Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

75% of PR and comms pros say media relations is getting harder – up 25% over three years; here are some practical techniques for adapting A majority of public relations and communications professionals say media relations keeps getting harder. Here are a few representative comments: “Media are stretched very thin.

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Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 110

Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

In recent years, the way PR and communications pros communicate with the media has undergone rapid evolution. For instance, before reaching out with a story idea, PR professionals should understand the preferred platform and target audience of the journalist or influencer they are pitching, to enhance the chances of a placement or mention.

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Media Pitching Trends Resources 104

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

“Nail the elevator pitch.”. Mika Stambaugh is an Emmy award winning journalist and dynamic entrepreneur known for her creative strategies in executing media and communication campaigns. Our plan is to think outside the box for earned media. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. How did that translate to PR?

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Interviews Radio Small Business Pitching 284

Sword and the Script

MAY 16, 2020

Of all the media relations insights the best one is this: be relevant. The vast majority of media relations hinges on relevancy. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. 2) Volume of PR pitches received. 3) Best medium for PR pitches. 4) How long should pitches be?

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Survey Media Relations Pitching Media 169

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I study organizational persuasion for a living and I knew this was not bona fide journalism. Some clever guy with a political bent bought a domain and polished up a site to look like journalism. There is something wrong with perpetuating erroneous information and dressing it up to look like journalism.

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Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Financial 68

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Public relations, press outreach and earned media coverage don’t stop the week after the launch. It should be part of any growing brand’s marketing toolkit, and it may just become a key part of your brand’s strategy -- as it should. Try launching lookalike campaigns from traffic generated from an article you pitched.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

Recently, I received notice from the publisher of a local business journal that the “People on the Move” section is up for sale. The one-time crowdsourced feature for new hire announcements or appointments in a local market will cost $250. Don’t miss these related posts: The Shocking Beef about Feeding the Content Monster.

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Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For anyone who works in public relations, content still reigns supreme. An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. But can we say that for sponsored content ? Does it have the same impact as earned media? .

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . In other words, pitch a story , not a product. producing useful, relevant content.

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B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 88

Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

Do you feel like media relations getting harder? The survey found more than half (51%) said media relations is getting harder. The survey found more than half (51%) said media relations is getting harder. The media is looking for the biggest headline rather than the significance of the story,” wrote in one respondent.

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Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 74

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. Scott Kaminski , Senior Marketing Manager, Häfele America Co. . Data-driven PR.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

If you work in PR and engage in media relations , it’s a good idea to keep an ear out as to what is on the minds of those that work in the media. The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. 2) Trust in media still adrift, says media. Most (59%) of U.S.-based

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Sword and the Script

JULY 10, 2018

A while back a reporter I had been pitching threw me what I thought was an unexpected softball. The Sorry State of Media Relations. Then the story hinge swings like this: “Such is the sorry state of corporate media relations these days. The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism. No response.

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Media Relations Media Content Marketing Corporate 73

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? Is it interesting to get pitches?

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Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

How has the media landscape changed? In this digital age, many, many brands are still using press releases to connect their stories to media outlets. Some just use press releases as website content. Fewer reporters are employed by fewer media outlets with far more fragmentation in the audience space than ever.

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Company Media Journalism Report 111

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. The PESO model takes the four media types —paid, earned, shared and owned—and merges them together.

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Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

But then, last month, TrueScope, which provides media monitoring , raised a $6 million Series A round. Propel is an all-in-one PR platform with media contacts, email distribution and monitoring. The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences.

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Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 88

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ).

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Cision

JULY 25, 2017

Try leveraging the power of earned media. Targeting the Right Media Earns Quality Backlinks. By using a media database to target reputable outlets in your industry. Earned Media Builds Trust. 81 percent of marketers rate earned media as being more effective or as effective as paid media coverage.

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Strategy How To SEO Engineering 257

Cision

AUGUST 16, 2016

Moving around effectively in the media industry can be daunting. In this interview, Erik discusses moving from one media world to the next. Through working in television, I have become a strong writer, learned the story angles that capture an audience, learned how to shoot and edit video, and understand the value of social media.

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Television Pitching Journalism Interviews 120

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). On the social side of the media equation, sharing, likes, and engagement – not business results attributable to a specific campaign – still serve as success metrics for many.

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Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

Creating social media campaigns often generate scores of ideas. Specifically, will they care enough about the concept to talk about it, share it, create content for it, and yes, possibly even consider buying services from the company? Inbound or content marketing became a top priority for Internet marketing.

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Content Marketing Corporate Social Media Internal 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

Top management has been accessible and available to the media, and Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun met with US senators last week to answer questions. Purina: In other news, Purina is dealing with a social media crisis as pet food safety is questioned by pet owners’ Facebook groups and then amplified on TikTok.

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Ethics Crisis Transportation Airlines 96

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 6, 2015

After decades of media relations and pitching, everything is suddenly changing. Today’s stronger focus on social media and content marketing is also bridging the gap between digital experts and traditionalists, link builders and content creators, community managers and customer service.

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Digital PR Publicity Pitching Social Media 100

Presspage

AUGUST 7, 2018

Most brands that produce and publish content or news incorporate an online newsroom into their website, driving traffic from Internet searches and social media to the external communications hub. It’s the eight-second elevator pitch employees rattle off at professional networking events.

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Case Study Storytelling Study Social Media 97

Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

If you want to connect with your audience and stand out from competitors, you need to focus on your brand’s story, says Neil McAllister, media and content director at Blanc & Otus. In this interview, Neil discusses his background as a journalist, what it’s like working in the technology industry and the changing role of the media.

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Newspapers Reddit Journalism Technology 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search.

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Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

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Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

He points out the difficulties with counting unique visitors and page views and says that for journalism to understand and extract usable insights from the data it must learn how to turn bad data into good. The API conducted a project of content tagging by topic with 55 news publishers. Take an Original Angle.

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Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

He points out the difficulties with counting unique visitors and page views and says that for journalism to understand and extract usable insights from the data it must learn how to turn bad data into good. The API conducted a project of content tagging by topic with 55 news publishers. Take an Original Angle.

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Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

But none of these tactics can result in the benefits you receive from earned media coverage. Earned media is highly valuable in reaching today’s distracted audiences; in fact, 81% of senior marketers said that earned media was more effective than paid. Author Maria Materise is a content marketing specialist for Cision.

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Pitching Journalism Study Writing 40

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 14, 2015

On the one hand, companies still crave and handsomely compensate their agencies for stories “placed” in mainstream media outlets. Thank you media fragmentation.). At the same time, we have many good reasons to rejoice as the practice of content marketing envelopes our industry. David Carr.

Media 28

Media Journalism Social Media Mobile 28

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that). Did they share the post via social media? Some might call me old-fashioned when it comes to media relations.

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Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

Sword and the Script

APRIL 10, 2018

In turn, I put together a pitch with a link and reached out to reporters I thought would be interested. Similarly, I read the Wall Street Journal, and there are plenty of people that do not. They grew in marketing prominence with the advent of the web and the online news release. What is the value in that? Buried on WCAX].

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Engineering Content Marketing Analysis B2B 71

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. Going through, in real time, the amount of material available through social media would have been impossible not long ago.

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

As PR pros, we’re all about captivating crafting content that resonates with target audiences, fuels brand loyalty, and drives results. That’s where traditional media comes in. 7 Reasons Traditional Media is Still Relevant in PR 1. Print media is the most trusted source of news in the world at 58% (vs.

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Media Radio Print Newspapers 102

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1 billion pieces of editorial content.” As I’ve pointed out over and over, this has, in part, contributed the need for PR to get serious about *true* content marketing. 4) Details on the Cision-TrendKite Acquisition.

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Trends Media Report Technology 60