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15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali 15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck January 27th, 2011 Tweet In the genes? I can’t tell you how many pitches I received that were so bloviated, they would have made Alec Baldwin jealous. Since nos.

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We Asked Today’s PR Influencers: What is #CreativePR?

Marketwired

Creative PR means thinking outside the box—so while I believe in using traditional tools like a press release or a media pitch, make sure you get a bit creative by constructing your written communications as follows: Start with visuals: Visuals are becoming increasingly important in PR. Rethink writing: Michelle Messenger Garrett.

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MeasurePR: Paywalls, Pitches And Prognoses

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: Paywalls, Pitches And Prognoses December 23rd, 2010 Tweet On Wednesday, we held this year’s last #measurePR Twitterchat. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Case Study: Linking Strategies for Page Authority Growth Featuring Inseev x Truliant FCU

Buzzstream

Thanks to Truliant’s community involvement, there was a relatively strong digital footprint to start. As you are vetting the sites that you want to reach out to, consider whether it makes sense to pitch your new page. Strategy #6 Pitching as a Resource. You could create your resource as a webinar, blog post, or workshop series.

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PR Speed Round: Q&A with HARO Founder Peter Shankman

MaccaPR

While on the road in Boston for his Mastermind series, his workshop for business leaders to take their companies to the next level, the MaccaPR blog had a chance to pick his brain on the topics of PR stunts, evolving media relations, NFL crisis communications and social media communities. Stand out from the other pitches.

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How to modernize your PR team workflow – The Essential Guide

Frederik Vincx

It is full of practical advice to get your team on board during workshops, internal presentations, and pilot projects. Assemble a workshop from a diverse group. Make sure to represent this diversity in your workshop. Management is often tempted to make workshops as small as possible and only to include senior representatives.

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How to Start a University Blog

Waxing UnLyrical

In my previous position as the managing editor of the University’s internal publication, I spent a lot of time (and still do) interviewing members of the campus community (faculty, staff, students, alumni, community partners, etc.). You can’t start a blog like ours unless the community wants it. But I’m not hard to find.