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.

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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

As a public (PR) service I’m suggesting an ideal tactic for CEOs of the world who do not see the value in a blog or are too good or busy for a blog, but definitely want (need) to reach online audiences. Rather than sending a bad pitch (or a good pitch that results in a bad interview), there is BlogTalkRadio.

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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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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

And so, for reasons that are equal parts public service and personal interest, I’ve combed through countless articles and announcements, and put together a chronological listing of the M&A transactions that have transformed Cision into the publicly traded entity it is in 2019. 1) February 18, 2014: Enter GTCR . 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus.

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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

You work in public relations, SEO, content marketing or social media marketing. Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. “Value is subjective: it’s impossible to measure the value of a public relations programme until it’s been running for a while (and even then it’s still hard). And they all blog.

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