PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I was watching Good Morning America last week and saw a story that just resonated with everything I share and write about related to newsjacking and “celebrity sells” when pitching the media. Remember to think about what medium you are pitching. That helps when you pitch too, to show them the visuals.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 16, 2022

I spent Tuesday interviewing people for my online business show, More-2-Media on Daily Ad Brief , and what I found in every call was the importance of storytelling. Whether you are sharing a customer journey, a customer experience, writing your about section on your website or LinkedIn, etc., it needs to be based on a story.

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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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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Who writes about [industry] for [publication].” Pitch consistently and valuably and you will continue to get the yes. Make sure you build relationships with them there, not just pitching. Consider doing this vs. just pitching right out of the gate. I make them short and sweet and start pitching the media.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Universal Information Systems pitches itself as a “concierge service” for all things media monitoring. The product name and press release position the tool as a writing assistant of sorts, “to create initial draft frameworks for press releases and outreach communications.” Social media tools offer AI to write social media posts.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

It’s not enough to sign up for HARO and get Cision and pitch, pitch, pitch. See what they write about. I get the most bizarre pitches that have less than nothing to do with what I write about. That’s a “gimme” approach. As with any relationship, you need to give before you take.

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Public Relations Sydney

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Case studies Case studies are short explanations of a project or issue your charity has worked on. Case studies are a great way to showcase the great work the charity is doing as well as promote the charity. Case studies are also an effective tool to encourage people to donate or support the charity.

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PR for Anyone

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Give them great content in a format they can use on their platform and you will be light years ahead of others when pitching the media. Evergreen is something you can kind of pitch anytime and you want those in your back pocket, too, when you don’t have a trending story that you can pitch those. Be valuable. Use Google.

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The Resolution Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

I worked in PR and did a lot of traditional pitching and working with journalists and media people. With inbound, journalists can browse stories that are relevant to them in their own time rather than be spammed by pitches in their inbox. They get thousands of email pitches per day. I write a lot about inbound PR on my blog.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Consider the following: Demand for media attention is high: Most top-tier writers now receive 100, 250 or 500 pitches a week for 5 story spots. Treat subject lines like you’re a copywriter at a big ad agency and you have to write a killer headline for a new ad. My pro tip: Write 10 subject lines for each pitch.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2017

You’ve spent weeks or months pitching a key reporter. In some cases, it might be apathy, fear or even distrust of the media. In others, such interviews are prohibited by a client’s corporate policy in order to prevent the appearance of one brand endorsing another. Whatever the case, there’s another way to go about doing things.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Want to write for Cision®? Know who you’re currently writing to, and who you want to reach, then impart that information to all your contributors as you create your contributor guide. Will you accept content from anyone with a good pitch, or would you prefer them to be experts in your field? Interviews. Media Tips.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 14, 2022

Now is the best time to pitch the media, especially television. Pitches are much lower this time of year so it’s a great opportunity for you to start pitching. Your pitch is much more likely to be seen easily. Your pitch is much more likely to be seen easily. The system works. Create Great Hooks.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 21, 2022

Watch this week’s PR Tip here: Today I am challenging you to start pitching the media regularly. Think about what you can pitch the media for the rest of the year. Now, follow the Get PR Famous™ formula and pitch away! This week, I want to challenge you to come up with one pitch per month for the rest of the year.

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PR in High Definition

MARCH 24, 2020

For example, when pitching a big news story in France or Germany, a journalist may request an interview to gather more information for their write-up of the news – if there isn’t a French or German speaker available, the interview request may be rescinded, and the opportunity could evaporate.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. Check out these great case studies from a past AMEC event.

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PR for Anyone

MAY 24, 2022

I’ve interviewed many journalists and they all tell me the same thing… they don’t read press releases. You should only put logos on when you are interviewed or quoted. Find who is writing about your industry and reach out, show your value, give them information before you start pitching to them.

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 6, 2022

Although it’s still cold where I am, NOW is the time to start pitching the media all of your spring ideas. What I pitched was that the number one search on Google right now is “how to clean…” People are searching for “cleaning tips” and I’m going to provide it. PR FOR ANYONE. The system works!

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Securing an interview with a media outlet for an executive or other company spokesperson is a dream…except when it’s not. Interviews provide an opportunity to showcase your brand and spokespeople as thought leaders, increase loyalty to your brand, defuse crises and drive sales. Write bullets, not novels. Sound bites.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 1, 2022

” I was ordered to do so and ended up writing a memo to the agency CEO stating my objections of why I thought it was wrong. We start working and I pitch some new stories for the new client, including one that actually landed in the Wall Street Journal. Listen to the full interview, with bonus content, here.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 15, 2019

Marketers typically think about lobbing their pitch at prospective clients, but the same exercise could help you here. A couple simply forward me press releases and offers for interviews, and I can choose whether to bite or not. In some cases, brands give full Slack privileges to freelancers. Style guide and pitch guide.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

So pitching the merits of going paperless was a no-brainer. I contacted a small biz owner whose products I really liked, and had come across unexpectedly, to see if shed be willing to do an interview with me for either WUL, or. It’d be great if they all wanted to take classes here and write donation cheques.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Pitches can make or break a PR campaign. You could have a contact list brimming with journalists, and a potentially-viral campaign, but if you hit send on a flat pitch don’t be surprised if you fail to get opens or coverage. Getting Pitch Perfect. It’s as simple as that. However, I’ll explain exactly why this is in point 9.

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Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

First, Writing Skills. No matter what you’ve heard about all that sexy social media stuff, you still need to know how to write in PR. Ideally, you majored in Journalism (or English) – or your PR or Communications program had a heavy concentration of writing-related courses. Second, Internship Experience.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In this article I explore how smart public relations practitioners are putting search at the heart of their campaigns and seeking followed links from the media sites they pitch. Public relations practitioners have more places to pitch stories but they’re likely to be working with journalists that are overstretched.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It was a good pitch. After several unsuccessful attempts, I re-worked my pitch into a blog post and published it on the company blog. This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. Re-write white papers as long form contributed articles.

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