Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

Freelancing means you never know what you’ll be writing about on any given day, so my portfolio has broadened in surprising ways since starting this freelance version of a career back in 2017. That’s a broad request, but it ended up being a lot of fun to track down and write. I wrote my first story when I was 16.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

My main coverage and writing focuses are the transportation technology world, and government and regulations related to the trucking and freight industries, along with other website and magazine duties. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Growth of independent journalism. “We You’ll find my own prognostication at the very bottom.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

As managing editor of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com, she writes trucking news and features, manages e-newsletters and social media, coordinates magazine production, and helps to develop content for events and multimedia projects. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? Have a reason.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 24, 2018

The New York Times reported more than 10 percent year-over-year revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2017 and 7.7 Don’t spread fake news by pitching a half-baked story! Make sure your own sources are reliable before you pitch journalists. Nearly as important is tailoring your pitches to their beat. 63 percent of U.S.

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2017

This week, Sharon sat down with me to discuss her passion for the industry, how social media has changed journalism, and how to stay ahead in the industry! I think social has forced people who message for a living to raise their game, too — to be smarter about their pitches and more authentic in their language.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

My hope is that companies will take a step back to consider how focusing on using their unique voice in their PR and marketing efforts will help them stand out from those utilizing generic AI-generated content and pitches. Audiences know the difference. ” ~ Khaner Walker , Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Syneos Health 16. .”

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Gannett recently “downsized” 350 jobs and the Wall Street Journal laid off 48 (although to be fair, the Washington Post – with 750 newsroom positions – is adding dozens of journalists ). Our staff is thrilled: Reporters like to write for a shiny, glossy package that lets you create a cover story in a different way. Please weigh in!

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

You can spend months writing a white paper or spend thousands on a video, but if it’s not laser focused and doesn’t reach the right audiences it’s not going to convert. According to Search Engine Journal, SEO leads have a 14.6 A 2017 analysis of 1.4 Aim your crosshairs on creating great content. percent close rate.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Oh, sure, there are bits and pieces, but even the Wikipedia entry , at the time of this writing, is woefully incomplete. It included email (iContact), press releases (PRWeb), media relations (HARO), and social media (North Social and Engine 140), bundled in what was pitched as an easy-to-use and all-in-one product.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Local news and indy journalism more trusted. “I I predict the continued rise in readership of local news channels and independent journalism.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

It also dovetailed with Audi’s 2017 Super Bowl commercial, Daughter. How long have you been in journalism, and how did you get started? My analyst career stretches back to 1999, but my first foray into writing stories was as a Forbes contributor in 2011. people that want to pitch you? What advice do you have for P.R.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

What I wasn’t initially anticipating within the field is the creativity, anticipation and thrill it entails when conceiving campaigns, writing pitches and landing links. In terms of preparing pitches, there’s a fine balance between ensuring the client is credited in coverage and making the email too brand-centric.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 17, 2021

I work out of my home and call my freelance writing business Baxter TechWrite. Today, the majority of articles I write are for Transport Topics , but I have also worked on four different Confidence Reports for NACFE , the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. Hence my desire to write such a piece.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 5, 2020

Propel says PR is sending more pitches; Muck Rack adds podcast contacts and broadcast monitoring; several PR tech vendors publish survey results “Welcome to May. PR is sending more pitches during COVID-19 The average PR pros appear to have sent more media pitches during the Coranavirus pandemic than before it’s occurrence.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 31, 2019

” To many, injecting a CTA into a piece of writing is to sully the art form. Most writers at media companies simply use the CMS as a place to paste in their writing. This gamification of a company’s own website is also a hallmark in data visualization journalism like the stories on FiveThirtyEight. ” Why?

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