PR for Anyone

MARCH 31, 2020

So, instead of us trying to pitch reporters on our time, which is normally what happens, what's happening now is we are getting in front of them on their time. Create pieces of content somewhere else, a video, a blog post, a piece of content, your Web site, then share it on Twitter but use the appropriate hashtags.

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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.). A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

That depends on whether you are a local business or have clients and customers all over. Local business networking still thrives on personal connections – Join the Chamber of Commerce and other relevant groups. Alignable has local groups you can connect with. Look for local groups on MeetUp. What are some networking tips.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

You can find templates for creating press releases on the web. For example, if you offer SEO services, you may want to team up with a web design firm. Charity Events -You can sponsor local charity events such as concerts or sporting events. For example, always include details such as dates, locations, and contact information.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 18, 2019

You can find templates for creating press releases on the web. For example, if you offer SEO services, you may want to team up with a web design firm. Charity Events -You can sponsor local charity events such as concerts or sporting events. For example, always include details such as dates, locations and contact information.

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Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site. For instance, if I wanted to start a new Research List using BuzzStream, I’d start a New Project, name it, and then choose Search the Web. I click the Research drop-down and choose “Review on the Web.”

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 3, 2021

I search out local coffee shops in every town I visit and always bring home a bag or two to enjoy later. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Pitch anything even remotely automotive. I cover automotive, yet I get an astounding number of pitches for baby products. If I am not reporting, I am….

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2019

Of course, just like many facets of social media marketing, vendors have descended on marketers, pitching their tools as the silver bullet for finding the right influencers for your brand. My opinion: The tools are pitched as a faster, easier way to identify and manage influencers. But, I find that hard to believe. Think about it.

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PR Fuel

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

You could pitch individual newspapers and magazines. But you’ll have to spend time writing individual pitches based on those publications. You may notice a sharp increase in web visitors or your store may get a lot busier than it has been. But publications like local or national newspapers have some authority.

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Critical Mention

DECEMBER 10, 2018

This is not a time to make a pitch or sell an idea. Team up with local organizations. Teaming up with locally-owned businesses is a great way to cross-promote. Poorvi Adavi is a freelance web content writer and editor in South Bay, California. Remember to keep it sweet and to the point. Until next time! Critical Mention.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In this post, we’ll explore numerous free tools readily accessible at our fingertips across the world-wide-web. For example, if we are trying to build out our earned media strategy and developing public relations pitches, using trending topics in a relevant way gives you an opportunity to be noticed by reporters. Google Trends.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 3, 2019

Demand better foreplay in B2B marketing How many times have you accepted a LinkedIn invitation only to be spammed immediately with a sales pitch? The book describes the technology and workflow for a modern campaign, using content to engage audiences in a conversation via the web. 10 will buy dinner for a local family.

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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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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

For all those still complaining about search and social, now a decade beyond the advent of the so-called Web 2.0, Second, PR needs to think about the video elements – and I don’t mean pitching video – but rather the capacity to be interviewed on video. what is unstated is 75% of reporters may see these as a fact of life.

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Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

I only met with the agency team for client status calls, and any of my recommendations for other account buckets such as web and social were facilitated by my POC. However, I was very siloed away (red flag #1). To the rest of the team, I was just traditional media relations. This campaign is when the synergy between the agency and I exploded.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 24, 2007

One thing’s for sure, the pitch is smart and creative. It was on the radio on my way into work, an e-mail was sent my way reminding me to join the fun and this morning it’s on the front page of The Cincinnati Enquirer Web site. Google will tell us if it works. But sometimes what sounds like a turkey of an idea can take flight.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 8, 2015

Locally here in MSP, Jason DeRusha, Dave Schwartz and Julio Ojeda-Zapata come to mind–all are very responsive across social platforms. But given my recent media pitching experiences (largely with trade media, by the way), I have to say, those people seem like the exception. Laura Jollie, Weber Shandwick.

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Flatiron Communications

JULY 5, 2022

It’s been three years since Web Summit’s sister tech conference, Collision was physically held at Toronto’s Enercare Centre. My role was to keep the startup founders’ strict two-minute elevator pitches flowing — for three hours — which worked out to roughly 17 presentations/hour, including interstitials! Notably, Ms.

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Presspage

JANUARY 17, 2018

Even if your organization created that snazzy story and video package, it’s not exclusive when it appears all over the web, says Shel Holtz. A contemporary newsroom allows you to publish content that you once might have confined to a news media pitch, says Jake Jacobson, director of public relations at Children’s Mercy.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 5, 2018

Executing a campaign pitch, product launch, or new initiative is only the first step in the communications cycle. It can also tie into more sophisticated digital marketing metrics such as web traffic and conversion. Or reach out to local or national influencers to help boost campaign visibility? Smarter Outreach.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2017

Consider panels, webinars, guest-teaching at local schools and more. Take a fresh look at your business to assess whether you’re on top of all the verticals and trades; nearly all are likely available online and getting to know the subject matter and the writers will also help anyone pitch more successfully. Hate numbers?

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Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

This news release posing as a pitch was forwarded by a Philadelphia-based reporter to "Trebuchet," a fan of the Bad Pitch blog. Local law enforcement has confirmed numerous reports of sightings of this mysterious naked man have been logged in throughout the Summer months. "It''s After all, this headline got your attention.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 9, 2017

The elephants were in full dress and didn’t disappoint the many local news station cameras that came out to film the event. A reporter from a regional paper responded to one my pitches asking if we’d offer complimentary tickets. Calling the local police and saying a tiger was on the loose in the neighborhood. Talk to Us!

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Some journalists love to get pitched great stories. But they are so bombarded with irrelevant stories and weak pitches that they don’t put their email addresses front and center. This post isn’t about writing a media pitch because we’ve already done that. In the digital PR world , journalists and reporters promote our content.

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Unfortunately, the great unwashed aren’t typically profiled in their local Business section, and aren’t flipping those pages and most people get their dose of news, fastidiously-checked headlines, and gobs of entertainment online. Embrace the Web! So, let us pitch! Let us render access to our clients. Available 2/11/09.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Links are the main way Google traverses the web. Combine Search Operators You can use these operators together to narrow down a search and build a list of target sites to pitch. Buzzstream Tool Tip: You can find relevant sites in your niche using search operators and keywords with the “Add Prospects from Web Search”.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Links are the main way Google traverses the web. Combine Search Operators You can use these operators together to narrow down a search and build a list of target sites to pitch. Buzzstream Tool Tip: You can find relevant sites in your niche using search operators and keywords with the “Add Prospects from Web Search”.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 20, 2020

Think Tinder meets pitching. Simply upload your pitch on the app to connect with interested journalists. Just like on Tinder, or any dating app, journalists will swipe right if they feel your pitch is a fit for them. It has some of the world’s largest publishers, like New York Times, CNN, TechCrunch, and WSJ, to name a few. .

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

If your local paper reports something about your industry or about the need, say, for a product just like yours, clip the original, add a quick annotation about your company and products, plus your basic expertise, and send it to the nation’s wires, reporters, editors, and columnists before the clock strikes noon. The never-ending news cycle!

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 15, 2007

This pitch brought back night terrors memories from my dot com hell days. The catchy news release title says it all: SwapThing Monetizes Niche Web Sites and Provides Easy Social Networking. Well I’m not sure about certain legal loopholes, but I do know that 31 percent of the readers’ vote was enough to out this bad pitch. -

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

serve up a localized CTA for those in your city). This information used correctly (be careful not to come across creepy ) can be hugely helpful to customize outreach or even to assist your sales team with targeted pitches. It’s easy to build pages (or entire sites) with drag-and-drop modules and customizable templates.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 15, 2006

About AGENCY Since 1992, Bethesda, MD-based agency AGENCY provides branding, marketing research, strategy, graphic design, copywriting, Web development, public relations, and media planning and placement. LOCAL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER lists AGENCY among the area’s top 25 advertising agencies. A news release is background material.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

The global digital economy has produced an avalanche of content and the battle for mind and market share is no longer local. It’s a big web world and growing at an exponential pace. Today, it is so much easier and it’s a lot more transparent with the advent of search engines and a social web. Hustle and pitch.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Its value proposition lies in offering a centralized platform that enables users to discover journalists, pitch stories, monitor media coverage, and measure the impact of PR campaigns. Free for four emails per day.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Its value proposition lies in offering a centralized platform that enables users to discover journalists, pitch stories, monitor media coverage, and measure the impact of PR campaigns. Free for four emails per day.

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ZudePR

JULY 20, 2016

I think that was because I was doing the same races year-on-year, and starting to measure myself against others in my locale; a self-limiting pastime. And you’ll drastically reduce your time spent pitching for work. #24: For the last year I’ve been injured. But even before that my race times had I’d plateaued. It works for me.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 5, 2024

Luckily, several free tools on the web help with email address verification. For this, we’d recommend not directly revealing that you are actively pitching something; instead, say that you have an inquiry about the blog. Better Business Bureau has contact information for many local businesses.

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