PRSay

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The timeless, endless struggle continues: You, the savvy and realistic PR pro, know it’s better to approach fewer targets with more personalized pitches. You disagree — if you didn’t, you wouldn’t keep reading these blog posts where I emphasize customization until my fingers get sore. 1 complaint from media about PR pros.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 25, 2015

When I started out in PR, my focus was building relationships with the media who were mostly print journalists at newspapers and trade publications. As I found editorial success for my agency’s clients, I was able to branch out and pitch radio and television broadcast opportunities. In the late 1980s, the media was cut and dry.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 20, 2019

While winning media coverage can yield immediate gratification, public relations represents a long-term commitment comprising many activities. 8 things PR does beyond media pitching. Media training. Inexperienced executives shouldn’t commit to a media interview or TV appearance without media prep.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 6, 2020

PR Pro Guide to Pitching in a Pandemic During COVID-19 Coronavirus. A few takeaways from our chat: Send your pitch in on a silver platter, ready to go with images and video. Get media training before you go live on radio or video. Understand that reporters are working from home with limited resources. How about you?

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PRSay

MAY 25, 2018

You may remember this from when blogs were still on the upswing — bloggers would guest post for each other, then go back to their own blogs and direct their followers over to the other, bumping up page views. What audience can you deliver to the influencers you pitch? Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

When pitching to journalists, focus on customer stories that prove the value of your solution or product. No matter who speaks on behalf of your organization, it’s a good idea to provide some media training and practice. PR efforts cannot be effective or well-timed without a deep understanding of your audience.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I was watching Good Morning America last week and saw a story that just resonated with everything I share and write about related to newsjacking and “celebrity sells” when pitching the media. Remember to think about what medium you are pitching. That helps when you pitch too, to show them the visuals.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 17, 2017

We were most impressed when a candidate tracked down press releases for competitors to a client and created a simple SWOT analysis that aided in our pitching. For news organizations and journalists, we typically craft short, detailed pitch emails to get attention, and with bigger news, press releases.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Media outlets present stories much differently, shifting from traditional print editions to mobile-friendly video recaps. Journalists are slowly, but surely, hopping on the social media train too. Today, 23 percent accept pitches via social media. Want to score more media hits? Climb the Ladder.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

On both my website/blog I have a listing of success stories and also at the YouTube Channel and look for the success stories playlist. You’ll see many examples of how people landed in the media. Read through these to get inspired on what you can pitch the media, today! In fact, the pitch was “Yes!

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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.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 14, 2021

If you see someone who is regularly in the media as the expert, doesn’t that make you feel more comfortable in hiring them? Why not take the media you receive – an article, blog, or radio or television interview, and send that to a prospective client or customer. Tell people on social media.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 2, 2018

In fact, I just blogged about 14 people I want to grab a cup of joe with in the year ahead. 2) PR Rock Star I feature on this blog. 5) Professor for our social media training program, sparked. 6) Guest on the Talking Points Podcast blog. 2) PR Rock Star I feature on this blog. It’s part of my job.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

An article discussing FedEx’s plans to work towards a more sustainable future , for example, speaks to the investor audience on an owned blog. Those candidates may already have a strong social media following or network with which they can share the content you create together. Create a content plan.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 18, 2022

.” Anne couldn’t figure out how we could get media on her topic of chocolate (owning a chocolate farm and having just written a cookbook about using chocolate as a spice) but when the FDA did a recall of chocolate, she instantly became the industry chocolate expert. PR FOR ANYONE. Anyone can get publicity! It’s just amazing.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A typical PR agency toolkit can include some or all of the following: Strategic counsel and advice Reputation management Crisis management Media relations, including outreach and pitching Analyst relations (e.g.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Getting media coverage provides the perfect opportunity to showcase your brand’s best traits and increase advocates. To lead up to his Cision webinar, Brad Phillips wrote a blog post that featured a few of the mistakes top executives make during media interviews. Not sure what to include in your pitch to reporters?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 11, 2017

When to “Just Say No” to a Media Request. Sometimes a journalist may take a media pitch and go in a completely different direction to suit an agenda. A team pitches new technology product, and the reporter decides to focus on threats to the category without a separate focus on the product’s attributes.

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PRSay

MAY 23, 2019

One of the attendees had just had a great run with a tried-and-true travel destination story angle — you post a job listing for someone to live at a resort for a year while blogging. I hosted a training session with the guy who pulled that one off. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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Landis PR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Media train and test new spokespersons. If I think of some crazy pitch or stunt or partnership, I put it in there. What works and what doesn’t varies by brand/client/organization. Now is the time to experiment. Beta test an app. Get more active on a social network. Create video content with a point of view. Embrace storytelling.

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Mora Communications

MAY 15, 2017

Speak Your Business™, Ann’s signature system, uses neuromarketing and other tools to show business owners how to transform their messages into client magnets that increase revenues, win the pitch, and boost the bottom line. Ann’s system focuses on targeting the Lizard Brain, the part of the brain that makes decisions. GLOBAL TO LOCAL.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 14, 2022

Now is the best time to pitch the media, especially television. August is the slowest news time as so many people are traveling and don’t want to forego their vacation for a media appearance. Pitches are much lower this time of year so it’s a great opportunity for you to start pitching. and read.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 21, 2022

Watch this week’s PR Tip here: Today I am challenging you to start pitching the media regularly. Think about what you can pitch the media for the rest of the year. Now, follow the Get PR Famous™ formula and pitch away! And that’s what we call evergreen pitches. Create Great Hooks. PR FOR ANYONE.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Here’s a short video on how to use media to land clients: Media is powerful so use it to your advantage! There are a lot more videos on my YouTube channel HERE or read the posts on my blog HERE You’ll see how easy it is to land in the media IF you follow a process that I have already created for you.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Imagine having the media reach out to you because you are seen as THE go-to expert in the industry. Go to the YouTube channel HERE or read the posts on my blog HERE to see how easy it is to land in the media IF you follow a process that I have already created for you. PR FOR ANYONE. Anyone can get publicity!

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PR for Anyone

JUNE 30, 2022

I’ve been covering PR myths for weeks and if you missed the last myth on PR is only for Celebrities, check it out here: And if you want to watch the other, you can check out the videos on YouTube HERE or read the posts on my blog HERE You’ll see why PR doesn’t get you sales but what does, whether or not size matters, and why PR doesn’t (..)

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

This Autopilot pitch may read harmless. But when it comes to media relations, lazy pitching has paved our industry a highway to hell. Kami Huyse of Communication Overtones sends us the latest example of a pitch intended to be media catnip. At any rate, how could they mistake a PR blog for a Cat blog? ”In

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 30, 2022

Additionally, you will get the SEO that comes with an online article and that is incredibly valuable in terms of links back to your site and the authority that it builds for your website or blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 3, 2013

The entrepreneur has to conceive, pitch, and close while keeping the train on track. But when it comes to marketing as individuals—personal branding— I see the root of the problem we see with start-ups: generic pitches. I semi-reconnected with someone I knew a long time ago at a networking event last year.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

During the campaign , blog reader comments revealed that many parents were confused about the HPV vaccine due to a lack of clear information from their doctors. When you pitch a story, make sure you have a dependable source – which has been media trained – ready for an interview. patients) and industry trends (e.g.

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Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

Write media pitches about a firm and send them onto journalists. Plan and execute media events. Copy writing, blogging and content generation. Social media promotion and responses to negative comments online. Social media promotion and responses to negative comments online. Media training.

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 12, 2019

The latter effort, called New Voices , focuses on increasing the representation of female sources in online and on-air content as well as providing media training for top women executives. The post Bloomberg Pushes for Diversity in Sources and Expert Spokespeople appeared first on "What's HAppening" Blog.

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 6, 2022

Although it’s still cold where I am, NOW is the time to start pitching the media all of your spring ideas. What I pitched was that the number one search on Google right now is “how to clean…” People are searching for “cleaning tips” and I’m going to provide it. PR FOR ANYONE.

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PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

With some time spent doing media training and by through targeted pitching, you can boost your company’s reputation through more than just your CEO and other senior members of staff. This gives potential candidates a closer look at what other people outside of the key spokespeople do at the business.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Thanks to the growth of digital platforms like social media, the news cycle is rotating faster than ever before. Couple that with an endless to-do list of research, writing, media training and more, and it seems nearly impossible to keep up, let alone make sense of it all. Throughline “The past is never past. Business 24.

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Mora Communications

AUGUST 31, 2015

So why am I telling you to pitch the national press? You will be able to put your media credits in your press releases and bios and, most importantly, national media can help drive your local media through the roof. So then, is national a waste? Most people will probably tell you so.

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Bad Pitch Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Did you send the same pitch to everyone? I have secured placements and features for clients with national and international broadcast media that includes CNN, Bloomberg News, New York Times , Hustler (kidding) and Wall Street Journal … ? Has integrated nascent types of media into PR campaigns” ? Don’t lie about it.]

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