Cision

JUNE 8, 2017

Pitching is an integral part of the PR process and communicators are always looking for ways to build meaningful media relationships for themselves and their clients. Here are a few ways you can streamline your pitching process. Pitching to Canadian media? For example, Nardi Media, a boutique agency located in Washington D.C.,

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Cision

APRIL 10, 2017

Using Cision’s proprietary research of thousands of travel journalists, we have come up with six tips that will help your travel pitch get noticed in a flooded inbox. Not All Travel Pitches are Created Equal. Pitching travel stories blindly causes an overflown editor’s inbox and an ignored pitch. Think Like a Journalist.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Successful media pitching in public relations has always relied on the combination of a good idea, well-timed and well-packaged to offer up to appropriate journalists. Many times, however, the factor that turns a pitch into a pitch-perfect placement is chutzpah! Examples abound, but here are a few worth learning from.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 1, 2022

You pop into the local off licence for a paper. Fighting the urge to look behind you, you arrive at your local station. Especially when it comes to pitching in news. Raise your hand if you’ve considered pre-pitching news weeks before it goes live, and sometimes even before all the details are ironed out? It’s too early.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 23, 2022

For example, journalists who focus on privacy and data concerns on big tech platforms may be intrigued by a pitch about a data breach on a major social network. But they would not be interested (and may even be annoyed) by an inbound about a ransomware attack on a local energy supplier.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 24, 2020

She pitched it to her editor who loved it too and they wrote an article about me. 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. Those are all topics that interest local media. Make your business newsworthy.

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Cision

JUNE 9, 2016

So many entrepreneurs and small business owners think just pitching their product or service is enough because it’s that good. Here’s an example of the three E’s in action. Around Father’s Day, I pitched his story to Entrepreneur – not the Beebo. It also shows you went above and beyond to send a pitch.

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Landis PR

MARCH 4, 2024

For example, if a trusted blogger writes that this product is really great – do you believe that writer or the marketing-speak on a company’s website? 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. His/her audience is your target.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? One that immediately comes to mind is one I secured recently in Eat This, Not That for a local client that provides cancer support resources for employers to offer as part of their employee benefits package.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I made so many mistakes when I first started pitching. I didn’t realize there was a system and a calendar to pitch the media. I was pitching national magazines a few weeks before I wanted to appear in them. I pitched holiday gift guides in November. Lots of pitching failures led me to figure out the system.

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Cision

MARCH 7, 2017

When pitching a story, reaching the right influencers can be challenging. It’s not “one pitch and done.” One pitch email to a journalist can get lost in the sea of pitches they receive. AKA Media created several targeted lists to reach national and local news, sports and features producers and reporters.

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Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 10, 2015

I have a local bank client that just started working with me in September. In Arizona, most business publications run their finance issues in November and December; therefore, I expected a frenzy of pitching immediately, followed by a lull. Get Creative With WHO You Pitch. Let me give you an example. That dreaded lull.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

What are some best practices for pitching and working with this community of bloggers? What social media platforms do you find most useful for pitches? I’ve had tons of local outreach through Twitter lately too. We show how we use and enjoy the product , but still include the requested materials. .

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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. Consider The Impact on Local Communities. Here are some tips to both landing media interviews and making sure they’re successful.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry. Ten examples of modern earned media include: Media coverage of products, services, brands, or events. This has made it more challenging to pitch stories successfully. Non-paid social media posts referencing a product or service.

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OnePitch

JUNE 16, 2022

However, a typical day for me often consists of crafting content – from traditional media materials such as press releases and pitches, to sponsored articles, newsletters and even social media calendars. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? It depends on the pitch.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

What is preventing us from looking for and pitching media on these stories year-round? To address that this pitching strategy may lack significance or longevity outside of that cultural observance link, we should be looking for and pitching media on other aspects of these stories.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 22, 2020

With all of the content we’ve provided, you might be getting really good at coming up with great pitching ideas. That’s the pitch formula. 90% of my success landing in the media has been what happens after I send in the pitch. The follow up call is vital to your pitching success. So you send your pitch in, then what?

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PR for Anyone

JUNE 9, 2021

Another example is a former client who lives in the town where Lydia Taft cast the first women’s vote for President. She also created an essay contest at the local high school about what it means to be a woman when you can now run for President. How to pitch the media. So that is this week’s PR tip.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Special and mid-term elections at the local level, like last week’s contests in Virginia and New Jersey offer more relevant lessons for PRs. PR lessons from local and regional elections. For example, what holidays and seasonal activities could impact campaign initiatives? Communicate early and often.

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PRSay

MARCH 18, 2020

Whether you’re a health-care organization wondering about messaging or a brand trying to find a home for an unrelated story during this time, here are some tips for PR pros to successfully navigate this current news cycle: Know that this isn’t pitching as usual.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, if you are a football blogger, you shouldn’t be linking to a cooking site. For example, you might find a link farm shoe-horning unrelated links towards the bottom of a post. News links are a great example of high authority and high relevance. Think of your customers. Would they spend time on the target site?

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2020

Consider: Commenting on local professional super networkers posts. Could you also develop a creative banner featuring a Target step-and-repeat (or your local Target store). For example, here’s what I would write if I were looking for a job right now: “Hey, my name’s Arik. And, it worked. Your story.

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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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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2023

Related read: The Power of Great Storytelling and Why it’s Crucial to PR Pros Local relevance and community engagement benefits Broadcast media, particularly local television and radio stations, maintain a strong connection to their communities.

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Landis PR

MAY 30, 2023

Local newsrooms are also experiencing reductions in staff. For PR professionals, the dwindling numbers of working journalists means that there are fewer people to pitch stories to. Let’s take the healthcare trade media as an example. This trend is not limited to major media outlets.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2017

Take this week’s solar eclipse, for example. The eclipse was an example a super-competitive time with countless brands vying for a slice of the media pie. Leverage the local angle. Local hoteliers and restaurants offering tourist specials saw media coverage like never before. Press never seem to tire of this twist.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 10, 2017

Using Cision’s proprietary research of thousands of travel journalists, we have come up with six tips that will help your travel pitch get noticed in a flooded inbox. Not All Travel Pitches are Created Equal. Pitching travel stories blindly causes an overflown editor’s inbox and an ignored pitch. Think Like a Journalist.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2017

Start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Those are all topics that interest local media. An accountant can talk about new tax laws and what that means for local businesses. Look at magazine covers for great hook examples. Make your business newsworthy. Last is the “hook.”

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5W PR

APRIL 13, 2022

Companies in the SaaS industry can use all of this data to provide insights into their target market or predict industry trends, which can then be pitched to relevant outlets or journalists. All that businesses have to do is rework the narrative of the original story to make it more relevant to them.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

They had covered my client before and I was pitching hard news – good stuff that’s useful for the industry. A few weeks later that reporter responded to a new pitch I had sent. To be sure, it was a good pitch, but so were the others. In this case, I couldn’t get a reply from this reporter. Paid media fuels earned media.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 12, 2018

This used to come in the form of commercials on network TV or ads in local papers, but now it’s Facebook ads or YouTube ads. Coming up with great content or story angles is the minimum standards these days; the battle is won or lost by the expertise and commitment of the people who pitch that content to gatekeepers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2022

For example, Street Fight covering local marketing, commerce and advertising may not generally be considered a top-tier outlet, but for our client Uberall , Street Fight is a very valuable trade and always gets the attention of audiences who count. .

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Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It’s hard to blink without seeing either local or global news. They are powerful, and they direct your reader to what makes your pitch stand out. The latter suggests an ease of use, addresses a specific yet common problem and makes it timely, all which improve the allure of your pitch. The First Impression. It’s critical. .

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Landis PR

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For additional pre-event news, we created and pitched two pre-Safety Summit announcements: . National and local media in attendance were from CNBC, CNET Roadshow, PBS Newshour, Mashable, Forbes and local TV stations, generating more than 120 editorial feature/news articles.

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