Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

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.” I did some freelancing and eventually started at AN!

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Initial interviews with their communications team revealed the Centre was up to some interesting things: • How researchers are making plants more tolerant to drought. • Local TV, radio, newspapers, and trade magazines all conducted interviews and ran stories in response to our ideas. #2 Consider Crayola.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

As special publications editor for The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire (the fifth oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S.), Back when I was a newspaper reporter, I wrote a series of articles about an embattled high school principal accused of misconduct, including secretly altering the grades of several students.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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. I started writing in eighth grade for my middle school newspaper in 1999 and was hooked from there. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At my first agency job in New York, I worked alongside a media relations specialist who wanted each of his annual coverage reports to be as thick as a phone book. Since she wasn’t part of the pitch team, she never understood what an uphill battle it was to get interest. If you’re not pitching, you’re not relevant. .

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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

MAY 3, 2016

Journalists can see right through your mass emails – and they’ll ignore you if they suspect you aren’t tailoring your pitches. Karen Paff, senior vice president at Ogilvy Public Relations, recommends doing your research and learning as much as you can about the journalists you target before you pitch them your story. Rapid Fire Round.

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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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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. I illustrate this for people with my hands: If you only get your news from newspapers and TV, hold your hands six inches apart – that’s all the news you’re getting. That kind of PR pitching reveals a shot-gun approach.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. In this interview, Rich shares the similarities between journalists and communication professionals, the steps to developing a successful media strategy and how to build strong relationships with journalists. Everyone wins.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

When I first started in PR, the desire was an article in a major national newspaper, above the fold and on the right side. Having executives that are thought leaders with a strong point of view on a topic ensures that the team is pitching an interesting topic and that reporters will have a productive interview. Amanda Monroe.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

For a better understanding of the mechanics of PR, from creating media pitches that work to delivering a well-crafted results report, no one does it better than the Cision Blog. ” Finally, writer Christoph Trappe also includes a handy index of social media, content and storytelling terms that are very helpful for clients and agencies.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

I was amused at how agencies were sending me press releases that were of no interest to me. You receive the basics, such as the journalist’s name, email address, phone number, beat, pitching tips, and contact methods. So if you aren’t following a reporter on social, you’ve already hurt your changes of pitching them.”.

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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? My dad owned a public relations agency. Also, networking.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? SF Mayor Frank Jordan inviting two radio reporters on his doorstep in to interview him while he took a shower. Got my first newspaper job at age 28 in Lansing, Illinois, and from there went to The Times of Hammond (Indiana), The Chicago Sun-Times and The Chicago Tribune.

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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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Mora Communications

OCTOBER 23, 2017

If they’ve been covered in a radio or magazine interview, or on TV, many simply wait for sales to materialize right after the fact. If that doesn’t happen, they jump to the conclusion that the coverage they received was a failure. Use your TV and radio appearances and magazine and newspaper articles to land other media.

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5W PR

APRIL 8, 2021

Before the internet, press releases used to only get sent to journalists, and if they were considered to be subpar by the newspaper, they would never get published. If you do this, you just might get a phone call that requests an interview. No Sales Pitch. appeared first on NY PR Agency 5W Public Relations Blog - 5WPR.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

66% said newspapers. The full report shows some nuance between agency and in-house respondents (graphic and summary by Marketing Charts here and here ). Often B2B marketers will use these to send white papers and pitch webinars but again thought leadership content is a good option here. 16% on marketing analytics. Talk to Us !

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this interview, he shares the difficulties of military communication, the need for successful communication in all industries and how to use movies as a guide for PR. I only thought to make the leap to PR when a friend showed me how the strategies and skills of public speaking translated into media interviews.

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Mark My Words

MARCH 9, 2021

Looking at the headlines after last night’s interview, Meghan and Harry are currently the most famous couple on the planet right now,” says James Herring, CEO of branding consultancy Taylor Herring, whose clients have included the BBC and Disney. In the US, just be famous, wear some labels, do some interviews, we’ll be so happy to have you.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 27, 2011

So I was asked to interview six PR pros who would work to expand the brand and product exposure, primarily from a publicity point of view. I did reference Gini Dietrich ‘s blog post of what to look for in a PR pro/agency when hiring one. Here’s what we were looking for and tips on rocking the interview: 1.

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Maxim Behar

MAY 31, 2021

The world-renowned PR expert Maxim Behar was interviewed for MeTV , the first Indian / South Asian TV Channel from Australia, by Sukruti Narayanan, the MeTV Director of Public Relations and Business Growth. When I was a teenager, something like 13-14 years old, I was publishing a neighborhood newspaper on a typewriting machine.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Courtney is the director of Allen Hall PR our student run public relations agency at the University of Oregon and the president of the American Women in Sports Media chapter. She’s done an extensive survey and in-dedpth interviews. In addition, Kathryn is highly active in The Agency at Southern Miss, the student run firm.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 10, 2007

Here’s a great example of the need to qualify a media list before sending out the pitch. If you are interested in interviewing CLIENT co-CEO’s NAME1 and NAME2 regarding their networking strategies and entrepreneurial success straight out of college, please contact me at EMAIL or PHONE. - Let me know. Think again. Think again.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

I have an affinity because I recall being a young account executive getting envelopes of newspaper clippings in the snail mail from their team in Maine. Products: media database, media monitoring & reporting, email plugins for Gmail and Outlook, pitch analytics. Products: contact management, email distribution, pitch analytics.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This, for successful applicants, turns into an interview (which is where I came in). My own ability to listen has given me story ideas , helped when dealing with journalists and been infinitely beneficial in pitch meetings. Not as common is a genuine interest in the things around them. That got a big “check&# from me.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

If you want to hear personal interviews with the songwriters behind Top 40 greatest hits, dive deep on the music of movies , or re-watch The Office alongside two of the show’s stars, there’s a podcast for that. Each episode explores what makes the agency so effective, including its culture, and approach to marketing and brand.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 1, 2016

An interview took place, and the client was quoted in a story on a very strategic topic to Benefitfocus’ business. While the initial pitch didn’t result in an immediate story, it established a relationship – and sometimes that is what will get clients into some of the highest profile industry stories. Sarah Babbit. Account Director.

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Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

Writing proficiency will be the difference between you getting a second interview and a rejection letter. Ideally, with agencies or larger organizations. You should be able to show examples of stories you pitched and placed, or campaigns you worked on and generated results for. Second, Internship Experience.

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NewsWhip

JUNE 23, 2021

Agency of the future | Jump to text. And Zach, I think it’d be good to learn more about yourself, your role, the insights team at Kivvit, as well as getting a sense really of what his concept of the agency of the future means for you and for Kivvit. And it’s almost ironic to talk about agency of the future.

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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. Interviews Media Relations'

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OnePitch

JUNE 21, 2022

During the episode, Jeremy tells us how he’s vetting pitches, his extremely busy role as an editor and bureau chief, why MarketWatch doesn’t cover exclusives, and more. Click below to listen to the full conversation and read below for highlights from the interview: View Transcription. That’s just bad pitching, though.

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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?

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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. The Daily Telegraph was the first UK national newspaper to go online in November the same year.

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Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2006

They’ll keep dialing and talking, rolling along regardless of what’s in their way—until someone agrees to interview their client. The Bad Pitch Blog calls this condition Steamroller PR. Phone rings, I pick it up and say my name, a young girl asks for a BEAT reporter who left here for another newspaper earlier this year.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

We’ll never forget the panic in the PR world as tens of thousands of journalists (aka our PR pitch targets) at newspapers, TV stations and magazines were laid off. billion in 2015, ad agencies and their clients are now freaking out that consumers can block those ads and render some online buys nearly worthless.

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