Doctor Spin

MARCH 1, 2024

Here’s a list of places where someone might find entry-level jobs in public relations: Public relations agencies. Government agencies. Newspapers, magazines, television stations, and online media companies may have entry-level positions in their PR or communications departments. Marketing agencies. Entertainment industry.

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Publicity Public Affairs eBook Nonprofit 52

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 10, 2013

While I believe most journalists these days are using Twitter, the PR industry, at least in India, is still catching up to that platform. We love following up with them after pitching an interview/story idea. “Now that we have social media, how about replacing that with a Twitter pitch?” An intense debate.

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Doctor Spin

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The rapid evolution of the internet and social media has transformed the communications industry—and PR professionals must adapt. Some “digital PR” agencies have focused on practices like link-building, DA (domain authority) mapping, and webmaster outreach. Digital PR is not link-building for SEO. But this is SEO, not digital PR.

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Digital PR SEO Engineering eBook 83

PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

On April 27, Bloomberg published an inaccurate, one-sided piece titled “Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffet Sees Newspapers Dying.”. As the article noted, billionaire investor Warren Buffet sees the traditional newspaper slipping away. We all do, but it’s wrong to link the entire change in the media industry to the PR profession.

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Publicity Newspapers Journalism Energy 146

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

“Nail the elevator pitch.”. I try and imagine friends sitting around a table talking about a story they heard on the radio that made them think of someone that could learn or benefit from the message and ultimately sharing… so I tend to cast a wide range pitch net! Mika: Nail the elevator pitch. How did that translate to PR?

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Interviews Radio Small Business Pitching 284

5W PR

MAY 4, 2022

Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and blockchain are hot buzzwords in the tech industry these days. Its applications are currently being explored across industries, and public relations is no exception. PR as an industry got its start around the same time that blockchain became known as the underlying technology behind Bitcoin.

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Technology Publicity Banking Newspapers 88

Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

I’ve worked in this capacity within the photonics industry for about seven years, and the topics we cover never cease to amaze me. As special publications editor for The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire (the fifth oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S.), What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Meeting Newspapers Agriculture Media 73

Konnect Agency

AUGUST 2, 2022

A thought leadership strategy can help to establish and identify a unique expert leader for your brand to create content that can separate it from other brands within the industry. What is Thought Leadership and How Can a PR Agency Help. Positioning Your Spokesperson as an Industry Expert.

Leadership 52

Leadership Strategy Interviews Trade Shows 52

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

I thought it was a thorough analysis of the state of the industry. I then worked as an investigative reporter at the Forward, a Jewish newspaper, and went back to school for business journalism and data journalism. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I respond well to pitches that have a “why.”

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Automotive Report Meeting Radio 84

Buzzstream

MARCH 21, 2024

If you aren’t reaching the correct person, a media pitch , no matter how good, will not matter. According to Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism Report , the top reason for rejecting a pitch (73%) is the lack of relevance to their coverage area. Not personalization, timing, or pitch length; relevancy is the main driver of success.

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Construction How To Media Google 62

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

the number of media outlets has dropped by almost 60 percent since 2015, with the lion’s share of the decline coming from the daily newspaper ranks; The number of reporters has dropped significantly as well, with U.S. In fact, some PR agencies are amplifying the “media relations is dead” message for another reason.

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Media Relations Automotive Media Newspapers 101

5W PR

JUNE 23, 2022

The property technology industry has been growing and evolving which means that companies trying to generate positive media coverage for their brands in the industry are facing an increasingly difficult task. Media Coverage. Simplicity.

Publicity 88

Publicity Reputation Technology Industry 88

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. More difficult to get their attention.”

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Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 110

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

One of the best ways is to stay on top of key PR industry blogs as well as more general sites that offer a fresh take on business, creativity, and content. Industry or Workplace Blogs. ” The blog is a reliable source of macro PR information and industry trends. Want to boost your public relations acumen? The Cision Blog.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Every part of the industry has had to recalibrate and figure out how to design, build, sell and advertise vehicles in this new environment. I put an advertising spin on this topic and wrote a piece about how dealers and advertising agencies are depicting mask usage in their ads. Don’t pitch story ideas, pitch sources.

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Automotive Meeting Report Media 92

PR Fuel

JANUARY 17, 2022

Your press release needs to adhere to industry-standard structure and formatting. These agencies are knowledgeable in writing different types of press releases. Some agencies will also help PR distribution services in their package. Moreover, it should be as compelling as possible.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). ” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad.

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Cision

JANUARY 19, 2017

To make your voice heard, use strategic, targeted pitching techniques and broadcast authentic stories that will resonate with your audience. With today’s media being so fragmented and competitive, what works better is strategic, targeted pitching of interesting media angles to select journalists. your spotlight.

Social Media 120

Social Media Newspapers Pitching Reputation 120

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Indeed, many of the hottest public relations agencies such as Manifest and the Romans, and large international networks such as Golin, Ketchum, and Weber Shandwick, proudly lead with earned media. A brief history of publicity In my view the public relations industry took a wrong turn in the 1950s.

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Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

Austin & Williams, the advertising, branding and digital marketing agency has recently tapped Jody Fisher, a NYC PR veteran, to head up its new in- house PR practice. Jody joins the agency with an extensive background in communications. If you find the compelling human story in what you’re pitching, you’ll be successful.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of decades ago, media relations meant keeping in touch on a regular basis with the assignment editor of the local TV station and the city editor of the newspaper. In addition to maintaining healthy relationships with the local newspapers and TV stations, it also means opening up and nurturing rapport on so many other fronts.

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Media Relations Pinterest Media Newspapers 79

PR Fuel

MARCH 22, 2022

Explore media outlets outside of newspapers, too. Create the Pitch. Before you can distribute press release materials, you need to create a pitch email. Your pitch will encourage journalists to publish and distribute your release. Journalists receive hundreds of pitch emails daily.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

With the most innovative solutions in the industry, Cision consistently provides rich content, analytics and insights. Improve your online connections and prepare to pitch smarter by tracking and recording your Twitter conversations with key journalists and influencers.

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Analytics Newspapers Software Google 120

Cision

APRIL 27, 2016

In this interview, Holly shares her thoughts on the effect of technology changes on the entertainment industry, the need for new and innovative content and the importance of connecting with your industry’s influencers. What is it like to now move to an agency? There is enormous change in our industry. Also, networking.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. And people still faxed pitches! Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands. If that doesn’t take your breath away for a minute, I don’t know what will. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Trends Nonprofit Consumer Newspapers 151

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

If you’re a corporate communications or public relations executive in Minnesota, the status of our state’s largest newspaper – the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune , with more than 250 editors and reporters – is always of intense interest. There’s a challenge because we have to put out 7 newspapers a week. Think again.

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Newspapers Journalism Real Estate Healthcare 48

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

Content creation and relationships Danielle Whitfield started her career as a journalist at a news agency called North News and Pictures. Sales of the newspaper rocketed but the editor was deluged with complaints and called time on hardnosed reporting. The agency works for clients including Lynx, Levi’s and Marmite.

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Marketing Newspapers Public Affairs Airlines 60

The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It’s not to say that PR agencies can’t get clients into top-tier publications — far from it — it’s just that it’s bloody hard and requires planning, digging for the right stories, and bringing all the elements together that will make the story fly. Importantly, the PR agency and client work closer together on landing these pieces.

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Publicity How To Agency Pitching 36

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

If you’ve been in the PR world for any length of time, you know that human interest stories really give a pitch a fresh new angle because, let’s face it, everyone loves a heartwarming story. And, before you begin, make sure they know what’s involved and what your story will be about before you pitch the story out. SpinSucks.

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The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 20, 2017

By Low Sieu Ping , Senior Account Executive, The Hoffman Agency Singapore. Unlike advertising agencies, PR agencies promote companies or individuals via earned media (i.e., editorial coverage on newspapers, magazines, TV programmes), as compared to paid media (i.e., advertisements). Selling an intent. Is that all?

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Publicity Construction Agency Advertising 63

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

PwC estimates live events, conferences and tradeshows have shrunk 64% as an industry. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communication roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. The deluge of PR pitches. Source: 10 PR Industry Studies ). Pitch proof points with claims.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Page three of the FT, an hour on Sky News, wall-to-wall ITN coverage, Today, the World Service and the front or inside front pages of many of the world’s leading newspapers. We, as an industry, switched on to its potential years ago. How many PR agencies consider SEO when they’re coming up with PR strategies for clients?

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. Joe and Robert discuss the marketing news of the week each episode, offering a big-picture look at what’s happening in the industry. Build a Better Agency Podcast.

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Marketing Conference Content Marketing Agency 74

Mora Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Perhaps no other industry benefits more from public relations than the beauty industry. There are a number of target markets within the field, which offers a number of different story and pitch ideas. There are a number of target markets within the field, which offers a number of different story and pitch ideas.

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Newspapers Print Storytelling Industry 40

MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Just the PR staffers who would flood my desk with absurdly off-target news releases who thought I must be obsessed with their clients' breakthroughs in industrial sandpaper, Fresnel lenses, and composite, high-performance aircraft materials. I was amused at how agencies were sending me press releases that were of no interest to me.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In this interview, she reveals what it was like to work in the White House, the major communication trends that have affected the PR industry and how to adapt to those ever-evolving trends. Want to learn the new rules of media pitching? My daily newspaper of choice is…The Washington Post. How did you get your start in PR?

Public Affairs 120

Public Affairs Trends Reputation Newspapers 120

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Apart from the usual layoffs, cost reduction, and restructuring, we have seen newspapers and magazines getting thinner, TV stations cutting back on programming, and several publications and channels are on the block. However, I believe that the PR agencies should take this as an opportunity rather than a challenge.

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