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How to Pitch Consumer News with Megan Garbe, Fahlgren Mortine

OnePitch

What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? What information do you always make sure to include in a pitch? This is like picking a favorite child!

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Increasing Your Media Coverage Through Storytelling

PRSay

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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PR Rock Stars: Life Time’s Dan DeBaun

Communications Conversations

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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Meet the Media: Cristina Commendatore, Editor in Chief of FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

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? Does trucking have a training problem?

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Behind the Headlines With Sharon Ward Keeble

Cision

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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PR Rock Stars: Best Buy’s Bianca Jones

Communications Conversations

which involves pitching story ideas like back-to-school and holiday shopping, but also handling stories about incidents in our stores. We have a team member assigned to each of our retail territories so our stores have a specific point of contact and we can build relationships with local reporters. from Chicago to Washington D.C.,

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9 Little Stories from a One Time Public Relations Gig with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Sword and the Script

The elephants were in full dress and didn’t disappoint the many local news station cameras that came out to film the event. I seem to remember having both print and broadcast media in attendance. A reporter from a regional paper responded to one my pitches asking if we’d offer complimentary tickets. The circus moves by train.