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Pitches That Placed: How to Pitch The Wall Street Journal

OnePitch

Pitches That Placed (PtP) is a brand new blog series where our OnePitch besties and PR fans share their most successful pitches and bring greater transparency to our murky industry. T his week’s pitch resulted in a feature in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) , and we are going in-depth with the reasons why it placed.

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5 Pitches That Journalists Don’t Care About

PRSay

PR pros shouldn’t expect success every time they pitch a story — having three out of 10 pitches result in a placement is considered a good average — but a good PR professional will want to increase his or her chances of success in every way possible. Here are five types of pitches reporters don’t want to receive: 1.

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Ron Cogan, Editor, Publisher & Writer at Green Car Journal

Bianchi Biz Blog

I am the editor, publisher, and writer at Green Car Journal and GreenCarJournal.com. Honestly, there are plenty of stories I’m proud of, but what stands out now is my piece in the current issue of Green Car Journal , “Caution Signs Ahead for Electric Vehicles.” How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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How to Successfully Pitch or Start a Podcast (with Doug Downs)

Buzzstream

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.

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6 Things Cybersecurity PR Pros Should Do To Stand Out

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For example, there are multiple contacts at The Wall Street Journal that cover cybersecurity. Approaching any one of them without understanding what they cover will ensure your pitch is ignored. These sectors may range from education, government and energy to financial services, healthcare and insurance.

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PR Rock Stars: Life Time’s Dan DeBaun

Communications Conversations

Paul Business Journal reporting on retail and restaurants before I started my career at Life Time in May 2018. I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism. Of course, being exposed to so many local business leaders during my time at the Business Journal was a blessing. I was drawn to the culture and energy here.

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What Digital PRs Can Learn From Former Journalist, Robbie Mann

Buzzstream

Quick Tips Here are some of the tips I pulled from our chat: Personalize Before You Pitch Connect with journalists on LinkedIn or Twitter/X before sending a pitch. Wait a couple of weeks before sending a pitch to avoid seeming transactional. You start off with that type of journalism, but that’s how it starts off, right?