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5 Smart PR & Marketing Trends for 2024

The Proactive Report

For example, if you are the CRM software space, is your brand mentioned in articles about new CRM features or comparisons of CRM systems? In the past it has taken hours of grinding hard work, combing through surveys, interviews, research, and news material to come up with a guesstimate of what this audience cares about. Rand Fishkin.

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Treat Your Communications Counselors Like Your Lawyers

Solo PR Pro

To guarantee timing of a bylined article placement or published article after an interview? So why expect your PR person to talk with a reporter and tell them to not print that statement you made to them in an interview? The comparisons between lawyers and communications professionals are endless. In PR it’s the same.

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Meet the Media: Dennis Scimeca, Technology Editor at IndustryWeek

Bianchi Biz Blog

I imagine stories in the manufacturing technology world will always be tame by comparison, and while I miss the insanity of the video game industry, it’s nice to write on a practical topic. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? In the age of COVID it’s been a particular blessing.

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15 Reasons Your PR Pitches Suck [Redux]

Waxing UnLyrical

I can’t tell you how many pitches I received that were so bloviated, they would have made Alec Baldwin jealous. But many of the pitches I received included words to the effect, “so and so can discuss , let me know if you want to interview them.”. I guess Lady Luck is smiling on me , because the bad pitches continue.

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Coffee with a Journalist: Mia Maguire, The Daily Beast

OnePitch

She covers new products, product comparisons, deals, and how-tos. During the episode, Mia shares her pet peeves about pitches, how she’s connecting online and offline with sources, when it’s appropriate to follow up with her, and more. We do product comparisons. Her Thoughts on Pitches. [00:06:09] What She Writes About.

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Hail the Superforecasters: Towards Better Predictions in Tech and PR   

Flack's Revenge

“ Guest host Julia Galef interviewed Tetlock as Ezra was on paternity leave. Superforecasters use “comparison classes” and adopt “outside views;” they examine benchmarks to see how other similar situations played out. Just think about it.

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How to Write a Media Pitch (That Will Get Coverage)

Buzzstream

Writing media pitches for data-led stories or studies is very different from writing a media pitch to promote the launch of a new product, service, or event. Maybe you’re wondering what your pitch should include. Or are you struggling to figure out how best to structure your pitch? What is a Media Pitch?