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Land Stories

PR for Anyone

I made so many mistakes when I first started pitching. I didn’t realize there was a system and a calendar to pitch the media. I was pitching national magazines a few weeks before I wanted to appear in them. I pitched holiday gift guides in November. Lots of pitching failures led me to figure out the system.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

They must constantly generate fresh concepts for bylines and story angles for pitching, as well as dreaming up campaign ideas for clients. Still, a prime impediment to PR teams’ showing out-of-the-box creative chops is clients’ aversion to risk– something not so prevalent in the advertising field. Small steps lead to larger strides.

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Tell Your Story Like You Speak, Keep Pitching, and Earn Media Coverage

PR Fuel

Telling Your Story” Is the Real Trick to Small Business PR. Most small business descriptions include information like who the founders were, when and where the business started, and perhaps a few sentences about the company’s mission and vision. What is the “theme” of your business story? They tell stories.

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Confusion, Technology and Talent in Marketing; Off Script #26: Frank Pollock on Fundamentals and What He’s Learned from Working in CPG

Sword and the Script

As it turns out, he got his start selling radio and television advertising and only later went to work in the CPG industry after earning an MBA. When I talk to my friends who market local or regional businesses they imply that big brand marketing is easy because of large budgets and tons of resources. Today he’s on his own.