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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 20, 2020

Think Tinder meets pitching. Simply upload your pitch on the app to connect with interested journalists. Just like on Tinder, or any dating app, journalists will swipe right if they feel your pitch is a fit for them. When you’re in a rush to access an article, the last thing you need is to forget your password!

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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. What do you guys think? Money can’t buy you happiness….well

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 24, 2024

Link insertions are a common link building tactic of adding a link to an existing article. This tactic typically involves contacting a site (author, webmaster, content creator) and requesting that they add your link to an already published article. is an example of an article link insertion target.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 15, 2019

When the time came to get my story out, I hit speed-dial to get one of these journalists on the phone and gave them the pitch. The length of an article matters more than you might think. Generally, the longer the article, the better the rank in Google. I got a “hit” in a recognized news outlet and my job was done.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Google Trends is a public web facility that analyzes Google search history to come up with data that shows how often a particular search term is entered into the platform. They can also use Google Trends to help dictate the timeline within their pitch calendars. Here’s a quick overview of how each can help support your PR program.

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Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI put AI in the hands of anyone with a web browser. Please do not cut and paste or upload documents to any web-based tool without checking its data management policies and asking yourself whether you trust the vendor. It was rapidly followed by Anthropic Claude 2 and Google Bard.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

For example, Intelligent Relations said in a PR pitch emailed last month that it had an “auto-gen pitch writing for users” in market. One of the key differences is that Intelligent Relations very openly pitches itself as a replacement for PR people. The pitches I’ve received are all highly automated.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 16, 2020

2) Volume of PR pitches received. 48% of journalists responding to this survey said they get between 1-5 pitches a day; 18% get between 5-10; 12% get upwards of 10-20; and 13% get 20 plus pitches a day. 3) Best medium for PR pitches. 4) How long should pitches be? 2) Volume of PR pitches received.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. For example, web analytics tools like Google Analytics and Twitter Analytics are common in PR and user-friendly.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

However, Digital Reach sample data relies on sharing activities across social media communities (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+), which increasingly drives web users to the content they choose to view everyday. Tiny Pitch : Tiny Pitch is the latest in news release development, launched by PitchEngine. I discovered.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Nearly every media outlet has a corresponding web page, and that page needs pictures and videos. She was kind enough to review pitches for members of my Inner Circle. One pitch had images pasted right into it of smoke and flames and fire trucks. One pitch had images pasted right into it of smoke and flames and fire trucks.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 2, 2014

Yes, we''ve even received good pitches through this site. Which leads me to this pitch from a second degree connection. want you to visit my web site. My first boss taught me that a pitch should focus on the audience, the recipient or both.but not on you or the topic you''re pitching. and "The Bad Pitch blog pwns.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Pitch Data Studies Data studies have always proven to be great sources of high-quality backlinks, provided the data is interesting and packaged correctly. Once you find your data sources, develop a compelling story complete with findings and some graphics, and then pitch these to journalists via email and/or press release.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. This tool has myriad features and uses, but I predominantly use it for both ideation and to assist with pitch-writing. Finding inspiration for ideation can be incredibly tricky.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

A single misleading article can be tweeted, shared, liked, and spread like wildfire around the world in just minutes. The article misidentified the shooter as another (innocent) man. Before you share any article online, make sure what you want to share is factual. So what’s the solution? If it’s an unknown site, dig deeper.

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Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 17, 2014

But first let me tell you about another article which relates, and I think you will enjoy, from Digiday: How Dan Roth became the most powerful editor in business publishing . Roth and his team scour the pitches, looking to aggregate those most likely to resonate with their own audience of 86 million U.S. In the News PR Uncategorized'

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

It’s a big web world and growing at an exponential pace. In the past (I am talking pre-web), it was hard to know unless you asked your customers, poached a competitor’s employee or searched through their garbage bins. A laptop, the web, and a search engine and you have the starter tools to begin this spying caper.

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Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

PR’s job is to pitch and secure stories that align with the brand, as told through third-party endorsement. While your PR team is targeting tech outlets such as Wired and Recode with the same story, they’re also pitching Elle Décor and Real Simple, emphasizing how the fridge makes a décor statement while making home life easier altogether.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The impression and traffic to one web article can be leveled up by connecting stories and sharing with different brands’ fans, whether it be through reposting business news on LinkedIn or sharing a perfect consumer-facing press placement in Instagram Stories with a swipe-up link.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 11, 2018

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax. What happens after the story publishes? How did we do?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

My first job was an assistant editor/web for a magazine called Transportation & Logistics from Penton Media in Cleveland. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Get to know the editors you pitch to. It is disappointing to get a pitch for a story that you already assigned. Know your industry.

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Flack's Revenge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Now, where is the ka-ching on our web traffic and orders?)” ” I’ve even heard some say that PR is not a tool for driving sales, which is kind of ridiculous because I know I’ve bought things after reading about them in an article. Engage them in other ways.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

Data-driven pitches win points with journalists. Journalists look for pitches that are backed up by data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, or interactive infographics. It offers a clear story map and lends credibility to the pitch. Infographic from a 2017 article in MarTech Advisor.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s PR pros must not only navigate, research and pitch in an increasingly complex media environment but also track (monitor) and measure the results in a way that resonates with stakeholders. You can even give PR CoPilot a custom prompt, and it will incorporate it into your press release or media pitch email within seconds.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If you set out to build relevant links , for instance, there should be a clear connection between your pitch and your target. For example, if I write about travel and receive an email pitch, it must be immediately apparent why you are contacting me. Call out specific stats the journalist should know if you pitch a survey or data piece.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. The same process can be used to create blog posts, articles, social media updates, or whatever copy you might need.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 4, 2016

In a world of instant communication and shrinking inner circles, a PR person who cries wolf with a few off-the-mark pitches is blackballed in a hurry. There’s nothing the media dislikes more than vapor (a non-story), so don’t pitch it. The danger in vapor is that it builds a name for you quickly. The wrong name.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 4, 2016

In a world of instant communication and shrinking inner circles, a PR person who cries wolf with a few off-the-mark pitches is blackballed in a hurry. There’s nothing the media dislikes more than vapor (a non-story), so don’t pitch it. The danger in vapor is that it builds a name for you quickly. The wrong name.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2015

But, how often do you actually think about how those changes that are shaking up their world impacts the way you pitch these “modern journalists?” Suggest positioning a certain article as a “How to” post. As our world has changed the last number of years, so has the media world. No big epiphany, right?

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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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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I’m the editor-in-chief of SAE Media Group’s Truck & Off-Highway Engineering magazine and related digital products (e-newsletters, webinars, special reports, web content, etc.). They expect our articles to dive deep into the technical details and the development process. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

This article highlights the top five PR trends for 2024, offering insights to refine and modernize your PR strategies. For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR. Or, what if your competitor has some great articles available online?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

Recently I’ve noticed an article discussing “CommsTech” as opposed to PR tech. Then I saw another article on CommsTech which was also clearly about PR tech tools. Propel wrote about its “ PitchBooster ” which “will schedule your email to send at the exact day and time that each journalist opens pitches the most.”

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Emerging channels like podcasts will continue to grow in influence, which means PR pros have to become more fluent in strategically pitching and forming relationships in these channels. The metaverse, Web 3.0,

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Its value proposition lies in offering a centralized platform that enables users to discover journalists, pitch stories, monitor media coverage, and measure the impact of PR campaigns. Free for four emails per day.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Its value proposition lies in offering a centralized platform that enables users to discover journalists, pitch stories, monitor media coverage, and measure the impact of PR campaigns. Free for four emails per day.

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