OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? I think our obsession with brevity in a pitch often translates to that same obsession with brevity in a response, but those two are very different things. What information do you always make sure to include in a pitch?

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PR for Anyone

JANUARY 20, 2022

Here is a video I did on speaking in sound bites that might be helpful to come up with ones for you and your specific topic: Your interview is not a sales pitch. This week, I want to give you some tips on how to give a great media interview. The post How to Give a Great Media Interview appeared first on Christina Daves.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Please no pitches, abstracts, outlines, press releases, or interview offers. HOW TO SUBMIT Submitted articles must be 600–900 words. Please no pitches, abstracts, outlines, press releases, or interview offers. The same goes for dense jargon and abstract, blanket assertions. And please no phone calls.

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Onclusive

MARCH 29, 2022

Make sure that the partner you’re selecting can capture all the media channels and formats that are essential to your business, including digital, video, print, social, blogs, podcasts, and more. The post How to find the right PR measurement partner appeared first on Onclusive.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

First is the new “PR Assistant” which will allow “PR professionals to draft press releases and personalize pitches.” PRophet generative AI p ersonalizes multiple pitches PRophet announced two new features based on its generative AI capabilities (Taylor). Those pitches are limited to 200 words or less. Fair enough.

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5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

Media kits used to be presented following a pitch at a press conference or other large event, but starting in the early 2000s, the best practice shifted to individualized pitches via email. How to get in contact, links to social channels, and the availability for interviews or consultations (if applicable).

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 25, 2015

When I started out in PR, my focus was building relationships with the media who were mostly print journalists at newspapers and trade publications. As I found editorial success for my agency’s clients, I was able to branch out and pitch radio and television broadcast opportunities. Yes, there is still print and broadcast media.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 21, 2016

Top PR agencies know the value of a well-crafted PR pitch to get the attention of an overworked and cynical media contact. With that in mind, we have prepared a list of the type of PR pitches to avoid at all costs. The overly commercial pitch. The long pitch. The “too creative” pitch. Print magazine?

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The wheels in my head were spinning with how I might pitch the story to my editors. Here, in no particular order, are four other bits of research that should be considered “homework” before you hit send on that next pitch. What do you consider to be mission-critical research when pitching journalists? Coverage areas.

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Beyond PR

JULY 14, 2017

But, if you want your pitch to be noticed in a flood of product releases, do your homework and know journalists’ and influencers’ inclinations. To help us sort through all that, we talked to Erinn Sluka , the blogger and influencer behind Parenting Healthy , who gave us a few tips on a successful holiday gift guide pitching effort.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Although Dao is a new addition to the staff, the magazine has been around since 1994, providing a home for food culture in print and digital. We’ve got tips from Dao on what and how to pitch tasty treats and stories. Tell me a little bit about yourself: How did you get your start and whom have you worked with?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JULY 17, 2023

Media relations and PR pros must heed Godin’s advice or suffer the consequences of being ignored, or worse, getting blocked by a journalist when trying to pitch them. Imagine how journalists and bloggers must feel. The news in both your pitch and press release must be obvious. Try to make your pitch in 100-200 words.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 10, 2017

Using Cision’s proprietary research of thousands of travel journalists, we have come up with six tips that will help your travel pitch get noticed in a flooded inbox. Not All Travel Pitches are Created Equal. Pitching travel stories blindly causes an overflown editor’s inbox and an ignored pitch. Think Like a Journalist.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

That means the journalists you’re contacting are overwhelmed with pitches; many of them poorly thought out or irrelevant. Here are some tips for how to make that happen: Get to the point. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Personalize your PR pitches.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While this certificate program is designed to help journalists understand how to transition their skills and expertise for PR opportunities, many others — such as digital marketers, content creators, advertising pros, and social media experts — have related skill sets and knowledge and will benefit from our program too. Absolutely!

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Cision

AUGUST 9, 2017

You can find the best media contacts, uncover vital pitching insights and keep track of all your outreach in a single location. Track your coverage: Media monitoring software does more than track your coverage across print, online and social channels.

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

Today, USA Today ranks first in combined print and digital circulation, underlying the importance of this digital transformation for newsrooms around the world. Once you’ve established that, then pitch a reporter, he continues. But how can PR pros take more mundane company news and get it into a local or national news story?

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

We’re still employing the “inverted pyramid” of the printing press to compose them, we’re still using them as corporate equivalent of vanity plates for our websites, and we’re still sending them to journalists’ inboxes with a deep, self-serving hope they will magically turn into detailed coverage of our companies.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Could you see this content in a printed magazine, encyclopedia, or book? How to Get Quality Links Using These 8 Strategies Building quality links doesn’t have to be complicated. Building and Pitching New Content New, fresh content is one of the best ways to get quality links. Here are some ways to build new content for pitching.

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Konnect Agency

AUGUST 21, 2019

It’s Sunday night, you have a press release hitting the wire at 8:00am Monday morning, need to get pitches out for National Chocolate Day and have four back-to-back client meetings — cue the ‘ Sunday Scaries.’ Prep your press materials BEFORE heavy pitching. Have your lists, pitches, assets (photos, links, etc.)

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

When considering how to make a brand stronger, business leaders often look to operational influences. Burrelles monitoring allows you to track mentions (and sentiment) in real-time from all media — print, online, broadcast, and social — along with the ability to integrate Google Analytics for comprehensive reporting and evaluation.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 16, 2023

The world of publishing is not just about paper and ink anymore, the print publishing sector has faced a massive decline in recent years. Starting off as a small readership print-only magazine, Portfolio North has increased its readership to 35k, got an influential social following, launched its own digital edition, and soon its own app.

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Cision

MARCH 16, 2016

Do you know how to leverage influencers in real time? Learn how with Cision’s free tip sheet! Journalists can smell a PR pitch, even if you’re not yet giving it. Journalists and influencers will open your emails when you do pitch, but only if your efforts to become a part of their world have been genuine and ongoing.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

In my role, I help populate our websites with original content as well as pertinent press releases, and write feature stories for print and the web. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’ve been in journalism for almost two years.

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5W PR

JUNE 25, 2024

Erin Kaplan highlighted that at her media group working strictly with publications, she manages multiple brands across both print and digital platforms. Knowing how to leverage AI effectively can enhance PR efforts, but human expertise remains indispensable. AI should be viewed as a resource rather than a replacement.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Originally seen on Forbes One of the biggest struggles faced by marketers today is how to balance new media (digital and social) with traditional media (TV, radio, print). Unlike TV, radio or print, PR has evolved and is as relevant, if not more relevant, today than it was 20 years ago.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 20, 2020

Take that old pitch and send in a similar story that covers what is happening now and see if you aren’t the one to be on tv shows about your topic of expertise. If you see a story and wish you were the featured expert, keep that topic in mind and pitch it in the future… with an update. So pitch away. That is this week's PR Tip.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In these videos, Dye-Anderson discusses how to ensure that an influencer aligns with a brand’s values and credibility, and how the influencer marketing landscape has changed in recent years: What trends will shape the way that brands connect with influencers in the next few years? News is no longer breaking in print followed by TV.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s PR pros must not only navigate, research and pitch in an increasingly complex media environment but also track (monitor) and measure the results in a way that resonates with stakeholders. You can even give PR CoPilot a custom prompt, and it will incorporate it into your press release or media pitch email within seconds.

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Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Here’s how to do it. They print business cards. If you can pitch yourself, a thought leader at your company, or your client as an expert, you can get quick links in top news stories of the day. Tip: Before pitching journalists expert commentary, ensure that you or your client is relevant and a true expert.

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Since I pitch Ad Age , his email caught my attention when it landed in my LinkedIn inbox. His subject line, " Bacon and Egg Man, My Second Novel, On Sale Now ," made me assume he sent me a bad pitch. Read the site and recent issues before pitching." Your pitch writing will evolve with time. He''s also an author.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2019

The PR team might pitch some less tailored info about the company for general brand visibility ahead of a new product announcement or a big funding announcement. As opposed to paying for advertising, PR pros earn media coverage by pitching stories reporters want to write, and readers want to see.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 6, 2021

Just as with print publications, the top tier websites are harder to pitch. These once small startups understood how to leverage the new dimensions of trust and grew into thriving enterprises. How can you include this information in your PR plans? But you can still use the DA to guide your content strategy.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry. Too Much Competition: Respondents highlighted that there’s too much competition from other stories, making it challenging for their pitches to stand out. This has made it more challenging to pitch stories successfully.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Know which reporters cover which aspects of the industry before pitching them on your latest and greatest device. Conversely, blind pitching to anyone with a CE or consumer tech title in their byline will likely end up in the deletes. Keep your cool with the contact and prepare the client from day one on the perils of media pitching.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It also allows for pitching through the platform, which checks off distribution. based PR tech players that offer a contact database, some level of pitching or distribution, and media monitoring include: Cision. Muck Rack adds print monitoring through LexisNexis. Muck Rack added print media to its monitoring package.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

For instance, before reaching out with a story idea, PR professionals should understand the preferred platform and target audience of the journalist or influencer they are pitching, to enhance the chances of a placement or mention. Before sending a story pitch, introduce yourself and your organization or client to provide some context.

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