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Trends and Best Practices for Media Relations

PRSay

In the PR strategies toolbox, the practice of media relations gives PR practitioners an opportunity to distinguish themselves while also giving their organizations an edge over the competition. As earned media, stories placed through media relations efforts are cost-effective. Op-Eds remain the gold standard.

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PR Rules To Break For Killer Media Relations

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The best and brightest public relations teams have guidelines to achieve the best media relations results. However, when it comes to connecting with a producer or editor who is pitched hundreds of times in a single day, sometimes it pays to break the rules. Break these rules; improve media relations.

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Blogger Outreach Versus Media Relations: What Marketers Need To Know

Polaris

In fact, they ranked third after retail and brand sites—well above online magazines and news sites. While independent bloggers often have lower audience reach than legacy media, their communities are typically more involved. .” Media Relations' Not all bloggers (or journalists) are “pitchable”.

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How to Build Good Media Relations – Best & Worse Practices to Help You Improve

Prowly

Over eighty percent believe communication professionals should learn more about a media outlet before they pitch. How to improve media relations? The post How to Build Good Media Relations – Best & Worse Practices to Help You Improve appeared first on Prowly Magazine.

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Rock The Pitch #10: PR Pros From The Journalist’s Viewpoint

Rock the Status Quo

Journalists love to bash PR pros… and some of us give them ample reason, pitching without taking time to manage the due diligence that makes a pitch resonate. If eight out of ten pitches are irrelevant, it’s no wonder that journalists ignore most of their inbox and sleuth out their own resources. This might be why.

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What You Pitch Is Secondary to Who You Pitch

PRSay

It seems like every few months I see a tweet ripping into a bad PR pitch. The blogger portrayed the pitch as comically superficial. When I’m asked to review pitches, PR pros generally start by asking about their subject line, their opening sentence or their call to action. Instead, I’ll just describe the situation.

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PR Advantages of Pitching Trade Press

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

While pitching the national publications should definitely be a part of the overall PR plan, no B2B tech campaign can afford to ignore the opportunities that trade media afford. Pitching trade press can be easier than nailing a story in a large media outlet. How trade coverage wins. Trade coverage has built-in relevance.

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