PRSay

JULY 5, 2018

He had been working at a big Los Angeles agency, and when the university recruited him, he told them, “Only if I can surf every morning and not come in ’til 10.” Because 2006 was the year I resolved to get on a path to independence — first in where and when I work, and ultimately if I work. They said yes, because he was that good.

Pitching 61

Pitching Course Financial Media Relations 61

Shift Communications

JUNE 4, 2015

Staffers who aren’t quite profitable from across the organization can be corralled and pitched together to get their firm’s “revenue by PR professional” up. But they still have an audience to serve and no reporter worth her byline will take a weak story pitch, even from a friend. Media relations alone doesn’t cut it.

Reputation 60

Reputation Groups Exercises Energy 60

Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 19, 2006

Just when you thought we were all Bad, here''s Glinda the Good Pitch. Glinda is a badge of honor bestowed on some of the good pitches we get. This one comes from Jeff Greene and the Gold Group on behalf of global relief agency Oxfam. Oxfam brings us an interesting case study on social media relations’ ability to raise awareness.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Social Media Media Case Study 40

Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2006

Bad pitches are like snowflakes. And our next pitch is in the danger zone as it represents the second time this person has pitched Canuckflack. As a result, he/she might also become the second person outed on the Bad Pitch blog. We usually fillet consumer pitches here. No two suck alike. They work three months out.

Pitching 40

Pitching Automotive Engineering System 40

Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 15, 2006

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:54:22 -0400 To: prblog@yahoo.com From: " AGENCY " AGENCY@AGENCYNAME.com > Subject: News: NAME Joins AGENCY NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: FLACK NAME FLACK PHONE FLACK EMAIL NAME Joins AGENCY BETHESDA, MD- August 15, 2006- NAME has joined Bethesda, MD-based AGENCY as an Account Executive and Copy Writer.

Advertising 40

Advertising Advertising Pitching Newspapers 40

Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 5, 2006

HWH Public Relations/New Media gets the distinction of being the first agency, in its entirety, to be out-ed by the Bad Pitch blog. It took five emails from one agency, despite my request to Michael Ingalls to only send me news relevant to my blog''s focus. 1) Where’s the Pitch? 2) Where’s the News?

Publicity 40

Publicity Wireless Web Pitching 40

Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 10, 2007

Here’s a great example of the need to qualify a media list before sending out the pitch. On September 25, 2006, CLIENT was placed in the number 9 position on the CITY Business Journal’s List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies, with a revenue growth of 311 percent since 2003. Let me know. Think again.

Pitching 40

Pitching Energy Newspapers Education 40