Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

PR pitches earn a 45% open rate and a 3% response rate; the top metrics for marcom and PR by segment; Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. What: PR pitching amidst the continuing media layoffs When: February 22, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. The company’s measures are based on the pitches sent through their systems.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2022

Without it, PR professionals not only may fail, but they risk burning bridges by spamming reporters with irrelevant pitches and information. Given our regular sticker shock over the cost of newswire distribution, more businesses and PR agencies are moving away from posting announcements on the wire. Getting on the phone.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

“Do you realise the SEO juice that gives our company Dave?” SEO had nothing to do with me as a PR man and it was my intention to keep it that way. Do PRs Need to Know About SEO? I can count on the fingers of two hands the PRs I know who have more than the bare minimum understanding of SEO. In so many ways.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Prospective clients often tell us that their agency is hard-working, smart, and collegial, but that they simply don’t prioritize top-tier media coverage. So, even if you assume fully half of the professional PR population isn’t engaged in active media pitching, it’s a large number and an unhealthy ratio.

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PR in High Definition

AUGUST 21, 2018

And it often makes me think that choosing an agency and running a pitch process can be a bit like a game of tennis. In the same way, picking the right longlist and shortlist of agencies is important – and if you haven’t played before, get a coach. In short, sweaty and exhausting but thoroughly rewarding when it’s done right.

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Agency Pitching SEO Comparison 48

Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Apparently an experiment was recently conducted where 84 small business owners across different industries were emailed to see if they would be interested in hiring a company to perform negative SEO against their competitors. What is negative SEO? The consequences of performing negative SEO. Here are the results: 48% said yes.

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SEO Engineering Crisis Crisis Management 124

Doctor Spin

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Digital PR is not link-building for SEO. Some “digital PR” agencies have focused on practices like link-building, DA (domain authority) mapping, and webmaster outreach. But this is SEO, not digital PR. You need an SEO professional. How should these distinctions be made? But as the digital landscape evolved, so did PR.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2017

I spent six years in traditional PR agencies before moving to digital marketing where I spent a further six years specialising in SEO and working in-house with my clients to integrate digital marketing. I know how many specialist agencies there now are offering communications. I know as I have pitched and won these budgets.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Prospects who take PR agency searches seriously. Let’s face it, an agency search is arduous and time-consuming for both sides. Yet for a typical PR agency, particularly a small firm, participation in a formal search is a big decision and a major time commitment. What’s on our holiday PR wish list.

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Cision

JULY 25, 2017

When it comes to SEO, earning quality backlinks (links from other websites to your webpage) is one of the most critical ranking factors. According to Brian Dean, SEO expert and owner of Backlinko , “the number of domains linking to a page correlated with rankings more than any other factor.”

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. Recommendations suggesting contacts to pitch. Did you know?

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 30, 2017

How to Pitch a Data-Driven Pitch with… Data! The final part of data-driven PR is to use our data, analysis, and insights to identify who would be most receptive to our pitching. Suppose we take our pitch about SEO, about how trust and linking have a relationship. Who should we pitch this story to?

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Data-Driven PR Data Pitching SEO 60

Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site. The approach will not work.

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Blogging Google SEO Writing 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2022

If your company offers a professional training stipend, look into a writing course with a specific objective, like content for SEO, speechwriting, or translating research into language for laypeople. Or offer to take a stab at first drafts of bylines, press releases, or pitches. The more you do it, the better. .

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Buzzstream

MAY 15, 2024

With the Helpful Content algorithm update , AI Overviews, and all of the other changes in the industry, I wanted to reach out to Aaron Anderson , who owns and operates a link building agency, Linkbuilder.io , that is deep in the trenches building links every day. When pitching, never lie. Stay genuine.

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Polaris

MARCH 20, 2015

Before Penguin, Google ranked my company either at the top, or near the top, of search results for almost every public relations keyword: Toronto PR firm, Canadian public relations agency, top PR firm Ontario, and on. We won some of those pitches, but still relied primarily on referrals from satisfied customers for most new business.

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Buzzstream

OCTOBER 21, 2021

When I got promoted to SEO account manager at my previous digital marketing agency, besides all the excitement, I knew it would be a new challenge to create strategies involving Digital PR, Content, Design and other teams on top of my usual SEO work. Link building, Guest posting, Technical SEO, etc).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 11, 2020

One reason the press release has a bad reputation is that it’s often drafted by a PR agency or internal officer but touched by many hands along the way, from marketing to legal counsel. A release shouldn’t be distributed strictly for SEO purposes, but it should be a consideration. Quality writing rises to the top.

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SEO Data B2B Writing 221

5W PR

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

SEO benefits Online mentions and backlinks from holiday gift guides can improve a website’s search engine rankings, leading to long-term traffic and sales growth. Crafting a persuasive pitch When reaching out to editors or guide curators, write a compelling pitch that explains why the product is an excellent fit for their guide.

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How To Retail Pitching SEO 78

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

SEMrush is better known for its SEO tools, but it moved into PR last year with the acquisition of Prowly in 2020. One of the things SEO tools can do, that most media monitoring solutions cannot, is detect backlinks. SEMrush has had an impressive streak in the SEO space. million of revenues, improving on 2019’s $10.2

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Buzzstream

APRIL 25, 2024

At 46:27 in this Google Office Hours episode , John Mueller explains that unlinked brand mentions don’t pass any SEO value. Some are SEO-based, and others are more specific to the brand, industry, and type of site. Links with a nofollow tag do not directly provide SEO value. Brand mentions are great. Is it even worth it?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2019

If a PR team or agency doesn’t work in collaboration with marketing, it may be spinning its wheels — or worse, working in opposition to company business objectives. See our earlier article on how PR agencies set budgets and billing. Ignore SEO at your peril. It’s not working well with others. No measure of success.

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SEO Storytelling Product Launch Measurement 178

Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

It’s hard to pin down a precise anniversary date, but PR and SEO have been together for the better of 20 years. Interestingly, the tools for managing and measuring PR and SEO. Interestingly, the tools for managing and measuring PR and SEO. Predictions, PR and Pressing Questions on SEO [UML].

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5W PR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pitching story ideas to journalists to secure media coverage. Optimizing online content to improve visibility on search engines through SEO. The post Major Differences Between a Career in PR and Marketing appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm. Developing innovative and attention-grabbing campaigns.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

It has since been acquired by an SEO software company. The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences. The idea is helping PR understand how reporters prefer to be pitched and improve your chances of coverage. It raised a Series A round of funding for $1.1

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2020

was $100,000 in 2020; it was higher for in-house PR and corporate communication roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. Sorry, Press Releases Do Not Help Your SEO Anymore. The links included in press releases sent out over a wire service have no SEO value anymore. The median public relations salary in the U.S.

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Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2022

appeared first on SHIFT Communications: A Performance Communications Agency + PR Firm in Boston | New York | San Francisco. But we’re planning for a change in the narrative. The post Is Your Brand Messaging Recession-Ready?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

On any given day, we can be asked to craft media pitches, bylined articles, PR plans, or blogs posts. With media pitches, PR pros must tell or tease a story to a journalist – and fast. Writing for SEO is standard PR practice. PR agencies are always looking for good writers. PR writing may not be what you think.

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

This is where working with a PR agency comes in – by collaborating with PR professionals to create a robust crisis plan, your company will be well equipped to respond quickly and effectively to any situation or event that may negatively impact your brands reputation. SEO can be improved through PR. How to pitch to journalists .

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Stories about bad PR pitches—especially pitches to bloggers—are ubiquitous. A PR agency approaches a leading marketing blogger with a story about Klout—without realizing the blogger has serious ethical concerns about the service. Yet even I’m bombarded with irrelevant pitches addressed to “Undisclosed Recipients.”.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2017

A few years ago I dropped in on a client’s booth at an industry conference, and the company CEO introduced me – the founder of his company’s public relations agency – as the “publicist.” It implies a kind of “smile-and-dial” media pitch person, or a celebrity’s press agent.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There are both free and paid press release services that will distribute your press release to various news agencies. Be sure to include rich media and as much context in your releases to gain the most SEO value and impressions for your information. For example, if you offer SEO services, you may want to team up with a web design firm.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

While the shrinking number of media outlets affects the potential pitch opportunities for all PR people, the negative impact is less pronounced for the business-to-business front, where trade journals are generally faring better than newspapers. Media Relations Adds Credibility, Reach & SEO to Your Campaign.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

From a technical standpoint, use an SEO tool like SEMrush to audit the backend of your website and flag issues for free. Don’t overthink it—a simple website with a few pages (with optimum SEO) is all you need to get started. Pitch your content to industry publications to ensure the right people see your message.

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B2B Company Marketing SEO 177

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. You’ll find my own prognostication at the very bottom. Blogger outreach gets personal. Guest posting gets personal.

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5W PR

JUNE 15, 2022

For example, companies in the cannabis industry can set up SEO and email sign-up targets. Pitching content to journalists and media outlets should always be focused on the reasons why the journalist or outlet should be accepting and publishing the company’s pitch.

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PR Fuel

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The agencies will create a killer press release that will prompt busy editors and journalists to pose and listen to your story. The agencies have enough experience to choose an angle or a perspective that will interest your target readers. Boosting Your SEO. People reading the message will most likely become quality leads.

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