the quality of writing produced by AI, BuzzStream and Fractl asked 500 public relations specialists, journalists, and other media professionals to rate a series of subject lines and pitches generated using OpenAI’s GPT-3 text generator.

Writing 62

Writing Pitching Survey Digital PR 62

Buzzstream

AUGUST 16, 2024

Even though journalists are still getting laid off at a high rate, pitching your story directly to a journalist is still the best way to get media coverage. But the days of mass, bulk pitching are far behind us. Have they already covered the same topic you are pitching them? Do they still cover the same industry/beat?

How To 115

How To Pitching Tourism Google 115

Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach.

Social Media 83

Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 83

Buzzstream

JULY 29, 2020

At the least—some journalists who excel with engagement and reach receive far more pitches from PR pros than that. . That, combined with an overall sense in the industry that PR is getting harder , and you have a dilemma. If these leaders show us anything, it’s that you can succeed in a competitive space like digital pr.

Publicity 119

Publicity Digital PR Creativity Education 119

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

If you missed it, Alice Walker-Gibbons , the Digital PR Lead at Embryo , an independent UK digital marketing agency, wrote a fantastic case study about how they used reactive PR to land some major links (using BuzzStream, of course ). I’d highly recommend checking it out if reactive PR is on your radar.

Strategy 62

Strategy SEO Pitching Banking 62

The Proactive Report

JUNE 20, 2015

In fact, according to the 2015 Cision Social Journalism Study only 6% of PR pros still do that. Pitching Via Twitter. Don’t pitch them right away. When you have a relevant story angle to pitch 140 characters will probably not do the story justice. Now write a killer pitch in less than 100 characters.

Twitter 100

Twitter Media Relations How To Media 100

Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I didn’t know Darren Kingman before chatting with him , but I loved the work he produced at Root Digital , his UK-based digital PR, SEO, and content marketing agency. If you’re transparent in your methodology, Then you’re kind of appealing to the investigative journalism side of what a journalist does.

Creativity 117

Creativity Digital PR Data Pitching 117

Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach.

Social Media 60

Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 Or the Longview Journal in the case of this particular announcement. Sure, a PR firm can sell advertising, but that’s not the issue. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 150

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 150

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. Plus, it’s a great launch point into digital PR tactics, if online visibility is something new to you.

Corporate 100

Corporate Leadership Brand Branding 100

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It’s a challenge for those in the journalism industry and the public relations industry alike. Clickbait and advertising excess Media outlets such as The Daily Mail, The Sun, and The Mirror flourish in digital and print. The rise in subscription models will influence the way that practitioners pitch media.

Print 60

Print Newspapers Media Advertising 60

Buzzstream

MARCH 21, 2024

If you aren’t reaching the correct person, a media pitch , no matter how good, will not matter. According to Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism Report , the top reason for rejecting a pitch (73%) is the lack of relevance to their coverage area. Learning what type of content to pitch is essential to getting your pitch covered.

Construction 62

Construction How To Media Google 62

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

These allow PR to “showcase earned media coverage in customizable, branded digital PR measurement reports.”. It also added “activity scores” to see “how often they are writing from all your most viewed lists and pitches.”. Another new PR tech player. Automated coverage book. Journalist activity scores. Media pulse.

Software 95

Software Banking Technology Corporate 95

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Our moderator was Jerry Swerling, Professor and Director of Public Relations Studies, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Earned Media: This is where our traditional PR skills come into play. Pitching reporters is not the same as it was 10 or even 5 years ago. So quite a line up. Follow me on Twitter.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Groups Facebook Reputation 100

Buzzstream

JANUARY 21, 2025

I have been hypothesizing about how employing more digital PR will increase the likelihood of getting your brand mentioned in an LLM (see link building in 2025 ), but I have yet to find a compelling study to back it up. Getting featured on AI results like ChatGPT is still a mystery. Until now. AxelSpringer 20 blau-magazin.de

Data 71

Data Local Groups Corporate 71

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Source: Journal of Communication 1 Botan, C., & Taylor, M. Journal of Communication, 54, 645–661. Source: Journal of Accounting and Economics 5 Brown, L., Journal of Accounting and Economics. Source: International Journal of Business Communication 9 Mishra, K., Journal of Marketing, 80, 122 – 145.

Publicity 52

Publicity Public Affairs Journalism Corporate 52

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Today, the company is perhaps the largest of its kind, and I think understanding how it got to the place it is now, offers an interesting window into the world of PR and the evolution of technology for the digital PR community. Terms were not disclosed but the Wall Street Journal reported a price tag of about $240 million.

Technology 14

Technology Company Software Marketing 14