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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

The founding HARO was founded by Peter Shankman in 2008 as a Facebook group for journalists in need of sources. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. This includes some improvements to relationship tracking and pitch analytics to evaluate successful pitches. Reddit data.

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Met the Media: Ryan Gehm, Editor-in-chief at Truck & Off-Highway Engineering

Bianchi Biz Blog

What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Provide enough details to give a good idea of what you’re pitching and how it’s relevant. And if you’re pitching based off our editorial calendar, know that we’re working two to three months in advance on feature stories for the print magazine.

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Out-of-Work Writing Talent Means Huge Opportunity for Brands

PR 20/20

In 2008, the financial climate started to take a turn for the worse in the United States and around the globe. Nonmedia companies, who in some cases had robust print custom magazines, began to lay off portions of their content teams. It includes 13 strategies marketers need to employ now. Download it free today.

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Meet the Media: Cristina Commendatore, Editor in Chief of FleetOwner

Bianchi Biz Blog

As chief editor, I lead all FleetOwner’s content planning efforts for both print and digital. 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? Stick to the keep-it-simple principle.

Meeting 59
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Behind the Headlines With Rich Oppel

Cision

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. I ended 45 years in journalism when I retired as editor of the Austin American-Statesman in 2008, so it didn’t feel like a “switch” so much as completing one phase of my life. How many pitches is he likely to read? Everyone wins.

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From Marcus Rashford to Maro Itoje, Jay Z’s Roc Nation is re-inventing celebrity

Mark My Words

Susannah Butter peeks inside a personal branding powerhouse that’s changing the off-the-pitch role of sporting heroes as we know it. We want to do the best for our clients, looking at what they can achieve on and off the pitch, to build their brand but also give back.’. He came to us asking for representation,’ says Yormark.

Sports 60
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International Conference Preview: Bob Woodward on the Importance of Investigative Journalism

PRSay

It’s not just a matter of getting a version and printing it. After covering nine presidents and breaking the Watergate story with Carl Bernstein in the early 1970s, he has ample advice for working with the media, including his thoughts on “no comment,” pitching reporters and building trust. Do it personally. Call the reporter and ask.