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Here are some tips to both landing media interviews and making sure they’re successful. If you’re tackling an industry event without a full PR team facilitating outreach, pitching and planning for press interviews can be daunting. Plan Well and Double-Confirm. Securing media interest is only the first step.
How to Be on TV Shows: Use your expertise and knowledge of what is happening in the news right now to pitch the perfect story. See how Patricia Mickus, travel agent, used her expertise in travel and current events (a hurricane) to land in the media. PR Client : Patricia Mickus, Simple Luxuries Travel. Patricia, welcome.
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As I found editorial success for my agency’s clients, I was able to branch out and pitch radio and television broadcast opportunities. So, as a blogger for the past seven years and a podcaster more recently, here are my five tips for pitching success and how PR stands for “Personal” Relations: Know about me, but know more about my community.
Lucky me to be able to interview a 15+ year media pro in the magazine and television editorial space. Jenn Chan is a rockstar beauty and fashion editor and on-air host and she sat down with me to talk about all things pitching the media! Safe to assume she’s been pitched a time or two of her career. Interview Transcript.
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Read below for the entire interview with Desiree: 1.) However, a typical day for me often consists of crafting content – from traditional media materials such as press releases and pitches, to sponsored articles, newsletters and even social media calendars. What made this pitch successful is simple: 1.)
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Read below for the entire interview with Jen: . Having this pulse shapes the pitching we’re activating or counsel we’re offering to our clients. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? Rather than pitching a tech-centric journalist, I approached a Fast Co.
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