PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands. And people still faxed pitches! Last year was a wild ride, and without a doubt, the 2010s have changed the practice of public relations.

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PRSay

AUGUST 9, 2019

Here are some quick reminders of the techniques that were supposed to “change everything” just during my short career: 2006 — “Bypass the media,” was the watchcry. You could optimize a news release, and Google News indexed it just the same as an article from a real newspaper! They can be great tools that contribute to great outcomes.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I have been in journalism or PR for 25 years — I went to Boston University for journalism and upon graduation, I worked as a business reporter for a local daily newspaper on the outside of Cleveland. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Notified is a Swedish startup acquired by Intrado (formerly West Corporation) in 2019. Journalists Love Twitter, and if Your Job is Media Relations, You Should too. 28 Plus Public Relations Resources to Brush up and Stay Sharp in Comms. 2020 Public Relations Salary Survey: How Much Money do PRs Pros Make?

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PR Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2021

Once you’ve sent a pitch, a press release, or an article to a journalist, should you follow up if you don’t receive a response? Your pitch could have become lost in their clutter of email. Cision’s survey found that many journalists want at least two to three days to look over a pitch before you follow up with them.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

29, Matt Charles, APR, presents a webinar titled “ How to Tell Your Organization’s Story to Get Media Coverage.” Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Can you make it happen?”

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

Michael Ares, MDA Corporate Marketing, LLC. I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. I still subscribe to one print newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and read it every morning. 5 solo PR pros share how they structure their work day.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

I spent weeks rooting around corporation and LLC docs along with property tax records and eventually discovered he had secretly created yet another startup. Since then, I have worked in weekly and then daily newspapers, online media outlets and magazines. What advice do you have for PR people who want to pitch you?

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

The wide-ranging discussion covered: how to land your first job in PR; the role of a PR practitioner; the importance of continuous learning; opportunities in the North East versus other areas of the country including London; working for a start up versus a corporate organisation; the importance of mental health and culture.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

I learned how to cover political/business/labor corruption and I learned how to cover corporate bankruptcies. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio, where I spent four years working on the student newspaper, The Lance , finishing up as editor-in-chief in 1983. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

Now that I’ve morphed from journalist to public relations guy, I’m aware of how vital it is to target precisely the right reporter – so you avoid becoming the PR pro who pitches the launch of a new Caramel Coconut Cherry ice cream flavor to a reporter who is dedicated to covering Islamic fundamentalism in Qatar. First, we start with.

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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

If you're a Vice President of Corporate Communications, Chief Marketing Officer or PR Director in Minnesota, there are only a handful of local business media outlets that you. How should corporate public relations professionals approach Minnesota Business with a story idea? Hire people for PR who have served in the media.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Page three of the FT, an hour on Sky News, wall-to-wall ITN coverage, Today, the World Service and the front or inside front pages of many of the world’s leading newspapers. She realised the power of media. I’m an ex-journalist, an award-winning PR…I don’t do paid media. Media Relations Blog.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

COVID-19 has certainly changed the way business-to-business (B2B) public relations and media relations is now conducted. But even still, one thing has remained consistent for public relations professionals … we know that our media relationships will beat out our news releases … every single time.

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 23, 2006

The municipal corporation''s annual budget is $1.298 billion. If you would prefer to be removed from this e-mail distribution list, please respond via e-mail to EMAIL ADDRESS - First the obvious, only two news outlets in Anaheim will cover this: the Fox Affiliate and the local newspaper. Something tells me they''re already doing this.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

I was the news editor of a small daily newspaper in Alabama. My wife worked for the same newspaper at the time, and she stopped by their house to pick up some photos that we ran with the story, and she was warmly greeted. Metro weekly newspaper that no longer exists. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

He mastered media relations managing information for national outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated. His popularity and ability to inspire students has played a critical role in the success of the school’s investor relations club where he has steadily grown his knowledge and responsibility. Melissa Thibodo @MelissaThibodo.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Public Relations Statistics from 2020. The media PR salary: $100,000. The median public relations salary in the U.S. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communication roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. Source: 2020 Public Relations Salary Survey ).

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

I have an affinity because I recall being a young account executive getting envelopes of newspaper clippings in the snail mail from their team in Maine. Offers native newswire service through PR Newswire and PRWeb which it owns; it also owns media outreach services Help a Reporter Out (HARO) and ProfNet.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve noticed a distinct trend: more former media folks making the transition to the PR/social side. Newspapers are cutting staff. In many ways, the media isn’t the best place to work right now. Vineeta Sawkar, senior media relations manager, University of St.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Then the UK chain cooked up an extraordinary ad that ran in two daily newspapers. There was no apparent hesitation, no poll-tested apologies, no mealy-mouthed mea culpa, just a corporate statement that was pitch-perfect. A webpage enabled UK customers to access updates about stores in their areas.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Media relations remains an important part of the execution of a public relations campaign alongside paid, shared and owned media. Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

If you’re a corporate communications or public relations executive in Minnesota, the status of our state’s largest newspaper – the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune , with more than 250 editors and reporters – is always of intense interest. There’s a challenge because we have to put out 7 newspapers a week. Think again.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Trump’s tweet was in response to Goodyear (corporate) sending out a missive urging workers not to wear political attire in the workplace. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? There were a number of signs at the rally pointing out that the presidential vehicle (the Beast) runs on Goodyear tires.

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Meeting Report Chemicals Media 77

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2016

Yet, even today, despite well-documented statistics, case studies and benefits, corporate blogging doesn’t get the respect it deserves in some business circles. The gatekeepers are no longer the editors and reporters of magazines and newspapers. Most PR firms are good at either media relations or content marketing, but rarely both.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Why is public relations conflated with media relations? Ever since Ivy Lee sent the first press release on 28 October 1906 public relations have been associated with media relations. They act as a common, corporate language. Why are public relations degrees so poorly regarded by practice?

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

You remember those predictions just two years ago heralding the Death of Public Relations? We’ll never forget the panic in the PR world as tens of thousands of journalists (aka our PR pitch targets) at newspapers, TV stations and magazines were laid off. A former Edelman PR executive published a 300-page book.

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