Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I’m the editor-in-chief of SAE Media Group’s Truck & Off-Highway Engineering magazine and related digital products (e-newsletters, webinars, special reports, web content, etc.). I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines.

Engineering 78

Engineering Automotive Agriculture Media 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2016

Mishandling media. This catch-all covers everything from less than diligent media list creation to over-promising a media contact. It’s best to have dedicated staffers parsing the media relations plan and executing a realistic, results-oriented approach. Shuffling team members. Always ask for feedback.

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B2C Case Study Construction B2B 120

Cision

MAY 4, 2016

Before you pitch a journalist, you must think about how your story adds value for your audience. Rich Oppel, senior advisor for media strategy and management at Crosswind Media & Public Relations, says brands will successfully land media coverage when they can combine their needs with the needs of journalists and their readers.

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Journalism Pitching Report 120

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 20, 2017

Typically, PR agencies construct their business around writing strategies, positioning their bread and butter as the pen and paper, drafting and scripting content that includes advertorials, media releases and statements. Media relations is close to naught if PR consultants do not think with a sales hat on.

Publicity 63

Publicity Construction Agency Advertising 63

Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 23, 2007

An editor at Home Channel News (think distribution channel, not TV channel) has asked the Bad Pitch Blog to voice her plea. in renovation, remodel, and construction plans worldwide. I write from the corporate side, in-store marketing, promotions, advertising, financial results. Friends are asking ¬ your house or mine? -

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Pitching Construction Exercises Retail 40

Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2023

This does not mean we build a protective force shield around us, hide in a cavern, and wait for the storm to pass, or construct a drawbridge and moat to keep invading forces from attacking. In my nearly 40 years in this work, I have learned through various experiences to practise the habit of resiliency. I respectfully disagree.

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Meeting Ethics Storytelling Publicity 98

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

To land a position in the PR course at RMIT, students need to sit a test to ensure that they have the necessary general knowledge , writing skills and linguistic motivation to be a PR grad. My own ability to listen has given me story ideas , helped when dealing with journalists and been infinitely beneficial in pitch meetings.

Publicity 90

Publicity How To Course Facebook 90

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Rethink writing: Michelle Messenger Garrett. Creative PR means thinking outside the box—so while I believe in using traditional tools like a press release or a media pitch, make sure you get a bit creative by constructing your written communications as follows: Start with visuals: Visuals are becoming increasingly important in PR.

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Creativity Pitching Writing Conference 100

Sword and the Script

JUNE 28, 2022

Write objective questions. The other priest poses his question to the Pope in a slightly different construct and asks, “When I am smoking, is it okay for me to pray?”. So, if they’ve done a good job of coming up with a research objective and writing good questions – they toss that work out the window with such a conclusion.

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Survey Study Web Construction 93

Polaris

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

In many cases, they’re actually in the business of selling media lists and related PR products. PR is more than just media relations. One of the key fundamentals that do-it-yourselfers fail to understand is that public relations is more than just media coverage or publicity. the list goes on.

Publicity 100

Publicity Interviews Reputation Construction 100

Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 31, 2007

Instead of telling the whole world how bad a PR person you think this girl is, why not offer something constructive so that she can help better the profession. This blog was launched to fight bad media relations from inside the industry. So we’re singling out bad media relations as the exception and not the rule.

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Pitching Blogging Construction Media Relations 40