PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 1, 2022

You pop into the local off licence for a paper. Fighting the urge to look behind you, you arrive at your local station. Especially when it comes to pitching in news. Raise your hand if you’ve considered pre-pitching news weeks before it goes live, and sometimes even before all the details are ironed out? It’s too early.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Joining student organizations Many student organizations on campus have connections with local businesses and organizations. Dress professionally, prepare an elevator pitch, and bring resume copies. Preparing for interviews When you have interviews scheduled, it’s important to be well-prepared.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

If you’ve worked in the PR industry in the Twin Cities for any length of time, you’ve probably heard about or visited, the MN PR Blog. In fact, to my knowledge, the MN PR Blog was one of the first PR blogs in the entire country! The blog was founded and managed by Ryan May. Since, 2003, to be exact.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

You won’t get there unless you learn how to pitch journalists with your story. Instead, cozy up to reporters who write for your local newspaper. The kiss of death is sending a pitch to editor@yourfavoritepublication.com. Now that you know who you want to pitch, slow your roll before you send an email. Get on Their Radar.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Read below for the entire interview with Megan: . What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? I think our obsession with brevity in a pitch often translates to that same obsession with brevity in a response, but those two are very different things.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Off-the-shelf pricing Many consultants and public relations firms offer individual items off-the-shelf such as TV, radio and print placements, thought leadership op-eds, press releases and blog posts. Stellar also sends invoices for payment only after an article appears or a TV or radio interview concludes.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Here is a great way to create great content fast: Most Realtors struggle with what content to post on social media and in blogs. Remember that all of this content can be tweaked to create media pitches as well. Interview your favorite loan officer about various credit topics – What does good credit mean for a loan?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 20, 2020

Think Tinder meets pitching. Simply upload your pitch on the app to connect with interested journalists. Just like on Tinder, or any dating app, journalists will swipe right if they feel your pitch is a fit for them. Once ‘matched’ a chat will open and you can work together to set up that interview.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. His name was Pip and he won the hearts of visitors and locals. I began in college with an internship at a newspaper local to my school covering local government as well as random features I came across in the area.

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Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 10, 2015

I have a local bank client that just started working with me in September. In Arizona, most business publications run their finance issues in November and December; therefore, I expected a frenzy of pitching immediately, followed by a lull. Get Creative With WHO You Pitch. (Photo Credit: Deposit Photos, Canva).

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2015

When your company secures an interview with a major media outlet, you may feel the urge to celebrate. Just don’t let your executive or chosen company spokesperson arrive to the interview unprepared! Read below as Brad offers tips that will help anyone who conducts or prepares others for media interviews.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

What is preventing us from looking for and pitching media on these stories year-round? To address that this pitching strategy may lack significance or longevity outside of that cultural observance link, we should be looking for and pitching media on other aspects of these stories. Photo credit: rSnapshotPhotos ].

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OnePitch

JUNE 16, 2022

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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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

It is broadcast nationwide online, on the NEWSnet app, on local cable TV, as well as on Apple TV, Roku, etc. The more people I get to interview, the merrier. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? As a journalist I ask questions, but I view the interview as a conversation.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 4, 2022

Our Pitch Club Cafe client Gene just sent us an email and after pitching a television station using our system heard back right away and said “it’s the first time anyone from a news station has responded to a pitch.” And start pitching the media because it will just elevate your brand. IF you do it.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter chats throughout the month. Along with other agencies, we were asked to submit our pitch. We won the pitch, and were asked to submit a detailed plan that included the costs involved.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

They had covered my client before and I was pitching hard news – good stuff that’s useful for the industry. I’m a fan of using sponsored content strategically – I often recommend taking a high-performing blog post and repurposing it for paid content – and suggested a blog post we had published earlier that might land well with the audience.

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Stern + Associates

MARCH 17, 2023

By now the big changes that have occurred since the days of Walter Cronkite – a 24/7 news cycle, a global and interconnected focus rather than a local one, the reduction of reporting staff by many media organizations in the rush to remain profitable (accelerated in the era of social media platforms) – are well known.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 23, 2019

But that’s not how things work— not when there are dozens of notable deals pitched daily. Per my colleague Richard Etchison, “an exclusive typically means offering a key tidbit, news item, or interview to a single journalist with the understanding that he or she will be first. In funding PR, size matters. Exclusive or embargo?

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Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! This tactic can be especially effective for garnering local press (Think: Local company earns coveted spot on prestigious Inc. Blog about the coverage. Explain more in a blog post and post to your site.

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Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

PR Newswire’s Kate Goebbel ( @kate_city ) wrote a wonderful blog post several months ago, called How to Add Personality to Your Next Personnel Press Release. I wrote up the press release showcasing these trends, giving it a heavy local spin. I found it fabulously inspiring! The idea stuck in my head. Today is day one.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 22, 2024

I was pitching four reporters, three of which I knew pretty well. About 50% had trust in the news they got on social media, and about 56%, so a six-point spread, for national news, and then I think closer to 62% for local news. I’ve done 170-plus interviews and it’s the first one like this I’ve heard.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2019

Of course, just like many facets of social media marketing, vendors have descended on marketers, pitching their tools as the silver bullet for finding the right influencers for your brand. My opinion: The tools are pitched as a faster, easier way to identify and manage influencers. But, I find that hard to believe.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Community Relations: Involves engaging with local communities, demonstrating corporate social responsibility, and building positive relationships beyond business interests. PR specialists pitch stories, arrange interviews, and share press releases to secure positive media coverage for the company or its products.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. Also, see these related posts: How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. 10 Fundamentals for Successful B2B Media Interviews. You can also edit and delete a blog post relatively easily.

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Landis PR

APRIL 25, 2022

As the one-year anniversary of the crash approached, we interviewed Luke, created a pitch package with b-roll, put together a media list that covered local media, Texas media and media that covered the crash and helped CNS develop a case study for their website. This resulted in us forming a variety of clubs.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). Is it interesting to get pitches? What are your pet peeves regarding pitches?

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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

If you're a Vice President of Corporate Communications, Chief Marketing Officer or PR Director in Minnesota, there are only a handful of local business media outlets that you. With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. really care about - the monthly.

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PRSay

MAY 23, 2018

An added bonus for you: Trade outlets aren’t inundated with pitches like their high-visibility counterparts, so it’s easier to get your pitch in front of the right eyes. Some podcast audiences are even larger than local broadcast markets. Don’t overlook blogs. Is your client still hesitant to embrace blogs?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 19, 2017

1) One of the ways I’ve gotten to know you a bit is through Atlanta Tech Blogs site you created and champion; how did that get started and what is the state of its affairs today? Today, we have 20,000+ readers or followers and more than 300 active blogs. You blog, we promote. You blog, we promote. Why culture?

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OnePitch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Read below for the entire interview with Cassie: . What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? It was both unique and timely, which made it a successful pitch. I always like to be very explicit about what I’m trying to pitch. Want more blogs like this?

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

A colleague of mine is a master of TV placements, both local and national. It’s not enough to sign up for HARO and get Cision and pitch, pitch, pitch. Read their blog. Since I now have a blog about PR and technology, I’m on lists like Cision. A few minutes reading my blog would avoid that.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 29, 2023

This can include product reviews, interviews, or features in food publications, both online and in print. This could include traditional media outlets, social media platforms, food blogs, or industry events. This can include collaborations with local farms, beverage companies, or dessert makers.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The endless media pitch calling and subsequent rejections were exhausting. Client Turnover — can lead to instability and the need to perform new business pitches constantly. Perhaps the best way to learn about agency life and a particular employer is to set up informational interviews with current and past employees.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

I don’t have hard statistics or success rates, but anecdotally as president of the Publicity Club of New York , I’d be surprised if one in one hundred PR-driven story pitches actually results in a story. The quality of the pitch itself has degraded over the last few years. I’m not, btw.).

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Give me a new product or a service and I’ll give you a press release and several different pitch angles. You learn to value the art of the pitch (and subject line). Reporters always say they receive hundreds of pitches a day, but they aren’t kidding. Even while working at small, local publications, I never had an empty inbox.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Topics discussed on the latest #FuturePRoof podcast include: #PRin2018; Cluetrain Manifesto; local media debate; and more. Is a lack of investment of local media damaging society? Sarah will explore the role of local media with leading journalists and a Member of Parliament on Wednesday evening in London. Vuelio blog awards.

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