ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 12, 2022

9:30 am I prep for my first meeting by checking our quarterly PR plan and updating the agenda to send off before our weekly sync, making sure to add recent media inquiries and responses. Next is my favorite task – I finish the list of recent media coverage to share. Next, I uncover a potential media opp for a different client.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 12, 2022

9:30 am I prep for my first meeting by checking our quarterly PR plan and updating the agenda to send off before our weekly sync, making sure to add recent media inquiries and responses. Next is my favorite task – I finish the list of recent media coverage to share. Next, I uncover a potential media opp for a different client.

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Product Launch Meeting Report Technology 321

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 28, 2020

In a world of nonstop media, how can a PR professional cut through the noise to make a company’s brand stand out? It often comes down to the right media strategy. In our case, we focus on the best media approach to attract the attention of key technology journalists who want to cover the company and its story.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 19, 2020

Media relations can be a lot like that Ariana Grande song, “Thank U, Next.” You’re only as good as your last story. . One skill of a great PR team is in generating opportunities to keep an organization relevant and visible, even in the absence of hard news like a new product launch or a CEO change.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 4, 2017

New product launches can be hit or miss. It’s easy to give in to the excitement and guzzle the Kool-Aid when a client starts to tell you about the next generation of their product. What’s hard (sometimes) is figuring out how to get the media as excited about it. New products are getting harder and harder to pitch.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Tying media relations activities to key calendar milestones is a time-honored PR tactic, because it works. From Labor Day to New Year’s Eve, fall holidays probably offer the best occasions for media coverage, but the approach needs to be relevant, respectful, and creative. Dos and don’ts for holiday media pitching.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Originally seen on Forbes One of the biggest struggles faced by marketers today is how to balance new media (digital and social) with traditional media (TV, radio, print). Marketers tend to pay attention to the “new shiny idea,” often taking action on new media campaigns. Asking “OK, Google, what’s the latest news?”

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Sword and the Script

MAY 16, 2020

Of all the media relations insights the best one is this: be relevant. The vast majority of media relations hinges on relevancy. 2) Volume of PR pitches received. 3) Best medium for PR pitches. 93% of journalists want pitches by emails; 69% do not want phone calls; this has been fairly constant for years now.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 16, 2023

Anyone who has represented a business product or service knows that delivering the right message at the right time – or failing to – can make or break the success of a PR campaign. By knowing and following these timelines (and deadlines), PR folks can pick the perfect time to pitch stories.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The best and brightest public relations teams have guidelines to achieve the best media relations results. However, when it comes to connecting with a producer or editor who is pitched hundreds of times in a single day, sometimes it pays to break the rules. Break these rules; improve media relations. Always offer an exclusive.

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Media Relations Media Pitching Product Launch 195

Barokas

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Whether it’s a product launch, funding news or a data report, most client announcements follow a similar trajectory: draft pitch, revise pitch, spend countless hours pitching, revise pitch again, pitch some more, receive coverage. What song gets you into the Pitch Zone?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Technology companies gearing up for a new product launches know full well they’re adding to a crowded marketplace. For the company, a new product launch is the biggest news in the world. The media tend to focus on Facebook, Salesforce, and Amazon, among others. Why is the product or service needed?

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Technology Product Launch B2B Software 157

Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

That means the journalists you’re contacting are overwhelmed with pitches; many of them poorly thought out or irrelevant. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Personalize your PR pitches.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 24, 2020

Most of you are already growing your visibility with social media and now by adding in free publicity, you’re making it all happen that much faster and to a much larger audience. Landing in the media can expose you to hundreds of thousands, even millions of new people. If you don’t have any prior media, no worries.

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Cision

APRIL 13, 2017

Companies issue a news release when they have a job to do: to spread the message of a product launch, an exciting corporate expansion, or the addition of a new executive. But it’s important to keep in mind that their audience, the media, also has a job to do. Companies have a story to tell, and the media needs to tell a story.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Let’s look at some of the best ways to leverage PR to make sure that your next product or idea is a success. What is a Product Launch Strategy? A product launch strategy is a plan that encompasses tactics and methodology for introducing a new product to market.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 9, 2019

In this blog, we often dispense practical media relations or PR advice based on years of experience in the trenches of tech PR. However, no one can advise PRs better on how and what to pitch reporters than… reporters. Here’s a reminder for those just starting out in media relations. Don’t be overly familiar.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

It encompasses strategic communication to build and maintain positive relationships with the media, stakeholders, and the general public. This is especially effective for consumer technology products. Media Relations: Building and maintaining relationships with journalists, bloggers, and influencers is a cornerstone of Tech PR.

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5W PR

AUGUST 23, 2023

They create press releases , media pitches, and coordinate interviews to generate positive media coverage. PR specialists build relationships with journalists, bloggers, and influencers to secure media placements and handle crisis communication when necessary.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

A product launch date shifts, an acquisition deal falls through or it’s simply summertime and everyone is on vacation. We can’t rely on having “new” news to entice the media. Here are a few of the ways our team keeps a steady media relations drumbeat all year long. Not pitching reporters: Seems counterintuitive?

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5W PR

JANUARY 3, 2024

PR professionals often interact with journalists and media outlets to secure positive coverage and manage the narrative surrounding their clients. Pitching story ideas to journalists to secure media coverage. Building and maintaining relationships with media professionals and stakeholders.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Maybe the story idea simply isn’t compelling or timely enough to capture media attention. If you want a product launch to be covered in a top-tier publication, journalists will need to talk to someone who has used the product or can speak to its market value. Explain what is required . Again, communication is key. .

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Publicity How To Agency Product Launch 334

PRSay

AUGUST 5, 2020

Since none of us has experienced times like these before, here are some things to consider before launching a new PR campaign. If you have doubts regarding any of these points, then you might be doing yourself, your clients and the media a favor by waiting. Target your media outreach. Consider the value. Be honest and realistic.

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Product Launch Pitching Meeting Conference 195

5W PR

JULY 7, 2021

While every startup can distribute branded content and ads to guide consumers in their buying journeys, earned media coverage, especially in terms of features, brand mentions, and product reviews, are far more effective. Goals and Pitches. Reverse Pitching. However, they can learn from others’ campaigns.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Do a little research on if the brand you are pitching would care about the news. How will a move or product launch specifically help a business, and how will any benefits trickle down to the customer/user? Meet the Media: Alexa St.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Worse, they may let the news trickle out without a proper media strategy. Or, they may bring on a PR team just weeks before a key conference or product launch and expect a full plan rollout. That isn’t true; earned media is generated by hard work, research, and creativity. They don’t respond to me-too pitches.

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Landis PR

AUGUST 22, 2022

This applies equally to a product launch, leadership announcement or any news moment at the company. Why do you have this pitch idea? Why stage a media event? Is this tactic one that will appeal to the media or just my team? Why issue a press release? And sometimes, that means pausing to ask: why?

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Action PR

JUNE 28, 2019

Perhaps it’s a new product launch, a partnership or business success story. We recently wrote about what makes a good PR pitch , and while many of the tactics are similar, pitching a trade journalist requires a slightly different approach. The post How to Pitch to a Trade Press Journalist appeared first on Action PR.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

From press kits to media contacts to online reputation management, small businesses are hiring public relations specialists and adopting communications strategies to help tell their stories, boost their visibility, and meaningfully engage with consumers local stores and online. Defining a Target Audience and Goals.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This initiative can be anything from a new product launch, to a proposal to increase spend on a branding campaign, or a significant investment with a new agency—to name a few. Think of it as a sales pitch with robust data and justification. As an example, an increased budget may be necessary to develop new impactful content.

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5W PR

AUGUST 27, 2021

Companies have to work hard to generate any sort of media coverage, and between that, creating content for social media, blog posts, copy, and email campaigns, it’s a lot of time and effort spent solely on promoting the business. Media Relations and Outreach. The post What to Look for in a PR Firm?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Media love data. As most PR people know, data offers a powerful news hook in a way that even a product launch or partnership often doesn’t. Business and tech media in particular have an ongoing appetite for research, studies and surveys. Moreover, it can attract the attention of media, analysts, and business customers.

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B2B Data Retail Survey 147

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 15, 2014

It certainly didn’t help that some media outlets were all-too-eager to report intimate details of his death. It’s a one-way ticket to social media #virality.” It’s one thing to newsjack a story by pitching media when you have a relevant client that can enhance the news. Tacky and tasteless.

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Pitching Viral Interviews Education 272

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And today, successful PR goes beyond press releases and media kits, even though those two strategies are still relevant. Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 1, 2019

B2B brands can often rely on their own website analytics to gauge the power of earned media, while others use third-party vendors to conduct baseline customer research, or calculate share-of-voice movement within a category. This can particularly apply to media relations, where you typically get one shot at a story idea. Bad timing.

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How To Interviews Measurement Storytelling 257

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tailored for you, the PR pro, it breaks down key terms and strategies, from crafting effective press releases to mastering social media monitoring. A press release (also known as a news release) is an official statement issued by an organization to announce news, events, product launches, or other relevant information.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

That’s a mouthful of buzzwords, but Ryan Reeves, a product manager for the company, added some context on LinkedIn: “Signals uses AI to continually read trillions of articles to detect important company trigger-events (viral articles, product launches, financials, partnerships, headcount changes, etc.)

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Product Launch Survey Banking Pharmaceuticals 94