Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 28, 2008

'Here’s a story of a lovely lady — who is so pissed off she turned to me to vent! “Richard,” she wrote. “Here’s a really stupid email pitch.” What she meant: What’s wrong with this woman? First, the pitch – which I have to say is about the dumbest I’ve seen in many months, so her name is left in (sorry Kev): [Brackets mine.] And I got to say this is the first bad pitch about cake, which I did not think was possible, since I''m all about the sweets in life!

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 31, 2008

'“I heard the news today, oh boy…” PimpMyNews is a new, free service allowing you to hear the latest news from your personally selected mix of news sources and blogs. Anyone with an MP3 player and Internet access can use it. CEO John Atkinson was kind enough to do a quick Q&A with us as we try and find more ways to make it easier for you to know the news. 1) PimpMyNews is a great name and service.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 16, 2008

'Peter Shankman created HARO on Facebook and this media relations tool has grown into a free media source matchmaking service with more than 14,000 members. Peter has a really big tool, but he wants your help in making it bigger. What? Here’s the deal. The more reporters that use HARO, the more valuable it is for you. So tell your media contacts about HARO.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 13, 2008

'If you’re getting this post via e-mail or RSS, you might want to click through for the context of this post. We’re happy to welcome back Ragan Communications to our site. Ragan’s latest event is Corporate Communications and the Social Media Revolution. It is also sponsored by ebay and is being held in San Jose California. Readers of the Bad Pitch blog get a $300 discount.

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Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 16, 2008

'"Does it look like a pitch, Brad?" Um, yeah, I guess it does. Watch this space to see what the Bad Pitch Blog looks like.

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