Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 9, 2006

A DC-based communications blog received the latest bad pitch. We’re calling it the Spectre of Doom pitch. Would you like to interview a homeland security expert about vulnerabilities in US malls? This pitch does take nerve. and “US malls” in the same pitch. Where is the call to action in this pitch?

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 5, 2006

Yet he still manages to read and react to bad pitches sent his way. From: EMAIL Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:22 AM To: PHIL Subject: Traditional Dating Sites Overshadowed.- Please let me know, NAME Media Contact Russian Love Match URL PHONE NUMBER - OK, why would a PR blogger be a good target for this pitch?

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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.

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

Rather than sending a bad pitch (or a good pitch that results in a bad interview), there is BlogTalkRadio. Even better, you can receive live callers and interview guests right from your office. Seriously, you need your own radio talk show. This means you become a radio host and podcaster concurrently.

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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. Think again. Some colleges are Greek-free.

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Cision

AUGUST 15, 2015

With smartphones, particularly the iPhone, it is easy to download and consume episodes, and awareness of the audio content medium has doubled since 2006. Once they’ve prepared a strategy , picked a host and pitched to potential guests, it’s time to shop. Beware of ear buds or over-ear headphones that let in other sounds.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Vocus had, in years prior, acquired brands including PRWeb for $28 million in 2006, Help a Reporter Out, aka HARO, for an undisclosed sum in 2010 , and iContact, for $169 million in 2012. Sources: GlobeNewsWire , interviews with people familiar with the decision and a sales product demo). 2a) June 2, 2014: Vocus + Cision.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

He’s been an independent consultant since 2006 and helps B2B companies with online marketing. Each month Off Scripts interviews someone with a fresh perspective on marketing – details on how to get involved are at the bottom of this post. See these related interviews: Key Considerations in Choosing a CMS; Off Script #28: Matt Garrepy.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. Another example is the benefit of ‘free learning’ I receive while doing the thought leader interviews for my weekly PR podcast. The free articles are the start of working relationships and mean I’ve never had to pitch for work, so are worth my time. And they all blog.

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