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Three Tips for Ethical Media Interviews

Deirdre Breakenridge

If you want to learn more about how to bring ethics and values into your media interviews or to any communication touchpoint, then I hope you’ll check out my book, Answers For Ethical Marketers. You can learn more, or pick up a copy of the book here.

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You Land the Interview and Then. the Unexpected Happens

PR for Anyone

If there is one thing I’ve learned doing media interviews and teaching people how to do it, it’s expect the unexpected. When my clients land media interviews, we always do media training beforehand. My kids are grown but I still use old books and puzzle boxes to get the camera to eye-level.

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6 Things Your PR Agency Can Do Beyond Media Relations

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Those seeking public relations services often pigeonhole it into media relations. Here are just a few: High-level media training. The best media training sessions train the entire team, starting at the top. For a real dash of schadenfreude, check out these examples of what not to do. Bonus tip.

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The Three Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

Cision

In our media training sessions, I usually lead off practice interviews with a seemingly simple question: Can you tell me about your company? Brad Phillips is the president of Phillips Media Relations , which specializes in media and presentation training. They’re Too Focused on Internal Structure.

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The 3 Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

Cision

This is a guest post by Brad Phillips , author of The Media Training Bible. Top executives make many of the same media mistakes the rest of us do—but their missteps are often magnified, becoming top headlines on news and business websites worldwide. Want to learn more media training tips? They Say Too Much.

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What to Pitch in October

PR for Anyone

It’s Invisible Disabilities Month, Disabilities in the Workplace Month, National Bullying Prevention Month, National Cookie Month, National Book Month, National Dessert Month, and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. National Book Month. Also, think about what month it is beyond National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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How to Get in Magazines

PR for Anyone

Gift guides of most national magazines are fully booked by July 1st. If you are the author of a business book and you see that in September, Forbes. Magazine will be featuring business books, you should be sending a copy of your book to the business editor in April. Even further out is the holiday gift guide.

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