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6 PR Pitching Pitfalls And How To Avoid Them

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR people make mistakes every day, especially when it comes to pitching stories to the media. But in our line of work, we can risk public humiliation for even a trivial error if a cranky reporter decides to post about a bad pitch. One of the biggest errors a PR person can make is timing their pitches badly.

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Pitch the Media

PR for Anyone

You’ve been ready my posts for years, watching the YouTube videos, and you’re ready to pitch. But the big question I get all the time is, “do I pitch the same story to all the different media outlets at the same time?” He read that entire pitch AND booked her for a segment. ” The answer is no.

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Building a perfect pitch? The story is in the data

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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. Understanding what to pitch, to whom and what’s working / not working requires access to relevant information. The post Building a perfect pitch?

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Overcome Challenges in Your Industry

PR for Anyone

When you’re thinking of pitching the media, think about what you do to overcome challenges people face, demystify what’s happening in your industry. But if you want to position yourself as an industry expert, you do that by. overcoming the challenges that are faced in your industry. What do you solve.

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Pitching the Media – 31 Tips to Start Today

PR for Anyone

I’ve put together 31 tips to pitch the media! Tailor your pitch to each outlet and journalist. Keep your pitch concise and to the point. Be timely and relevant with your pitch. Make sure your pitch is grammatically correct and well-written. It all comes down to the pitch. Don’t make pitches about you.

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Back to School Media Pitches

PR for Anyone

Most kids went back to school this week and it’s a great time to position yourself as an expert and start pitching the media! Think outside of the box on what value you can provide related to back-to-school and pitch those stories starting today and for about the next 30 days. What can you pitch? I’d love to connect.:

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Pitching Multiple Media Outlets

PR for Anyone

Here are 5 stories you could pitch to various media publications, all highlighting your expertise but tailored to the unique media outlet. You can see how I used stress as a topic for every pitch, but it works specifically for that media outlet. Last week I gave you ideas to pitch for the rest of the year. Here’s an example.

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