Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

“Nail the elevator pitch.”. Mika Stambaugh is an Emmy award winning journalist and dynamic entrepreneur known for her creative strategies in executing media and communication campaigns. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. Mika: Nail the elevator pitch. Today, Mika runs TMI (The Mas Ink), a boutique PR firm.

Interviews 284

Interviews Radio Small Business Pitching 284

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry. Product reviews on platforms like YouTube, social media platforms, or blogs. Too Much Competition: Respondents highlighted that there’s too much competition from other stories, making it challenging for their pitches to stand out.

Media 99

Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 99

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. The purpose of the pitch is to make them want to tell the story – with their own clever language, so a straightforward approach is wise.

Writing 147

Writing Storytelling Pitching Creativity 147

Offleash

JULY 19, 2023

We can’t ignore technology’s transformational potential, and the necessary focus on managing truth and accuracy in journalism and PR. While AI can automate, streamline, and improve the work we do, it can’t bring the same level of creativity, intuition, and certainly not the relationships (putting the “relations” into public relations.)

Crisis Communications 52

Crisis Communications Ethics Creativity Crisis 52

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In my first post of the year, I confessed my blogging sins and provided some insights around what caused me to blog less the past few years, and what I learned from the process. This posts was the first step in my journey to blog more in 2016. About This Two-Part Series.

Blogging 69

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This is part of the reason we created our Meet the Media blog series. Pro Tip : When putting together a story to pitch, consider what human element you can offer to the reporter. Focus on creative, unique stories from which others can learn. What is the takeaway?” Timeliness.

Automotive 86

Automotive Journalism Interviews Engineering 86

Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! If your company landed major coverage in a book, peer-reviewed journal or spot on a publication’s annual list, it warrants a press release. Blog about the coverage. Explain more in a blog post and post to your site.

LinkedIn 120

LinkedIn Pitching Interviews Journalism 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Growth of independent journalism. “We 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.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Source: Journal of Communication 1 Botan, C., & Taylor, M. Journal of Communication, 54, 645–661. To get started, you develop a creative concept and a marketing strategy, which you pair up with copywriting and art direction to create your assets. Source: Journal of Accounting and Economics 5 Brown, L.,

Publicity 52

Publicity Public Affairs Journalism Corporate 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2019

If leadership insists that only splashy features in Fast Company or The Wall Street Journal will do, it will miss many opportunities. If a company’s media pitches, blog posts, and press releases read like the accomplishments section of a resume, they are probably just as fun to read — meaning, not at all. No creative spark .

SEO 178

SEO Storytelling Product Launch Measurement 178

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 11, 2014

Creativity counts when it comes to a media pitch, the headline of your press release and share-worthy blog posts. But what about your online newsroom? An archive of press releases is useful… but investing a few hours to add fresh resources can take it from meh to fantastic. by CarrieMorgan.

How To 242

How To Survey Resources Social Media 242

Journalistics

JANUARY 3, 2016

As part of my effort to get the blog back on track in 2016, I spent the past month doing some quantitative and qualitative analysis to better understand how this happened. I’ve shared the results from this exercise in the first half of this post below (“Why I Was Not Blogging”). Why I Was NOT Blogging.

Blogging 64

Blogging Analytics Google Writing 64

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 6, 2023

Between the newfound understanding that it’s okay to ask for help, the team-driven review process that has catalyzed my growth and bouncing ideas off one another to drive better creativity, it’s safe to say that I love being part of a team and more importantly, part of Hoffman’s team.

Internal 36

Internal International Pitching Creativity 36

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism. Also, see these related posts: How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. You can also edit and delete a blog post relatively easily.

Survey 101

Survey Report Media B2B 101

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Google Analytics Blog. WordStream Blog. SHIFT Blog. Christopher Penn’s Blog. Todd Defren’s “PR Squared” Blog. Scott Monty’s Blog (his “This Week in Digital” posts are a must-read). Chel Wolverton’s Blog. Wall Street Journal / WSJ Off Duty. When you want to tap into your creative side.

Knowledge Base 141

Knowledge Base Blogging Agency B2B 141

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I know PR professionals with degrees in journalism, mass media, English, business communication, marketing, sports and more. The endless media pitch calling and subsequent rejections were exhausting. Client Turnover — can lead to instability and the need to perform new business pitches constantly.

Agency 89

Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 89

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this blog post, let’s look at the differences between public relations and marketing. To get started, you develop a creative concept and a marketing strategy, which you pair up with copywriting and art direction to create your assets. Some organisations have both—and sometimes, they operate as one unit.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

Cision

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Pitch reporters and influencers. When pitching, it’s important to be clear and concise. For reporters, email is the preferred place for pitches, according to Cision’s 2015 Social Journalism Study. This digital hub can be housed on your website and include press releases, blogs, white papers, videos and more.

Social Media 120

Social Media Pitching Writing Report 120

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 6, 2015

After decades of media relations and pitching, everything is suddenly changing. It’s also coming from those without a lick of public relations experience who are suddenly writing content and pitching bloggers. Anyone can create content, blog and launch a new social media page. I think of HOW FUN our job has become.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Publicity Pitching Social Media 100

Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. I still subscribe to one print newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and read it every morning. I write a lot of case studies and blog posts for clients, so I usually have a handful of interviews with customers or subject matter experts.

Meeting 98

Meeting Writing Pitching Case Study 98

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Blogging is a strange beast.

Blogging 90

Blogging Facebook Twitter Writing 90

PRSay

MAY 23, 2018

An added bonus for you: Trade outlets aren’t inundated with pitches like their high-visibility counterparts, so it’s easier to get your pitch in front of the right eyes. Similar to trade journals, podcasts cover an array of niche subjects. Don’t overlook blogs. Is your client still hesitant to embrace blogs?

Media Relations 117

Media Relations Publicity Media Blogging 117

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 23, 2021

From giving up on a nursing degree to stepping away from journalism, I have taken a lot of detours in my life. I was often approached and received pitches, emails, press releases from public relations professionals, so it seemed natural to make the leap to PR since my experience as a recovering journalist gives me the leverage to succeed.

Storytelling 69

Storytelling Crisis Management Internal International 69

Cision

JULY 7, 2016

I did a few internships in Boston – both in journalism and in PR – and was much more strongly drawn to the business-focused side of public relations, especially the different styles of writing and working with journalists on behalf of clients. Spend your tuition money learning something which sparks your curiosity and creativity.

Education 227

Education Writing Pitching Groups 227

The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By Ming Gao, Intern Entering college, I always knew I wanted to major in something that could combine my interest in business and marketing with my creative side. I decided to give journalism a try and in my introductory course quickly realized that perhaps I wouldn’t be the best news reporter.

Wireless 36

Wireless Internal International Software 36

OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Within this interview, we break down real examples of how she landed top-tier coverage, what worked, and her tips for replicating it for your own pitches. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? What information do you always make sure to include in your pitch?

Healthcare 52

Healthcare How To Pitching Product Launch 52

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In my first post of the year, I confessed my blogging sins and provided some insights around what caused me to blog less the past few years, and what I learned from the process. This posts was the first step in my journey to blog more in 2016. About This Two-Part Series.

Blogging 40

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 40

Journalistics

JANUARY 3, 2016

As part of my effort to get the blog back on track in 2016, I spent the past month doing some quantitative and qualitative analysis to better understand how this happened. I’ve shared the results from this exercise in the first half of this post below (“Why I Was Not Blogging”). Why I Was NOT Blogging.

Blogging 40

Blogging Analytics Google Writing 40

Landis PR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The rise of “good news journalism” presents another opportunity for media outreach. If I think of some crazy pitch or stunt or partnership, I put it in there. When I’m struggling to come up with creative concepts, I open those files and invariably come up with something new. Encourage others to think creatively.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Communications Measurement Resources 98

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

From there it reads: Digital Build and Production, Multimedia Content Creation, Insight and Planning, and Creativity – all before Media Relations, listed at 15.1%. Purporting otherwise is going to keep the Bad Pitch Blog very busy. We ranted about this a few blogs ago. Creativity is nice. Content is great.

Media Relations 50

Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50

Landis PR

APRIL 25, 2022

As the one-year anniversary of the crash approached, we interviewed Luke, created a pitch package with b-roll, put together a media list that covered local media, Texas media and media that covered the crash and helped CNS develop a case study for their website. This resulted in us forming a variety of clubs.

Local 52

Local Nonprofit Case Study Healthcare 52

OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

With my experience behind the scenes and in front of the camera, I can help Bospar clients navigate broadcast journalism like an insider. Should PRos only be pitching individual journalists? I would only pitch individual journalists. You need an actual human being to care about your pitch and want to run with that story.

Strategy 52

Strategy Interviews Energy Pitching 52

Landis PR

JANUARY 9, 2023

You may have noticed a sudden uptick in buzz about a potentially revolutionary new AI-powered chatbot called ChatGPT over the holidays, which has very quickly become a potential game-changer for almost every industry, from academics and law to journalism and communications. Landis: Do you have any stats or data to support this blog post?

Ethics 52

Ethics System Crisis Management Social Media 52

Landis PR

MAY 31, 2022

We at Landis would like to welcome our new peers in communications, journalism and public relations. Third, being genuinely interested and excited about your client translates to the copy you write, from pitches and blog posts to social copy. By Landis Staff. Sean Dowdall, President – Finance and International Business Major.

Communications 52

Communications Software Interviews Journalism 52

The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

I’ve enjoyed being a part of the social team because it gives me the freedom to be creative and innovative with my social posts. Through these experiences, I’ve learned how journalism and public relations work together to apply the storytelling techniques needed to share a compelling story. A glimpse at my work-from-home setup.

Storytelling 69

Storytelling Internal International Instagram 69

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I study organizational persuasion for a living and I knew this was not bona fide journalism. Some clever guy with a political bent bought a domain and polished up a site to look like journalism. There is something wrong with perpetuating erroneous information and dressing it up to look like journalism.

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Financial 68

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Here are four tips to consider when researching and pitching journalists. Understanding different journalists’ interests will result in more pitches crafted to their unique needs. For instance, our latest Social Journalism Study delves into the different perspectives journalists have on the channels PR pros use to pitch them.

Media 77

Media Pitching Resources Media Relations 77