The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By Ming Gao, Intern Entering college, I always knew I wanted to major in something that could combine my interest in business and marketing with my creative side. Unfortunately, my pitches like “Best Coffee Spots in the City,” weren’t exactly newsworthy enough.) The difficult part was discovering where to apply them.

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OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Within this interview, we break down real examples of how she landed top-tier coverage, what worked, and her tips for replicating it for your own pitches. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? What information do you always make sure to include in your pitch?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 28, 2018

Is it any wonder these opening pitches were barely memorable? By harnessing the power of storytelling, you can break down walls, build affinity and better position yourself, and your organization, for success. I’m often asked if storytelling is harder for B2B companies. Image: rawpixel via Unsplash, Creative Commons CC0.

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

Instead, they pitched me on a position they had open. But it’s also worth mentioning that I’ve worked exclusively in technology media, and before that I worked in IT and software development. I’m a big film buff; and talk about a good storyteller. And they told a good story. So all that comes to bear in my new role.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 17, 2014

One minute I’m participating in a brainstorm for ideas around a new lifestyle store opening, the next I’m editing a byline for a tech trade from the founder of an enterprise software company. It requires agility, and keeps me thinking creatively. If we’re not getting results, it’s usually either a storytelling issue or a target issue.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Against that backdrop, I’ve organized this year’s prediction roundup into the following categories: Predictions that have little or nothing to do with AI; Predictions that express caution about AI; Predictions that are enthusiastic about AI; Predictions from PR software executives; and One prediction from ChatGPT.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2019

As a profession, public relations evokes images of media pitching or crisis management. That makes sense; persuasion is fueled by artful storytelling, and despite the growth of video, many stories are still told through the written word. Media pitches and social posts require writers to pack the most punch into the lowest word count.

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Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Now, more than a half century since the birth of artificial intelligence, mass interest and adoption of the technology has accelerated in recent months, thanks to publicly available software like ChatGPT and Character.ai. The other day, I asked ChatGPT to do a pitch for me, and it gave me this four paragraph long pitch.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The organizations who take their ESG, DEI, and social impact strategies seriously will be the ones who are unafraid to show their progress, no matter how big or small it may be, with a combination of visual and written storytelling. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. Relentless focus on the customer .

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JULY 25, 2023

Taking some of the small, menial tasks from employee plates through automation can free them up to focus on bigger, more important tasks that take human creativity and connection to truly come to fruition. Customer relation management software can help track customer interactions and how they will likely respond to different decisions.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Buyers of B2B software want published pricing. Yet, B2B software companies are resistant to publishing pricing online because they feel it removes leverage. You’re kidding yourself if you think a motivated buyer doesn’t know what they are going to pay for your software. Annual spending on PR software grew 14.7%

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

#CreativePR, the hashtag, caught our attention at last year’s PRSA conference when Deirdre Breakenridge, Jason Sprenger and Heather Whaling teamed up for their presentation, “Creative PR: Delivering Your Story From Narrative and Design to Measurement.” ’ This train of thought is a highly creative process.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Interactive Tools Give Brands a Creative Edge—and Empower Buyers. ” There are only 214 million for “b2b software.” For most of 2020, b2b software has had about twice as much interest. Why give a man to fish when you can teach him to how to benefit from your B2B software, right? This personality has a point.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The founders tout the software’s “data storytelling at machine scale” to add value to sharing intel – including product news, financial data or analytics. They not only take your brief and turn it into questions that are most likely to return newsworthy results, they also provide a Pitch Guide.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Interactive Tools Give Brands a Creative Edge—and Empower Buyers. ” There are only 214 million for “b2b software.” For most of 2020, b2b software has had about twice as much interest. Why give a man a fish when you can teach him to how to benefit from your B2B software, right? This personality has a point.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Kelly Kirkendoll (KK): The most effective storytelling requires both words and visuals, and this has become truer as social media has grown and attention spans have shrunk. We offer everything from strategic communications to public relations, marketing, branding and creative services. The world of media relations is changing.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Marketers typically think of the top of the funnel as the place where they get to be most creative. You’ll most likely end up creating everything from pitch decks and website copy to one-sheeters and help desk articles. If you sell software, your gut instinct will tell you to just list all the features you’ve built.

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Cision

MAY 13, 2015

Michael is the media pitching coach PR pros turn to when they want to boost their positive media placements. He shares lots of tricks, including suggestions for subject lines that get your emails opened, with those who sign up for his weekly media pitching tips emails. Up next is Michael Smart.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

More and more prospects are seeking counsel of friends and peers in making buying decisions for software and other products. Jennifer Tomlinson | Qorus Software. Podcasts are great for the delivery of credible information and analysis, and storytelling. Creative employee communications. Marketing be nimble.

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