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Pitching the Local Media – Tips from the Pros

PR for Anyone

The easiest way to do this is pitching the local media. I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. I’m also interested in the local real estate market.

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Public Relations Review

PR for Anyone

Be Newsworthy My biggest piece of advice when it comes to publicity is to start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Did you invent a new product, write a book, or win an award? Those are all topics that interest local media. You can also get creative with “new.”

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5 Tips to a Successful PR Pitch

Cision

Dreaming of a major website or newspaper writing about your brand? While you’re never guaranteed that a journalist will write about you, these five tips will at least give you a fighting chance. While you’re never guaranteed that a journalist will write about you, these five tips will at least give you a fighting chance.

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A day in the life of one solo PR/social media consultant (and adjunct professor)

Communications Conversations

Start research and writing a byline for my Trustmark client. This usually involves coming up with creative ideas to sell the city of Richfield and promote tourism (i.e., Fun creative challenge each month! Follow-up with the 30+ folks in the local mastermind group I manage with a note about our meeting tomorrow.

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Behind the Headlines With Ashley Simmons

Cision

In this interview, Ashley discusses how to best leverage data and analytics, establish specific objectives for your communication strategy and be creative and take risks with your public relations efforts. That said, I think brands can still stand out, but it takes more creativity and getting out of their comfort zones.

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Meet the Media: Cristina Commendatore, Editor in Chief of FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. In my role today, the most fun stories I get to write come from test-driving trucks. I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am ….

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What is PR? 141 PR and Comms Pros Explain What They Do for a Living

Sword and the Script

10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”. 11) “I get my clients, who are experts in their fields, into newspapers, magazines, online publications and on TV and radio.”. 12) “Write for businesses.”. 18) “I write and distribute press releases and get executives in front of the media.”.

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