Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 6, 2015

When you think of the biggest changes in the move from traditional #PR to #DigitalPR, what comes to mind? 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.

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Buzzstream

MARCH 21, 2024

If you aren’t reaching the correct person, a media pitch , no matter how good, will not matter. According to Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism Report , the top reason for rejecting a pitch (73%) is the lack of relevance to their coverage area. Learning what type of content to pitch is essential to getting your pitch covered.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

It is rightly said that PR and journalism are interdependent. With the economic slowdown, we are starting to see traditional PR activities becoming slightly tougher as the rate at which newspapers/magazines are shutting down increases, their numbers of pages are reduced, and broadcast channels cut back on original programming.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Perhaps they don’t have an internal brand ambassador program of any kind ( a what? ), and they are terrified at the very THOUGHT of giving employees online freedom and autonomy. Consider ways to expand editorial placements with personal branding campaigns for c-suite leadership and your subject matter experts !

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Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 20, 2015

In fact, according to the 2015 Cision Social Journalism Study only 6% of PR pros still do that. Most journalists consider Twitter to be an extension of their own reporting these days and 75% say that they use Twitter to build their own brand. Pitching Via Twitter. Don’t pitch them right away.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Spin Academy | Online PR Courses Public Relations vs Marketing Public relations (PR) and marketing are essential components of an organisation’s strategy to promote and sell its products or services, but they focus on different areas and have distinct goals. Public Relations is typically taught under Communications.

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Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach.

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Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

GlobeNewswire is owned by Notified, a recently re-branded division of Intrado. West acquired GlobeNewswire and other PR tech assets from NASDAQ in 2018 for $335 million. Next, they publish a fake release saying that the company was about to be acquired by a well-known brand. Another new PR tech player. Content picks.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 Cision said customers that use its PR Newswire distribution service “can now secure guaranteed editorial placement across thousands of premium publishers.”

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Lauri Pehar Borsh

AUGUST 12, 2015

The simplest truth for business owners to remember is that they must invest in their brand (as well as their personal professional brand) before they invest time and money into gaining media attention. 5 Evidences that your Brand is Not Ready for Press… 1. 5 Evidences that your Brand is Not Ready for Press… 1.

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Lauri Pehar Borsh

AUGUST 12, 2015

The simplest truth for business owners to remember is that they must invest in their brand (as well as their personal professional brand) before they invest time and money into gaining media attention. 5 Evidences that your Brand is Not Ready for Press… 1. 5 Evidences that your Brand is Not Ready for Press… 1.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Interestingly, PRWeek pointed to some of the competitive pressures in the industry as a result of acquisitive environment: “Business Wire once partnered with TrendKite, the digital PR platform that was acquired by Cision this year. Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Today, the company is perhaps the largest of its kind, and I think understanding how it got to the place it is now, offers an interesting window into the world of PR and the evolution of technology for the digital PR community. Vocus , a provider of cloud-based PR software announces it will be acquired by GTCR for $447 million.

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ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

The idea for this post came after I was experiencing a growing sense of frustration late last year due to the distractions inherent in my job as a digital PR (distractions I would wager the majority of people reading this post will be familiar with). On distraction-fighting habits) Writing my goals in my journal daily.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author (Everybody Writes), keynote speaker, and the world’s first chief content officer (MarketingProfs). The free articles are the start of working relationships and mean I’ve never had to pitch for work, so are worth my time.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Daniel Lemin, President, One Good Brand. Our moderator was Jerry Swerling, Professor and Director of Public Relations Studies, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Last year the amount of video from people and brands in Facebook’s News feed increased 3.6X So quite a line up. Good visuals work.

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