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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?

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The Essential Elements of an Effective Pitch

Shift Communications

During my first year at SHIFT, I have learned several pitch writing techniques and seen some success, but I’ve also had days when I’ve received radio silence from reporters. One of the most valuable things I learned during the seminar was how to write a pitch that gets attention. Use facts, examples and comparisons for clarity.

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What is Digital PR? Read Before Starting Your First Campaign

Buzzstream

Campaigns might involve pitching a quote from a thought leader to a journalist writing about a related topic or creating and pitching content highlighting data from a commissioned industry survey. Traditional PR may encompass online media but mainly focuses on newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV.

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GE2017: A campaign of re-heated leftovers

Mark My Words

We will see things that read like manifestos, that sound like pledges, that look like pitches to the nation. In analysing how it is Labour’s 2015 message didn’t resonant as powerfully as hoped US strategist David Axelrod summarised the party’s pitch as ‘vote for us and get a washing machine’.

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How Big the Market for PR Software? PR Tech Sum: Burton-Taylor, Cision, Muck Rack, Critical Mention, Talkwalker

Sword and the Script

By comparison, the research site WARC placed the larger category of marketing technology across North America and the UK at $52 billion in late 2018. Jones cited PR subscriptions service Critical Mention, which has tallied 10,627 mentions of Starbucks and ‘Game of Thrones’ online and on TV and radio around the world.”.

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The WKRP in Cincinnati Pitch

Bad Pitch Blog

One thing’s for sure, the pitch is smart and creative. It was on the radio on my way into work, an e-mail was sent my way reminding me to join the fun and this morning it’s on the front page of The Cincinnati Enquirer Web site.