Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 13, 2016

But, as we mark the 10th birthday of the award-winning Bad Pitch blog, we wanted to lead with swagger, good news and bad news. Thanks to buzzwords like big data, the cloud, social media and more, it’s harder than ever to send a bad pitch. Yes, after 10 years of writing the Bad Pitch blog, I’m afraid we can still suck as an industry.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. These lay out a pretty good picture of the PR landscape.

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Cision

JULY 19, 2017

Do they prefer online media or print? Are they reading mostly blogs, or do they get their info via social media? Write a standout pitch. Then ask if the media contact would like a sample. Your pitch may not work right “now,” but it could work for a future issue or a later blog post.

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

reviewing all the news alerts I have set up for my clients and their industry competitors and fielding urgent emails before devoting the rest of the morning to writing and other client work. I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. if I can help it. Michelle Kane, VoiceMatters, LLC.

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Journalistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

For many of us, it’s what attracted us to media relations in the first place. It was pure magic the first time I read an article in print that was the result of a story I pitched. In this post, I’ll share what I believe to be the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013 (hint: it’s all about inbound and real-time).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 2, 2022

I am the senior editor at Charged – I write daily blog posts, as well as articles for the print magazines, and do copy editing. I’m also a contributing writer for EVannex – I write a weekly blog post. If I have to spend time correcting typos on every post, I might as well write it myself.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

When PR is done right, the axis that connects it with the media — the thing that both parties can work together to support — is the media’s reading, viewing and listening audience. DC Reporters Discuss How Social Media Has Changed the Game on PR Newswire’s media blog Beyond Bylines.

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Reputation Us

APRIL 18, 2017

Many blogs focus on media relations through the lens of news releases. I’ll skip the dictionary definition that often opens a blog post and put it bluntly. I’m not here to say stop writing news releases. Basically, will TV/radio work, or should they mostly respond via email to online/print queries?

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Media monitoring involves systematically tracking and analyzing media content (such as news articles, social media posts, and broadcast segments) related to a specific brand, industry, or topic. Owned Media : Channels controlled by the organization (e.g., company website, blogs). sponsored posts).

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In that case, if you send out one email promoting your content – a new blog post for example – 70% of your subscribers didn’t open it. Everyone hits up the same list and the glamour of it has long since worn off unless you are writing them a check. Read more: How To Promote Your Blog With 107 Content Promotion Tactics.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As SHIFT and the entire industry continues to evolve there is always the question… Is traditional media relations dead? After an aggressive media relations push, we began to pick up traction in the local market. Travel Channel’s blog Roam , Felicia Feaster: Travel Gift Guide . “I Client: Print Syndicate.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This is part of the reason we created our Meet the Media blog series. In this post, we’ve pulled some excerpts from our more than 100 Meet the Media profiles to help answer the vital question: what do journalists want? I want to write stories that thoroughly explain what’s going on and how it impacts them.”.

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David PR Group

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Remember, journalism was created to educate, inform, and persuade people, and our nation’s first journalists were not writing to please advertisers. Thomas Paine did not write Common Sense as a vehicle to promote furniture discounts, closeout sales, or classifieds.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 25, 2022

As lead editor for Work Truck , I am responsible for content planning for both print and digital, feature writing, news reporting, manage our brand’s social media efforts, eNewsletters, event planning, and am also the content technical lead, helping with editorial technical and SEO efforts.

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Mora Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Traditional PR or media relations focuses on landing media coverage, garnering articles or segments in newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and online publications. Unlike ads or commercial, you don’t pay for the stories to run, and unlike digital marketing or social media, you can’t simply write something and then post it.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2017

Anything less tends to come off as bullying or desperation, especially in the long run, and public relations is very long run. Don’t miss these related posts: Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It. How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 2, 2011

They called him a PR disaster and printed his emails to Leena Rao , the “extremely sweet and mild-mannered colleague&# of author Robin Wauters. The debate is: a) whether or not a PR professional should ever write such an email to a reporter or blogger (if there are questions about the decision, a phone call ALWAYS works better), and.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

According to respondents, 51% say media relations is getting harder to do in today’s environment while about 50% also say social media-related duties are becoming more difficult to do – especially in what is now being viewed as a more “pay-to-play” environment. “It A former U.S. Connect with him on Twitter.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 3, 2013

My pitch if it helps: “ RedShift Writers is the only Houston, Texas content writing company specializing in crafting content that is compelling for customers and effective for search engines.”. Believe me: saying I specialize in writing doesn’t hurt me one bit.

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Scott Public Relations

AUGUST 20, 2019

From the advent of writing, to the printing press, to the discovery of radio waves and TV broadcasting, new inventions have changed how well we can communicate and how we perceive these messages. Technology has constantly altered how we communicate since the beginning of civilization.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 13, 2009

We’re paid to write, more often than not, so PR people are not necessarily visual in nature. His Logic + Emotion blog provides insight into marketing, design and visual thinking. Armano noted that in the creative process you might start drawing before starting to write to form your thoughts. Get the picture?

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Scott Public Relations

AUGUST 20, 2019

From the advent of writing, to the printing press, to the discovery of radio waves and TV broadcasting, new inventions have changed how well we can communicate and how we perceive these messages. Technology has constantly altered how we communicate since the beginning of civilization.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 20, 2016

For public relations campaigns, that has traditionally meant showcasing the number of brand mentions and impressions a particular press release or media relations pitch generated. However, high audience numbers on their own do not reflect all aspects of a campaign’s success.

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Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2006

But the Bad Pitch blog tries to provide timely, relevant content. So here are six media relations resolutions in a box—a healthy mix of doing less and doing more for better media relations in 2007. But a phone call, hand-written note and print copy of your favorite read can also work wonders every once and awhile.

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Scott Public Relations

JUNE 26, 2020

The second, related to the first, introduces a relatively new concept: accountability for determining that published information is true. With accountability, public figures are responsible for the truth, or lack of truth, in what they say, write, and publish. What Does the Law Say?

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2015

Public relations has always been a media neutral discipline. Getting a journalist to write a great case study that appears in a trade magazine (earned) and then buying re-prints of the article (paid) that can be used for direct mail to prospects (paid). Real PR professionals have used whatever channel happens to work.

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Doctor Spin

MAY 21, 2021

See also How to write a PR pitch. “Why on Earth are our website visitors so darn obsessed with one of our employee’s old blog posts? Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). Journalists are often okay with organisations asking them for advice based on their expertise. Make a list of survey questions.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Media relations is ever more challenging.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 23, 2007

An editor at Home Channel News (think distribution channel, not TV channel) has asked the Bad Pitch Blog to voice her plea. A "story idea" that defies everything you have ever known about what actually gets written in a print publication? I write from the corporate side, in-store marketing, promotions, advertising, financial results.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 11, 2020

(click image for higher resolution) Those that said the media is “always” objective: Mistakes maybe; not bias. Having done that job for close to 20 years, and performing media relations for the last 20, I’ve worked with hundreds of journalists. Blame social media. Writing is all about a point of view.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 6, 2021

A business leader or subject-matter expert (SME) who posts content in the form of bylined pieces, white papers, blog posts, or explainer videos can help differentiate a company and add personality to its brand. – Write a series or blog together. Influencer marketing creates trust. Micro-Influencers help manage risk .

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 2, 2007

The writing sucks and the reason they sent it to Susan Getgood sucks. But we’ll focus on the writing. Read your news releases and pull anything that would sound odd or too good to be true if printed in a news story. The news media lie in wait for the bombastic to fall (despite the fact they helped create them).

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2018

Several studies suggest businesses plan to invest in public relations in 2018. Specifically, media relations, or earned media, is poised for new prominence. To that end, what you do with a mention earned in the media is every bit as important as getting it in the first place. 3) Surgically weave it into blog posts.

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Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Has he ever left a comment on my blog? Like many people who are extremely active on social media, people bombard me with requests. They want to use me as a media platform. This is true for bloggers, media platforms, print publications – everyone who publishes any form of content. ” The hook.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2018

Oz Show,” BuzzFeed, Parents magazine and NBC’s “Today Show” teach you about successfully pitching a story to the most sought-after media outlets in America? The recurring themes that emerged from these experts will prove invaluable for PR pros looking to improve their media relations game. Are you pitching a print publication?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

That is just part of the job description for a media relations specialist. This person is also well-versed on the inner workings of broadcast, print and online media and on how to sell a brand’s story to an outlet. This group will often be involved with influencer relations as well. The star pitcher.

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