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. There are some small measures that can maximize efforts to B2B technology media. When pitching top tech reporters, like most media, it’s best to be short and sweet. Pitch the right people .

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Gabriel has spent over 30 years as a professional in the communications field, writing about business and education technologies as a journalist and marketing communications consultant. How do you prefer to receive pitches? I do actually read each of the pitches, even though I can’t respond to all of them.

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 26, 2022

One of my clients reached out today sharing her idea on this topic about leadership and what happens when Elon Musk takes the reigns of a company that is currently in a hybrid situation and what that will do for corporate culture. Since they need to get Board approval of the sale, you’ll still have time to pitch around this topic.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

I’m the Technology Editor at IndustryWeek magazine. I write for the C-suite and technology leaders in the manufacturing industry about technologies and their practical benefits. I think it’s essential to make clear that technology initiatives are not the exclusive purview of huge companies with matching budgets.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 21, 2022

As such, it’s important for exhibitors – especially the vehicle technology providers and automotive mobility suppliers we serve – to fully understand the media landscape of this massive event to ensure success, set realistic targets and appropriately manage executive expectations about media attention you may or may not garner at the show.

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5W PR

MAY 4, 2022

Blockchain is a distributed ledger that allows users to make secure payments and store currency without the need for a bank or credit card company. PR professionals use blockchain technology to track media coverage, develop new data points for analysis, and better measure campaign results. Evolution of Blockchain Technology.

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OnePitch

AUGUST 10, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we are highlighting a pitch that introduced a source as a thought leader and landed coverage in Smart Cities Dive. Let’s take a look at why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . with your pitch and 3-5 reasons why you believe it worked.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 2, 2023

Short PR pitches – 150 words or less – had a better response rate (5.89%) than long pitches (1.46%) – 500 pitches or more, according to data analyzed by Propel. That response rate is consistent with the company’s previous reports. The report also found: “Pitches mentioning AI had a 91% open rate but a 1.96% response rate.

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Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 26, 2023

Organisations in the public and political sphere and public companies will always cut through, but for any other type of organisation it is tough. The response rate to media pitches is less than three percent according to the latest Propel Media Barometer analysis of 500,000 pitches. But ultimately this is a zero sum game.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Jerry Hirsch is the technology and innovation editor at Automotive News. Everything about advanced transportation technology for light vehicles, commercial vehicles and heavy-duty Class 4-8 trucks, VTOL aircraft, drones, and micromobility such as scooters and e-bikes. Don’t pitch things outside of my interest area.

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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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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. Wired describes itself as covering the intersection of technology, science, art, and culture.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2021

Here are a few shortcuts that can help B2B PR pros spiff up their pitches, think creatively, and drive media coverage. headlines can be a gold mine for reactive news opportunities, where a company latches on to a breaking news story with a smart take or point of view and gets coverage for it. Look globally for reactive news.

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Retail Media B2B Pitching 368

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

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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Media relations is typically a key part of a good technology PR program. One thing entrepreneur-led startups and enterprise technology businesses have in common is a desire to generate positive earned media coverage in widely read publications from TechCrunch to BloombergBusinessWeek. Pitch a story – not your client.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

A handful of companies that make software for public relations are staking a claim on the term. Managing customer relationships is a business process that’s virtually impossible to perform at scale without technology, even as the term CRM has become synonymous with the technology. Welcome to the second half of 2020!

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 23, 2024

The company says they polled some 900 respondents who had been part of the “buying process for a B2B purchase of greater than $10,000 in annual value within the last 24 months.” If this report is to be believed, there are a whole lot of B2B technology vendors that losing deals they never even knew existed.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 5, 2022

July is usually a slow month for this monthly roundup of technology news across the PR landscape – and this month is no exception. A statistic in a new report on PR technology caught my eye. Some vendors try to overcome this with offshoring or technology. Tips for pitching international reporters by Business Wire.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 23, 2023

An instant expansion of services As our base of B2B technology clients has grown, they need more than the earned media, executive visibility, and thought leadership positioning our programs provide. Although it’s a larger company at over 200 employees, Mod Op’s leadership and culture reflect very similar values.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2016

Earning coverage in the top-tier tech press is a mainstay for any technology PR program, whether your brand deals in consumer tech or B2B services. Universal pitching rules apply here, but a few twists are in order when it comes to getting out technology news. Learn the coverage and beats. And all tech media are not the same.

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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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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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Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. This month’s roundup of PR technology news is a two-fer: there’s two months’ worth of news here. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch.

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Cision

JUNE 28, 2017

Ina Fried is a veteran technology journalist who has held roles at a multitude of outlets including, CBS Interactive, CNET Networks, All Things Digital, and more. Wondering what Login is, what it’s about and how you can get Ina to cover your pitches? Read our Q+A with her pitching tips below! and the Bay Area.

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Pitching Report Technology Storytelling 159

Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

I am the finance and technology reporter at Crain’s Detroit Business , covering the startup sector in Ann Arbor and Detroit, as well as the region’s banks and lenders, such as Rocket Mortgage and UWM. Covering the mortgage companies like Rocket and UWM going public has been quite the experience. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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5W PR

APRIL 13, 2022

When companies in the SaaS industry use a sound PR strategy , they benefit from brand awareness, media coverage, and attracting the right consumers. However, companies in the SaaS industry don’t always have the privilege of working with PR professionals and partnering with agencies. Data and Insights. Familiar Story Angles.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Whenever possible, pitches should be about people, not products or programs. I recently reviewed a group of pitches and saw the power of this principle highlighted by two good examples and one that needed some help. His pitch was a profile of an up-and-coming minority woman leader who happened to be in charge of the bid.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

They wind up in pitch decks, tech journalists’ inboxes, and in business meetings. Disruptive – In a technology PR context, disruption is not only overused, but misused. Few of these technologies or products are actually disruptive. And, the truth is, a company can be extremely successful without being disruptive.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2016

After nearly 20 years as a technology reporter, Phil Harvey knows how to spot tech trends still in their infancy. As managing editor at CRN , he oversees news coverage of technology, telecommunications and the Internet of Things. In that time, he’s learned how to spot good pitches from a lightyear away.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this edition: Cision silently rebrands HARO; Meltwater’s dealmaking continues; PR tech briefs and mentions content picks There have been so many private equity (PE) deals among PR technology companies, that it’s easy to lose track of who owns what. In 2020, the company quietly went IPO raising $400 million.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

The first reason is to acquire a new piece of technology. Years later, I’d land the company that bought the divested business as a client, so it was interesting to see the outcome compared with the rationale for buying and selling at the time. There are several reasons why one business would acquire another. Did you know?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

I am currently the technology editor at IndustryWeek where I focus on helping readers make sense of new and evolving technologies. Since my beat is all about innovation, I am always looking for stories that explain why a specific technology or invention will make a difference. Is your pitch in alignment?

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Business Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Karen Weise , a Technology Correspondent for The New York Times based in Seattle, gets pitched a lot of technology stories … which isn’t exactly surprising. What is surprising is how little these pitches have to do with Microsoft or Amazon, the two companies she overwhelmingly writes about.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2023

Crenshaw Communications, an award-winning B2B PR firm representing high-growth technology companies and leading ad tech brands, recently welcomed former ad tech journalist Mez Ambachew and PR agency professional Elana Warshavsky to the team. Before Adweek, she served as a media technology analyst at Digitas North America.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2023

The feature seems to be a white label of the company behind Chat GPT. The company says, “AMIGA offers advanced research and writing capabilities including generating pitches.” Last month, a US-based PR tech startup called Prophet white labeled OpenAI technology for generative AI in its product.

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