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Building a perfect pitch? The story is in the data

Onclusive

Savvy communicators know that there is more to a perfect pitch than simply good writing, and media relations is not just about distributing these stories to the media. PR pros need a data-driven strategy to reach their goals of securing high-impact media coverage for their brands. Where do you find impactful journalists?

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Best practices for building a perfect pitch

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Welcome back to our blog series about building a perfect pitch and nurturing your media relationships! This article is all about best practices for pitching—based on our customers’ collective experience and wisdom. As we mentioned last week, the key to creating a relevant and compelling pitch is knowing your audience.

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How to build a compelling business case for PR investments

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You also need to fully understand how your challenge ties in with your company’s core business needs and how solving this problem will create value for your brand and key stakeholders. Step 5: Write the business case. Business case writing best practices. Step 4: Work out the plan.

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Is this a nostalgic goodbye to the HARO brand? [PR Tech Sum 51]

Sword and the Script

HARO is a name universally recognized brand, so the rebrand doesn’t make sense to me at all. For example, I just pulled up a HARO email as I write this and found a query looking for case studies on CRM implementations. Maybe there are just less pitches submitted [in] total now and landing a link is easier, but I’m skeptical.

Brand 152
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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

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PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Studies show that brand loyalty plays a huge role in why people spend their money the way they do.

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Data-Driven PR Campaign Planning: Part 2

Onclusive

This week, we’re concluding the series with an overview of how to craft your messaging, identify the right authors and outlets, distribute strategically and proactively, and finally, measure success. Set your messaging, write the story. It’s also useful to find out which reporters write for your competitors but not for your brand. .

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9 Strategies for Building a Winning Professional Brand

PRSay

Our professional brands are not dissimilar from the brands of companies or products. Like brand managers, time, thought and energy must be carefully invested in establishing a professional brand that reflects the career path we have chosen to walk. Call it a professional brand strategy if you will. Do your SWOT.