Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2023

When you pitch a story, you need to be credible too. Make it clear who or what you are pitching. Draw a correlation between your pitch and their prior coverage. If they ask for an interview, make it easy for them to arrange a time. Takeaway: Journalists are checking to see what’s hot with readers and writing more of that.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence. An “Interview” with ChatGPT: What is Public Relations? How has PR Changed?

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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. Featuring interviews, analysis and in-depth conversation, the weekly show is hosted by Holmes Report editor Arun Sudhaman. Throughline “The past is never past. Business 24.

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Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 10, 2015

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. ” Sure enough, two solid weeks of pitching landed two byline articles, and a handful of interviews. Get Creative With WHO You Pitch. That dreaded lull.

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PRSay

JANUARY 19, 2017

the number of pitches they send out) with working hard at their jobs. Here’s the thing—most of the pitches I receive for Spin Sucks are ice cold. They’re from someone I don’t know, and whom I haven’t seen interacting with our community. If only it were that simple! It’s incredibly rare these folks hear back from me.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2018

Public relations has become very specialized, so in addition to core skills like journalistic writing or visual content production, it pays to learn about the various segments you may target in a job search or career plan. Networking isn’t only about getting interviews. Research specialist sectors. Talk to everyone.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2021

Meltwater lists on a Swedish stock exchange; startup Propel hits 50 customers; Vetted launches – it’s like HARO or ProfNet with no pitching. For the last couple years, I’ve been curating news from the PR technology community into a monthly summary I call the PR Tech Sum. As I write this piece, it’s currently trading at about $6.50

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

I have been writing about vehicle infotainment centers and connectivity. Before joining AN, I covered the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) communities of New York. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I respond well to pitches that have a “why.” What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. reviewing all the news alerts I have set up for my clients and their industry competitors and fielding urgent emails before devoting the rest of the morning to writing and other client work. Anne Isenhower, Anne Isenhower Communications. if I can help it.

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OnePitch

AUGUST 16, 2022

During the episode, Blake shares his love of writing, his recommendation for building a working relationship together, his honest opinion on embargoes, and lots more. Click below to listen to the full conversation and read below for highlights from the interview: View Transcription. His Thoughts on Pitches. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. [00:06:59]

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

This is your monthly summary of all the news out of the PR technology community. For example, rule number four states : “Podcasters may use HelpaReporter.com to source interviews for their podcast only if the podcast is hosted on their own website, with an Alexa ranking of one million or less.”. 6) Quick hits in PR technology.

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Landis PR

MARCH 29, 2021

I always enjoy writing about up-and-coming people who are doing great things in Bakersfield. and introduced them and their work to the community. It’s always so special to recognize someone and then see other community members reach out to them as well. What advice do you have for PR people who want to pitch you?

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

During the episode, Mia talks about deceptive subject lines, pitches she receives from The Verge tip line, a recent scoop about Etsy sellers, and more. Click below to listen to the full conversation and read below for highlights from the interview: View Transcription. Her Inbox & Pitches. [00:02:47] I get a lot of pitches.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 31, 2015

Three of the responses ignored the questions and pitched interviews instead – an absent a strong point of view. The one respondent that answered the actual questions, subsequently looked me up online and sent the same pitch to a personal email account. Good Pitches have a Long Shelf Life. You don’t need to write a book.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

In an interview with TIME Magazine last November, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said multimodality in the company’s new models will be one of the key things to watch out for in 2024. For example, ChatGPT will soon understand, interact and communicate using many different methods like text, images, video, audio and more. Download the report!

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Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Watch out for a new version of #PRstack set to be published before the end of November by the #FuturePRoof community developed by my partner Sarah Waddington. Copyright, plagiarism and the threat to reputation I was recently interviewed about AI by Pattern’s Arlen Pettitt and Christopher Owens.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

The industry is undergoing one of its most significant evolutions in history, so we are producing lots of coverage about what that means in terms of new vehicles , investments, and profits, but also how this transition stands to affect consumers as well as the workers and communities that power the industry. I worked there for about 4.5

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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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OnePitch

MAY 17, 2022

During the episode, Margo shares more about her role at Capital B, the various types of pitches in her inbox, sources she’s looking to connect with, and more. Click below to listen to the full conversation and read below for highlights from the interview: View Transcription. . Her Thoughts on Pitches. ? ? ? ? You mean, Margo.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? I can’t tell you how many pitches I received that were so bloviated, they would have made Alec Baldwin jealous. Since nos.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

For a better understanding of the mechanics of PR, from creating media pitches that work to delivering a well-crafted results report, no one does it better than the Cision Blog. Better Writing Blogs. And it also features interviews with reporters to help readers gain a better understanding of how this kind of reporting impacts them.

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Blogging Writing Creativity Storytelling 170

OnePitch

JULY 5, 2022

During the episode, Melissa shares an example of a real pitch that led to her attending an event, explains how her inbox contributes to the stories she writes, her top 3 pitching preferences, and more. Click below to listen to the full conversation and read below for highlights from the interview: View Transcription.

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Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Pushing products in your pitches won’t gain you any media coverage. If you want journalists to respond to your pitches, you need to explain why your news is important and relevant. Adriana Stan, public relations director at W Magazine, says being empathetic to the contacts you are pitching is the key to winning them over.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

While an embargo is a must-have tool that is often used by the medical and research community to release published studies and new discoveries, adding one won’t make a substandard story newsworthy. An embargo can be very helpful if I get the release early and have the opportunity to do interviews well in advance of the embargo date,” he said.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

I’m not boasting here, but nobody was more surprised than me to win that award, as I had not formal training in writing. Whether it’s writing about establishing a tire maintenance program or explaining how hydrogen fuel cells work, I get great satisfaction from hearing a reader say, ‘thanks, I learned something from that story.’.

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

As a reporter, I was often tasked with writing 1,500 words on a nonsense subject. If you can write that much on why army green complements horizontal stripes, you can spin a story out of anything. Give me a new product or a service and I’ll give you a press release and several different pitch angles.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 22, 2024

I was pitching four reporters, three of which I knew pretty well. I’ve done 170-plus interviews and it’s the first one like this I’ve heard. One of them I had actually already been pitching. We had already scheduled an interview, and he had already seen it directly from me. I’ll be the Zoom host.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

Any public relations agency today needs nearly instant resources — from details on media preferences to data that informs our pitches and programs. Alerts for topics relevant to a client’s business can make a big difference in securing quick wins and nailing ideas for proactive pitching.

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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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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I started writing in eighth grade for my middle school newspaper in 1999 and was hooked from there. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Don’t pitch story ideas, pitch sources. One day, I might pop up with an interview request when I feel they’re a good fit. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

In today’s media environment, pitching reporters and editors has become a lost art. But it can still provide large returns on investment by generating earned media coverage that doesn’t cost anything but your time and can elevate your client’s profile with one well-placed article or interview. If so, how? Keep it ethical.

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Cision

AUGUST 4, 2016

But if you’re pitching a mediocre story, you won’t find any success – no matter which medium you use. Chris Shigas, director of media relations at ABB, says journalists like to receive pitches for stories they want to write about. What are some of the biggest pitching mistakes brands make? You need to talk to people.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

I am also responsible for writing and leading the “Daily Money” newsletter – our M-F roundup of the day’s personal finance, business and tech news. My journalism career actually started in high school in Saline, Michigan, when I joined the school paper and concurrently began working for the community weekly.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I manage the day-to-day operations of WardAuto.com, writing and editing articles for the publication that traces its roots to 1924 as a source of automotive industry news, data and insight. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

Many podcasts interview authors, but Roger Dooley tends to find authors that are generally more cerebral – literally and figuratively. The interviews home in on the subject matter – rather than ask “what inspired you to write the book.” Indeed, as Mr. Heinz said in that interview, you can’t buy a beer with an MQL.

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Cision

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Steve Majors, vice president, communications at Communities in Schools, says in order to find opportunities and tell your brand’s story effectively, you need to make good connections. How did you get your start in PR and communications? What are the biggest pitching mistakes brands make? That’s a great question.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Now that I’ve morphed from journalist to public relations guy, I’m aware of how vital it is to target precisely the right reporter – so you avoid becoming the PR pro who pitches the launch of a new Caramel Coconut Cherry ice cream flavor to a reporter who is dedicated to covering Islamic fundamentalism in Qatar.

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