Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As chief editor, I lead all FleetOwner’s content planning efforts for both print and digital. It’s great to see how safety technologies and creature comforts have evolved in the vehicles that we ultimately rely on to bring us our goods. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I most enjoy the stories that stem from firsthand experiences with new vehicles and their latest technologies – and the in-depth conversations with the engineers who developed them. A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Engineering Automotive Agriculture Media 78

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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Small Business Media SMB Pitching 245

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 11, 2022

I don’t get too excited about private equity money in PR technology. And now on to the monthly PR Tech Sum rounding news and links from the world of PR technology. * * *. Symphony Technology Group (STG) said it had closed on acquisitions of Kantar Reputation Intelligence, PRgloo and Onclusive. PE Firm Buys 3 PR Tech Vendors.

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Reputation Technology Tools Data 86

Landis PR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

I worked in sports PR for 18 years; yet as I transitioned into other sectors (consumer, business, fashion, healthcare, technology), I also was able to get to know media from these areas. Press has gone digital, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing in a world of mobile technology. . Personalize pitches to each reporter/editor. .

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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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Storytelling Media Nonprofit Government 163

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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Print Media Travel Wireless 60

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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Case Study Wireless Company Local 131

Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

What does it mean for PR: Consider a publisher’s revenue and publishing models, as well as your need for exposure, when pitching a story. Its UK office announced that it’s starting to cover more local news. For example, they are more likely to turn to newspapers (print or online) for local news.

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Journalism Trends Local Print 120

Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

I test drive new equipment offerings in print and video formats. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I get lots of pitches for stories on the automotive industry, which occasionally cross over, but it’s rare. Please keep the pitches understandable to the untrained eye. Jargon, jargon, jargon.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 This is how you wind up with a press release on a local ABC news affiliate in Buffalo even though your tech client is in San Francisco. Million and Eyes the U.S. Are you kidding?

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

MAY 25, 2023

Be budget conscious , it may save you a lot of wasted time on pitches for products you can’t afford. If you need local press, however, your choices are more limited. The fine print, in the interest of transparency: It is our business here at Paine Publishing to solve some of the measurement needs that this Best Vendors guide addresses.

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Whether it’s technology, consumer, B2B or any number of other industries, data plays an increasingly powerful role in shaping how businesses and consumers interact with the world. Best days to pitch. Telling stories with stats. And that was in just the first few weeks!

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Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Print 74

Barokas

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Our agency has helped numerous enterprise technology and B2B clients build campaigns around holiday shopping. Work with local broadcast producers, radio personalities and podcasters to understand the types of holiday stories they are looking for, and how your contributions might fit in.

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Survey Enterprise Radio Print 60

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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Media Data Local Tools 111

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

Recently, I received notice from the publisher of a local business journal that the “People on the Move” section is up for sale. The one-time crowdsourced feature for new hire announcements or appointments in a local market will cost $250. Conflicting interests. This is what the trend in content marketing is about.

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Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 65

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Either way, using tools and technologies to aid your marketing strategy has never been more impactful than in the age of AI. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Or a food journalist for print media. 9/mo for Individual plan.

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Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Either way, using tools and technologies to aid your marketing strategy has never been more impactful than in the age of AI. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Or a food journalist for print media. 9/mo for Individual plan.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Whether it’s technology, consumer, B2B or any number of other industries, data plays an increasingly powerful role in shaping how businesses and consumers interact with the world. Best days to pitch. Telling stories with stats. And that was in just the first few weeks!

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Print 60

PRSay

MAY 5, 2016

The changing media landscape has certainly created more distribution channels through the expansion of digital technologies, but at the same time, the challenges of print media circulation has significantly reduced the effective reach that media once held. First, all PR starts local. Second, only pitch good stories.

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Sports Pitching Print Local 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 1, 2016

A brief mention in a local blog, where client SteelHouse’s $2,000 vacation stipend was referenced, immediately struck me as PR gold. While the initial pitch didn’t result in an immediate story, it established a relationship – and sometimes that is what will get clients into some of the highest profile industry stories.

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Strategy Print Insurance Insurance 60

Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Why technologies developed for space exploration impact growing practices on earth. Space technologies: Plants in space: how exploration is driving innovation here on earth. Local TV, radio, newspapers, and trade magazines all conducted interviews and ran stories in response to our ideas. #2 Consider Crayola.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 20, 2010

We’ve been receiving more than a few pitches from Jennifer on behalf of Retrevo. And for this she’s getting a good pitch seal of approval from the Bad Pitch Blog (we used to call it Glinda the Good Pitch, but how cool is that, really?) Before we post her pitch, we asked Jennifer a few questions.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why many companies are turning to partnerships and active involvement in their local communities to boost their PR efforts without breaking the bank. To continue generating fresh ideas requires staying ahead of emerging trends in technology and cultural shifts.

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Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 17, 2021

I attended a symposium at the Engine Research Center, at the University of Wisconsin in Madison two summers ago entitled Technologies to Meet Ultra-Low NOx Standards, which should supply an excellent background for that article. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Meeting Automotive Engineering Media 65

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In the newspaper business, it’s common to print your issues on something called “broadsheets,” which are 22-inch sheets of paper. They could print the same number of words on fewer sheets and thus avoid the tax. We herald the arrival of a new technology or technique as the latest and greatest approach. local time.).

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