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Pitching Reporters Amid COVID-19 Informs 2020 ‘State of the Media’ Report

PRSay

When pitching story ideas to journalists during the COVID-19 crisis, PR pros should use email, find local news angles and make experts available for video interviews, according to Cision’s “ 2020 State of the Media Report ,” released on April 21. Mondays are best for pitching, the research finds.

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Can a PR Software Vendor Provide “Guaranteed” Editorial Placements? [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

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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'But you already have a CRM!'

Presspage

Technology developments Presspage has been around for 15 years already. 15 Years of continuously innovating on PR and IR technology and improving the workflows for PR and IR teams means that we have a robust, feature-rich and very mature product. We wanted to tackle the issue of having to do double work in different local teams.

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Meet the Media: Doug Newcomb, Freelance Automotive Journalist  

Bianchi Biz Blog

I’m the founder and president of my own company , Newcomm LLC, which provides automotive technology content, consulting and conference-programming services. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Blind pitches on a subject I don’t cover. Fun assignment! Know what I’m covering and have covered.

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Meet the Media: Karn Dhingra, Reporter at Automotive News

Bianchi Biz Blog

I reported on NASA and crime, local government, League City, the bedroom community close to Mission Control/Johnson Space Center. Taking my three-year-old and my five-year-old to school, parks, museums, play dates and teaching them how to ride a bike, What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I like exclusives.

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Meet the Media: Nicole Wakelin, Freelance Automotive Journalist

Bianchi Biz Blog

I’m a freelance automotive journalist with a focus on new vehicles, technology and how the two come together to create the cars we love to drive. I’m intrigued by how automakers are trying to make new vehicle technologies relatable to the average new car buyer. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Confusion, Technology and Talent in Marketing; Off Script #26: Frank Pollock on Fundamentals and What He’s Learned from Working in CPG

Sword and the Script

He’s hung a shingle and runs a consultancy focused on marketing technology. I curate a newsletter on marketing technology so I read a ton of articles about marketing every week. Most of the articles are about the latest technology or tool and Scott Brinker makes some great points about this in his book Hacking Marketing.