Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Media relations remains an important part of the execution of a public relations campaign alongside paid, shared and owned media. Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Even the most interesting tech story needs several components to make sure it will get coverage, one of which is finding the technology media contacts to pitch to. The post Top Tech Journalists in the US & UK – The 2020 List appeared first on Prowly Magazine.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 20, 2024

For over a decade, I was the editor-in-chief of AutoblogGreen and as of fall 2023, I became the editor-in-chief of the Automotive Engineering magazine published by SAE Media. Aside from automotive writing, I also translate (German-to-English) articles for a board gaming magazine. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

7 Reasons Traditional Media is Still Relevant in PR 1. Print media (magazine) consumption rose in 2023 , and this trend should continue in 2024, according to a study by Pew Research Center (via MediaPost). Most of the growth came from home, food, and in-home readership magazines. first appeared on Burrelles.

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Rock the Status Quo

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Journalists love to bash PR pros… and some of us give them ample reason, pitching without taking time to manage the due diligence that makes a pitch resonate. If eight out of ten pitches are irrelevant, it’s no wonder that journalists ignore most of their inbox and sleuth out their own resources. This might be why.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For the 30 years I have been publishing Green Car Journal , the mission has always been to assess what’s ‘real’ and what is not, whether talking high efficiency/advanced technology vehicles or alternative fuels like hydrogen, ethanol, natural gas, electricity, or other fuels du jour. Then I share it on the pages of my magazine or website.

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Axia PR

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Forbes magazine is one of the most trusted sources for businesspeople and executives and is known for its lists of the world’s richest individuals. The magazine covers successful companies, individuals, industries, marketing, law, taxes, technology, computers, communications, investments, and management performance.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 27, 2021

Most of us who work at tech PR agencies stay glued to various media to track breaking news and inform reactive pitching to promote visibility for our clients. Yet our main goal is not always to secure top-tier media coverage, although that’s always a win. SC Magazine. Krebs on Security. InfoSecurity Mag. infoRisk Today.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The wheels in my head were spinning with how I might pitch the story to my editors. Heck, most of my magazine taglines indicate I’m a “writer and editor based in Healdsburg, California,” and a simple cross-reference would tell you that town is about 90 miles north of San Francisco. The invitation seemed interesting at first.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I also manage TT’s quarterly iTECH magazine, which specializes in information technology in the trucking industry, and produce special reports on a variety of topics such as electric-powered trucks. One of my core responsibilities is producing TT’s annual Top 100 lists of the industry’s largest trucking and logistics companies.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2017

Improved Media Relations Means Better Pitches. But it pays to take the time to dig deeply into a reporter’s beat before sending a pitch they may find meaningless. At the same time, we must know the story we’re pitching just as well. If it’s not airtight, it’s not ready to pitch.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

As managing editor of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com, she writes trucking news and features, manages e-newsletters and social media, coordinates magazine production, and helps to develop content for events and multimedia projects. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

I’m the executive editor of FleetOwner magazine and FleetOwner.com. We are part of the Endeavor Business Media Commercial Vehicle Group covering trucking and fleet industries. New technology is always exciting—but what makes it a good story is finding out how it makes people and companies more productive.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

I’m editor-in-chief at IndustryWeek , a magazine that traces its history back to 1882. We focus on a few big general topics — talent, leadership, technology, operations — and a lot of issues are crossing those lines these days. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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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.). I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

Instead, it’s continuously evolving as we adapt to new online platforms, changes in the media landscape, and new technologies. Press releases, news releases, media advisories, media statements and the like are still important in 2023 for myriad reasons, which we’ll cover in this blog post.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Since then, we have profiled over 125 reporters and journalists who cover the automotive, mobility, Detroit and Silicon Valley business beats for a broad collection of national, Detroit, automotive, commercial vehicle, tech and business media outlets. Below are the 10 most-viewed Meet the Media profiles of 2021: 1.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

My start was 26 years ago, when I went to the Car and Driver offices in Ann Arbor and soon after became a road warrior (intern) who started making small contributions to the magazine, and then the year after, when I was a lowly reporter at Autocar. Directly after that, with a stint at Automobile Magazine, led by David E.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Several posts on PR technology made the top 10 posts on Sword and the Script as measured by reader clicks. The tech briefings, where I provide a close look at a PR technology tool, really seemed to resonate. Journalists Love Twitter, and if Your Job is Media Relations, You Should too.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I recently took over the role as editor of Fleet Maintenance , a B2B magazine and website focused on providing commercial vehicle fleets and shops with the latest information on tools and maintenance trends. It all started my freshman year of high school drawing third-rate Far Side knockoffs for the school magazine in the mid-‘90s.

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Doctor Spin

MARCH 1, 2024

Media outlets. Newspapers, magazines, television stations, and online media companies may have entry-level positions in their PR or communications departments. Technology companies. Tech startups and established firms frequently hire entry-level PR professionals to handle media relations and communications.

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Landis PR

MARCH 29, 2021

Ema Sasic is the editor of Bakersfield Life Magazine and reporter at The Bakersfield Californian. Since I write for a magazine, we have a different monthly theme that impacts the stories we pursue. What advice do you have for PR people who want to pitch you? By Robin Carr, LCI. Landis Communications Inc.’s

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Media relations is ever more challenging. Three-quarters (75%) of PR and comms pros say media relations is getting harder – up 25% over three years. Source: Media Relations Keeps Getting Harder ). Does PR think the media is biased? The deluge of PR pitches. Pitch proof points with claims.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Most of our readers, be it from an engineering or a marketing background, are working on new technologies that will lead to fully-automated vehicles, intelligent cities, and more. What is fascinating is how certain sensor technologies are reaching beyond automotive. LiDAR is a perfect example.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

While I’m particularly interested in the future of transportation topics like autonomous vehicle technology and eVTOLS (flying cars), these all fall under a broader interest I have in cities. Since then, I have worked in weekly and then daily newspapers, online media outlets and magazines. But that’s not my job.

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Transportation Meeting Report Media 93

Cision

JUNE 8, 2016

New technology has transformed the relationship between communication professionals and journalists. Traditional rules no longer apply, so how can your brand gain the media’s attention? What’s your secret to media relations success? I want to make a positive impact and move the business forward.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Navy officer, auto engineer, race driver and advanced technology vehicle development manager who has authored eight automotive books. James, a grand adventure that ran last year in Vintage Motorsports magazine. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2021, I expect most of my non-newsy features will be on the societal changes that EVs bring with them, a shift from the technological focus that were more important in the years right after mainstream plug-in vehicles started getting some attention around 2010. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It focuses on new technologies and concepts aimed at making mobility more sustainable. The goal is to combine coverage of vehicle autonomy, connectivity, electrification, and mobility service technology with supporting infrastructure concepts that make transportation ecosystems that are safer, cleaner, and more socially equitable.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Now that I’ve morphed from journalist to public relations guy, I’m aware of how vital it is to target precisely the right reporter – so you avoid becoming the PR pro who pitches the launch of a new Caramel Coconut Cherry ice cream flavor to a reporter who is dedicated to covering Islamic fundamentalism in Qatar. First, we start with.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 14, 2016

Marketing and public relations professionals would be wise to take heed. Smart media relations pros know stories are richer — and more likely to earn coverage — when they feature real people who win our hearts and minds. Use real-life people in your campaigns.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I’m the editor in chief of FleetOwner magazine and FleetOwner.com. FleetOwner , part of Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle Group, which serves commercial truck fleet executives and operations managers. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Just this year, FleetOwner won a Jesse H.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2016

Public relations today is largely about storytelling. ” But for most public relations professionals, the word is distinctly negative. When it comes to the media relations piece of communications, having the right journalist contacts is useful. PR is about who you know. Not really, or at least not entirely.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

During the two years it took to transition from driving to writing, I scaled back the driving, did a two-year stint hosting an all-night radio show targeted to truck drivers at CHAM radio in Hamilton, Ontario, and contributed as many stories as I could to various magazines. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Landis PR

AUGUST 23, 2021

Drilling down even further, we cover everything from warehousing and distribution to transportation, sustainability, procurement, risk mitigation, software, technologies and workforce development. When I was little, I always wanted to write for People magazine. What advice do you have for PR people who want to pitch you? .

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Public relations, or more precisely media relations, can be a tricky business. The art of getting earned media coverage for a product, service or business is not as easy as it sounds. And while the degree of difficulty varies from brand to brand, the secret to securing editorial is NOT a media release.

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