Interviews Pitching Social Media 
Deirdre Breakenridge
JULY 23, 2014
This post is Part I of a two-part series on Treating Every Meeting Like a First Interview. When I mentor young professionals, we discuss the importance of preparing for a job interview. A lot of emphasis is placed on preparation, which includes doing your homework on the company and the interviewer prior to your meeting.
Prowly
OCTOBER 23, 2024
What you'll learn Efficiently prepare for personalized outreach to spark journalists’ interest Spend 50% less time on email personalization Use email analytics to your campaign’s advantage Try email personalization for free Background The world of traditional media is shrinking but PR needs are growing. There’s no room for weak pitches.
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Remote PR Jobs
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The job search can be challenging—first, there’s the resume, then the cover letter, followed by the interview process. Media Relations: Emphasize any relevant experience that involves working with journalists, pitching stories, or securing media coverage. Now, let’s dive into the next step.
ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications
APRIL 18, 2022
The way we conduct media outreach is critical, especially with reporters often receiving hundreds of pitches and press releases each day. Gone are the days of calling reporters and pitching them over the phone; most prefer a simple email with relevant details. Reply with the original pitch underneath the follow-up note.
Cision
OCTOBER 7, 2016
We’ve got tips from Lambert on how to pitch a celebrity booker and what to avoid. How do you prefer to receive pitches? Pitches are best kept clean, simple, to the point with links and “buzz words.” Pitches that are long or oddly formatted really hold them back. Can you be pitched via these channels?
Cision
OCTOBER 17, 2017
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that journalists continue to prefer email as the primary means of contact, with more than 90 percent indicating it as the best way to directly pitch a story idea. You also may not be surprised that there is a lot of conflicting advice about how to make your email pitches resonate.
Onclusive
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
“Nail the elevator pitch.”. Mika Stambaugh is an Emmy award winning journalist and dynamic entrepreneur known for her creative strategies in executing media and communication campaigns. One of the ways I have seen PR evolve is pitching used to be only to the assignment desk and now I mainly pitch directly to the reporter.
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