OnePitch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

While Jen’s media background spans a variety of clients and industries, including food, agriculture, consumer, and financial services, Jen is also passionate about sustainability and loves fostering relationships with sustainability and ESG journalists. Rather than pitching a tech-centric journalist, I approached a Fast Co.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 14, 2022

Now is the best time to pitch the media, especially television. Pitches are much lower this time of year so it’s a great opportunity for you to start pitching. Your pitch is much more likely to be seen easily. If you’ve been following me, you know how to write a good pitch that is more likely to get the YES.

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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. Read through these to get inspired on what you can pitch the media, today! In fact, the pitch was “Yes! PR FOR ANYONE. It really is PR for ANYONE. I’d love to connect.:

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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! Find the Right Journalist. PR FOR ANYONE. It really is PR for ANYONE.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The core skills we need as PR professionals have also changed. While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. Post-ChatGPT, our jobs may get easier.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Pitch Data Studies Data studies have always proven to be great sources of high-quality backlinks, provided the data is interesting and packaged correctly. Once you find your data sources, develop a compelling story complete with findings and some graphics, and then pitch these to journalists via email and/or press release.

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 30, 2020

These are the thoughts you might have, if you work in PR in the Age of Coronavirus. Should we continue to pitch the media and promote our news? That little bit of love can go a long way in BOTH directions. Yes, PR, you are an essential business function. Others will want to jump in with ill-advised pitches.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What would help you to pitch smarter — to better target your media list and pitch journalists the way they want to be pitched? When Jered and his team first launched OnePitch in 2017, it was set up as a kind of “reverse HARO” where journalists could opt in to receive regular pitches.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Building competitive advantage using PR programs comprised of media relations , reputation management , brand positioning , and content marketing can help a young tech company achieve prominence. Here are some ways PR builds competitive advantages for young technology companies. PR lets you play with the big boys.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s PR pros must not only navigate, research and pitch in an increasingly complex media environment but also track (monitor) and measure the results in a way that resonates with stakeholders. Here are some (but not all) updates, improvements, and additions we launched in 2023 to help you and your PR team succeed in 2024.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

While she’s focused generally on consumer PR over her nearly 20 years in the industry, she’s had deep experience in food and beverage, restaurants, and retail communications while working at everything from boutique to global PR agencies in Chicago and Columbus. What information do you always make sure to include in a pitch?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Most PR pros report to the CMO….

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Pitches can make or break a PR campaign. You could have a contact list brimming with journalists, and a potentially-viral campaign, but if you hit send on a flat pitch don’t be surprised if you fail to get opens or coverage. As a magazine journalist, I received up to 300 emails per day. Getting Pitch Perfect.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we are highlighting a pitch that landed a print-only placement in Travel + Leisure for a new attraction in the St. Let’s see why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . with your pitch and 3-5 reasons why you believe it worked. Louis area.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you are striving to build your short list of PR and communications technology vendors, this long but neatly organized list of companies and resources might prove helpful . My last PR tech sum went up in November of last year – and very little in the way of substantive news has happened in the PR technology community since.

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Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 15, 2014

I’ve had decades of exposure to depression, addiction and mental illness with friends and loved ones, spending agonized months – years – trying not to lose them when their pain became unbearable. It’s one thing to newsjack a story by pitching media when you have a relevant client that can enhance the news.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. This tool has myriad features and uses, but I predominantly use it for both ideation and to assist with pitch-writing. Finding inspiration for ideation can be incredibly tricky. This is where BuzzSumo often came into play.

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Cision

AUGUST 3, 2016

While journalists certainly are an important component of the public relations equation, I feel like we’ve come to rely on them in ways that aren’t exactly healthy for our businesses (or for those journalists who are sick of being bombarded by awful press releases). Include blogger outreach in your PR strategy.

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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. Be flexible in your pitch.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. This month’s roundup of PR technology news is a two-fer: there’s two months’ worth of news here. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch.

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OnePitch

JULY 27, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed (PtP), we are spotlighting a product announcement pitch that not only landed a feature in TechCrunch , but was also included in a roundup piece three days later. ” Let’s dive into this pitch and see why it worked. Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: .

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Flack's Revenge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

There’s tension in the PR and media worlds, between the stories we’d love and the ones they want to write. Good PR is the art of finding common ground. Your client or company gets mentioned, the journalist likes the result, it’s a great article, and everyone goes home happy. What do you think?

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5W PR

JANUARY 12, 2022

Plenty of things have changed since then, but one fact remains: the effectiveness of PR strategies in the beauty industry. Media Pitching. One of the essential elements of beauty PR is constantly pitching to the right media outlets. PR Packages and Samples.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2017

PR pros shouldn’t expect success every time they pitch a story — having three out of 10 pitches result in a placement is considered a good average — but a good PR professional will want to increase his or her chances of success in every way possible. New hires, expansions and mergers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2018

This is the time of year when PR agencies have the opportunity to bring on fresh talent, as a crop of new college graduates enters the workforce. I’ve offered advice in previous posts for those determined to build a career in PR or communications, and it holds up pretty well after 6 years. Consider a PR agency.

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How To Nonprofit Interviews Privacy 189

Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

Here’s the thing: creating surveys is very expensive, and your success in pitching surveys for links is often heavily influenced by other news events of the day. Like a large firm doing their due diligence on a potential investment, your work starts before gathering survey data or pitching anything for coverage.

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Survey How To Reddit Pitching 90

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 17, 2017

And, the need for qualified PR people has never been greater. And that’s only counting start-ups – established businesses, big brands, political movements, personalities, not-for-profits – everyone needs good PR. Here are five tips to consider if a PR career is in your sights. Gain crack research skills.

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Training Pitching Writing Video 159

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 2, 2014

It gives you the power to pitch exactly what journalists want at exactly the right time. I take it a step further, actually scheduling alerts in Outlook that remind me when/where to pitch, so the opportunity isn’t forgotten when I’m juggling a dozen balls in the air. Whooooooooot! It is a lot of work.

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Cision

AUGUST 16, 2016

Erik Wheater, account executive at Burns360, details his transition from a five-year career in television news to the PR agency life. He reveals how his background in journalism has shaped his view of the industry, his growing appreciation for PR professionals and gives insight into how journalists in the TV industry truly want to be pitched.

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Buzzstream

AUGUST 12, 2020

¼ of reporters receive 51-100 pitches a week (Cision , Q2 State of the Media Report, 2020). . With 100 pitches you’re competing against, how do you make sure that your email doesn’t get deleted or worse, marked as spam? With just a couple of minutes of journalists/editors’ attention (at the most!),

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Cision

JULY 7, 2016

In this interview, Daniel discusses the process of building your brand, why it’s important to continue asking questions and how PR skills translate to other areas of communication. What drew you to the field of PR? In college, I fell in love with the persuasive power of words. How have your PR skills helped you in other roles?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. These lay out a pretty good picture of the PR landscape. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2018

There’s a reputation out there that journalists sort of have a love-hate relationship with PR professionals. When you’re a PR pro, you need journalists. And when you’re a journalist, you come to rely on communicators and connections to sources and leads you need to write and file your stories.

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How To Media Pitching Guidelines 74

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

I still don’t think M&A is unethical but it is clear to me that the incentive for profit and human tendency to “fall in love with a deal” overshadows some of the required nuances. There’s another factor at play here too – and that’s the track record of M&A in PR software. I’m open to being proven wrong.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

As new markets keep reaching out and needing PR representation, her team is ready to jump in. Funess sat down with us to discuss how the PR industry is changing, how to stand out in the marketplace, and how to uniquely position campaigns to gain traction. How did you get your start in PR? I started out in book PR in Los Angeles.

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PR Fuel

APRIL 9, 2021

They are constantly being pitched new stories and pitches that they can’t possibly cover. It takes some serious creativity to stand out from the pack, but it is possible with perfect PR pitch strategies! This might sound cold but there are thousands of reporters out there looking for new stories and pitches.

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Pitching Strategy Examples Report 60

Cision

JUNE 23, 2015

That goes for press releases as well as social media, advertising, blogging, et cetera. It’s Easier for Journalists to Write About You. Journalists find press releases useful as part of pitches and they start to write about you. Want to measure your PR’s value? Improved Visibility in Search.

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