Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 19, 2009

I was fairly taken aback, however, to see someone actually texting a pitch to a well-respected freelancer who laughed all the way to my inbox. Thought I’d share it with you because this is the lowest of the pitches I have seen all year. Notice the funny use of the capitalization for one word – W - instead of the other hotels mentioned.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 11, 2018

As the journalists and fashion bloggers arrived to see the pop-up store launching at the hotel that day, their rooms weren’t just ready — they were Instagram-ready. Rather than a standard room, for example, the media and other influencers found themselves welcomed into a spacious suite, with champagne and strawberries waiting for them.

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Instagram Pitching Media Tourism 74

Sword and the Script

APRIL 25, 2017

Some examples include: Solicit interviews with independent speakers and panelists. Interview partners or customers planning to attend. I didn’t earn that by pitching stories over email. Preview any presentations your business is providing at the conference. Research a well-produced roundup recapping the previous year’s show.

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Trade Shows B2B Conference Marketing 100

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

To obtain media attention at CES, you need a great story, a compelling pitch, an experienced PR partner … and a little luck. Every business these days is short-staffed – from the airlines to the hotels to the taxi companies. Time is running out.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 6, 2017

In this two-part series, we chatted with the entrepreneur and highly sought-after keynote speaker about the three essentials to pitching media, his unconventional way of preparing for media interviews, his ADHD, love of skydiving and, of course, fake news. I was at a Ritz-Carlton hotel once, where I was running out of toothpaste.

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Social Media Customer Service Hotels Marketing 60

Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? My advice to PR professionals is think before emailing pitches. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … If I am not reporting, I am likely in the garage working on one of my classic cars or out in the vegetable garden tending to my plants.

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Meeting Automotive Media YouTube 77

Shift Communications

MARCH 22, 2016

For those keeping track at home, that would be 14 days (across EDU, Interactive, and Music & Film) of the annual festival taking over the streets, hotels and businesses of Austin, TX. But we’re here to let you know you should not miss out on the discussions taking place across the convention center and hotels throughout downtown Austin.

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Privacy Hotels Film Data 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 17, 2018

The many stays in a hotel room at the Pacific Inn in Mountain View, yielded business relationships with some of the biggest names in tech: VERITAS, HP, Sun Microsystems, Lockheed Martin, Ariba, Verizon, and Sprint among others. I hope that this interview with Matt Garrepy will help give us all something to think about ahead of time.

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Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I first met him when I pitched him for a client, and we soon discovered we both went to Syracuse around the same time and had friends in common and wanted to talk about ethics. The cost of their flight and hotel have got to be covered. Check out the full interview, with bonus content here. .

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Ethics Travel Writing YouTube 85

Buzzstream

MARCH 12, 2025

The second is where we get some tactical information about pitch strategy, email crafting, and media list building. So I went into the garage, and they interviewed the drivers and I loved it because I was big into Formula One. And then I went for the interview, and I had a load of disasters on the way to the interview.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 18, 2021

How to Be on TV Shows: A simple way to get your story or product picked up by the media, is pitching something that is valuable to that particular media outlet’s audience and paying attention to that particular news outlet and what they cover. Doing a bit of research before you pitch a story can help make it easier to get the YES.

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Hotels Pitching Fashion Travel 130

OnePitch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

During the episode, Erica provides her top 3 recommendations for the perfect pitch, why funny subject lines don’t grab her attention, her thoughts on embargoes & pitch lead time, and more. Click below to listen to the full conversation and read below for highlights from the interview: View Transcription. 00:04:03] ES: Yeah.

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Travel Pitching System Hotels 98

Flatiron Communications

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

It was my third visit to the scenic and cosmopolitan capital of Portugal, and my second year staying right in the center of town at the Hotel Santa Justa. Finally, this post would be remiss without talking about Lisbon. The property is clean, comfy and walking distance to the best restaurants, upscale shops and tourist draws.

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