Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

I got a journalism degree in college but I graduated in 2008 — not the greatest time to try to find a writing job in the media industry in New York City. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? When I get pitched something that isn’t even remotely in my beat. Maybe I’m wrong!)

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. Rich Oppel, senior advisor for media strategy and management at Crosswind Media & Public Relations, says brands will successfully land media coverage when they can combine their needs with the needs of journalists and their readers.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Editors are busy and flooded with emails and PR pitches all the time. And, please, keep it relevant and know who you are pitching to.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

Unlike the recession in 2008, we have a head start this time – we are more aware of what’s coming and what could follow. This is a very different situation to 2008, when the recession was shallower but lasted longer. Media relations – The pandemic has decimated newsrooms over the last few months.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

Unlike the recession in 2008, we have a head start this time – we are more aware of what’s coming and what could follow. This is a very different situation to 2008, when the recession was shallower but lasted longer. Media relations – The pandemic has decimated newsrooms over the last few months.

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Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Peter Shankman and I spoke to a sliver of HARO’s near 30,000 members yesterday about better media relations. A flood of new folks are reading Bad Pitch Blog as a result, so I thought I’d post our top 20 posts according to AideRSS as a helpful review. Ready to Pitch a Blog? What Does The Bad Pitch Blog Look Like?

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Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2007

As of this post, Ragan Communications is advertising on the Bad Pitch blog. What might seem like a small ad is a huge opportunity for the Bad Pitch Blog to go places we haven’t been before. The pitches are, slowly but surely, really starting to get better. The Bad Pitch Blog is taking it to the next level.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

I mean, I started this blog in 2008 and I got sideways looks. Event recaps mainly included my summaries of Minnesota PRSA events, and the educational posts hit on topics ranging from SEO to social media to media relations. Like I said, Ryan started the blog in 2003. Back when no one even knew what blogging was!

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

In order to understand what the public is doing or saying about a particular health topic, tap into their conversations on the social media channels they frequent (for example, if you’re trying to reach Millennials, turn to Instagram or Snapchat). Relying on Traditional Media Relations Tactics. November 3, 2015.

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Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2007

PREDICTION: In 2008, hard-earned advice, well-written books and forward-thinking conferences will be heaped upon the PR industry. Do you resolve to pitch more? pitch less? Along the same line, I''m seeking PR predictions for 2008. But it’s a staple of the year-end, soft news cycle. get a promotion? land a client?

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 20, 2008

As a result, we have not been able to post to the blog since Monday, August 4, 2008. Jump for Joy uploaded by bingbing tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog' A Blogger employee finally took pity on us and jimmied the lock.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 5, 2016

But it’s highly competitive and it’s gotten tighter every year since the financial crisis of 2008. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It . However, but depending on whose market research you trust anywhere between $100B and $300B trade hands annually in the U.S.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. “When I first started blogging in 2008, it was to document my own journey through a changing media landscape, knowing PR needed a new approach. New Media New Tools New Audiences. They’re at the forefront of this new business paradigm , trailblazers if you will.

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