Cision

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Brands can improve their PR pitching with a variety of tools and changes in approach. A good media relations campaign involves reaching out to those who are already inundated with a variety of pitches in their inboxes, making it essential for your campaign to stand out and be easily digestible. Monitor Related Trends.

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Business Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

So, how do the top PR pros pitch into the ever-shifting, fast-paced world of U.S. Aside from keeping on top of the trends and bringing reporters hot stories, such as major IPOs and newly minted unicorns, PR pros can maximize the effectiveness of their pitches by focusing on the relationship building aspect of media relations.

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Business Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Public relations experts know the world is bigger than ever – which, on one hand, means more opportunity. Media outlets are understaffed, and reporters are doing more. But the world is also noisier.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 2, 2022

The secret is in the pitch. . For example if the founder of the brand you’re pitching has an interesting story or point of view, you can target entrepreneur podcasts like “This Week in Startups” or “The Entrepreneur Way.”. Just make sure to stand out with a new perspective in your podcast pitch. Do your research.

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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.

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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.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Public relations remains a cornerstone of corporate communication, playing an essential role in shaping a company’s reputation and fostering positive relationships with key stakeholders. Among the various facets of PR, media relations is particularly crucial. The first one is developing a media relations plan.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 4, 2021

With PRSA’s Media Relations Certificate Program , senior-level PR and communication professionals will learn to develop media relations campaigns that evoke emotion, inspire change and position organizations as market leaders. When developing media campaigns, what common mistakes do organizations make?

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PRSay

AUGUST 11, 2021

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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Agility PR Solutions

APRIL 9, 2025

PR for modern media outreach is the key to successfully spreading your message and capturing the attention of journalists.

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Notified

MARCH 25, 2025

At our recent Meet the Media event, top editors and journalists shared exactly why your pitches might be ignored - and what you, a public relations pro, can do to avoid this.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2022

Analysis of 400,000 email media pitches has found that brevity is the key to success. The 2022 Propel Media Barometer provides a framework for creating the perfect email pitch. Journalist engagement has decreased from 2021, with journalists only responding to about 3.37% of pitches.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Public relations is known for being versatile, occasionally glamorous, and, yes, stressful. If you want a product launch to be covered in a top-tier publication, journalists will need to talk to someone who has used the product or can speak to its market value. Some of the pressure we encounter in PR is preventable, however.

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Prowly

JANUARY 23, 2025

Pitching to trade media requires surgical precision. In B2B PR, you want to impact the decision-makers: executives, managers, C-suite Theres no better feeling than proving to your stakeholders that your media placements shortened the sales cycle. Narrow down your media lists. Dont: Guess who to pitch.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

While its not a perfect analogy, something similar is at work in media relations. Once PR people reach a certain level of experience, they stop building and managing media lists. Yet in media relations, knowing who would be receptive to what pitch is a significant part of the job; you can’t be successful without it.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

PR people make mistakes every day, especially when it comes to pitching stories to the media. But in our line of work, we can risk public humiliation for even a trivial error if a cranky reporter decides to post about a bad pitch. This post outlines six common media relations mistakes and ways to avoid them.

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Notified

MARCH 13, 2025

At our recent Meet the Media event in New York City, top editors and reporters shared exactly what grabs their attention. The main takeaway: you need to be smarter about your pitches.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

A recent study by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the USC Center for Public Relations found that marketers plan to increase staffing and overall spending on public relations over the next five years. But the last thing any brand wants to do is beat media over the head with non-news.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 23, 2024

Three reports, including behavioral data from 400,000 pitches and two surveys of thousands of reporters, offer a bunch of pragmatic PR tips for pitching the media Anyone who works in PR and does media relations knows it’s harder than ever to earn coverage. And of course, media layoffs and consolidations.

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Business Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Media relations is an artform. It’s knowing what journalists want, when they want it, and how they want to receive it. It’s knowing who covers what, where they are employed and (yes) if they are still alive.

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 8, 2025

Lets face it: youve seen some terrible pitches. PR pros have hit send on press releases about products youd never cover, addressed emails to Dear [Insert Random Name Here], and pitched stories so irrelevant, you wondered if theyd mixed up their media lists entirely. On behalf of PR professionals everywhere: were sorry.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This week, we’re wrapping up our blog series about building a perfect pitch with an overview of how to measure your success, optimize your strategy and nurture your media relationships for the long-term. You’ve done the research, crafted your powerful pitch, and sent your media campaign out into the world.

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Ishmael's Corner

JULY 19, 2020

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. For those who toil on the front lines of media relations, it’s easy to drift into a Jim Carrey-like optimism. PR: “What are the chances that you’ll write about this pitch?” Techniques For Effective Business Communications.

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Garrett Public Relations

AUGUST 29, 2021

While we hear PR pros talk about how often their pitches go ignored – we don’t always hear the other side. Journalists have some REAL complaints about practices public relations practitioners engage in that make their jobs more difficult.

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Ronn Torossian

APRIL 26, 2025

Learn strategies for pitching to national vs niche media outlets, including audience mapping, pitch customization & relationship building tips for PR success The post Pitching to National vs Niche Media: A Complete Guide appeared first on.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Powered by our proprietary global newscrawler and advanced data science, Onclusive now empowers communications teams with a fully unified earned, owned, and social media relations and monitoring platform to enable every step of the PR process. Onclusive’s media database has everything I need to build my pitch, all in one place.

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 20, 2025

Pitching the media has always been a cornerstone of public relations strategy, but as we head into 2025, the rules of engagement are rapidly changing. Successful […] The post Pitching media in 2025: Adapting to the new norms of digital journalism and audience expectations first appeared on Agility PR Solutions.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

Many of the PR technology vendors I track for the monthly PR Tech Sum put a greater emphasis on earned media than media relations in their messaging. Earned media is sexy. It’s larger than media relations, but only in the abstract. c) What makes a great pitch?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 1, 2021

They’re often looking for a single point of contact, supported by on-the-ground sales and media relations. . For PR teams, media relations outside North America offers similarities to domestic outreach, but there are key differences beyond language, of course. Learn local media and publications.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

People often question the difference between public relations and marketing. Public Relations can come in many forms but for this post, let’s focus on media relations, community relations, online and social media. Media Relations. Anyone can get publicity!

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Three-quarters (75%) of public relations professionals say media relations is getting harder, according to the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. We added two dedicated questions to the JOTW survey this year to see what communications professionals charged with media relations had to say. >>>

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2021

88% of PR pros say creativity is critical for businesses to recover from the pandemic – and other public relations statistics summarizing 2021 . Every year this blog pours over dozens of public relations surveys and breaks down the findings. social media, content, etc.). The media relations struggle is real.

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PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2022

Problem: Reporter response rates to media pitches are at 3.49 Meanwhile, the rate at which journalists open email pitches has also declined, according to the latest Propel Media Barometer. So, what is the goal of the PR pitch? It aspires to generate earned media coverage. Pitches that grab reporters.

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Garrett Public Relations

MARCH 18, 2020

One question I see coming up a lot is – can I pitch the media my non-virus related news? As fellow public […]. The post Media Pitching in the Age of Coronavirus – Should We? appeared first on PR Consultant Garrett Public Relations Columbus/Worthington OH. Or Shouldn’t We?

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Agility PR Solutions

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock with your phone face down, then you know the latest trend on social media is the collective slander of bad PR pitches reporters receive and screenshot for their followers to mock on Twitter. This new era of public shaming happens when a reporter takes to their timeline to […].

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Business Wire

APRIL 21, 2021

In today’s media world, journalists are being pulled in many different directions, receiving hundreds of pitches a day via phone, email, text, and social media, just to name a few. For public relations and communication professionals, it’s becoming more challenging to get a journalist’s attention.

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PRSay

APRIL 16, 2020

However, PR pros can still pitch relevant stories to travel media, according to an April 14 webinar hosted by Kellie Jelencovich , PR manager at Travel Leaders Group and president of PRSA’s New York Chapter. As always, story angles that editors seek will depend on the publication and its audience.

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