Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 23, 2006

The 16-year-old Kennedy High School student has performed at numerous City events, including the 2005 Mayor''s Prayer Breakfast and Flag Day celebrations. From there, we''ll remind everyone that a news release does not double as a pitch. Too many facts can turn your pitch/news release into an act of desperation. Seacrest-style.

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Bad Pitch Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

We were cleaning out the archives and found our back story –- how the Bad Pitch blog was born. Cue squiggly lines and narrator’s voice… - The seeds for the Bad Pitch Blog were planted in 1995 when the book “Toxic Sludge is Good for You,” used some specific events to discredit the entire public relations industry.

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Bad Pitch Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2006

In 2005, nearly 90 percent of every dollar of revenue raised was available for investment in DISEASE research, care and education programs. tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog | writing | news release' No magic, just brevity.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Long one here, so bear with me: October 2005. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? If you’re offering me a source, have a few different angles in mind and offer them as part of the pitch; “My client, Jane Smith, is an expert in X, and she can comment on A, B, C, D….”

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Vineeta Sawkar, senior media relations manager, University of St. Tell us about your media background–and about your current role on the PR/comms side. I am now a senior media relations manager at the University of St. And, how can companies better work with the media in the years ahead?

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

In an agency setting they are become the A-team who get put forward for every pitch. Within the industry’s tripartite structure, I found that it was common for careers in public relations to weave together experience gained in each form of employment. A sector worth an estimated £882m is worth examining more closely.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 28, 2007

This blog was created because we got tired of reading one editor after another call out the minority of our hard-working industry for bad taste, poor writing and lazy pitching. Finding positive stories about public relations and PR industry professionals seems as rare as ancient coins. What made them captivating?

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 26, 2006

This pitch might remind you of Sex in the City. It reminds the Bad Pitch blog of Clueless. From: NAME Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:09 PM To: FRIEND of BPB Subject: Long time no see Hi, I''m just getting around to organizing all of the business cards and contacts that I''ve collected since Thanksgiving 2005. Don’t I know you?”

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 20, 2016

Media create news differently now. Media are different. And sure, the PR world has adapted the way they pitch and work with the media. But, have we really adapted our mindset and approach based on how the media landscape, from a macro-view, has changed? To varying degrees. That, I’m not so sure about.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 25, 2017

In PR a failure could be characterized as a campaign that never caught fire, a pitch that fizzled or a relationship that went badly off course. ” And we’ll never forget it because the 2005 stunt by Snapple happened just a few blocks from our office. Can You Head Off PR Failures? The giant (melting) Snapple popsicle.

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