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How to Write a Pitch That Will Actually Get Read

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As most PR people know, reporters don’t read every pitch that lands in their inbox. A recent study found that 42% of journalists, writers and bloggers receive 11 to 100 pitches daily, and 5% receive a whopping 100 or more email pitches every day. Are you pitching a feature story or a comment? Personalize your pitch.

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6 Simple Rules for Email Pitches

Cision

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that journalists continue to prefer email as the primary means of contact, with more than 90 percent indicating it as the best way to directly pitch a story idea. You also may not be surprised that there is a lot of conflicting advice about how to make your email pitches resonate.

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What Editors and Writers Want From PR Pitches in 2018

Cision

Part of making that product, of course, comes not only through brainstorming in editorial meetings but working constructively with PR professionals who bring them interesting story ideas with their audiences in mind. Developing just the right pitch has never been easy, however. S/he is reading 100 PR pitches a day.

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5 Elements That Should be in Every Consumer Product Pitch

OnePitch

Standing out from the crowd is vital in a consumer media landscape that is flooded with product pitches. To capture a journalist's attention, your pitch should have five elements: accuracy, relevancy, transparency, efficiency, and credibility. Know what they write about. Still trying to figure out where to start?

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Why Sentence Fragments and Abbreviations in Your Pitches Are OK — Sometimes

PRSay

“The pitches you’ve shown have grammar errors, sentence fragments and lots of abbreviations — what’s your take on that?”. This was a question I got when I did a special webinar for PR professors to help them get caught up on all the changes in media relations. Don’t get me wrong — my example pitches are not flippant or disrespectful.

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The 22 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. At the same time, PR pros are constantly thinking about how to maximize the reach and impact of their earned media. But what about other assets that the media or customers are likely to see?

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New Year’s Resolutions For PR Teams

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Sharpen your writing – There’s a reason why most companies ask for a writing sample or require a writing test for PR positions. We write a great deal in PR. Or offer to take a stab at first drafts of bylines, press releases, or pitches. The more you do it, the better. .

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