Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

Journalists are bombarded with email pitches, many which stink, and there seems to be less opportunity to build an actual relationship with journalists.”. The days of objectivity are gone and the days of combative, aggressive, argumentative ‘in your face’ journalism has taken its place.”. It’s also entirely unnecessary.

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Survey Media Relations Media Ethics 377

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As a PR pro , you are constantly communicating with reporters, whether it be pitching, coordinating interviews, or interacting on social media. You’ve drafted the perfect pitch, sent it to relevant targets, and now you’ve secured a media interview. It’s also presumptuous and betrays a lack of understanding of the journalism process.

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Report Interviews Pitching Course 310

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

“Nail the elevator pitch.”. AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. Mika: Nail the elevator pitch.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 29, 2022

That may sound easy enough, but check out any reporter’s Twitter feed and you’ll probably see complaints about agencies who reach out to irrelevant or outdated contacts, or target their pitches in clumsy ways. Every piece of information you receive after pitching serves a purpose. For a PR team or agency, reputation is everything.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The PR pro sends thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engages with reporters on social media, sends swag (when appropriate), maintains relevant media lists, and manages all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Data Journalism. Relationship building takes time. Owned Media/Content Strategy. Executive Thought Leadership.

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Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

Sword and the Script

JULY 27, 2021

Where some see diminishing value in media relations others see opportunity; the best way to improve results is to use a combination of pitching, content and social media. They don’t pitch stories but beg for links and make other nonsensical requests (I get these every day too). These overshadow even relevant pitches.

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Media Relations Media Pitching Survey 173

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Reporters receive hundreds of pitches. The State of the Media survey by Cision, which surveyed 2,700 journalists, found, “More than 1 in 4 journalists (28%) receive over 100 pitches per week with most ending up in the virtual trash due to irrelevance. Reporters respond to just 3% of pitches. It appears Forbes opens even fewer.

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Publicity Survey Pitching Creativity 154

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

The survey found: 57% are crafting pitches; 48% are writing copy for social media; 48% are writing press releases; 44% are using it for research; and 25% say they are using it for strategy and planning. One AI tools surfaces relevant media contacts based on your pitch or press release – and strives to predict how it will be received.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 155

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

Data-driven pitches win points with journalists. Journalists look for pitches that are backed up by data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, or interactive infographics. It offers a clear story map and lends credibility to the pitch. Data-driven journalism is the future. 5 reasons to embrace data-driven PR.

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Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

PRSay

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We have to know what journalists need and how to avoid behaviors that hurt PR reputations in newsrooms. Know who you pitch. In an interview for this article, Keyris Manzanares, a multimedia reporter at Virginia Public Media, said she often receives email pitches from PR people. He and his team ignore emails that look automated.

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Report Local Media Pitching 174

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? Is it interesting to get pitches?

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Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Sword and the Script

JULY 26, 2022

It means you spend a lot of time researching publications, figuring out their editorial point of view, drafting pitches, getting rejections or no response at all, and all potentially with no reward. Now, start crafting your pitches. Make your pitch as personalized as possible. Earned media allows you to play the long game.

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Media Pitching Agency Guidelines 176

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But as we mentioned, journalists receive numerous pitches every day. Address Potential Concerns If a journalist expressed reservations or concerns in response to your initial pitch, always address them in your follow-up. Employ these techniques to ensure your follow-up approach remains effective without being intrusive: 1.Wait

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. The practice of public relations has probably evolved more rapidly in the past several years than ever before.

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Analytics Tools Social Media Trends 170

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry. It can be leveraged for lead generation, brand reputation, and loyalty building. Too Much Competition: Respondents highlighted that there’s too much competition from other stories, making it challenging for their pitches to stand out.

Media 98

Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 98

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 17, 2014

That’s why every day, editors from dozens of the Web’s most reputable, highly trafficked business publications — Bloomberg, Business Insider, Quartz, to name just a few — pitch Dan Roth with their best, most timely stories. visitors… The numbers have been reflected in LinkedIn’s ads business … revenue was up 44 percen t.

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Cision

JULY 25, 2017

By using a media database to target reputable outlets in your industry. Using tools like Help A Reporter Out (HARO) and ProfNet provides PR professionals, brands and industry experts alike the opportunity to access and respond to earned media opportunities pitched by journalists. So, how can you ensure that happens?

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PRSay

MAY 4, 2017

The concern over “fake news” isn’t just a problem for the journalism industry — it’s an issue for all professional communicators. Popkin, Newsday reporter Mark Chiusano and MediaPost writer Philip Rosenstein. These are three, key ways that PR agencies and communications professionals can help with the cause: 1.

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Publicity Communications Journalism Media 158

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 15, 2019

The proliferation of independent, digital-first media properties has occurred so rapidly that it has become virtually impossible to keep up with, and just as hard to discern between reputable news sources and everything else. The fragmentation of media and journalism that we are witnessing will likely only continue. Second, get data.

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Media Data Google Report 268

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Through consistent and effective communication, PR can sway public opinion in favour of the organisation, enhancing its reputation and standing in the community. Source: Journal of Communication 1 Botan, C., & Taylor, M. Journal of Communication, 54, 645–661. Source: Journal of Accounting and Economics 5 Brown, L.,

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Publicity Public Affairs Journalism Corporate 52

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

The company’s fees range “from $350 to $600 depending on the size and reputation of the media outlet in which experts are quoted.”. In a statement, the company said its solution “is currently used by journalists at ABC News, Forbes, Bloomberg, USA Today, San Diego Union-Tribune , and American Business Journals.”.

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Media SEO Analytics Analysis 106

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

Today’s PR pro is still charged with creating for his or her clients a positive branded presence in the “media,” which, in turn, hopefully produces measurable business results such as an increase in sales, stock price, reputation, support for issue, etc. The quality of the pitch itself has degraded over the last few years.

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Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Growth of independent journalism. “We Emerging channels like podcasts will continue to grow in influence, which means PR pros have to become more fluent in strategically pitching and forming relationships in these channels.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Sword and the Script

MARCH 17, 2015

For the first ten years of my career, I thought noisy posts from journalists complaining about PR pitches were merely self-aggrandizement. I’ve always worked hard at understanding a reporter’s coverage and sending good pitches. As a result, I chalked up bad pitches to one or two lazy PR people (or worse, intentionally manipulative ).

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Pitching SEO Media Relations Report 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Earlier this year, Muck Rack , one of the PR technology vendors I’m tracking, published a survey of 700 reporters for a report it calls State of Journalism 2019. The best pitches are short emails in the morning. 93% of reporters prefer 1:1 email pitches, although 19% said mass emails and newswires are okay. Exclusives matter. “76%

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Survey Media Relations Report Media 78

Cision

APRIL 14, 2015

However, with shrinking newsrooms and journalists being bombarded with pitches, how does a media relations campaign stand a chance in this new age? Focus on Relationships, Not Pitching. Every day there’s a PR pro who is tasked with getting their client or organization into The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times.

Media Relations 120

Media Relations Media Pitching Measurement 120

Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. It will include reputation management, crisis management, brand enhancement and media relations. How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? How did you make the switch from journalism to PR?

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Newspapers Journalism Pitching Report 120

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I caught the journalism bug during my first internship at the Westword, an alternative news weekly in Denver, when I was about 20 years old and I never looked back. What advice do you have for PR people who want to pitch you? But that’s not my job.

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Transportation Meeting Report Media 93

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2019

It may be tempting to think that a great PR program is the magic ingredient for a critical product launch or the sole solution to a decline in brand reputation. The molding of public opinion, raising of awareness, or bolstering of reputation are time-consuming endeavors requiring discipline and patience. It’s underfunded .

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SEO Storytelling Product Launch Measurement 178

Cision

JANUARY 22, 2016

Quality content grabs the attention of reporters and influencers and gives your brand a solid reputation. Consistently producing quality content positions your brand as a thought leader in your industry and contributes to its overall reputation. So what can you do to set your brand apart from the masses? It Establishes Your Expertise.

Media 120

Media Infographics Reputation Study 120

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Pushing products in your pitches won’t gain you any media coverage. If you want journalists to respond to your pitches, you need to explain why your news is important and relevant. Adriana Stan, public relations director at W Magazine, says being empathetic to the contacts you are pitching is the key to winning them over.

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Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

One of the assignments was a peer-reviewed journal article that made the case against merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Of course, b-school being b-school we debated the merits of that journal article in class. Cision also pitched microsites for ESG solutions a few months ago. Pitching on Fridays. “We

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Software Pitching Internal International 85

Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach. This generates publicity and enhances your public reputation, and develops web- or blogsite traffic, direct email inquiries or calls.

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Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 83

Doctor Spin

APRIL 25, 2023

Tailoring pitches for diverse audiences. The research on perception management is focused on how organisations can create a desired reputation : “The OPM [Organizational Perception Management] field focuses on the range of activities that help organisations establish and/or maintain a desired reputation (Staw et al.,

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Wikipedia eBook Journalism Crisis 52

5W PR

JUNE 26, 2020

When it comes to managing the reputation of a client during the litigation process – whether that client is an individual or a company – it’s up to litigation PR to deal with everything. Everyone already knows that journalism is an old trade. Litigation PR is a specialist section of legal PR. What does Litigation PR do?

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Pitching Strategy Reputation Publicity 88

Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Your shares will help build a reputation as a future source who drives results for them. Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! If your company landed major coverage in a book, peer-reviewed journal or spot on a publication’s annual list, it warrants a press release.

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LinkedIn Pitching Interviews Journalism 120

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Much like journalism, you must let the viewer/reader know straight away how this affects them and what types of solutions you can share. One crucial reminder is that due to the incredible power of social media it is essential to remind brands and spokespeople of the need to manage their online voice and reputation.

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Journalism Social Media Radio Fashion 78