Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2023

When you pitch a story, you need to be credible too. Make it clear who or what you are pitching. Draw a correlation between your pitch and their prior coverage. Takeaway: Journalists are checking to see what’s hot with readers and writing more of that. Attend conferences. Use accurate subject lines, not clickbait.

Journalism 134

Journalism Media Relations Report Media 134

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 21, 2019

Because earned media confers credibility, it can be decidedly more powerful than marketing and advertising. If a company has developed a unique method for recruiting a diverse workforce, for example, its spokespeople can earn speaking sessions at diversity and inclusion, workplace culture, and HR industry conferences.

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Company Conference Corporate Leadership 174

Flack's Revenge

APRIL 27, 2021

It is much easier to mass blast a pitch than take the time to read their stuff and personalize the approach. That said, sending and praying, optimistically, is not good; or is falling in love with your own ideas and pitches. Results: Pitches that hit home, better PR outcomes, stronger journalist relationships. How to do better?

Storytelling 177

Storytelling Pitching Interviews Agency 177

MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

Whether you’re a healthcare marketer or not, here’s an inside look at what any communicator could take away from the Conference: Breaking Down the Complex. Attendees at the Health Academy conference had the chance to engage with a panel discussion led by three influential health care reporters, Kimberly Leonard from U.S.

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Conference Healthcare Marketing Crisis 80

5W PR

MAY 31, 2023

Reading industry publications, attending conferences, and following industry leaders on social media can help people learn about the latest PR strategies, tools, and tactics. That includes strong communication, writing, and interpersonal skills. Internships can help people learn from seasoned professionals.

Publicity 88

Publicity How To Social Media Trends 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 2, 2019

Whether it’s a reactive pitch about Amazon’s effects on a startup ecosystem or a proactive push about a company’s unusual approach to online marketing – execs should always be using the media as a platform to educate relevant audiences. See this post for tips on writing stellar executive bylines. Become a constant at conferences.

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Conference Leadership LinkedIn Social Media 160

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

But, more often than not, internal data doesn’t work for B2B PR. Don’t make research a sales pitch. This is meant to be a soft sell, not a hard commercial pitch. It’s a rare example of a client’s internal data analysis being more compelling than an outside survey or study. This is natural.

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B2B Data Retail Survey 147

Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Many in PR are familiar with looking at a publication’s calendar to know what to pitch them in a timely manner. However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media.

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How To Content Marketing Conference Analytics 0

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In my current role, I plan, write and edit industry news stories and oversee a range of regular features and special projects, including weekly longform feature stories in our flagship newspaper and on TTNews.com. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Know your audience. That works both ways.

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Transportation Meeting Newspapers Media 101

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I manage the day-to-day operations of WardAuto.com, writing and editing articles for the publication that traces its roots to 1924 as a source of automotive industry news, data and insight. We also participate in conferences so I spend some of my time working on presentations and webinars. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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Automotive Engineering System Media 83

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

And as Lee Odden astutely stated during last week’s PRSA International Conference panel session hosted by Marketwired : “Content is the future of PR.”. How to think about PR in 3 steps: STEP 1: Stop thinking about pitching a publication, start thinking about pitching a channel. YEAH IT IS. She holds a B.A.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2017

Most new hires will get broad exposure to the range of essential PR skills, from writing to research, to media outreach, and their work may touch several different PR sectors, from financial to fashion. While some PR firms boast comprehensive intern or entry-level programs, they may be short on actual PR practice and long on busy work.

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Skype Agency Meeting Software 147

PRSay

MAY 21, 2019

Continue to hone your writing skills by writing, writing, writing, writing, etc. Write with creativity and clarity. Maximize, minimize…write small. Hone your writing and editing skills! and build strong relationships internally and with the media. Dennis Wilson Jr. Can you edit video?

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Writing Meeting Conference Local 153

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It also allows for pitching through the platform, which checks off distribution. based PR tech players that offer a contact database, some level of pitching or distribution, and media monitoring include: Cision. As for social listening, the product helps customers monitor Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

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Software Tools Print Technology 159

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR can also involve managing events, speaking at conferences, and developing social media campaigns. This could include sending press releases, organizing press conferences, or arranging interviews. ChatGPT seems to miss emerging themes if there isn’t a wide body of writing already on a topic.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 104

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Every month when I go to write this PR technology summary, I’m surprised at just how many new tools and features are being brought to market. This month was no exception, and perhaps because many of the launches were timed with annual PRSA International Conference which wrapped up recently. What sort of data?

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Internal International Data Media 64

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked. Go to your website or your internal server/Dropbox/Google Drive and grab your most recent frequently asked questions sheet.

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Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

The Hoffman Agency

OCTOBER 11, 2022

By Shipra Shukla, Intern. As I scrolled through the blogs shared by previous interns, one common theme emerged — the privilege to ask questions! Before my internship, I never imagined how challenging it could be to write simple messages for social media platforms or to search for onsite outreach for upcoming events or conferences.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

No one wants to write a story few people read, and many people, fortunately, or unfortunately, get their news on social media. Second, PR needs to think about the video elements – and I don’t mean pitching video – but rather the capacity to be interviewed on video. It’s an opportunity for those that are ready.

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Survey Report Media B2B 103

Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

These quid pro quo arrangements are never in writing, and typically are communicated over lunch with a publisher or sales rep who, with a smile or a wink, assures the client or agency that, “I have no influence over editorial…but I’ll see what I can do.”

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Advertising Advertising Ethics Conference 52

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Everyone hits up the same list and the glamour of it has long since worn off unless you are writing them a check. The social media scheduling platform Buffer “started pitching our best-performing blog posts to other blogs in case they’d be interested in republishing.” 4) Pitch your content for a roundup. How do you find them?

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Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 111

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

Citigroup Delivers Keynote at Industry Event Speaking engagements are a favorite way to deliver thought leadership narratives at industry events or conferences. Bonus points if you can identify people who already have experience sharing their ideas in some way, whether on stage, in writing, or in front of a camera. Create content.

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Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 145

Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

As managing editor of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com, she writes trucking news and features, manages e-newsletters and social media, coordinates magazine production, and helps to develop content for events and multimedia projects. In 2021, at the Women in Trucking annual conference as managing editor of HDT.

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Meeting Automotive Media Transportation 83

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

A European internal communications veteran explains: In order to help organisations use communications to get results , practitioners should call on simple skills and experience —not a book of runes, silver bullets or magic fairy dust. How do internal communications specialists do this? By Liam FitzPatrick, FCIPR.

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Employee Communications Internal International 103

Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I moderate panels and fireside chats for Reuters Automotive Events, and I am on the board of Women in Automotive, I serve on the Steering Committee and as a juror for the World Car Awards and am on the board of the International Motor Press Association. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Meeting Automotive Media Journalism 75

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2017

Write more and write better. Good, error-free writing is under threat today. It seems the need for speed in writing and editing is taking its toll. One of the best ways to improve your writing is to create the ideal environment in which to write. We constantly find horrid examples committed by journalists.

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Writing Education Pinterest Creativity 149

The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It forced me to take great notes and overcome my bad habit of perfectionism and overthinking while growing my attention to detail and teaching me to trust the internal review process. First up was the Supercomputing 2021 Conference with Supermicro. A lack of micromanagement is a sign of trust — not neglect.

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Internal International Leadership Agency 36

The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

By Kyra Hanson, Intern. I imagined the lack of parking spots, getting coffee at the same shop every morning, attending staff meetings in conference rooms and having countless random conversations with my coworkers. However, one task that stands out to me is writing personalized pitches to reporters.

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Pitching Internal International Meeting 36

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Its parent company has re-branded, rolled out integrations to other PR tech products it has acquired, and formally launched Notified in the US at a PR conference late last year. Notified says some customers use this for internal communications too. Yet if the name rings a bell, the company has been working on its awareness.

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Software Tools Publicity System 117

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

After graduating college many moons ago, I moved to California as a journalist working for International Data Group (IDG). Because I twitch at the utterance of business cliches, it feels like an electric shock jolting through my body to write that the media industry was going through “unprecedented change” at the time.

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Software Media Leadership Journalism 0

Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

Of the 155 respondents, more than 120 took the time to write in answers this post is designed to share some of them that stood out. It’s not just about content, or search, or conferences, or advertising, or a webinar. 9) “That reporters don’t write corporate profiles, they cover NEWS.”. How many can you identify with?

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Corporate Communications Survey Employee 77

Polaris

JULY 2, 2014

For example, according to Wikipedia , content is “…information and experiences that provides value for an end-user/audience in specific contexts…something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing or any of various arts. Can you imagine what that initial Sesame Street pitch meeting was like, all those years ago?

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Wikipedia Television Content Marketing Facebook 100

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Many in PR are familiar with looking at a publication’s calendar to know what to pitch them in a timely manner. However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media.

How To 75

How To Content Marketing Conference eBook 75

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

She is particularly interested in pursuing a career with an international nonprofit that works to alleviate poverty and improve educational opportunities around the globe. She’s a Clark Honors College student and is writing her senior thesis on the lack of women in sports information director roles in the NCAA.

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Sports Leadership Internal International 0

PRSay

AUGUST 12, 2016

For those who work in sports and entertainment PR, there are many areas of our practices we should be evaluating from how we pitch media in the social media era, to crafting captivating press releases, packaging media stories and effectively communicating our messages to the right audiences in real time.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Social Media Sports Strategy 60

Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

HARO , Profnet and JournoRequest allow you to see what stories reporters are currently writing and need sources for, and respond to them with a pitch. If you don’t have executives who have the time or wherewithal to speak at conferences, don’t do a speaking program just yet.

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Agency Crisis Communications Measurement Analytics 50

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 31, 2017

There’s a very smart exercise to be done when floating an idea internally. Take stabs at writing up the dream media results and crafting the headlines that would spell success. Whether it’s a story pitch, new product launch or other initiative, the PR strategist must think like a journalist. Do work backward.

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Airlines Exercises Fashion Print 120