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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

It was, and continues to be, one of the coolest announcements I’ve had the privilege to contribute to in my PR career. Vocus eliminated the ad model and started to replace Shankman’s ads with white paper and webinar promos. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. Reddit data.

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How to Create an Online Newsroom That Journalists Love

Rock the Status Quo

Creativity counts when it comes to a media pitch, the headline of your press release and share-worthy blog posts. Have you given it enough TLC… or is it a snoozefest of corporate-speak with minimal value? The larger the company, the bigger the expectations journalists will have of their digital newsroom. Digital PR'

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Long-Form Content is King: 4 Studies Show the Power of Long-Form in Content Marketing [UML]

Sword and the Script

Most of what I did wasn’t a secret: I read what reporters wrote before pitching, developed subject lines that got my emails opened, and use a strong lede in all my pitches. There was one aspect of my success that was different: I wrote long pitches. This is contrary to 99% of all PR advice that says short emails are best.

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How to Get On in New Communications: Be Nice

ZudePR

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. I’m now on guest blogs I could never pitch a year ago, including Search Engine Journal, where I was awarded for most read post (of the whole month) back in December 2014. Whether this be through blogs, speaker opps, white papers, or even ebooks. And they all blog.