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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Originally seen on Fast Company Fast Company ‘s Leadership section selectively accepts outside contributions from industry professionals. While we encourage drawing from your own experiences in business to support your ideas, over-the-top self-promotion (of yourself or your company) will prevent us from publishing your article.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

You want to make sure you’re representing both your agency and your client well, and a top-notch pitch is the best way to do it. When pitching top tech reporters, like most media, it’s best to be short and sweet. The pitches themselves should ideally be under 100 words and to the point. Pitch the right people .

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 23, 2014

This post is Part I of a two-part series on Treating Every Meeting Like a First Interview. When I mentor young professionals, we discuss the importance of preparing for a job interview. A lot of emphasis is placed on preparation, which includes doing your homework on the company and the interviewer prior to your meeting.

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OnePitch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we’re highlighting a pitch that introduced a founder and landed an interview and coverage in Forbes. Let’s see why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . Here is a link to his recent interview on the ABC show Let’s Talk Live: [link].

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Guest post: From short-termism to hard-selling, Kathy Casciani identifies six common, but avoidable, public relations mistakes Public relations (PR) is a valuable part of the marketing mix, and an essential tool when it comes to building trust and authority for your brand or company. (OK OK OK, so I’m biased.) They don’t give PR enough time.

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Cision

OCTOBER 17, 2017

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that journalists continue to prefer email as the primary means of contact, with more than 90 percent indicating it as the best way to directly pitch a story idea. You also may not be surprised that there is a lot of conflicting advice about how to make your email pitches resonate.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Senior PR Engineer Kelly Byrd interviewed her customer Mark Delcorps of Overstock.com on how he and his team and company are using AirPR data to help them drive, maintain and replicate business impact. From an overall company perspective, we also coordinate PR activities between our various global locations and subsidiary companies.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While I still don’t know the secret to getting a reporter to politely reject a pitch (rather than flat out ignore it), I do know what it takes for an editor to say “yes” to a story idea. Based on my past career experiences and my current PR-focused projects, here are a few things that will make your pitch more likely to receive a response.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Now, let’s take a look at the anatomy of an effective tech media pitch. She chooses a pitch based on the game situation, the skill of the other team, and weather conditions. A media pitch is not very different. All the research, preparation, and consideration ensure that the correct story will be hand-pitched to the right media.

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OnePitch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we are highlighting a pitch that landed an exclusive in TechCrunch due to its relevance, flexibility, and explanation of company history. Let’s see more on why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . Flexible on announcement timing.”. __. .

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

A B2B PR firm looking to promote a specific idea or story might think first about pitching large, mainstream media outlets. By understanding what compels an outlet’s audience to keep returning for new stories, we can better shape a pitch to hook a writer’s attention. But not every story is national news. Go narrow, but go deep.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

“Nail the elevator pitch.”. I try and imagine friends sitting around a table talking about a story they heard on the radio that made them think of someone that could learn or benefit from the message and ultimately sharing… so I tend to cast a wide range pitch net! Mika: Nail the elevator pitch. How did that translate to PR?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

Every B2B tech PR person dreams of the splashy feature that will help make their company brand instantly recognizable. Maybe it’s a Fast Company article detailing a compelling success or a groundbreaking startup story. Real estate company buyers are more likely to be paging through these journals than Wired.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 10, 2020

In fact, earned media may seem simple when a company has news, but it’s not always so straightforward, particularly for B2B PR. Once the exclusive runs at an agreed upon date and time, the story can be pitched widely to the broader media targets. Earned media isn’t always simple. That’s where the right media strategy comes in.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 11, 2017

Instead we advocate taking a thoughtful look at all media inquiries to determine if they advance a company’s goals. Sometimes a journalist may take a media pitch and go in a completely different direction to suit an agenda. If the interview process moves in a negative direction, it can be smart to withdraw tactfully.

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Cision

JANUARY 17, 2018

Developing just the right pitch has never been easy, however. S/he is reading 100 PR pitches a day. That is the overwhelming rule of PR pitches. Even the top 20 percent of PR pitches are a cavalcade of awkward transitions.”. I represent a company Flowr that … ” . All of them are bad. Not almost all.

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OnePitch

JULY 27, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed (PtP), we are spotlighting a product announcement pitch that not only landed a feature in TechCrunch , but was also included in a roundup piece three days later. ” Let’s dive into this pitch and see why it worked. Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: .

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 18, 2021

Typically they’re articles or broadcast segments that feature a given company or brand in a positive way. The findings or data from a white paper can also be pitched out to the media. Many publications and companies have their own podcasts, and there’s a show out there for basically any topic under the sun.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 7, 2021

Nothing in this world is for sure, and we shouldn’t treat media interviews and articles as such. It’s better to suggest that the team has a goal of a certain number of placements or interviews, but never guarantee anything! . To build trust, and to encourage a response to a solid pitch, even if the answer is no. Why bother?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2023

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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OnePitch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we are highlighting a pitch that landed an on-air segment for Let’s Talk LIVE! Let’s see why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . Interview with Creator of (Discussing what attendees can look forward to). on News Channel 8.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As a PR pro , you are constantly communicating with reporters, whether it be pitching, coordinating interviews, or interacting on social media. You’ve drafted the perfect pitch, sent it to relevant targets, and now you’ve secured a media interview. Your job is done, right? Naturally they want to be ready for the exchange.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 16, 2023

You want to make sure you’re allowing enough time to pitch in advance of a news event, whether it’s something you control or an independent event that offers some borrowed interest to your own story. By knowing and following these timelines (and deadlines), PR folks can pick the perfect time to pitch stories.

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PRSay

APRIL 24, 2020

When pitching story ideas to journalists during the COVID-19 crisis, PR pros should use email, find local news angles and make experts available for video interviews, according to Cision’s “ 2020 State of the Media Report ,” released on April 21. Mondays are best for pitching, the research finds.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 21, 2021

You have a solid pitch or a compelling announcement, but the feedback from media is that they have too much going on to cover this story. While breaking news will often take precedence, skilled PR teams will do everything they can to nail that interview or story. We know what makes the perfect pitch. Have supporting assets .

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Our guest today on Coffee with a Journalist is Max Ufberg from Fast Company. Max is a senior staff editor at Fast Company working on the tech team. During the episode, Max gives us the scoop on his pitching preferences, why it’s better to talk with a reporter or editor before you pitch them, what constitutes embargoed news, and more.

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OnePitch

JULY 28, 2022

If you’re considering pitching Anita refer to these 4 tips you can implement within your media outreach. You can also watch Anita’s videos loaded with information surrounding her pitch tips, relationship-building advice, and more on the OnePitch YouTube channel. Pitches = startups & founders. Here’s what Anita shared: “??TechCrunch

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2017

Based on our experience, we’ve identified examples of when NOT to pitch that will help make clearer the line between self-serving nonsense and the stories journalists need. Avoid the following pitches, and make media contacts look forward to your ideas or contact you when they need an assist. Your company newsletter.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 13, 2024

We preach it to our clients and put it in our company handbooks. But few media relations specialists will share their verbatim pitch verbatim to a journalist with a client. And we’ll always spare clients the back-and-forth when negotiating for an interview or story. This is another one that should be in every pitch deck.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2021

For contacts you don’t know, this is essential so your spokesperson can understand whether the interview will be easy or could present challenges. This is because you not only know what stories they will cover instantly when a story breaks, but how they’re likely to approach, which enables a more targeted pitch.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2016

Universal pitching rules apply here, but a few twists are in order when it comes to getting out technology news. In some ways, pitching tech is more straightforward than working with mass media or consumer lifestyle publications, since the parameters for what tech journalists cover are more specific and well defined. Be available.

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Critical Mention

MAY 15, 2019

It’s a group with thousands of members, all pitching in to answer questions, share strategies, etc. He’s also the founder of WordStream, the World’s top PPC marketing software company. The post Interview with Larry Kim appeared first on Critical Mention - Media Monitoring. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In PR , broadcast pitching is sometimes underused and overlooked when it comes to securing coverage for clients. When pitching broadcast outlets it’s important to note the main differences between the medium and print, and to offer producers the information the need for potential segments. Are you pitching local news or national?

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Especially when it comes to pitching in news. Raise your hand if you’ve considered pre-pitching news weeks before it goes live, and sometimes even before all the details are ironed out? That said, pre-pitching is a tactic that can work and that some journalists appreciate, but it really depends on the strength of the news.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

Some B2B tech companies, especially in early stages, are eager to make a splash in their respective markets. These companies have only created a third of the content they need to successfully move the reader through the buyer’s journey. Clearly answer what your company does, who you serve and what challenges you solve.

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Remote PR Jobs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Now you need to make sure your client is adequately prepared for the interview. While public relations is a creative field, a briefing document requires quite a bit of preparation as it incorporates all the nuts and bolts to make an interview run smoothly. The hard part is over, or is it? Briefing document framework.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 20, 2021

Anyone who has been watching the tech PR space has noticed a huge rise in companies going public through Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). For those who aren’t familiar, these are “blank check” investment firms that acquire a company with the goal of bringing them to the public market. Start pitching early.

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