Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

I regularly receive pitches for SME interviews, and the first thing I tell the PR reps is “Does [name of SME]’s company have any customer stories?” In 2010 I watched a video of some pundits sitting on a couch, discussing the issues of the day and thought “I can do that.” Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Doctor Spin

APRIL 25, 2023

Tailoring pitches for diverse audiences. Source: Wikipedia PR professionals and communicators with a strong Theory of Mind can better understand their audience , create more compelling messages, and build lasting relationships. Managing a crisis communication situation with empathy. Understanding the emotions behind social media interactions.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Don’t pitch story ideas, pitch sources. It would have to be the PR folks who send mass emails with irrelevant pitches. I graduated from Michigan State in 2010 after transferring from Delta College, a community college in Saginaw.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: Paywalls, Pitches And Prognoses December 23rd, 2010 Tweet On Wednesday, we held this year’s last #measurePR Twitterchat. And the discussion was… how shall I put it… intense.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I was on Steve Harvey’s show in 2010 – twelve years ago – and it’s still on the forefront of what I promote regularly. You’ve landed in the media. I hear from people who were on TV and they’re excited and they want it to live on forever.

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Cision

MAY 26, 2017

We are still plugged into who they are as professionals and make sure to touch base with them outside of pitching for clients. Getting to know journalists will help you pitch them better and show that you are going above and beyond what is required to work with them. If there is a really great piece they wrote, we tell them!

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

At the risk of sounding old, 2010 seemed like just yesterday. And people still faxed pitches! As we experience the first few days of the new year and decade, I can’t help but feel as if time has flown by. Yet, in reflection, so much has changed. Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 1, 2017

We are always challenging our team to come up with new and creative ways to use social media, and SocialLIVE not only lets us share our experiences on camera but allows the team to test the new features that we are going to pitch to our clients. In 2011, the two paired to create and successfully grow Socialfly.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2021, I expect most of my non-newsy features will be on the societal changes that EVs bring with them, a shift from the technological focus that were more important in the years right after mainstream plug-in vehicles started getting some attention around 2010. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The craziest story from the standpoint of realizing I was in the middle of something really big was probably the 2010 Enbridge Oil Spill. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Lately, I’ve also taken an interest in Michigan’s growing space industry. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

It’s been used in countless agency pitches. This is what Twitter was like from about 2007-2010. “Join the conversation.” ” It’s a phrase that’s been ubiquitous since social media blew up in 2007-2008. It’s been used in marketing campaigns. And, as of Sept. You share ideas. In real time.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

Around 2010, I worked for a PR software vendor that occasionally rattled the CRM idea, but it never really got traction in the market. New features the company highlighted is personalization – the ability to add the first name of a contact to an email pitch – and more flexibility to update your media list.

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Buchanan PR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In 2010, it became the first online news source to win a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the harrowing days confronting the medical team at a New Orleans hospital marooned during Hurricane Katrina (and it’s been made into a new mini-series called “Five Days at Memorial” just released on Apple+). Politico’s audience of 30.4

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The online lending space has doubled in size every year since 2010, according to Morgan Stanley, and analysts predict $1 trillion in new loans will be processed through online marketplaces globally by 2025. Take small business lending, for example. Don’t be afraid to take a controversial stand on an issue that’s influencing your industry.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Universal Information Systems pitches itself as a “concierge service” for all things media monitoring. There are several that pitch generative AI to marketers for creating blog posts. He “held the same position at Falcon.io, a company he founded in 2010. Truescope is an Australian-based startup focused on media monitoring.

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PR Conversations

APRIL 27, 2017

We are hugely thankful for all his support since the Redux version of PR Conversations was launched in 2010. In 2010, Toni stepped back to allow the new Redux version of the site to develop. The site now has two principals, myself and Judy, after our previous Techster, Markus Pirchner, decided to refocus his life.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 19, 2010

Maybe it''s because opening day is right around the corner, but this Bad Pitch seems timely. Our latest pitch falls into the "too much automation may make you efficient, but not effective" zone. Off Target: Chris started pitching me in December of 2009. Not clicking for fear I''ll start getting bad pitches from Drapes Chalet.

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Ethical Voices

MARCH 14, 2022

Back in 2010, I left what is now HAVAS as their CEO of North America and I started something called Kwittken, a PR agency. I founded Kwittken in 2006, sold it in 2010 to MDC Partners, which is now Stagwell. And we did A test, B test, C test, we changed the pitch this way. And I’m chair of the agency today.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

government statistics showing newsroom employment dropping 29 percent since 2010; and. While the shrinking number of media outlets affects the potential pitch opportunities for all PR people, the negative impact is less pronounced for the business-to-business front, where trade journals are generally faring better than newspapers.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 29, 2019

I’ve been a CIPR member since 2002 and a volunteer since 2010 as group Chair, Council and Board member I have a long track record of giving my time. What’s your pitch to CIPR members? Nine years ago I fought cancer. It gave me new perspective about what is important and my passion for my profession is central to who I am.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listen is where you establish searches and monitor media, including social media; Connect is the media contacts database – with an interesting twist; Publish allows you to publish releases, blogs and send pitches; Amplify allows you to showcase user generated content – like social media posts; and. Measure is the dashboard and analytics.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

One of the earliest I recall is a PRWeb study of press releases in 2010 that found multimedia, including images and video, improved time on page by almost 30 seconds. What happens when people come to the realization these are pay-to-play pitches? Of course, it does, and there’s been a number of studies that show this over the years.

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Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

By 2010, three decades later, there were four PR professionals for every journalist in the U.S. How can brands take a stand and stop their over reliance on pitching media via traditional PR efforts? It’s just a fact of life. Those still intent on faxing out press releases are going to be in trouble." ” 5.

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Mark My Words

OCTOBER 26, 2020

“I would imagine such a reality show would revolve around causes and charity work close to Harry and Meghan’s heart,” says Samir Hussein, a royal photographer who has snapped Harry since 2010. It would be a huge team that would come up with a bunch of wild ideas and a few would get pitched to the couple.”

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

I began writing for 605 Magazine in early 2010 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? That is far more preferable to me versus a one-off e-mail pitching a one-off announcement. Hinder, Pop Evil, Rehab, and Motion City Soundtrack are awesome bands.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

She pitched her idea to VRIDEO and convinced them to donate the gear and the work effort to splice the footage together. Additionally, Ashley Maria was awarded the prestigious Directors Guild of America award for her film, FridayNight Fright™ in 2010.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 10, 2018

In turn, I put together a pitch with a link and reached out to reporters I thought would be interested. For example, in 2010 or so, a decent press release could create an impressive digital footprint, search engine visibility and drive substantive referral traffic. We couldn’t get in to post and distribute an announcement.

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

The Bad Pitch Blog was contacted by an anonymous source who is calling out another arrogant brand – Ralph Lauren. Bite that Apple Steve Jobs Desktop uploaded by Sigalakos Follow us on Twitter Kevin Dugan Richard Laermer Bad Pitch Blog. Let’s face it – they’re an arrogant brand. We look forward to working forward with you in the future.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 17, 2011

Client makes pitch, scores the home run , by Todd Defren. Why: a pretty smart way to use Instagram to pitch a story. Image: Teia 2010 via Flickr, CC 2.0. Why: we all yell about “bad&# PR, but Shel’s way of putting it is so much better. And reminds us that we need to support our own industry more.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

“While I had been following the Minnesota Public Relations Blog since close to the beginning, I started volunteering as a contributing editor in 2010 when Ryan and I were colleagues at Risdall McKinney Public Relations. .” Brant Skogrand, assistant news editor, University of St. The most popular posts on the blog were (naturally!)

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Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

Get our free “2015 Nonprofit PR Kit” filled with content creation tips, pitching tips and more! Our biggest growth spurt was 150 percent between 2010 and 2011. Are you a nonprofit? Q: How did the NYPL decide to start a blog program?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Research for PR Pros on B2B Messaging, Pitches and Clickbait [UML] . NZ, Passing Time 2010 ( Public Domain ) . Though I tend to “binge listen” on road trips, here are seven I listen to consistently. See these related posts: What is Agile Marketing Again? Help Humanize Marketing? 2) Visual Search Engine to Sell Search Ads. Talk to Us!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Boy, was it fun!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 27, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? I can’t tell you how many pitches I received that were so bloviated, they would have made Alec Baldwin jealous. And that was it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2012

JK: I started the Eat Wonky Truck in August 2010 and our menu staple was poutine and hot dogs. Lesson: The focus should be on building relationships, not “pitching” your story or asking someone to write about you once. RS: When did you start your own food truck and what was it called?

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

was “founded in 2010 in Copenhagen by Ulrik Bo Larsen,” according to FinSMEs , and has more than “400 employees in Copenhagen, New York, Berlin, Melbourne, Budapest and Sofia.”. b) 10 Ideas for Media Pitches When You Have No News to Announce via Meltwater and guest author Michelle Garrett.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Let Your Freak Flag Fly October 6th, 2010 Tweet This is a guest post by Narciso Tovar This past week, I gave a presentation to the Dallas IREM group about the importance of giving social media a second look.

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