The Resolution Blog

AUGUST 27, 2015

Do you want to glean some intelligence on that reporter you are about to pitch? Created by Criminally Prolific, a team of ‘growth hackers, inbound marketers and PR hustlers,’ Just Reach Out is a DIY media relations tool designed to help entrepreneurs and startup companies that cannot yet afford a PR firm do their own PR.

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The Resolution Blog

AUGUST 26, 2015

Do you want to glean some intelligence on that reporter you are about to pitch? Then, it encourages the user to send an email pitch to the Criminally Prolific team for edits and suggestions in terms of topic and format. The user receives the edited pitch within 24 hours and is then free to send that pitch to the chosen media.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I completed six internships at various outlets in Michigan and Ohio before getting hired at Automotive News in 2012, my first full-time gig. 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.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Also on our radar these days is anything related to electric trucks, charging infrastructure, and fleets’ efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel economy. I covered Hurricane Sandy in Connecticut in 2012. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Stick to the keep-it-simple principle.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

I’ve written a story at least once a week since 2012 when I walked into the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s independent, student-run newsroom unannounced asking for an assignment. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? What is the motive behind this pitch? Have a reason. Provide assets.

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PRSay

JULY 5, 2018

My Independence Day was April 9, 2012. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Georgia Tech to help their media relations teams reach new levels of success. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here. Want to dive deeper into Smart’s tips for landing more media coverage?

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PR in High Definition

JULY 24, 2019

A decade after that conversation, during an address at Cambridge University in 2012, Stephen Hawking said, “look up at the stars not down at your feet. I wish I’d known that in 2002 but it was still a useful learning in 2012. Think ‘more than media’. Be curious. It matters that you don’t just give up”. Measure your share.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Covering Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was an adventure that included a lot of adrenaline and little sleep in the “early days” of using social media for good. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written. I always love providing a valuable service to readers.

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Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

But a pitch from a Boston-based agency**, on behalf of throat lozengeer Pine Brothers, caught my attention. To be honest, this pitch wasn''t going to become a story at first; it was poorly-written. media relations paid media pay for performance pine brothers PR publicist' The issue with lozenges? What Do You Think?

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The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 11, 2020

In Shanghai, I got the opportunity to pitch Chinese reporters, coordinate a CEO media roundtable and support a product launch event. If pitching in the U.S. goes “email first, phone second,” pitching in China goes “call first, WeChat second, WeChat moving forward, email may be never.” counterparts.

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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. That all came crashing down in 2012 and you should read this piece , by Danny Sullivan , the former editor-in-chief of Search Engine Land, if you want to understand why. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other.

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Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

When I started Journalistics in 2009, I was still actively involved in media relations as a core component of my job heading up marketing for a startup technology company. Some might call me old-fashioned when it comes to media relations.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I was able to jump in there with the media relations and publication relations teams at a time the country was on fire with Olympic pride and the Olympic movement was more popular than ever. Whether it’s to tweak your pitch. It was a really great time to be a part of the organization. Don’t take no for an answer.

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Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

When I started Journalistics in 2009, I was still actively involved in media relations as a core component of my job heading up marketing for a startup technology company. Some might call me old-fashioned when it comes to media relations.

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Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2012

2012 Bad Pitch Blog content marketing data earned media relations owned paid prsa prsaicon search analytics social media tips trends' So the following presentation looks at the trends impacting our industry and how to capitalize on them. Comments, sharing and the like are most appreciated.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

I got tired of the newspaper business (or it got tired of me) in 2012 and I was lucky enough to land with CCJ’s parent company Randall Reilly working in trucking – the single greatest and most noble profession in the entire world (no bias at all). What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Vocus had, in years prior, acquired brands including PRWeb for $28 million in 2006, Help a Reporter Out, aka HARO, for an undisclosed sum in 2010 , and iContact, for $169 million in 2012. Sources: GlobeNewsWire , Business Wire , TechCrunch , Adweek , PRWeb ). 2a) June 2, 2014: Vocus + Cision. GTCR announces plans to merge Cision and Vocus.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Vineeta Sawkar, senior media relations manager, University of St. Tell us about your media background–and about your current role on the PR/comms side. I am now a senior media relations manager at the University of St. I am now a senior media relations manager at the University of St.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. Rich started PRexamples.com in January 2012. I’m now on guest blogs I could never pitch a year ago, including Search Engine Journal, where I was awarded for most read post (of the whole month) back in December 2014. They all share freely and all see the benefit. I wrote: 1.

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Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

An example media relations workflow is set out below. Media complains about too many and irrelevant press releases. Reasons: Team has no overview of who is getting pitched. Coverage isn’t secured as initial pitches aren’t being followed up. Waiting for a designer to create social media visuals.

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PRSay

MAY 18, 2016

According to Cision’s State of the Media 2016 Report, 42 percent of reporters said communication professionals could improve their media relations by providing “information and expert sources.”. Original data also increases the chance that your brand will receive coverage.

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