Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Communications professionals are now responsible for producing videos and podcasts, hosting live stream events, playing photographer, designing graphics, learning the back end of websites and more to keep up with changes in the ways people consume information.”. Proactive yet current with events and (e.g., From print to digital.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events. For example, your brand can create a positive image by allowing your representative to become a speaker at an event.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 17, 2016

We are no exception, with outreach occurring now in categories as varied as 3D printing, online advertising and wearable tech, to name a few. Without a robust speaking history, which are realistic events? Pitch to your strengths. Don’t start conference outreach without an “agenda.”

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Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Most PR practitioners quickly learn that the wall protecting editorial integrity from the influence of paid advertising can be, like the Pirate Code , “more of a guideline than an actual rule.” For better or worse, at a great number of well-known and respected media sources, advertisers are often given preference in coverage.

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Advertising Advertising Ethics Conference 52

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The company works with adtech networks to do for media coverage what adtech is doing for advertising. Adtech networks already have tracking on major media sites to deliver performance information for advertising hosted there, and Cision works with these companies to do the same thing for coverage.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. 2017 PR Takeaways. television networks have created in 30 years.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 6, 2023

inform audiences, promo film, personal connection, next company event. Paid advertising campaigns are a huge part of a brand’s strategy, creating extensive paid content to maximise everything from awareness, web traffic or sales directly from the company page. Better inform your audience. Enhance your Social Ads Performance.

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Video Strategy SEO Engineering 62

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Advertising is a distant third. It could be a way to cut through the clutter since reporters are deluged with pitches. Keep in mind, the story you are pitching has to actually be worthy of an exclusive. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. Don’t dangle “exclusive” for a mediocre idea.

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OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

What are the benefits of a broadcast placement rather than a digital/print one? Should PRos only be pitching individual journalists? I would only pitch individual journalists. You need an actual human being to care about your pitch and want to run with that story. Do that in high-energy, short and impactful soundbites.

Strategy 52

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Due to tight marketing spends, even advertisers are shortening their commercials while maintaining or increasing the number of times they are aired, to ensure maximum spread for their ad spends. Pitching journalists via phone calls, e-mails, and SMS’ are not the only ways of securing media coverage anymore.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

over the next year; 40% of budget goes to paid media; 16% of budget goes to print media; 8% of budget goes to paid social media; 6% of budget goes to paid search; 4% of budget goes to display; and. I suspect, given the company Kantar keeps, the survey sample is heavily weighted towards advertisers, but still, the thinking is useful.

Marketing 66

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ReimaginePR

MAY 23, 2016

I’m finding it in everything from print advertisements to Facebook ads and almost everything else in between. Have you ever listened to a sales pitch and thought, Geez! Anyone in this position usually changes the channel after a few seconds of curiosity pass; at least I know I do. Click Here. He just won’t stop talking!

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Rock the Status Quo

MARCH 30, 2015

View image | gettyimages.com Media coverage abounds related to last week’s 2015 F8 Developer Conference – an event for app developers put on by Facebook. Then, it shows up in the print issue the next morning? A few exciting changes seem to be looming, amidst a ton of snooze-worthy hype.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 23, 2007

An editor at Home Channel News (think distribution channel, not TV channel) has asked the Bad Pitch Blog to voice her plea. A "story idea" that defies everything you have ever known about what actually gets written in a print publication? I write from the corporate side, in-store marketing, promotions, advertising, financial results.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

After the success of Graffiti, director George Lucas was in demand, and he started pitching his next venture, a science fiction movie called “Star Wars,” to Hollywood studios. Most of our marketing in the past 50 years has revolved around advertising, or renting space in channels to garner attention and, hopefully, change consumer behavior.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2016

Think: selling content, eBooks, sponsored content or banner ads on a corporate blog, or even tickets to an event. Sure, we developed content and we wrote email marketing pitches and purchased ads. The idea is that becoming more of a publisher will open up new revenue streams.

Marketing 60

Marketing Conference Software B2B 60

Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 3, 2009

For this I’m equal parts thankful and jealous, but bad pitches continue to sprout like weeds on a new spring lawn. It’s an all too familiar pitch from Betty Confidential. We were going to go anonymous on them, but they broke out a CAPS LOCK REQUEST in the fine print. Laermer’s been on a posting spree with some great content.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 2, 2011

At six weeks, they claimed to have sent out some pitches and some introductions. Then… upon asking to see the pitch and introduction, the PR pro said, “no problem,&# and promised to send an email along for review, along with a list of whom it would go to. So after that, we insisted on seeing the first pitch.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2012

Jeff and I started chatting about the event, the food and our experience so far and I asked him what his role was. Lesson: The focus should be on building relationships, not “pitching” your story or asking someone to write about you once. His answer: a Food Truck Advisor. A variety of different ways. Image: Courtesy Jamie R.

Writing 94

Writing Interviews Industry Pitching 94

Sword and the Script

MARCH 20, 2018

The company was awarded a contract to provide a mobile event guide at a big conference and delivered on a Palm device. Then came the bad news: the event organizer felt this would be too much. And that’s how G2Planet got started in creating technology platforms to manage marketing events. His first client came in 2002.

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Industry Marketing Enterprise Mobile 76

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

When I built a case for creating it, I focused on showing how the site would be a greater asset to our institution than the internal print publication I managed. By switching to a blog we saved printing and distribution costs. But that was the case even with the internal print publication… unearthly, jaw-dropping amounts of it.

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PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

Moreover, I’ve contributed to other areas, such as a steering committee for a charitable organization’s high-profile special event and a variety of volunteer roles (over numerous years) at the Art Gallery of Ontario. A volunteer pitch that persuaded. the festival administration; the army of volunteers; and, of course, the sponsors.

Community 40

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5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

Media kits are an excellent way to introduce the brand to people who may be unfamiliar with it, such as influencers, event attendees, journalists, or prospective clients. There’s no reason to stress about typos that were printed on 100 physical copies of materials. A media kit can be a make or break opportunity for the brand.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Million and Eyes the U.S.

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Cision

MARCH 21, 2016

They must reconsider how they create, distribute and pitch their thought leadership. To increase the chances of getting coverage, those pitching major outlets like USA Today (whose readership is between 60 and 65 percent mobile) should make their information visually appealing, accessible and easy to read on a small screen.

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Trends Mobile Media Print 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

Advertising was extremely expensive. Early on, I worked at a printing technology company where we had a big poster on the wall that said, “Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one.” Trying to tie print ads or direct mail directly to sales, for a high-value, long-sales-cycle B2B product, was a nightmare.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

It’s hard to believe, the company’s roots can be traced back to those old Bacon’s books printed in Chicago, or even a press clipping service out of Sweden, before that. Cision purchased those assets from UBM, a publisher and events company. Vocus had bet its future growth on the product, but it never really gained traction.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2018

Even the advertisers are aiming for a bigger investment in PR. 6) Pitch the story to an industry newsletter. These newsletters are looking for relevant content to share and it’s an opportunity to pitch yours for a little extra visibility. Several studies suggest businesses plan to invest in public relations in 2018.

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Mark My Words

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Susannah Butter peeks inside a personal branding powerhouse that’s changing the off-the-pitch role of sporting heroes as we know it. We want to do the best for our clients, looking at what they can achieve on and off the pitch, to build their brand but also give back.’. This is more than just turning up to an event to promote a cause.

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Sports Government Agency Pitching 60

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

A smart move would be incorporating user-generated content, actively participating in industry conversations and of course, targeted social boosts (advertising) to ensure that your brand is established amongst a wider audience. Managing interactions through social media effectively builds brand credibility with minimal advertising costs.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Your content should still aim to engage, entertain, and inform as it promotes or advertises. You’ll most likely end up creating everything from pitch decks and website copy to one-sheeters and help desk articles. Bottom of funnel: Content to drive purchases.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 17, 2021

This was at the Cummins event in 2016 when they introduced the X15 engine, which had extensive internal changes in order to reduce its fuel consumption. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? again, I will want to leave your event! If I ever hear “Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule.”

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 8, 2008

After seeing him out a bad pitch this morning, I sent him a note asking for his help in reducing PR spam. BPB: What in your opinion is the difference between a pitch and PR spam? On top of that, smaller companies feel they don’t need advertising; they need PR for “earned” (free) media. I’m here to tell you he doesn’t.

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Print Pitching Twitter Advertising 43

Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 14, 2009

That means they’re tracking not only couch potatoes, but also folks who watch shows online, on their phones, on the ole m-3 and “outside the home” (whatever that means), thus plugging the absolute hole in advertising metrics. Ah, advertising metrics. and which tactics will deliver real value (Events? Share of voice.

Training 46

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 20, 2010

We’ve been receiving more than a few pitches from Jennifer on behalf of Retrevo. And for this she’s getting a good pitch seal of approval from the Bad Pitch Blog (we used to call it Glinda the Good Pitch, but how cool is that, really?) Before we post her pitch, we asked Jennifer a few questions.

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PRSay

JULY 31, 2019

It’s not just a matter of getting a version and printing it. It’s thinking about it and trying to put events in full context — and that all takes time.”. Do you have any tips for PR pros pitching a journalist? “It’s a question of figuring out what the story is. What’s your go-to source for news first thing in the morning?

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Top tip: Using earned media as part of a Paid, Earned, Shared and Owned (PESO) or Search campaign Trust in earned media may be dented but it remains higher than other forms of media, notably paid such as advertising or promotional editorial. At the same time, the ability to print fast and cheaply bought about a concurrent revolution.

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