Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Jennifer Ramsay is the editor-at-large at Endeavor Business Media, where she curates the Market Moves newsletters, a series of cross-industry publications pulled together from various Endeavor Business Media outlets covering electric vehicles, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and cybersecurity.

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Cision

AUGUST 12, 2016

Getting coverage in the most widely circulated newspaper in the country is no easy feat, but the powerful reach of USA Today makes it a highly desirable target for PR professionals. To cut through the clamor of the thousands of pitches and press releases received by the staff of Gannett’s flagship paper, consider the following tips.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. Later that year I moved to Smyrna, Delaware, for my first full-time journalism job at a local newspaper that was part of a small family-owned chain at the time.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 24, 2020

Most of you are already growing your visibility with social media and now by adding in free publicity, you’re making it all happen that much faster and to a much larger audience. Landing in the media can expose you to hundreds of thousands, even millions of new people. If you don’t have any prior media, no worries.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Media outlets are fragmented and politcized. Today I thought I’d take a look at some of the macro-level trends happening in the media industry and their impact on us, as PR professionals, in the coming years. For PRs, that means supplying more content to our media friends. Trend #4: Local news has a capital shortage.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The media is going to use someone as their real estate expert, so let it be you. This is what you use to attract and pitch the media. Getting local media coverage makes you a star in your community. Getting national media coverage gives you tremendous credibility with potential clients and customers.

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Cision

AUGUST 19, 2016

Major lifestyle magazines and newspapers publish holiday gift guides to make it easy for shoppers to find the perfect gift. “If you want your pitch to be noticed in a flood of product releases, know when to send it,” writes Anna Marevska in our recent blog post How to Pitch Holiday Gift Guide Editors. URL: [link].

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2023

You haven’t been in business long enough If your business is newer, your website may lack polish and detail, you may not have a ton of social media content and your product or service may have limited availability. But top media outlets may opt for more seasoned companies to feature. If you pitch something to a reporter and they bite?

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Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Dreaming of a major website or newspaper writing about your brand? You won’t get there unless you learn how to pitch journalists with your story. And believe me: you’re far from the only business that has clamored for media coverage, so you’ve got some stiff competition when it comes to getting a journalist’s attention.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While the PR and communications profession has continued to grow, many media companies keep cutting their workforces. Through the years, the PR and comms fields have been attractive landing spots for journalists with their writing and storytelling skills and media prowess. The media marketplace is also changing.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

I was the news editor of a small daily newspaper in Alabama. My wife worked for the same newspaper at the time, and she stopped by their house to pick up some photos that we ran with the story, and she was warmly greeted. Metro weekly newspaper that no longer exists. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Several months after I left my job at my hometown newspaper, The Vindicator , I got some texts from friends who still worked there with some ominous-sounding news. This month, June, marks seven years working full-time for local newspapers. years covering local communities and later business. I worked there for about 4.5

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Cision

JANUARY 22, 2016

Cision’s Media Research team reaches out to thousands of journalists each day in an effort to enhance our knowledge base. Here’s a few themes we’ve complied when pitching one of the toughest, yet most desirable outlets: The New York Times. There is no other newspaper like The New York Times. Don’t call.

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Presspage

AUGUST 5, 2020

Combining the powers of email marketing with an attention-grabbing PR pitch is a winning approach when it comes to major campaigns. A targeted email pitch allows you to reach a wide audience of journalists in an instant, whilst making sure it’s relevant to their ‘beat’ List segmentation done right. A/B Testing.

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Presspage

AUGUST 5, 2020

Combining the powers of email marketing with an attention-grabbing PR pitch is a winning approach when it comes to major campaigns. A targeted email pitch allows you to reach a wide audience of journalists in an instant, whilst making sure it’s relevant to their ‘beat’ List segmentation done right. A/B Testing.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

We are part of the Endeavor Business Media Commercial Vehicle Group covering trucking and fleet industries. While working in local news in the Northeast, I covered a few big hurricanes and major blizzards that ravaged the area. I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001. Timing is always important.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

On the one hand, they can and should be pushing niche interest and audiences in their brand-sphere, as the likelihood of pickup will be stronger with a local connection. Why Earned Media Value (EMV) And Influencers Over Paid Media? for every $1 spent on earned media coverage. It’s highly trackable.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

As managing editor of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com, she writes trucking news and features, manages e-newsletters and social media, coordinates magazine production, and helps to develop content for events and multimedia projects. Once I graduated, I had to make the choice: newspapers or trade pubs. Have a reason.

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Axia PR

AUGUST 6, 2018

3 tools we recommend to create the content you’ll use to pitch. Most news outlets have a social media or digital desk, and they’re always looking for great content to publish. Think about it: Social media coverage has the potential of reaching thousands and even millions of people. Your local TV station’s 6 p.m.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

That was my first experience really using social media and the publication’s website to break news and keep residents in the community informed. Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

I might write about a local company or service I never knew existed, and the next day might be an enterprise piece about electric vehicles or the steel industry. My first non-school newspaper gig was at the China Daily in 2013. Exercising, often reading newspapers and satire, playing guitar and curating my Spotify playlists.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of decades ago, the word “media” had a much more limited meaning than it possesses today. A couple of decades ago, media relations meant keeping in touch on a regular basis with the assignment editor of the local TV station and the city editor of the newspaper. You should already have a media kit.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

I then reported for my college newspaper, The Michigan Daily , at the University of Michigan. I’ve spent summers at ClickOnDetroit/WDIV Local 4, Automotive News and the Wall Street Journal , and prior to my current role, I was a full-time reporter covering mobility and suppliers at Automotive News. The post Meet the Media: Alexa St.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Wires are essential for news organizations wanting to get a jump on a story, and they complement the news organizations’ staff by covering stories the local papers can’t or won’t get to themselves. What is the wackiest story you have covered?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They were reunited for a “Thelma and Louise” weekend in Las Vegas, and I tagged along to document it as they raced Corvettes at a local track, rode a mechanical bull at a bar on the Strip and went sand boarding at Dumont Dunes outside Vegas. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Fun assignment!

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

29, Matt Charles, APR, presents a webinar titled “ How to Tell Your Organization’s Story to Get Media Coverage.” Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Can you make it happen?” If so, how?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I have been in journalism or PR for 25 years — I went to Boston University for journalism and upon graduation, I worked as a business reporter for a local daily newspaper on the outside of Cleveland. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 6, 2020

Why this pitch appealed to the media : Nurse Curry serves a local community, Hampton Roads, Virginia. She took a national story/trend and brought it local. She provided local resources and her expertise as to how people in her community can care for their elderly loved ones. SPOILER ALERT: YES!

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PR Fuel

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

From marketing and sales to media distribution, you need to build your business first. Keep reading to learn how media distribution can help you get more sales and grow your company. You could pitch individual newspapers and magazines. You can write the press release and submit it through a media distribution company.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I’m the editor-in-chief of SAE Media Group’s Truck & Off-Highway Engineering magazine and related digital products (e-newsletters, webinars, special reports, web content, etc.). I’ve been with SAE International’s Media Group for nearly 23 years. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

In 2015, traditional media companies are expected to continue shifting towards rebranding, new media entrepreneurism, native advertising and the adoption of digital newsrooms. Once you’ve established that, then pitch a reporter, he continues. Q: Knowing what not to pitch is just as important as knowing what gets coverage.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

EPA against a company (and the company’s response), new technology, sustainability, game-changers, mergers and acquisitions, company features, industry trends, localization of global trends, among many other driving forces in determining a story. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Have a good angle.

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HMA Public Relations

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Ellen grew up reading local newspapers and magazines and recently graduated from the Walter Cronkite School at ASU. Learn more about her and the types of pitches she is accepting by clicking the link. Today's feature comes from Ellen O'brien, a reporter and photographer with Jewish News.

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Buzzstream

MARCH 21, 2024

If you aren’t reaching the correct person, a media pitch , no matter how good, will not matter. According to Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism Report , the top reason for rejecting a pitch (73%) is the lack of relevance to their coverage area. Why Build Your Own Media List? Curating your media list solves this.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Over the last five years, we’ve created a social media playbook document that makes this a lot easier! Much of the work I do for them revolves around B2B media relations with HR publications, podcasts and blogs. I review a few to-dos with the students and lecture about social media marketing. Thomas for class.

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PR Fuel

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Did you know most newspapers publish upwards of 200 articles a day ? So why does it sometimes feel so difficult to get media coverage for your press releases? The first thing you need to do to ensure your press releases get media coverage is make sure they’re newsworthy. Pick the Right Journalists for Media Coverage.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I enjoyed a 17-year career at several Detroit area newspapers, including 12 years at The Oakland Press in Pontiac, MI, before shifting gears and taking a job in public relations at Buick. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Y ou can follow Bob on social media on Twitter & LinkedIn.

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