Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

They had covered my client before and I was pitching hard news – good stuff that’s useful for the industry. I’m a fan of using sponsored content strategically – I often recommend taking a high-performing blog post and repurposing it for paid content – and suggested a blog post we had published earlier that might land well with the audience.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 10, 2013

We love following up with them after pitching an interview/story idea. I said, “Often PR professionals are heard talking about the ‘elevator pitch’ – a short summary of the story we are trying to sell the media that we can describe in a span of a few seconds. No longer a matter of choice.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. The answers are starting to feel repetitive and formulaic.

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PRSay

JANUARY 19, 2017

the number of pitches they send out) with working hard at their jobs. Here’s the thing—most of the pitches I receive for Spin Sucks are ice cold. If you’re sending cold pitches to journalists without building relationships with them first, you’re wasting your time. If only it were that simple!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In fact, a recent article in the BusinessWire Blog called Media Outlet Availability on PR Efforts , by Christopher S. the number of media outlets has dropped by almost 60 percent since 2015, with the lion’s share of the decline coming from the daily newspaper ranks; The number of reporters has dropped significantly as well, with U.S.

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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. Pro Tip : When identifying spokespeople for the pitch, have a technical expert prepped and ready to handle media requests. Timeliness.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). ” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad.

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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. I illustrate this for people with my hands: If you only get your news from newspapers and TV, hold your hands six inches apart – that’s all the news you’re getting. Paul Pioneer Press , the weekly. Star Tribune ’s.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Has digital media – from Huffington Post , Google News and BuzzFeed to Kindle e-books, Twitter and (God help us) more than 8 million blogs – finally vanquished Print? Mike recognizes that newspapers that pulled away from their daily print publishing were hurt by it. “The We are always pitchable by PR people. And do you read books?

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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.

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Prakkypedia

JULY 10, 2016

But a lot of my work is in media pitching – which for the PR novice, means sending a story idea to a journalist in the hope of gaining coverage. I get to know what individual journalists might need and prefer, and tend to send them personalised media pitches which could help them in their jobs. and so much more. That makes me smile.

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Give me a new product or a service and I’ll give you a press release and several different pitch angles. You learn to value the art of the pitch (and subject line). Reporters always say they receive hundreds of pitches a day, but they aren’t kidding. PR professionals should pitch and write with the same mentality.

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Mora Communications

JANUARY 3, 2018

A newspaper story can lead to a magazine piece, which can lead to a radio interview, which in time could very well lead to national TV coverage. . Work with your PR representatives to define your stories and pitches. Monthly publications are on a different schedule than daily newspapers. Prepare for your media interviews.

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Prakkypedia

MAY 31, 2015

save a copy of any newspaper clippings; consider displaying them in your office. save your media coverage to mention during public presentations and pitches for work. use that media coverage within a blog post on the topic. If you’re the guest at a radio studio, take a photo of yourself behind the mic or with the interviewer.

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PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

They’re the main players that make up the journalist line-up that you’ll find in every national newspaper in the UK today. The gig economy as a whole has boomed in the UK in recent years and the media has benefited from this; the number of freelancers contributing to newspapers and magazines feels at an all-time high.

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Mora Communications

MAY 7, 2015

Whereas you don’t approach a blogger in the same way you would the editor of a newspaper, your presentation still needs to include the same basic compelling elements. I knew he had interviewed quite a few PR firms before he signed with us and I asked him what steered him in our direction. Don’t pitch ideas, pitch stories.

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5W PR

APRIL 8, 2021

Before the internet, press releases used to only get sent to journalists, and if they were considered to be subpar by the newspaper, they would never get published. If you do this, you just might get a phone call that requests an interview. No Sales Pitch. appeared first on NY PR Agency 5W Public Relations Blog - 5WPR.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

66% said newspapers. Often B2B marketers will use these to send white papers and pitch webinars but again thought leadership content is a good option here. If you summarize white papers or webinars and link to the gate in a blog post, then you have got the best of both worlds. 3 Recommendations for B2B Marketing Budgets.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 22, 2019

The phrase went viral back in May when a doctored video appeared to show US politician Nancy Pelosi drunk in a TV interview. A core pillar of our day-to-day activity is news hijacking, whereby we jump on news by pitching responses and additional information on behalf of the companies we represent.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It also involves us as PR professionals knowing the particular journalist we’re pitching it to — what’s their passion area and what are they focusing on right now? Securing coverage in top-tier publications is Definitely Not Easy — be it national newspapers, industry-leading trade magazines, technology and lifestyle “super-brands.”

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Mora Communications

OCTOBER 23, 2017

If they’ve been covered in a radio or magazine interview, or on TV, many simply wait for sales to materialize right after the fact. If that doesn’t happen, they jump to the conclusion that the coverage they received was a failure. Use your TV and radio appearances and magazine and newspaper articles to land other media.

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Dear Clients: As a PR professional of sorts, I know for a fact there is no greater satisfaction than your picking up a paper or magazine and flip to the page with your words in it, you know, the interview. Sudden disclaimer: This is not implying that buying newspaper ads translates into editorial coverage — or anything but stained hands.]

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Flatiron Communications

JULY 5, 2022

My role was to keep the startup founders’ strict two-minute elevator pitches flowing — for three hours — which worked out to roughly 17 presentations/hour, including interstitials! I split my time in the vast Enercare Center between hosting duties, interviewing select attendees for this publication, and catching a few of the sessions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 27, 2011

So I was asked to interview six PR pros who would work to expand the brand and product exposure, primarily from a publicity point of view. I did reference Gini Dietrich ‘s blog post of what to look for in a PR pro/agency when hiring one. Here’s what we were looking for and tips on rocking the interview: 1.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

This, for successful applicants, turns into an interview (which is where I came in). My own ability to listen has given me story ideas , helped when dealing with journalists and been infinitely beneficial in pitch meetings. Not as common is a genuine interest in the things around them. That got a big “check&# from me.

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Bad Pitch Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Finally: Who will we be pitching? While most recognized that Web properties are two-way streets, venerable newspapers and ages-old magazines kept thinking they ruled our worlds. As a guy who wrote for dozens of newspapers in the 1980s, I can report (get it?) Does this mean talented reporters will take the good jobs in PR?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

2) If I’ve published a briefing , product review or substantive blog posts on any company mentioned here in the past, I list those as well. Resources: newsroom , company blog , Bulldog Reporter , news search. Resources: newsroom , company blog , news search. Resources: company blog , Beyond Bylines , newsroom , news search.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 10, 2007

Here’s a great example of the need to qualify a media list before sending out the pitch. If you are interested in interviewing CLIENT co-CEO’s NAME1 and NAME2 regarding their networking strategies and entrepreneurial success straight out of college, please contact me at EMAIL or PHONE. - Think again. Think again.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 6, 2006

Pardon the pun, but the Bad Pitch blog is pleased to bring you 10 tips to improving your approach to media relations. PRWeek’s Keith O''Brien turned a post from his blog into a PR Week feature story.do your key reporters blog? Search “reporter’s name” + blog on Google to find out. For us, it’s like a pet rock.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

It may be a literal space like a billboard or a section of a newspaper or magazine page. For example, you might put up a recipe for “Town’s Best Barbecue Sauce” on your blog. The title of your blog post isn’t objective proof that your barbecue is the best. PR Tips How To Pitch to a Publication.

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PR Fuel

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

So how can you ensure that more journalists read — and accept — your press releases and PR pitches? What about blogs? Newspapers? For example, a blog post may not have a name on it if it’s written by a staff member. If this is the case, see if you can find similar blog posts with names attached.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

If you want to hear personal interviews with the songwriters behind Top 40 greatest hits, dive deep on the music of movies , or re-watch The Office alongside two of the show’s stars, there’s a podcast for that. He also wrote The Win Without Pitching Manifesto and Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 1, 2016

A brief mention in a local blog, where client SteelHouse’s $2,000 vacation stipend was referenced, immediately struck me as PR gold. An interview took place, and the client was quoted in a story on a very strategic topic to Benefitfocus’ business. This Business Insider article was a matter of that. The story was begging to be told.

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Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

Writing proficiency will be the difference between you getting a second interview and a rejection letter. You should be able to show examples of stories you pitched and placed, or campaigns you worked on and generated results for. You might want to “check-in” on Foursquare – or Tweet – when you arrive for your interview.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

If you’re a corporate communications or public relations executive in Minnesota, the status of our state’s largest newspaper – the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune , with more than 250 editors and reporters – is always of intense interest. There’s a challenge because we have to put out 7 newspapers a week. Think again. www.maccapr.com.

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Bad Pitch Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2008

And in the old days (say, three years ago when the media we pitch actually existed as full entities) could probably get something going in a matter of moments, hours, a day maybe. One dude (also young) was interviewed for a major print magazine and at the end said, with me on the line: “So is this for the magazine?”

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

If you read an article about an individual or organisation in your favourite magazine or newspaper you’re likely to view it far more favourably than if you heard the information direct. The Daily Telegraph was the first UK national newspaper to go online in November the same year.

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