PR for Anyone

JANUARY 20, 2022

Now how do you give a great interview? I spoke in another post about it being ok to say you don’t know in an interview but you don’t want to be completely caught off guard. Interviews go much better when they are conversational. Lastly, see how that journalist conducts interviews, especially on TV.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Make sure any questions you have are asked upfront before agreeing to a reporter’s request for an interview. Before any interview, ask yourself: If this reporter can only take away three things from this interview, what do I want them to be? Don’t say (or show) anything you don’t want to see in print. Focus on key points.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 8, 2014

A little bit of nervousness before a speech or interview is a good thing. Yet public speaking and media interview skills are essential for most executives and business owners. And a poorly handled print or broadcast interview could turn a relatively benign issue into a full-blown crisis. A lot of nervousness—not so much.

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Cision

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Traditionally, being interviewed is the Golden Ticket to turning that spotlight in your direction. If you’ve never been interviewed, you might be nervous. Thankfully, you don’t need to spill your or your organization’s entire life story during an interview. What’s your goal for this interview? What should you say?

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Polaris

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In fact, how you look can help you land a job, make a sale, persuade a team to your point of view—and lead to incredibly successful media interview s (or some utter disasters). Making eye contact is important in all aspects of business, not just media interviews. Body language is just as important as what you say.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2020

When pitching broadcast outlets it’s important to note the main differences between the medium and print, and to offer producers the information the need for potential segments. Most PR teams will amplify segments on social media for further exposure. Here are some top PR tips for scoring top broadcast stories. Make it relevant.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 8, 2020

When putting together your Public Relations Plan, preparing for the interview should be on your list. For television segments, see how that host does an interview. If it’s a print interview, read what they write. The more homework you can do to prepare, the better your interview will be. Do your homework.

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

In my days as a journalist, the narratives from the interviews I did with business people, along with my research, informed the stories I crafted. People are emotive creatures; and social media created a scenario where we started publishing those emotions with fewer barriers to entry than the old days of print publishing. Be Emotive.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The following is a summary of the interview; you can request a full copy by visiting this link. Journalists from print media tend to be more conservative regarding news quality. It will be more difficult to get a story published in a print publication. vs. China, and shed light on effective tactics.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

A little bit of nervousness before a speech or interview is a good thing. Yet public speaking and media interview skills are essential for most executives and business owners. And a poorly handled print or broadcast interview could turn a relatively benign issue into a full-blown crisis. A lot of nervousness—not so much.

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PR Insiders

APRIL 9, 2020

The post Landing A Media Interview During COVID-19 Is One Thing; But Then What? In the last PR Insider, I shared with you some tips for reaching out to the media during the coronavirus crisis; tips that I had also discussed in a webinar I participated in titled “Authority Marketing in a COVID-19 World.”

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Polaris

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

It wasn’t until I read her recently released autobiography, My Fight/Your Fight, that I learned more about her and her instincts inside and outside the cage (including her approach to media interview preparation ). Ronda Rousey Trains for Media Interviews the Same Way She Tackles A Fight. I watched interviews she gave.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

A little bit of nervousness before a speech or interview is a good thing. Yet public speaking and media interview skills are essential for most executives and business owners. And a poorly handled print or broadcast interview could turn a relatively benign issue into a full-blown crisis. A lot of nervousness—not so much.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2020

Broadcast follows print. Many media outlets compete with one another, but in general, print and broadcast have a symbiotic relationship. A TV producer or segment coordinator will get many of her story ideas from print or digital news outlets. Let them know who you believe will respond to this story, and why is it important.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2017

One thing that makes for an excellent PR partnership is the organization’s willingness to share raw information that can be translated into media interviews and stories. Certainly if a story is stirring interest, it’s a good idea to be ready for follow-up interviews. Take some chances. Remember that media begets media.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Build relationships with key members of media and proactively pitch targeted outlets, including broadcast, print and new media. Attend and facilitate media interviews; network with reporters and editors. -Create and distribute press releases to targeted media outlets.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The phone has become an underused tool Double spaced press releases for edits and notes Printing at a dedicated workstation from disk, documents shared via hard copy Sharing a dial-up modem and email address between the whole office Photocopying, posting and faxing press releases Printing and collating press kits for an event An embargo was an embargo (..)

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Lack of preparation for a media interview. Broadcast and online media are filled with examples of mediocre executive interviews, missed opportunities, and even a few disasters. What if the spokesperson or expert still refuses, and an unsatisfactory interview results?

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

But, as you’ll quickly see in this short interview, Dan is a whole lot more. And, he may be the first (and only) journalist to interview cats on TV! I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism. I interviewed our CEO Bahram Akradi a couple times as a reporter and really admired his vision for Life Time.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2017

broadcast, online, print, etc.). Once your release has crossed the wire and journalists are emailing and calling for interview opportunities, your work is done, right? It outlines your target audience and helps shape your key messages and shouldn’t be built from scratch each time you have news to share. Role (exact job titles).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

It’s also why it hurts when, after investing in researching and shaping a potential story, an interview doesn’t make its way past the initial phone call. One interview opp may be for a quick comment on a breaking story in your industry, which means a short, colorful observation is in order. Understand the opportunity.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The rationale for the down-and-dirty oppo PR is summed up in an earlier interview with Definers founder Tim Miller. If you’re doing anything in the name of your client’s reputation that you’d be embarrassed to see in print, then you probably shouldn’t be doing it. And that’s really the bottom line for professional communicators.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If the world of SEO, inbound marketing, optimized content and landing pages thrills you as a marketer, then the following interview with Clint Danks is going to be your cup of Lipton. Interviews Inbound Marketing SEO' Clint is co-founder of ThinkSEM , a Roseville, Minn.-based

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Medianet Australia

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Today, Medianet is excited to interview Alexandra, Features Editor for Are Media, discussing her role, career journey, writing advice, and thoughts on print media's revival.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Has digital media – from Huffington Post , Google News and BuzzFeed to Kindle e-books, Twitter and (God help us) more than 8 million blogs – finally vanquished Print? Recent headlines provide brutal evidence: Condé Nast announced last December it was shutting down the print version of Self magazine to go online-only. Long Live Print”!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

These can include writers and editors for different sections of a magazine or newspaper, or more than one segment producer for a TV interview. It can also mean a vast array of print freelancers and contributors to broadcast outlets. We believe in pitching as many appropriate contacts as possible.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 26, 2021

Industry support Everyone interviewed celebrated the support that their launch and new agency has received from the industry. A print edition is also available. Report HTML version PDF download version Print version - please contact stephen.waddington@wadds.co.uk It is a vibrant and supportive community.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 11, 2018

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax. Check our earlier post for best PR tips on media interviews.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2017

B2B reporters today don’t do media interviews like they once did. There’s only so much time in the day which means fewer interviews are conducted. If you are fortunate enough to secure an interview, then you certainly want to make the most of it. Below are ten proven tips for successful media interviews.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 26, 2016

Food blogger Julie’s Kitchen shares artful collages made of fresh ingredients (sourced from local farmers markets) on her Instagram feed and sells the prints online. Simple sharing on social media is an obvious one, but what about turning the content from your in-depth interview into a Twitter chat?

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MaccaPR

MAY 3, 2019

How can marketers like you get your CEO or brand spokesperson interviewed on a podcast that’s heard by tens of thousands, or even millions, of listeners? And, just as challenging, how can you convince your CEO that securing a podcast interview could be as valuable for your company as an interview in "Bloomberg Businessweek?".

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Cision

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Since partnering with Cision and leveraging its press release distribution capabilities, the NALA’s clients have garnered television appearances and radio interviews, earned mentions in major local print and online articles and received an influx of donations for charity drives.

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Polaris

MARCH 24, 2015

It should provide a spokesperson with the tools needed to conduct effective media interviews when we’re not there to support them. Of course, it’s our job to run interference with media on their behalf: responding to media inquiries, providing proper briefings, suggesting key messages and analyzing their interviews. 1 Key Messages.

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

In fact, the only thing that riled me up quite as much was when I received an interview request from a colleague or agency team member that simply said, “Here are the questions,” without so much as a talking point to follow. Want more tips to help executives prepare for the next big interview? Will it run in print?”.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2024

Burrelles bigs farewell to print media monitoring; PRophet adds Google AI models; Meltwater announces new AI features A few days ago, Burrelles ended its print monitoring services. It’s pretty wild to realize that print monitoring was a thing before press releases. At the time, not all news that went to print made it online.

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PR Insiders

JULY 12, 2021

Did you read that newspaper article in print or on your phone? Did you hear that interview on the radio or on a podcast? Think about TV interviews as just one example. Not that long ago, TV producers wanted you in their studio for an interview, which meant you were faced with the time and expense of traveling.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 8, 2016

A positive piece of earned media – an editorial feature or interview published in the editorial press – offers a degree of credibility that simply can’t be matched by company newsletters or sales materials. If its life can be prolonged, so can the impact. But why stop there? Then, adapt it into a series of blog posts.

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