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3 Tips for Pitching Reporters and Influencers

Cision

Pitching is like a science project. Each pitch is an experiment. In order to discover what works best, you must continue to test your pitching techniques. The dependent variable in this case is your writing, the independent variable whom you are pitching. Measure Your Success. Go to Social for Small Talk.

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2015 World PR Report: Concerns Around Media Relations And Measurement

Mindful Marketing

Patrick Coffee had insightful commentary on the Holmes Report’s 2015 World PR Report , where he “respectfully disagreed” with the report’s claim that “media relations skills are not seen as particularly relevant.”. Purporting otherwise is going to keep the Bad Pitch Blog very busy. Are you seeing more analysis in PR measurement?

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Call for submissions for AI #PRstack tool guide

Wadds Inc.

Pitches are invited during the remainder of August, with text and images submitted by the end of September for publication before the end of October. If you’d like to submit a pitch, you can do so via this form or email stephen.waddington@wadds.co.uk. It has published six books since 2015, five crowdsourced.

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SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q3 2015

Shift Communications

Our top posts from the third quarter of 2015 focused on PR strategy, Facebook, and Twitter. SHIFT honed in on creating a way to choose a PR strategy based on visible, measurable criteria and a meta-strategic framework. How to Build Rapport and Pitch Media Using Twitter. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how.

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SHIFTers’ 2015 Professional Resolutions (and How We’ll Keep Them)

Shift Communications

Well, it’s officially 2015. Speaking of, with these resolutions top of mind coming off the holiday, I thought I’d check in with my fellow SHIFTers to see how they’re hoping to step it up professionally in 2015. So, in 2015, I vow to never be busy. Welcome to a new year and a new you, right? Katelyn Davis, SHIFT SF.

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Free White Paper! How Strong Is Your PR Foundation?

Cision

Pitching to media professionals and influencers is a delicate process. According to Cision’s 2015 Social Journalism Study , 83 percent of media professionals prefer receiving pitches through email. Your pitch should be well-structured with a strong headline and concise copy. Can it be measured?

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. 2015: 6 Pragmatic Content Marketing Predictions for 2015. Guest posting gets personal.

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