Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

A blog about careers as told by eight marketing and PR practitioners in a workshop at Newcastle University. He cited Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Photoshop, Mailchimp and video production as sought after skills. Call first before sending a letter and CV, it’s a good way to build an initial relationship,” said Sarah-Jayne.

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Barokas

MAY 30, 2017

Gone are the days of love letters and fireside chats and it seems like 140 character announcements, video messages that automatically delete in 24 hours and status updates are here to stay. From flirting to Presidential addresses, just about everything about the way we communicate has transformed.

SEO 68

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Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Would you send a resume to someone without a cover letter? Pitch letters and news releases "go together like peas and carrots.” tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog' If you did it would come off ham-fisted and it would confuse the recipient.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 28, 2008

Pitch Letter is to News Release as Cover Letter is to Resume A press release is not a pitch. Would you send a resume with no cover letter to a prospective employer? In both instances, the letter provides context. Help save the news release. Take the logical approach.

Media Relations 40

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Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2007

Yeah, students are digital natives, but that doesn’t mean they’re born with a blog and Twitter account. Via Colin McKay, I saw Karen’s request for “a dozen things I wish PR pros would blog about.” So I picked “3 things you should know before you write a cover letter.” It’s been a long time since I wrote a cover letter.

Pitching 44

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 2, 2010

One of the most creative cover letters I received was one sentence; 14 words, to be exact. Nothing about skills, work history, or being a fit for the organization, which is what you’d expect to see in a cover letter. That cover letter took some serious guts. Yes, that cover letter was something else.! Walk the talk.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

My letter to the C-Suite , by John Lovett over at Web Analytics Demystified. Don’t sweat the Twitter metrics , by Seth Duncan at Context Analytics’ blog (now Beyond Analytics). Why: OK, so I have two posts by Seth in this roundup and, yes, one is from my own blog. John sets a beautiful example. Who owns the news?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 12, 2014

To this day, as silly as it is, I still feel a tinge of resentment over that offer letter. Even as I transitioned to other firms, I found myself being willingly recruited – indeed I might have helped that notion by volunteering – to the RFP process and often also tagging along on sales pitches.

How To 116

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Shift Communications

JUNE 19, 2015

In blog posts, Facebook updates and the like, where post length is not much of an issue, a writer should basically disclose whether they received a product for free or received payment for the post about a brand, product or service in the text. It’s not painful, I promise. Long-Form Posts. Monitor what they’re doing on your behalf.

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Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

But a simple form letter can erode your efforts. Tools of trade uploaded by Powerhouse Museum tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog.' Speed Kills Take an unrelated site like LinkedIn. We’ve all gotten the LinkedIn-vitation from a colleague. Avoid the obvious.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Acknowledge the rumors and talk with others through your social media outposts: express your thoughts on Twitter, release a video on YouTube, or publish a blog post. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Wanna Subscribe?

Publicity 77

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 6, 2006

Reap the benefits of blog buzz. Sprint did not conduct thorough research when identifying blogs for the program. At least two blogs approached to participate, Desirable Roasted Coffee and Gapingvoid , are not based in the United States. Other issues with Sprint’s execution include targeting too many blogs. Yeah, right.

Meeting 40

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Another good example from Australia was a journalist called Tom Cowie , who mounted a full social media campaign called Tom Wants A Job, complete with a transparent blog (with all the applications and rejection letters), Twitter handle and Facebook fan page. I am now a Follower of your blog. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

Publicity 90

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

From: Cat Bloggers EMAIL To: KAMI’S EMAIL Subject: Invitation to Join Cat Bloggers Dear blog author: We recently came across your site, overtonecomm.blogspot.com, while searching for bloggers who blog about Cat issues. At any rate, how could they mistake a PR blog for a Cat blog? ”In Dear Blog Author?”

Pitching 40

Pitching Media Training Blogging Training 40

Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 2, 2006

We present it here exactly as it was written, capital letters and all: "In the twenty years since the Chernobyl tragedy, the world''s worst nuclear accident, there have been nearly [FILL IN ALARMIST AND ARMAGEDDONIST FACTOID HERE]." Typos happen to all of us… especially even the BPB. The BPB added the bold emphasis.

Pitching 40

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ZudePR

MARCH 22, 2018

I’d been business blogging since early 2014, and diligently sending out helpful stuff to my email list subscribers since early 2015. (I My blogging had become more ambitious and I’d written a few unconventional influencer posts that had gone down well. This blog post showed me another way. F: Times have changed. It’s June 2016.

Writing 83

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2006

And the information at the beginning is more of a letter format that makes you assume they cut and pasted it from word into the email. XOXOXO - the Bad Pitch blog tags: good pitch bad pitch bad pitch blog public relations media relations PR media Valentine’s Day Hallmark love ** Heartfelt Hat tip to Media Orchard.'

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 5, 2006

HWH Public Relations/New Media gets the distinction of being the first agency, in its entirety, to be out-ed by the Bad Pitch blog. It took five emails from one agency, despite my request to Michael Ingalls to only send me news relevant to my blog''s focus. In all five offenses, there was no salutation or pitch letter.

Publicity 40

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

A client of mine actually sent them a cease and desist letter. Scum @ Work uploaded by Tourista de Mancunia tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog' Then after the article runs, there are reprints. All of them will push you to get reprints. And these folks are aggressive.

Media 45

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 7, 2006

I don’t know if this is a blanket pitch sent to everyone; 5WPR doesn’t normally write the recipients name when it spam blasts its CAPITAL LETTER-LADEN account win releases to everyone with a pulse (and others besides); so I don’t know how exposed I am by putting this pitch up. But actually – I don’t care that much.

Pitching 40

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 1, 2009

An email should resemble a typed letter. Also, be sure to de-tag yourself from anyone’s photos that show you in a questionable light—or with someone questionable. The (correctly) written word is still the language of everyday; use it wisely. See to it that messages are not comprised of multiple fonts and colors.

Communications 45

Communications Web Writing Transportation 45

Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 30, 2006

Do you put salary expectations in a cover letter? tags | bad pitch | Stephen Baker | bad pitch blog | public relations | media relations | PR | media | BusinessWeek' Generate Buzz, not Buzzwords: Any metric in place to detect buzzwords would have to be reset after reviewing the above fully scalable, enterprise-wide solution.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

” To gauge the immediate impact on content creation, we pulled the stories created by our clients across all industries and then tagged any that mentioned relevant terms like “pandemic,” “Covid,” and “quarantine.” Over the last decade, GE Reports has become arguably the best brand blog there is.

Healthcare 136

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

” To gauge the immediate impact on content creation, we pulled the stories created by our clients across all industries and then tagged any that mentioned relevant terms like “pandemic,” “Covid,” and “quarantine.” Over the last decade, GE Reports has become arguably the best brand blog there is.

Healthcare 59

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