Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

The PR community needs the competition. The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences. The idea is helping PR understand how reporters prefer to be pitched and improve your chances of coverage. That sounds promising. Propel Raises $4.5 Million Seed Round.

Software 89

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

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.

Fashion 120

Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. Anne Isenhower, Anne Isenhower Communications. I still subscribe to one print newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and read it every morning.

Meeting 98

Meeting Writing Pitching Case Study 98

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Much like journalism, you must let the viewer/reader know straight away how this affects them and what types of solutions you can share. Building a brand community and/or family on social media is now just as important as obtaining an interview in national magazine. Where do you see PR going in the next five years?

Journalism 78

Journalism Social Media Radio Fashion 78

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some of the studies are surveys I’ve helped field, like the annual JOTW survey , however, most are by contributors or organizations from around the community. Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Try our services.

Survey 98

Survey Industry Leadership Study 98

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

By the early 2000s, the traditional media industry slipped on terms like “disruption” and “innovator’s dilemma” before they became as trendy as skinny jeans and bug-netted trucker hats here in the Bay Area startup community. Based in San Francisco, Lynch attended Northeastern University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

Software 0

Software Media Leadership Journalism 0

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

In the graph, Social Media Community Management is at the top of the list with 39.7% Brand journalism and content creation falls closer to advertising than PR and while we agree it’s very important in this day and age, it certainly doesn’t oust media relations altogether. Managing a social media community is cool.

Media Relations 50

Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. Stu didn’t know much about PR, but had a vague understanding of media relations, having been on the receiving end of pitches during his time producing talk shows.

Meeting 131

Meeting Radio Sports Telecommunications 131

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

This means my last summary of PR tech news was in early June – and in the eight weeks since, there’s been a number of annucments from the solution provider community. The PR software community has taken note and they are responding. You can instruct the AI to make your customized pitches pithy or “elaborative” as you might need.

Software 128

Software Pitching Ethics Privacy 128

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. Paul Business Journal and, increasingly of late, Minnesota Business magazine. Paul Business Journal, and news director for SPNN-TV Neighborhood News.

Interviews 48

Interviews Radio Journalism Newspapers 48

Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The revenue model for journalism is at best in flux, and at worst, in chaos. What does it mean for PR: Consider a publisher’s revenue and publishing models, as well as your need for exposure, when pitching a story. Serious journalism from unexpected sources. More data journalism.

Journalism 120

Journalism Trends Local Print 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

Print media (magazine) consumption rose in 2023 , and this trend should continue in 2024, according to a study by Pew Research Center (via MediaPost). As more of us get our news digitally, newspapers have taken the hardest hit; however, the estimated total US daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) in 2022 was 20.9

Media 103

Media Radio Print Newspapers 103

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. Research for PR Pros on B2B Messaging, Pitches and Clickbait [UML] . Digiday says the Times is “trying to disrupt the news” but in reality, the paper is playing catchup.

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Rock the Status Quo

MARCH 30, 2015

Fabulous or terrible, Messenger Business will present some interesting challenges for real-time crisis management, brand reputation monitoring and community manager duties, won’t it? It could be used for customer service, sure, but how about journalism? Then, it shows up in the print issue the next morning?

Facebook 100

Facebook Customer Service YouTube Crisis Management 100

Journalistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

It was pure magic the first time I read an article in print that was the result of a story I pitched. Back then, if you called enough reporters, you would eventually find a couple willing to listen to your pitch – and perhaps one or two that would write a story. This is nirvana for a media relations professional.

Media Relations 52

Media Relations Media Pitching Writing 52

Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

I test drive new equipment offerings in print and video formats. Wilson award for business journalism. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? My foray into journalism began by writing “letters to the editor” to several trucking trade pubs. For that effort, I earned my first Gold Kenneth R.

Meeting 87

Meeting Media Chemicals Radio 87

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

It helps you understand what a journalist feels like when you start receiving completely off-topic pitches. Last week on BNET, I talked about the two critical elements of the perfect media pitch ; the subject line, and the first paragraph of the email. Once you’ve been blogging for a bit, you’ll start being pitched.

Blogging 90

Blogging Facebook Twitter Writing 90

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

It’s hard to believe, the company’s roots can be traced back to those old Bacon’s books printed in Chicago, or even a press clipping service out of Sweden, before that. Terms were not disclosed but the Wall Street Journal reported a price tag of about $240 million. Sources: Crunchbase , Wall Street Journal , PRWeek , GlobeNewsWire ).

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 Or the Longview Journal in the case of this particular announcement. Q4 summed up ESG trends the investor relations community must navigate in 2022. * * *. ESG outlook.

Software 126

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 126

Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

MAY 25, 2023

It is designed to be used along with Paine Publishing’s: 8 Quick Tips for Finding the Perfect Communications Measurement Vendor Checklist for Picking the Perfect Communications Measurement Vendor , and No Bullsh*t PR Measurement Glossary for what’s what. Typically that should include blogs, podcasts, video, digital, print, and social.

Measurement 52

Measurement Communications Survey System 52

Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

Ideally, you majored in Journalism (or English) – or your PR or Communications program had a heavy concentration of writing-related courses. You should be able to show examples of stories you pitched and placed, or campaigns you worked on and generated results for. First, Writing Skills.

Pinterest 52

Pinterest Writing Interviews Social Media 52

MaccaPR

MAY 3, 2019

Until recently, our getting a Maccabee PR client interviewed on a podcast was seen as a peripheral “nice to have,” built upon “must-have” interviews with traditional media such as "USA Today" or the "Wall Street Journal." How to Pitch a Podcast Producer with a Potential Guest (Without Driving Them Mad). “I It’s a time waster.”. (

Company 113

Company Interviews Print Pitching 113

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In this article I explore how smart public relations practitioners are putting search at the heart of their campaigns and seeking followed links from the media sites they pitch. At the same time, the ability to print fast and cheaply bought about a concurrent revolution. As a result print circulation has fallen dramatically.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Cision

MAY 11, 2015

The Zimbabwe native received her bachelor’s in print journalism from Claflin University, and later received her master’s in communication from Johns Hopkins University. ​​ How do you innovate PR? It’s such a great way to connect not only with reporters but fellow PR professionals and new communities.

Reddit 120

Reddit Social Media Pitching Comparison 120

Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

You’re seeing this at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate and The Daily Beast. Chris Lynch: Is print media dead? There is a new creativity in brand journalism but the feel is brand advertising. Chris Lynch: We’re often asked how the PR community is doing? Hats off to the Washington Post. Brian Braiker: No.

Report 225

Report Media Advertising Advertising 225