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What Happens After The Reporter Says Yes?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Seeing a client’s interview in a key publication is still a quintessential public relations win, so PR pros spend a lot of time perfecting media pitching. But once we get a “yes” to a pitch or interview request, it’s no time to sit back and relax. Join the interview. Nail it down, fast.

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5 PR Mistakes And What To Learn From Them

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Agency teams should take the time to explain, based on personal experience and expertise, why a story will or won’t work and where possible, how to take a bland or unworkable pitch and improve it. Lack of preparation for a media interview. What if the spokesperson or expert still refuses, and an unsatisfactory interview results?

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Met the Media: Ryan Gehm, Editor-in-chief at Truck & Off-Highway Engineering

Bianchi Biz Blog

We report on key engineering topics impacting medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses, as well as the construction, agricultural, mining and other off-highway mobility sectors. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Provide enough details to give a good idea of what you’re pitching and how it’s relevant.

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2017 PR Horror Stories And Lessons Learned

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Maybe a pitch contains bad info, or a story is printed with a key fact wrong. We’ve learned to take the time to educate clients and demand scrupulous adherence to the facts, warts and all, before committing to an announcement or other story pitch. Proceed with caution! PR tales of terror. The deadly deception.

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Improve B2B PR With Better Bylines

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Many prefer to receive a pitch and an outline first, though some will look at a completed article right off the bat. Following the editorial guidelines will streamline the process and improve the odds of publication, as discussed in a previous post on how to construct bylined articles. Write for the audience.

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Behind the Headlines With Rich Oppel

Cision

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. In this interview, Rich shares the similarities between journalists and communication professionals, the steps to developing a successful media strategy and how to build strong relationships with journalists. Everyone wins.

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A telecom company holding a red carpet PR event? Verizon kinda pulled it off.

Communications Conversations

I say “unique” because it was pitched as a red carpet event where Verizon would show off its latest holiday technologies and gadgets. When Verizon pitched me initially on this event, I was kinda perplexed. If I had any constructive feedback, it might be to showcase fewer products (man they flew through a lot in 20 minutes).