Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

That said I think writing is more important than ever. We''ve foisted writing links on you before. And it also eliminates excuses by being an easy to access spot for writing. Extreme Sports & Blogging uploaded by Will Lion' Social media is changing the skill sets needed to succeed. This applies to any career.

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Exercises Writing Sports Social Media 56

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

A quick check of my Twitter feed on Tuesday morning told me it’s that time of year: the end of December when bloggers write about their most popular posts from the last year. It’s definitely a useful exercise to discover what’s working (and what isn’t). You may even find me guest blogging on other marketing blogs around the web.

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Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 100

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Owned media is content you create on a platform you own, such as your company’s website or blog. If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked. Generate blog post ideas.

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Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Karen Freberg

JANUARY 1, 2018

2017 was a great year for me, and I am now beginning to write on this blog in my 12th year. I started this blog right after I finished my eligibility as a track and field athlete at USC in 2006. I was reading a great blog post by Jessica Smith about her journey in blogging (she’s a must follow for social media!)

Blogging 41

Blogging Social Media Writing Education 41

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.

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Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 13, 2013

There’s a ton of stuff going on, so here at WUL we’re taking a short break from “live” blogging this week. So, in the spirit of education and the public good, here are are five articles that will provide you with blogging tips from optimizing your excerpts to increasing your readership.

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Blogging Exercises Survey Google 78

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

Wadds Inc.

OCTOBER 12, 2023

AI has assisted practitioners with spelling, grammar, reading level and writing quality in the past ten years. Spelling, grammar, reading level analysis, and writing quality tools have all been incorporated into word processor applications. New technologies become embedded into workflow over time. The impact on labour is clear.

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Publicity Tools Exercises Ethics 105

Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

She began reading books and blog articles and trying meditation practices. “I I found ways to catch myself in the middle of having those negative thoughts and learned the exercises to kind of push them aside.”. Write out a list of what you’re good at and focus on those things. Write or say affirmations.

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Exercises Energy Writing Analysis 87

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Whether that’s from writing a new pitch, creating a new business deck, or deciding what topic to write about for a company blog (wink wink), every PR pro experiences writer’s block. It’s a frustrating moment and can make any writing assignment more difficult than it needs to be. Read Your Work Aloud.

Writing 83

Writing Exercises Pitching Blogging 83

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

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

It also provides opportunity for those just starting out in the business to flex their writing muscles. That’s why we want to see junior staffers working hard to improve basic writing skills – expanding beyond press releases and pitches – to master blog posts, bylined articles, video scripts, speeches and more.

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SEO Pitching Agency Exercises 200

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

It’s not just thinking about writing that I’ve been engaging in. It’s not just thinking about writing that I’ve been engaging in. Image: mj*laflaca via Flickr , Creative Commons It’s about how that writing looks. They might be helpful to you as you continue on your path as a blogging Grasshopper.

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Blogging Writing Facebook Twitter 86

Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

According to a 2013 Technorati study , blogs are one of the most important online sources of purchase influence. If your product falls into a niche, blogs are a terrific way to get the word out to your target market. Given the significance of blogs in the online media landscape, brand marketers simply can’t afford to ignore them.

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Media Relations Marketing Media Fashion 232

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month. Conduct a thorough “what if” exercise for controversies and determine how you’ll mitigate them. And if you don’t have one, then write one. Update your conflict policy.

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Ethics Policies Guidelines Employee 135

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

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2017

How hard is it to write some short articles on a subject you know well? Understanding what the decision-makers want before you begin writing is a major timesaver. Write for the audience. Because every industry has its own language and terminology, to write like an insider may require the inclusion of certain terms.

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B2B Guidelines Writing Pitching 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 18, 2018

If it’s in writing, you have to be able to stand behind it. This goes for business writing as well as media pitching. Here’s some great advice from Bryan Garner, author of The HBR Guide to Better Business Writing. Read your writing through critical eyes, and make sure each word works toward your larger point.

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Pitching Writing Journalism Guidelines 136

Cision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Developing buyer personas is an excellent exercise to understand better the different types of customers who buy from you. Editorial Guidelines: Establish writing standards to ensure consistency across content. Essentially, you create a fictional representation of different customers. Voice/Tone of Messaging: should it be formal?

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Corporate Brand Branding Guidelines 270

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They write quality posts. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. 1) How long does it take to write a blog post? The average time spent composing a blog post this year was three hours and twenty minutes (3:20). Not necessarily.

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Study B2B Marketing Survey 80

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

Buzzstream

JUNE 16, 2021

Sometimes we’re seeking to replicate the success of others in a pretty abstract way – we see other people’s successful campaigns on Twitter, LinkedIn, industry blogs and so on, and feel the pressure to replicate the results that others have achieved. Actually, they don’t spend a lot of time writing up studies at all.

Digital PR 160

Digital PR Film Instagram Writing 160

5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Always create press releases in the form of an authentic news story rather than writing it like an ad. Or if you make some type of diet product or nutritional supplement, you could partner with someone who specializes in exercise or fitness programs. More outrageous guerrilla marketing type events should, of course, also be filmed.

Strategy 88

Strategy Product Launch Brand Branding 88

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2019

Breathing exercises, fresh fruit and yoga aren’t going to help if an organisation has a sick culture. In October last year I published an anonymous blog that spotlighted the gap between what organisations say, and what they are doing , to support the wellbeing their employees. It's an everyday story about life.

Policies 60

Policies Exercises Resources Employee 60

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. Also, see these related posts: How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. The running joke in PR circles is that it often takes longer to get a press release “approved” than it does to write one.

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Survey Report Media B2B 102

Shift Communications

MAY 17, 2023

How we don’t: to write press releases, talking points or other materials that are not already in the public domain. For a fun exercise, ask ChatGPT to write your bio. Entering proprietary information into a database not under client or agency control breaks that trust — and could have legal ramifications. Use it transparently.

Publicity 78

Publicity Guidelines Training Transportation 78

Shift Communications

MAY 17, 2023

How we don’t: to write press releases, talking points or other materials that are not already in the public domain. For a fun exercise, ask ChatGPT to write your bio. Entering proprietary information into a database not under client or agency control breaks that trust — and could have legal ramifications. Use it transparently.

Publicity 78

Publicity Guidelines Training Transportation 78

Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2020

I won’t be learning Mandarin or writing a book during lockdown. People out and about taking their daily exercise have created hundreds of pebble stacks on our local beach in Whitley Bay. I’m writing on my blog more than ever. Amanda writes about recovery from the crisis. It plays tricks with the mind.

Transportation 84

Transportation Government Community Facebook 84

Contently - Strategy

MARCH 24, 2020

Land on most tech blogs, and you’re immediately hit with a passive-aggressive prompt to download a Guide to Marketing Automation. Our favorite lead gen exercise. With my team, I love to start with a silent brainstorm, in which everyone spends the first 10 minutes writing down as many ideas as they can on Post-Its.

How To 90

How To Exercises Course Web 90

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 14, 2014

’ “ I learned a great deal from this exercise. If you use ALL CAPS you don’t even have to write anything else. To me, a good subject line will: Tell me what you’re writing about. The ongoing exercise I give myself is to see how I can write an email subject line that does those three things above.

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Exercises Writing Facebook LinkedIn 76

Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 5, 2015

That said, I’m at the point now with this blog where I write for the intermediate to advanced readers / organizations. I aim to push envelopes and inspire further action within my writing. I’m not talking about a traditional table-top exercise here, those are lame and ineffective. Your next steps.

Crisis 133

Crisis Crisis Management Exercises Customer Service 133

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 2, 2014

Exercises for Writing Conversationally. Why: Writing readable copy that simultaneously makes your point isn’t always easy. In this guest post for Heather Whaling ‘s blog, Bethany Cramer offers some exercises to improve your conversational writing. Image: AJ Cann via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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Exercises Small Business Resources Writing 82

Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 27, 2009

Here are some quick links to help you with your pitching efforts -- they all focus on writing. It’s a great creative exercise to keep your writing chops honed and your brain thinking. 2) Acronym Finder Acronym Finder.com Acronyms are inside baseball and ultimately make your writing harder to read.

Writing 47

Writing Engineering Exercises Twitter 47

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A young boy imagines himself Darth Vader and moves through his home attempting to use “The Force” on various objects – an exercise bike, a doll, and a dog, for example. For example, I was recently perusing a corporate B2B technology blog about an awards program a vendor had established. Too many brands miss this important point.

Brand 70

Brand Branding B2B Exercises 70

Cision

MARCH 1, 2016

In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” They write: “Facebook’s IPO is a flop.” Writing recently in Public Relations Tactics, John J. Identifying a PR crisis.

Crisis 120

Crisis Crisis Communications Journalism YouTube 120

Landis PR

JANUARY 18, 2023

Polly Ikonen : So, there’s writing a blog post, and then there’s writing a blog post anyone would want to read. A terrific foundational exercise for a 15-year-old. ChatGPT’s blog lacks specifics, anecdotes, cultural references, stylistic oomph. Read on for our initial thoughts! Rinse and repeat.

Education 52

Education Training Technology Journalism 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

One exercise is to probe any innovative or provocative point of view, ideas that advance an industry or flip some previously held notions, or offer predictions for the future. Blogs – an executive’s own, plus a commenting strategy for others. The goal would be to gain some traction on each of the four. It also gives back.

Leadership 149

Leadership Trade Shows Healthcare Education 149