ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

Every B2B tech PR person dreams of the splashy feature that will help make their company brand instantly recognizable. Maybe it’s a Fast Company article detailing a compelling success or a groundbreaking startup story. Pitching trade press can be easier than nailing a story in a large media outlet. How trade coverage wins.

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Pitching Real Estate B2B Journalism 168

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

A B2B PR firm looking to promote a specific idea or story might think first about pitching large, mainstream media outlets. An underrated aspect of our role as PR professionals is to think about how a client’s brand is perceived not only to the writers we contact, but also their audiences. But not every story is national news.

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B2B Media Pitching Leadership 366

Buzzstream

APRIL 25, 2024

Brand mentions are great. At 46:27 in this Google Office Hours episode , John Mueller explains that unlinked brand mentions don’t pass any SEO value. You rely on someone seeing your name, typing in your URL or searching for your brand name, and clicking on your site. Smaller brands might only get 2-3 unlinked mentions per year.

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Brand Branding How To SEO 62

Flack's Revenge

MARCH 24, 2023

“Google is looking at various signals of brand popularity in their ranking algorithm for SEO and even small improvements can make an exponential difference” CMO Huddle Participants Another email pitched an article in Forbes Advisor with the subject line: PR Agencies named No. The pitch said: Using data from the U.S.

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B2B Nonprofit Small Business SEO 240

Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What would help you to pitch smarter — to better target your media list and pitch journalists the way they want to be pitched? When Jered and his team first launched OnePitch in 2017, it was set up as a kind of “reverse HARO” where journalists could opt in to receive regular pitches.

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Pitching Twitter Tools Community 111

Business Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A successful pitch to press is fundamental for a company's thought leadership status and brand awareness. In this article, our PR experts with decades of experience in the DACH media landscape will share some best practices when pitching to media in the DACH market.

Blogging 195

Blogging Marketing How To Pitching 195

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2022

In PR, there is room to be more subjective, adopting the client’s voice to promote their brand or products. One way to do that is to look at press releases and compare them to news articles that follow the releases to get a sense of the difference. . So someone with a journalism background will need to make that adjustment.

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Writing Journalism Pitching Guidelines 294

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 18, 2021

Typically they’re articles or broadcast segments that feature a given company or brand in a positive way. But earned media doesn’t always achieve the frequency we need to promote client brands, and some stories have a lengthy gestation period. The findings or data from a white paper can also be pitched out to the media.

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Case Study B2B Study Interviews 390

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 23, 2020

PR professionals are constantly on the hunt for ways to get their clients and brands media coverage. A piece of content like a guest post, bylined article, or op/ed is a useful way to keep a brand executive relevant and generate exposure for his organization. Pitching for contributed content like bylined articles can be tricky.

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Guidelines Advertising Advertising Pitching 293

Cision

JANUARY 27, 2016

If you’re new to the world of DIY public relations, let’s take a look at one of the essential components of your PR strategy: pitching the media. It starts long before the pitch. Notes on specifics they cover in their articles. Start by reading more of a given journalist’s articles. Only then will they write about you.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 3, 2021

I’ve been able to use my content skills for press releases and bylined article drafts. Some I knew going in, but others are brand new. Once we secure the right person to cover the story, we don’t pitch it to anyone else until it runs as an exclusive. But in PR it usually refers to a trade article bylines by a client executive.

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Journalism Internal International Pitching 344

Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

That means the journalists you’re contacting are overwhelmed with pitches; many of them poorly thought out or irrelevant. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Personalize your PR pitches.

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Pitching Advertising Advertising Product Launch 78

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Dreaming of a major website or newspaper writing about your brand? You won’t get there unless you learn how to pitch journalists with your story. The kiss of death is sending a pitch to editor@yourfavoritepublication.com. Browse articles online and look at bylines. Comment intelligently on their articles.

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Pitching Newspapers Writing Local 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 16, 2023

You want to make sure you’re allowing enough time to pitch in advance of a news event, whether it’s something you control or an independent event that offers some borrowed interest to your own story. By knowing and following these timelines (and deadlines), PR folks can pick the perfect time to pitch stories.

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B2B How To Privacy Retail 156

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2021

Here are a few shortcuts that can help B2B PR pros spiff up their pitches, think creatively, and drive media coverage. By looking to leverage diverse knowledge, PR pros and internal comms teams can dramatically raise the thought leadership profile of an entire organization and also generate new ideas for content and pitching.

Retail 368

Retail Media B2B Pitching 368

Cision

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Pitching is like a science project. Each pitch is an experiment. In order to discover what works best, you must continue to test your pitching techniques. The dependent variable in this case is your writing, the independent variable whom you are pitching. Comment on reporters’ published articles.

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Pitching Report Social Media Measurement 120

Sword and the Script

JULY 26, 2022

For any non-marketers out there, paid media is when you pay to place an article with a particular website. No matter how good the article is, that fact will affect the reader’s perception of the content. PR is based on that last category media mentions – so for the purposes of this article, that’s where I’ll be focusing.

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Media Pitching Agency Guidelines 166

Onclusive

JUNE 9, 2021

Measure your message pull-through from an article all the way through to conversions on your website and get automatic insights for optimizing your strategy. It’s also useful to find out which reporters write for your competitors but not for your brand. . Identify the right authors and outlets.

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Data-Driven PR Data Measurement Trends 370

Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 13, 2012

Byline article pitches usually stink. This is because, even if the pitch is targeted, the article is usually included in the pitch. The recipient assumes the article has been sent to several other blogs or media outlets. And since most everyone likes to publish minty fresh content, the pitches are ignored.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? I think our obsession with brevity in a pitch often translates to that same obsession with brevity in a response, but those two are very different things. What information do you always make sure to include in a pitch?

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Pitching Consumer How To Education 98

PRSay

APRIL 19, 2017

PR pros shouldn’t expect success every time they pitch a story — having three out of 10 pitches result in a placement is considered a good average — but a good PR professional will want to increase his or her chances of success in every way possible. Here are five types of pitches reporters don’t want to receive: 1.

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Pitching Report Writing Energy 129

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch. In a video tutorial, the company says it will start making recommendations after you’ve sent three or more pitches.

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Pitching Report Software Survey 88

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Make sure to only reach out to journalists who are within your niche and have written articles on similar subjects in the past. Try launching lookalike campaigns from traffic generated from an article you pitched. When you launch your paid media, you can ensure the audience you’re targeting is already familiar with your brand.

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Publicity Marketing Pitching Google 100

Cision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Refreshing your corporate image is sometimes necessary to inject fresh energy into your brand, as well as get people to see it with renewed interest. How you plan to communicate the brand refresh.  1.    Conduct Extensive Brand Research. First, consider: who do you want to be as a brand? Who you’re trying to reach.

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Corporate Brand Branding Guidelines 270

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one. It was a very humbling experience.

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Reddit Software B2B Technology 174

Konnect Agency

AUGUST 22, 2019

I say unique because not everyone takes the time to personalize each and every pitch, and in a world where there are six publicists for every one reporter , a little personalization goes a long way to help you stand out. Below are a few tips and tricks to keep in mind for a perfectly personalized pitch.

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Pitching How To Instagram LinkedIn 73

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Can AI write a subject line – a good one at that – and follow with a solid pitch? . To determine the quality of writing produced by AI, BuzzStream and Fractl asked 500 public relations specialists, journalists, and other media professionals to rate a series of subject lines and pitches generated using OpenAI’s GPT-3 text generator.

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Writing Pitching Survey Digital PR 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 5, 2019

When pitching a top publication, it’s important to remember that there’s a person on the other side of the screen. Otherwise, you run the risk of writing pitches that sound robotic and falling into the same bin as the other 200 pitches a writer receives: the trash. . Question #1: What am I pitching?

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Pitching Examples Social Media Trends 87

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

A standard in article scoring? We are passionate about exploring ways to demonstrate PR success, especially at an article-level because it’s not easy. Could there be a future standard for article strength? This article proves that more time is the key to happiness. Brand social activity into site content in real-time.

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

OnePitch

JUNE 16, 2022

For her clients, she routinely develops holistic, personalized communications strategies, secures top-tier media placements, and crafts custom content that furthers their brand objectives. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? What made this pitch successful is simple: 1.)

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Pitching Consumer How To Meeting 63

Rock the Status Quo

MAY 4, 2015

The Differences in Pitch Style & Purpose Are Helpful to Understand I love PR, I love SEO and I really love how well they intersect to grow client reach and conversion. How that pitch is written can be VERY revealing. Why do I write about backlink pitches in a PR blog?

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SEO Pitching Small Business Agency 100

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Journalists get a more well-rounded story and brands get earned media coverage. Through HARO, you or your brand can become the go-to source about a particular topic. You can also use the service to build rapport with journalists and strengthen brand reputation, with the possibility of growing quality backlinks. Stay on topic!

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How To Media Pitching Reputation 100

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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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Example: As a nutrition expert, write an informational 600-word article about why women over 35 need to eat a healthy diet that will help improve their health. For example, if you are the CRM software space, is your brand mentioned in articles about new CRM features or comparisons of CRM systems? Use subheads and bullet points.

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Trends Marketing Wikipedia Reddit 182

5W PR

APRIL 22, 2024

Thus, a data breach can be catastrophic, leaving a long-lasting dent in a brand’s reputation. Public relations is vital in reassuring the public of a brand’s unwavering commitment to data security and enhancing consumer confidence. Transparency is also crucial for building trust.

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Consumer Financial Crisis Management Reputation 78

Landis PR

MARCH 4, 2024

Example: pitch a story on a newly opened hiking trail to an outdoors editor at a local newspaper who also has a following on social media. Showcasing your brand What you say and how you say it can support your brand personality. Is your brand quirky, fun and irreverent? Is your brand serious and scholarly?

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Media Relations Media SEO Newspapers 107

Sword and the Script

APRIL 19, 2022

Some 94% of 2,547 reporters responding to an annual survey by Muck Rack say email is still their preferred way to receive pitches, but anyone that works in PR knows that a journalist’s inbox is a very competitive space. Because Twitter offers PR advantages for brands willing to put in the effort. Not the best way to make an impression.

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B2B Twitter Brand Branding 102