Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 4, 2006

2006 Stuttgart uploaded by magnetisch Based on the popularity of the last post , I’m linking to a presentation outlining the lifecycle of a media relations pitch. tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog' Check out the back story here.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

People relate to challenges faced by their peers. Got my start in B2B fresh out of college in 2006 and been doing it ever since. I focus on that and then dig into the solutions. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am ….

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PRSay

JULY 5, 2018

Because 2006 was the year I resolved to get on a path to independence — first in where and when I work, and ultimately if I work. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Georgia Tech to help their media relations teams reach new levels of success. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here. Why 12 years?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

And later he wrote: “I’ve been attending CES since 2006. This year, more than 300 automotive-related exhibitors showed their wares at CES, and countless other suppliers attended to network with customers, meet new suppliers, identify potential partners and gather industry intelligence and insight.

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wiredPRworks

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

With future vision, Barbara began publishing her top-ranked blog, wiredPRworks, in 2006. An early social media advocate, Barbara founded Social Media Club Chicago in 2008. Her podcast, Growing Social Now, launched in 2021.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 9, 2006

So remember media relations moves faster and more effectively after the ramp up and source filing stages of a strategic media relations campaign. From: Greg Brooks Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:49 AM To: ''Betsy Cummings'' Betsy, long time no talk! It’s worth every penny. Well, add yourself to that list.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 19, 2006

Oxfam brings us an interesting case study on social media relations’ ability to raise awareness. Instead the Gold Group helped Oxfam capitalize on a unique donation from actress Keira Knightley—a Vera Wang dress she wore to the 2006 Oscars. It''s inspiring to see how non-profits can benefit from social media relations.

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 2, 2022

After I moved to Mississippi, I started teaching at Tulane’s Biloxi campus in 2006. I started teaching at UCI in 2011, with a five-week, online course focused on using social media for business development. My first adjunct position was at Texas Christian University, teaching PR Writing.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 25, 2013

And since the first attempt in 2006 , we stopped counting how many PR people broadly distribute a pitch for their client when someone in the public eye dies. bad pitch culture jacking current events media relations newsjacking prfail real-time marketing' There are stories you simply do not want to news jack.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 4, 2015

Media relations alone doesn’t cut it. This is probably a no-brainer for anyone reading this but most firms saw the writing on the wall back in 2005-2006; media relations alone won’t keep the lights on. The future is social, digital, marketing services and creative and that future is now.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Crain’s Detroit Business , The Detroit News , the Detroit Free Press and Automotive News (since 2006). From there, I went to the Daily Mail in Charleston, W.Va., the Lowell Sun in Lowell, Mass., For future aspiring journalists, I highly recommend moving away from home and getting out of your comfort zone.

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Bad Pitch Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Seth Godin at Gel 2006 uploaded by Mark Hurst tags | public relations | PR | media relations | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog | Seth Godin' So, the smart PR folks (the successful ones) struggle to make their lists smaller and smaller. The lazy ones just try to make them bigger." Don''t be lazy.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

I started in commercial radio in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2006 at the mighty KEZO, which meant I played a lot of fantastic rock records between the hourly weather and traffic reports! We need more like them at every level of the industry, and I hope to continue to tell their stories when I can.

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Bad Pitch Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Both Dugan and Laermer noted how public relations textbooks needed to include “street smarts” gathered from hard-earned experiences. While media relations theory is taught in college. Applied skills and media relations experience are hard-earned for PR people and hard-taught by the media.

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Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2006

NEW YORK, NY—December 19, 2006—The Morris + King Company (MKC), one of the country’s most innovative and accomplished public relations and integrated marketing firms, today issued the first-ever “Best ProfNet Queries of the Year” list. Nov 17, 2006 05:00 PM 1. Nov 01, 2006 12:11 PM EST(America/New_York) -- Here’s why it’s smart.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 25, 2010

We first wrote about this infinitesimal but iconic news release ending back in 2006. We complied because Bill practices what he teaches and he buttered us up by noting: "Bad Pitch is a primary read in our Media Relations class. This is a classic, and I plan to feature it in my Media Relations & Publicity class.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 26, 2017

If an issue of this magnitude occurs, the PR and messaging doesn’t come from the Athletic Department, but rather from the University’s News or Media Relations department. Veley’s professional background includes extensive communications, public relations and sport management experience, including management of several NCAA tournaments.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 23, 2007

Stay tuned for a contest we''re creating to crown the baddest pitch of 2006. My first birthday cake uploaded by Pa Nick tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog | Kevin Dugan | Richard Laermer' So we''re going to celebrate this blog''s birthday. It''ll be fun.

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Journalistics

MAY 26, 2015

Most promising for the news business is that one-third of Americans ages 12 and over have listened to a podcast, up from 11% in 2006. According to Edison Research, 17% of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past month (up from 9% in 2008). Now I don’t know about you, but I haven’t listened to a podcast lately.

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Journalistics

MAY 26, 2015

Most promising for the news business is that one-third of Americans ages 12 and over have listened to a podcast, up from 11% in 2006. According to Edison Research, 17% of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past month (up from 9% in 2008). Now I don’t know about you, but I haven’t listened to a podcast lately.

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Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Date: Thursday, October 5, 2006 11:14:19 AM Subject: LEADING NEW YORK REAL ESTATE FIRM LAUNCHES BRAND-NEW WEB SITE FENWICK KEATS GOODSTEIN LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE User-Friendly Site Features Posting of New Listings in Real-Time plus Comprehensive Apartment Search Data Base - User-friendly AND real-time? Let’s review his lame pitching to date.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 15, 2006

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:54:22 -0400 To: prblog@yahoo.com From: " AGENCY " AGENCY@AGENCYNAME.com > Subject: News: NAME Joins AGENCY NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: FLACK NAME FLACK PHONE FLACK EMAIL NAME Joins AGENCY BETHESDA, MD- August 15, 2006- NAME has joined Bethesda, MD-based AGENCY as an Account Executive and Copy Writer.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 10, 2007

10044-burning-man-2006 - Zombies uploaded by loupiote tags | public relations | PR | media relations | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog | marketing' If you would like free updates of Dean’s future tips and tricks, then send a blank email to: contact AT deanhunt DOT com.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 23, 2006

From: NAME on Behalf Of John James Nicoletti Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: ANAHEIM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL URGE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT Please contact me with further questions regarding this release. We will give the City credit for allowing recipients of their email blast to opt-out from future news.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 6, 2006

BusinessWeek’s Jon Fine brings us this gem that was first brought to our attention by Luke Armour at Observations of Public Relations. From: Dave Overton Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 12:27 PM To: Beucke, Dan Subject: [NEWMANPR] - Why the demise of Ken Lay? Dan, One of the top reasons why CEOs get fired is "Denying Reality."

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 5, 2006

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 10, 2007

On September 25, 2006, CLIENT was placed in the number 9 position on the CITY Business Journal’s List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies, with a revenue growth of 311 percent since 2003. It''s PR like this that makes people think we''re all a bunch of hacks,” says pitch recipient and Bryn Mawr College media relations manager, Matt Gray. “I''ve

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 31, 2006

This includes our signature dish: "Three Strikes and You''re Out-ed." - Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 20:04:05 -0700 (PDT) From: NAME To: BAD PITCH BLOG EMAIL Subject: live campiagn intro to bloggers Dear I just recently started a blog called the BLOG NAME. tags | public relations | PR | media relations | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog'

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

She asserted that men appeared more attached to their traditional function as media relations representatives. Several noted that this media relations-possessive attitude preceded the digital advent, and remains in spite of another stereotype of IT being the preserve of men—some might even consider technology a “natural” male talent.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 1, 2006

BTW, this is the follow-up after I ignored his original message.” -- From: PR GUY Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:17 PM To: SHEL Subject: Re: CLIENT podcast Sorry. Our first episode premiered on February 15th, 2006, and was downloaded over 2000 times. This is one of the lamest pitches I’ve seen in a long time.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 9, 2006

Subject: Kiefer Sutherland foils terror plot at shopping mall From: SENIOR AE To: SENIOR AE Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 6:11 PM The most recent episode of "24" on FOX had terrorists releasing nerve gas into the ventilation system of a fictional shopping mall. Always Be Closing should be the media relations mantra.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 4, 2006

Before you start your next media relations campaign, take the time to learn more about the facts behind the figures. tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog | news release | Bradgelina | American Idol' The messages get lost in a ton of numbers.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 5, 2006

From: EMAIL Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:22 AM To: PHIL Subject: Traditional Dating Sites Overshadowed.- tags | Phil Gomes | New Comm Forum | New Communications Forum | public relations | PR | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog | Edelman | media relations' More to come on this.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 2, 2007

In 2006, over 17 million COMPANY savings offers were mailed to consumers through the familiar blue Valpak envelope. It won’t give you a hangover, but it won’t get you any media coverage either. stuffed / spikes uploaded by chutney bannister tags public relations PR media relations media good pitch bad pitch bad pitch blog'

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 7, 2006

From: Charlie Bernard Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 10:32 AM To: ANONYMOUS Subject: Story Idea Hello NAME , Are You Ready For Hot Women, Gambling, and Football?!?!?!?! More time should have been spent upfront with the media list, qualifying the targets and customizing the pitch. But actually – I don’t care that much.

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2006

Well, WHY would you send this to someone blogging about public relations? The only MR Colin McKay is familiar with is media relations. This pitch abuses a very valuable and effective form of media relations: source filing. But this realization is mired in techno-babble…sent to the wrong media.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 26, 2006

From: NAME Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:09 PM To: FRIEND of BPB Subject: Long time no see Hi, I''m just getting around to organizing all of the business cards and contacts that I''ve collected since Thanksgiving 2005. It reminds the Bad Pitch blog of Clueless. Thanks to our friend for sending this along. That said, lets do this.

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