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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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry. Too Much Competition: Respondents highlighted that there’s too much competition from other stories, making it challenging for their pitches to stand out. This has made it more challenging to pitch stories successfully.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Pew Research Center conducted a survey and found that 44% of adults prefer to get their news from TV, while 34% prefer the web, 14% prefer radio, and 7% favor print. Since 2016, there has been a slight increase in online news consumption and a slight decrease in print news consumption.

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

Today, USA Today ranks first in combined print and digital circulation, underlying the importance of this digital transformation for newsrooms around the world. Once you’ve established that, then pitch a reporter, he continues. But how can PR pros take more mundane company news and get it into a local or national news story?

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PR Insiders

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

2020 has been a challenging year in so many ways for nearly everyone – and pitching the media in the middle of a pandemic is no exception. COVID-19 dominated so much of the news cycle that, seemingly for months, any pitch that didn’t include a coronavirus angle ended up in some reporter, editor or producer’s deleted file.

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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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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

Performance isn’t typically an issue in print — using prose to tell a compelling story is. There’s more time to report and (despite the shrinking news hole) more room in print/digital to provide detail and nuance. Wire service news is typically cut-and-dried, just the facts, please, and fast!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I assign articles to our in-house and freelance staff, work with our graphic artist for our print layout and designs, and work with our sales and management team to ensure our content meets our editorial mission and help with sales. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism. Of course, being exposed to so many local business leaders during my time at the Business Journal was a blessing. I spend a good chunk of my time on media relations and pitching. I coordinate a lot of TV segments and print/online interviews across the country.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Chinese carmaker BYD sold more electric vehicles than Tesla in Q4 2023 ( Shutterstock ) On the communications front, the definition of what is “local” is undergoing transformation, encompassing cultural and political nuances. This repository should address sensitive topics regarding data storage, local client support and R&D locations.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 7, 2012

Your pitch is the stimulus driving an editor to Google the subject of your pitch. From supporting creative briefs to fueling message tracks, reasons to believe are a critical part of any campaign or plan, down to an individual pitch. Many media relations scenarios start locally or in the trades.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Provide enough details to give a good idea of what you’re pitching and how it’s relevant. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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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. The amount of information you need to contact an influencer — direct phone, email, social handles, pitching preference, outlet information, history and bio, etc.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

Your brand may have a good story, but if you’re not catching journalists’ attention with your pitch, it won’t get covered. Journalist Sharon Ward Keeble stresses the importance of providing value and detail when pitching your story. What is the most memorable pitch you’ve received? How did you get your start in journalism?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As chief editor, I lead all FleetOwner’s content planning efforts for both print and digital. I covered everything from town politics, police, fire, education, town budgets, and local happenings in the community. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Stick to the keep-it-simple principle.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

So when a colleague and I pitched a local McDonald’s news story, little did we know what was to come. After an aggressive media relations push, we began to pick up traction in the local market. On the day of the woman’s retirement party there were four broadcast stations and a number of print/online reporters on-site.

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Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. When he arrived on campus, however, he was amazed by the student-run broadcast stations, including radio and TV stations that would actually compete in the local market for ratings. “I

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

As communicators, we have long relied on earned media or public relations — usually in the form of media relations — to place our clients’ names on the internet, on TV, in print and on the radio. In today’s media environment, pitching reporters and editors has become a lost art. How is your local government benefitting the community?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 21, 2016

A working journalist since high school with experience in broadcast, print and digital, George is a terrific reporter and not just because he sums up his personality this way — Likes: Dark chocolate, baseball. With that great idea pitch, think about something I can use to supplement my story, preferably data. People are visual.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Having to switch gears so often was a great prelude to broader agency work where we work on various clients from 3D printing to beer. What are some of the differences in building a communications strategy on a national level compared to a local level? I’ve been at Crenshaw for five years and I really love that no two days are alike!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 26, 2016

For PR programs, whether the moment calls for media pitches or creative extensions, it’s best to make sure ideas, language, and core messages are authentic. Words matter, and the phrases and descriptions in your PR pitches or press releases — even on the phone, informally — can have lasting impressions and ramifications.

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PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

And since you’re pitching news, doesn’t it make sense to follow the pattern set by the publications you’re targeting? I promise you a press release that sounds like an actual human being will get better results than one that reads like the fine print on your home loan papers. Every Pitch is a Learning Experience. Social media?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 16, 2022

My first article on the project also holds a special place in my memory as it was the first big article I wrote after I started in B2B journalism in which I had come up with the idea and it wound up being the cover story for a print issue. We like to hike, play board games, visit our local breweries. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Maybe a pitch contains bad info, or a story is printed with a key fact wrong. We’ve learned to take the time to educate clients and demand scrupulous adherence to the facts, warts and all, before committing to an announcement or other story pitch. Proceed with caution! PR tales of terror. The deadly deception.

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Landis PR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Last week it was announced that the print editions of Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, EatingWell, Health, Parents and People en Español would be eliminated in favor of online-only brands. Personalize pitches to each reporter/editor. . The great thing about PR is that the discipline is always evolving, changing.

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Victorious PR

JANUARY 13, 2023

You have print, television, radio, AND online. For instance, here at Victorious PR, we pitch you to over 100 different publications because of the great relationships that we have formed. The shelf life of an article is infinite, which plays a significant role when someone Googles you, because you are going to pop up!

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

You can also have physical coupons that are sent out in the mail, included in print ads or posted on bulletin boards. Charity Events -You can sponsor local charity events such as concerts or sporting events. This works especially well with items that can be consumed in small amounts, such as food, beverages or health supplements.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 16, 2014

I say “unique” because it was pitched as a red carpet event where Verizon would show off its latest holiday technologies and gadgets. When Verizon pitched me initially on this event, I was kinda perplexed. Why not open the list up to all sorts of local “influencers? I’m a PR/marketing blogger.

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PR Insiders

MAY 7, 2021

If your interview with USA Today just appeared in print and online, you shouldn’t expect your phone to ring incessantly the next morning with people wanting to employ your services. It could be that a trade publication or your local newspaper proves just as valuable to you as the New York Times. Quantity, quality and Google Analytics.

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Buzzstream

OCTOBER 17, 2018

For PR pros, these times of the year represent not only a festive season, but more importantly a competitive, short, and oversaturated pitching landscape. Even though the writer over at SimpleMost loved our pitch, she knew her editor wasn’t going to have time to read through the pitch and assign it out.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 18, 2019

You can also have physical coupons that are sent out in the mail, included in print ads or posted on bulletin boards.In Charity Events -You can sponsor local charity events such as concerts or sporting events. This works especially well with items that can be consumed in small amounts, such as food, beverages or health supplements.

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Critical Mention

JULY 22, 2020

Acquire accurate data from millions of local and national outlets, reporters, editors, producers, influencers, bloggers and more. Our Media Contact Database will help facilitate the process of finding contacts and preparing pitches. Critical Mention’s Media Contact Database was Built in-House with the User Experience at the Forefront.

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Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

1) Charlotte Observer business section pitching tips The Publicity Hound So many editors take the time to give tips like this, have you tried searching for pitch tips on your top outlets and editors? He''s also competing for longest post title in the world. Soak it in, but be smart about it. This podcast will tell you how.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 29, 2023

This can include product reviews, interviews, or features in food publications, both online and in print. This can include collaborations with local farms, beverage companies, or dessert makers. They can pitch your new product or menu item to the media, secure media coverage, and arrange interviews or product reviews.

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Barokas

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Broadcast : In the hot pursuit of USA Today , Wall Street Journal and Forbes coverage, don’t forget about the power of broadcast, and the fact that the news cycles are often much shorter than they are for print and online stories. The post Holiday PR: Too Late to Catch the Polar Express?

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Best days to pitch. Over the last year, the team has consistently placed print and broadcast stories in key local, consumer and top-tier outlets highlighting Ibotta’s mission to reward consumers just for making everyday purchases. And that was in just the first few weeks!

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Mora Communications

JANUARY 3, 2018

Work with your PR representatives to define your stories and pitches. Local print publications have different needs than national print. Local print publications have different needs than national print. It’s important to consider all of these facts when developing your pitches.

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