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How to Write a Media Pitch (That Will Get Coverage)

Buzzstream

Writing media pitches for data-led stories or studies is very different from writing a media pitch to promote the launch of a new product, service, or event. In this guide, I’ll be sharing my approach to writing media pitches, plus you’ll find a bunch of helpful tips and examples to assist you in writing your own.

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What is Newsjacking?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Since David Meerman Scott coined the term “ newsjacking ” in 2011, our team has written nearly 30 unique blogs on the subject — possibly more than any other topic. What makes it so important that we would write about it so often? So what is newsjacking? And why should PR professionals care about it?

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In 2011 The PR World Puffs Up Its Chest

Bad Pitch Blog

For starters, the landscape is no longer dominated by a bunch of white wealthy guys smoking cigars, but by that 17-year-old with a blog about electronics read by 20,000--or the stay-at-home Dad who writes eNewsletters about techniques for other stay-at-homes. What''s more, we will need to reach out and touch actual consumers.

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Shaping My World In 2011: Tackling The Triangle

Waxing UnLyrical

While I’m not calling them my un-resolutions, here’s what I will try to do more – or less – of in 2011. In 2011, I would like to see WUL really take flight; not just from a content point of view, but continue to expand and become a landing pad for global voices of public relations and social media.

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7 Rules for a New Era of Communications

PRSay

We even write emails with more thought. Works like Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking Fast and Slow” (2011) and Jonathan Haidt’s “The Righteous Mind” (2012) show that they — and our target audiences — are not. After all, a 2011 Nielson survey found that “trying to sell me something” was the third leading cause of unfriending on Facebook.

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

Consider how much time and money you and your team spend performing repetitive marketing tasks such as: creating social media updates, writing blog posts, personalizing emails, developing advertising copy, managing digital media spend, optimizing web pages, testing creatives, and extracting insights from analytics. Growing smarter.

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Back to School! 3 Solo PR Pros on Becoming an Adjunct Instructor

Solo PR Pro

My first adjunct position was at Texas Christian University, teaching PR Writing. I started teaching at UCI in 2011, with a five-week, online course focused on using social media for business development. DePaul University College of Communications, 2011 – 2022. I've taught at NU since 2011.

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