ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 13, 2022

If you’re tackling an industry event without a full PR team facilitating outreach, pitching and planning for press interviews can be daunting. You can typically use the media lists provided by the event host to determine which reporters will be attending, whether virtually or in-person. Consider The Impact on Local Communities.

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Media Trade Shows Travel Interviews 294

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 22, 2023

During work hours when I’m not reporting, I’m usually on the phone checking in with sources, trying to connect with new sources and looking for story ideas and interesting angles on stories. I reported on NASA and crime, local government, League City, the bedroom community close to Mission Control/Johnson Space Center.

Automotive 75

Automotive Meeting Report Real Estate 75

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

Interestingly, MRI-Simmons reports that while more than 80% of 100+ national magazines have lower readership than they did 10 years ago, nearly 90% of those magazines have maintained or increased readership over the past two years. And keeping in mind that a lot of news on social media originated with a reporter or media outlet.)

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Media Radio Print Newspapers 103

PR Fuel

JANUARY 14, 2018

However, you are struggling getting your company’s news in the local paper. Perhaps you need some tweaking to your press releases or maybe you need a story pitch and not a sales pitch. Ask yourself why the average joe in the local community would care about this story? Instead let’s craft a story around it.

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Local Company How To Training 64

PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As a real estate agent, it’s important to be the “famous” agent in your community. This is what you use to attract and pitch the media. Getting local media coverage makes you a star in your community. 2) Niche what you do and pitch around that. It’s how you get the journalist to read your email pitch.

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Real Estate Publicity Television Local 130

5W PR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Typically for this time of year, businesses and marketers would be focusing on pitching and marketing things around the holiday season. Instead, according to some reports, people seem to be a lot more interested in stories about the pandemic but how it changed people’s lives.

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Creativity Pitching Small Business Media 88

Cision

JUNE 9, 2016

As a former TV reporter and anchor, one of the most common questions I get asked is, “How do I get on TV?” So many entrepreneurs and small business owners think just pitching their product or service is enough because it’s that good. Around Father’s Day, I pitched his story to Entrepreneur – not the Beebo.

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Pitching How To Brand Branding 120

Landis PR

MARCH 4, 2024

Example: pitch a story on a newly opened hiking trail to an outdoors editor at a local newspaper who also has a following on social media. Where you are communicates who you are. Building relationships If reporters know they can come to you for trusted information…they’ll come to you time and time again.

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Media Relations Media SEO Newspapers 107

5W PR

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Access to resources Through networking, PR professionals can access valuable resources, from media databases and industry reports to expert advice. Pitching and placements Building rapport with journalists and media professionals can make the difference between a successful pitch and a rejection.

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Publicity Internal International Resources 103

Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

My professors assumed every journalism student knew what PR was, so I never sought clarity on the job description, because I didn’t want to discredit my reporter title. I quickly fell in love with the field, and started to build my PR resume, but I’m thankful I worked as a reporter first. You learn to tell stories about everything.

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Report Fashion Pitching Journalism 68

Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I recently spent a year interviewing senior public relations professionals in 31 countries about best practices in their cultures for my newly-published book, Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication. Make friends with local influencers.

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Local Government Community Corporate 216

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2023

According to Nielsen Reports , 93% of American adults listen to radio programs and other audio mediums at some point during the month. Musical Pursuits reported that most terrestrial radio listeners choose to get their news, music, and entertainment through radio instead of social media. The numbers for radio are impressive!

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Radio Television Media Local 75

The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

That depends on whether you are a local business or have clients and customers all over. Local business networking still thrives on personal connections – Join the Chamber of Commerce and other relevant groups. Alignable has local groups you can connect with. Look for local groups on MeetUp. What are some networking tips.

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Small Business Fashion Groups Local 213

OnePitch

MAY 17, 2022

Today, we’re joined by Capital B’s national health reporter, Margo Snipe. As a national health reporter, Margo covers critical issues affecting the mental and physical health of Black Americans. What is Capital B? “…our mission is to cover Black communities across the country.”. [00:02:10] 00:03:02] BB: Local News?

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Pitching Local Film Report 52

PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

Having worked in communications for a top-tier university, a regional nonprofit foundation and as a consultant, I’ve heard this question myself. As communicators, we work hard to engage with reporters and editors to make them aware of the great work our clients are doing — but we still understand why bosses make these urgent requests.

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Storytelling Media Nonprofit Government 163

HMA Public Relations

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Ellen O’Brien, reporter and photographer at the Jewish News. The Jewish News covers news of interest to and about the Jewish community throughout the Valley. Tell us about the outlet and types of story pitches you want? Favorite local restaurants or other haunts? Tell us your story!

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Local Pitching Community Journalism 52

PR Insiders

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

2020 has been a challenging year in so many ways for nearly everyone – and pitching the media in the middle of a pandemic is no exception. COVID-19 dominated so much of the news cycle that, seemingly for months, any pitch that didn’t include a coronavirus angle ended up in some reporter, editor or producer’s deleted file.

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Media Pitching Print Interviews 78

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

It was the first time I was doing on-my-toes, breaking news reporting in a while and it was a wild time as no one really knew what to expect. I have been in journalism or PR for 25 years — I went to Boston University for journalism and upon graduation, I worked as a business reporter for a local daily newspaper on the outside of Cleveland.

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Meeting Automotive Engineering Journalism 73

Landis PR

MARCH 29, 2021

Ema Sasic is the editor of Bakersfield Life Magazine and reporter at The Bakersfield Californian. Landis Communications Inc.’s 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. By Robin Carr, LCI.

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Meeting Media Local Interviews 96

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 29, 2015

Community fundraising goes beyond raising funds for a specific cause. It provides an opportunity to improve an entire community through the efforts of the fundraiser. Here’s one example of an organization that’s clearly been successful through their community fundraising efforts. Guest Post by Kari Kiel. But does it work?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

The excitement was contagious (I’m still in awe of the technology), and it was refreshing to feel like anything I learned was “new” and worth reporting. Like every reporter, I’m a sincerely curious person. By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper.

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Meeting Automotive Media Transportation 82

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

That was my first experience really using social media and the publication’s website to break news and keep residents in the community informed. Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. I covered everything from town politics, police, fire, education, town budgets, and local happenings in the community.

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Meeting Automotive Transportation Newspapers 60

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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Google Infographics Pitching Resources 71

Sword and the Script

APRIL 21, 2020

Ned also offers a one-paragraph pitch – this is a chance to pitch yourself one paragraph in the newsletter. Professional Groups and PR Associations There are many associations dedicated to PR and communications. Public Relations Society of America: [link] Also, keep an eye out for listings and events from your local chapter.

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Publicity Communications Local Resources 106

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Take a peek at the social communities for my biggest client (of 10 years now!), We’re pitching a lot of bylines to these kinds of pubs, and in many instances, I’m on the hook to take the first stab at the draft. Follow-up with the 30+ folks in the local mastermind group I manage with a note about our meeting tomorrow.

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Social Media Media LinkedIn Tourism 157

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I work with a team of editors, analysts and contributors reporting on a wide range of vehicle news, test drives and dealer and industry news. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … editing copy, planning coverage, scheduling test vehicles and working with contributors. I’ve been a Wards since 2015. Slow response.

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Automotive Engineering System Media 82

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? Our communication tools have changed.

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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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Television Public Affairs Pitching Healthcare 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When done well, social marketing programs can showcase corporate values, demonstrate commitment to community, and engage consumers, while providing needed resources for a group or cause. Don’t fall for a slick pitch. Our local partners knew the “lay of the land” and were cooperative on every level.

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Local Corporate Groups Ethics 120

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Reporters need to understand how to connect the dots between your brand and other broader issues and narratives that they already cover. Getting reporters to tell your company’s story is great, but there’s nothing wrong with you telling your own corporate story too! Don’t forget about local media! Going on a hiring spree?

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Local Mobile Corporate Retail 68

Communications Conversations

JULY 18, 2019

She’s not only a legend in the solo PR community–she’s an outright institution in the local PR community. Without naming clients specifically, I’ll just say that I’m pretty sure you’d recognize them because you’ve very likely seen or heard them in the local media! .

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Local Course Community Interviews 94

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Many PR pros will cut and paste a document into a CMS to publish a release – and then cut and paste it again (and again) as they pitch it. Today, the company pitches its product in three parts: Managing contacts; Publishing content – what it calls “stories”; and. You can send these pitches to a list of reporters, or pitch 1:1.

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Pitching Analytics Enterprise System 64

Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … probably out on a golf course or touring around the countryside on my motorcycle. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I get lots of pitches for stories on the automotive industry, which occasionally cross over, but it’s rare. Jargon, jargon, jargon.

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Meeting Media Chemicals Radio 87

Stephen Waddington

MAY 12, 2019

I dropped in from my pocket somewhere between our local Metro station and the centre of Newcastle late on Sunday evening. Sarah contacted local jewellers and pawnbrokers throughout the North East on Tuesday morning. We’ll recap the previous sessions and discussions among the Facebook community of more than 400 active members.

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Local Storytelling Exercises Banking 60

Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

Jody joins the agency with an extensive background in communications. He began as a radio reporter before transitioning to PR in 1999. If you find the compelling human story in what you’re pitching, you’ll be successful. What are the main components of a successful PR strategy? It got to a point that was too vast to comprehend.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

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. Its UK office announced that it’s starting to cover more local news. Many of these sites have active communities of commenters, creating another opportunity to engage.

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Journalism Trends Local Print 120

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

So, I thought it was worth commemorating since the MN PR Blog has been an instrumental part of the local PR community for 15+ years. I wanted to get some additional flavor for what the MN PR Blog meant to people in our industry, so I asked some colleagues and leaders in local Minneapolis/St. This is a pretty big moment.

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