Onclusive
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Savvy communicators know that there is more to a perfect pitch than simply good writing, and media relations is not just about distributing these stories to the media. With millions of pitches out there, it’s more important than ever to break through the noise. What allows you to do that?
Onclusive
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Welcome back to our blog series about building a perfect pitch and nurturing your media relationships! This article is all about best practices for pitching—based on our customers’ collective experience and wisdom. As we mentioned last week, the key to creating a relevant and compelling pitch is knowing your audience.
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Cision
AUGUST 15, 2017
If you pitch a story that is “shareable,” you have a better chance of being covered. And, if you can show the media in your pitch why it’s shareable, you’ll be at an advantage. If you want to pitch your local television programs, you’re going to need to put a social media spin on it as well.
Cision
OCTOBER 17, 2017
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that journalists continue to prefer email as the primary means of contact, with more than 90 percent indicating it as the best way to directly pitch a story idea. You also may not be surprised that there is a lot of conflicting advice about how to make your email pitches resonate.
Cision
JULY 13, 2017
But, if you want your pitch to be noticed in a flood of product releases, do your homework and know journalists’ and influencers’ inclinations. To help us sort through all that, we talked to Erinn Sluka , the blogger and influencer behind Parenting Healthy , who gave us a few tips on a successful holiday gift guide pitching effort.
Cision
AUGUST 28, 2017
Write as if it Were a Front Page Article. She says writing your headlines as they’d look in a newspaper article can “show the reporter the article through his/her readers’ eyes.” She says writing your headlines as they’d look in a newspaper article can “show the reporter the article through his/her readers’ eyes.”
Cision
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
The wheels in my head were spinning with how I might pitch the story to my editors. Here, in no particular order, are four other bits of research that should be considered “homework” before you hit send on that next pitch. With this in mind, I’m likely not going to write a puff piece about Kayak. One of a handful of journalists!
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