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7 PR Tips For Nailing A Media Interview

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Here are a few tips on preparing for a media interview so you can absolutely nail it. Remember your media training . If you haven’t already undergone formal media prep, ask your PR team to set up a session when possible. For more on mastering your media training, check out this post.

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8 Media Interview Mistakes To Avoid

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In the PR agency world , after weeks of fine-tuning messaging, crafting stories and pitching reporters, there’s no better feeling than landing a top media interview for a client. Most importantly, of course, a media interview will lead to positive coverage – assuming it goes well. Referring to other media interviews.

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When To Turn Down A Media Interview

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Sometimes a journalist may take a media pitch and go in a completely different direction to suit an agenda. A team pitches new technology product, and the reporter decides to focus on threats to the category without a separate focus on the product’s attributes. When the story direction is questionable. .

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PR Tips For Announcing A SPAC Transaction

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Companies like Taboola, Group Nine Media, and Buzzfeed have all either gone, or declared their intention to go, public via SPAC. And, just recently, we here at Crenshaw Communications helped our client Innovid make the announcement of its intention to merge with ION to go public in this way. . Media training is a must.

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Can I Quote You on That? Three Interviewing Blunders to Avoid

Shift Communications

In my last post , I shared three ways to bungle your product launch and touched briefly on preparing your executives for media interviews. First, why is media training so important? 1) They think an interview is just about answering questions. An interview is not about answering a reporter’s questions!

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How to Maintain Relationships With Journalists During the Pandemic

PRSay

For communicators, that means nearly everything you thought you knew about interacting with the news media has been turned upside down. Now, more than ever, journalists are relying on every type of video chat technology to get interviews, including Skype, FaceTime, Google Meet, Zoom and more.

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A 2-Minute Public Speaking Hack Using Body Language

Polaris

A little bit of nervousness before a speech or interview is a good thing. Yet public speaking and media interview skills are essential for most executives and business owners. Communicate poorly to your boss or colleagues, and you may miss opportunities to get buy-in for your ideas. Media Training'

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