Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2020

But, as people go on the job hunt once again, many will need help brushing up their LinkedIn profile and coming up with creative ways to get their names in front of the right people. When I was starting on LinkedIn–and even back well before that to Twitter–this was one of my key strategies. And, it worked. Your story.

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Cision

JANUARY 8, 2016

But do your pitching tactics reflect this shift? Avoid making the following three social media pitching mistakes…and get advice on what to do instead: 1. Then, craft social pitches as you write email subject lines: by captivating attention in a concise, yet unique way. Generalized, Mass Tweets. Long-Winded Messages.

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Pitching Report Twitter Social Media 60

Prohibition

JANUARY 30, 2019

Without exposure to this industry, it is easy to assume that a PR fledging, like myself, devotes their time to traditional and tangible tasks such as drafting press releases and pitching them to the media. Of course, writing press releases and pitching stories to media outlets is an important part of any PR role.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 30, 2019

Without exposure to this industry, it is easy to assume that a PR fledging, like myself, devotes their time to traditional and tangible tasks such as drafting press releases and pitching them to the media. Of course, writing press releases and pitching stories to media outlets is an important part of any PR role.

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OnePitch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Learn more from him about technology, investing, and Silicon Valley through his Twitter and LinkedIn. During this episode, Eric talks about simplicity, straightforwardness, and personalization in pitches, interest as a key component of a successful pitch, and his preferences when it comes to approaches to sending relevant pitches.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

Any public relations agency today needs nearly instant resources — from details on media preferences to data that informs our pitches and programs. Alerts for topics relevant to a client’s business can make a big difference in securing quick wins and nailing ideas for proactive pitching.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2015

But, how often do you actually think about how those changes that are shaking up their world impacts the way you pitch these “modern journalists?” ” Note: I couldn’t resist using this pic of two of my local favorite reporters/anchors, Jason DeRusha and Jamie Yuccas (courtesy of Jamie Yuccas’ Twitter account).

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NewsWhip

APRIL 27, 2023

The AI-enabled product also works to understand your preferred writing style, offer you suggestions, and provide feedback on correctness, style, tone and more. The tool allows you to monitor the news for potential outreach opportunities, draft a pitch, and generate reports based on your media coverage and campaigns.

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Buzzstream

JULY 29, 2020

At the least—some journalists who excel with engagement and reach receive far more pitches from PR pros than that. . In a new study, we collaborated with the team at BuzzStream scraped the Twitter profiles of 29 leading PR professionals to learn more about the personality traits that lead these influencers to success.

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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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Public Relations Sydney

JANUARY 12, 2015

How to pitch as a guest blogger Blogging is a powerful tool for communicating your business’ stories. The tips below highlight some key areas to consider when pitching as a guest blogger. Quality counts The key to a successful guest blog post is the quality, creativity and originality of the content.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In my role today, the most fun stories I get to write come from test-driving trucks. I love getting creative in the kitchen and entertaining for family and friends. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Editors are busy and flooded with emails and PR pitches all the time.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 29, 2019

From “Wayne’s World” to The Lonely Island, “ Saturday Night Live ” has been writing internationally recognizable sketches, songs, jokes and characters for 45 seasons now. Whether it’s a commercial, a news pitch or a marketing push, tying your content to something newsworthy or trendy can be a great way to enhance your material.

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Television Writing Storytelling Video 111

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Social media platforms Bluesky and Threads will continue to become attractive substitutions for X (formerly Twitter).” ~ Marc C. Re-writing the AI draft “We’ll spend more time rewriting ChatGPT’s draft press releases, and less time finding relevant topics, reporters… thanks to it as well.”

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Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! Write a press release. If you’re proactively pitching the press about your company, note at the end of your pitch that your spokesperson has been quoted in major publications to reinforce credibility. Share with clients.

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LinkedIn Pitching Interviews Journalism 120

Critical Mention

JULY 2, 2020

Elevate your Pitch Game. Not only do marketers benefit from team integration, but PR pros can also benefit from cohesive teamwork by enhancing their pitches and speeches with key points from engaging marketing collateral. Early on in her career, she developed a passion for marketing, writing and anything within the communication field.

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OnePitch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

View the links to follow Kimeko McCoy on Twitter and LinkedIn. During the episode, Kimeko talks about the importance of an email follow-up, the “in and out mentality” when it comes to cold sources, her pitching pet peeves, and more. Her Inbox & Pitches. [00:02:08] Her Pitching Preferences. [00:04:25] So that is good.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It suggests for every 50 minutes of work, like meetings, pitching or writing, you should take a 10-minute break. Let me know on Twitter @colleeno_pr ! . If you are used to stepping out for lunch or that afternoon coffee, don’t give those up just because you’re working from home. How are you switching things up during WFH life?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: Paywalls, Pitches And Prognoses December 23rd, 2010 Tweet On Wednesday, we held this year’s last #measurePR Twitterchat. And the discussion was… how shall I put it… intense.

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Cision

APRIL 14, 2017

Then I wrote a book on first jobs to avoid having to have one, and then began writing features for magazines. It all sounds obvious, and yet the big opportunity is to think like a news owner and write like a Pulitzer Prize winner and curate visuals remembering the adage “a picture is worth 1,000 words.”

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Soliciting customer review videos on social media enables decision-makers to assess the customer’s experience and define creative, targeted solutions for improving the product. When she isn’t writing, you can find her with her nose buried in a book or hiking with her dog, Charlie.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 27, 2009

Here are some quick links to help you with your pitching efforts -- they all focus on writing. It’s a great creative exercise to keep your writing chops honed and your brain thinking. 2) Acronym Finder Acronym Finder.com Acronyms are inside baseball and ultimately make your writing harder to read.

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Writing Engineering Exercises Twitter 47

Cision

JUNE 8, 2016

I learned early on that it all starts with good writing skills. In addition to being a tool to share ideas effectively, the act of writing requires that you develop your message and organize your thoughts. Following them on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., What’s your secret to media relations success?

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Financial Healthcare Media Relations Technology 120

Buzzstream

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Being in the forefront of all conversations with clients, I quickly realized that simply writing down notes, searching for conversations buried in emails and chasing people for deliverables would be risky if I didn’t have a more structured system. Which were the last design updates we asked the creative team? Don’t get caught short!

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Landis PR

MAY 31, 2022

Third, being genuinely interested and excited about your client translates to the copy you write, from pitches and blog posts to social copy. If you are a good writer, creative thinker and love meeting new people – a career in PR can be an extremely rewarding experience. Robin Carr, Senior Counselor – Public Relations Major.

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Communications Software Interviews Journalism 52

Critical Mention

APRIL 9, 2020

This is the time to get creative and produce a wide range of online content. It is a great time to pitch journalists on stories, especially if they have a “feel-good” angle. Early on in her career, she developed a passion for marketing, writing and anything within the communication field. SCHEDULE A DEMO. Priscilla Osorio.

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Healthcare Radio Sports Video 89

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Many PR pros will cut and paste a document into a CMS to publish a release – and then cut and paste it again (and again) as they pitch it. Today, the company pitches its product in three parts: Managing contacts; Publishing content – what it calls “stories”; and. You can send these pitches to a list of reporters, or pitch 1:1.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Each member of the team has a particular hit that they are extremely proud of purely based on the fact that good old creativity, industriousness and smarts resulted in a hit that wowed the client and broke through. So when a colleague and I pitched a local McDonald’s news story, little did we know what was to come. Take a look….

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Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

In this interview, Brandon shares why brands shouldn’t focus too much on competitors, how to streamline your pitches to journalists and how social media can help your brand in a crisis. I joined the journalism classes writing news articles for the college news website and began studying public relations for my degree.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

First is the new “PR Assistant” which will allow “PR professionals to draft press releases and personalize pitches.” The second is an enhancement to its AI Writing Assistant, first unveiled a couple of months ago. That assistant helps to write social media content but now includes an integration to DALL-E.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 23, 2017

There are several tools and creative ways to get your post read by the audience you’re targeting. This past year we turned our “thankful” post into a “roast” of PR “turkeys,” – mishandled communication opportunities, bad pitches, and so forth. Start with a killer title.

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Prakkypedia

JULY 10, 2015

If you spend enough time on social media (for me, Twitter in particular) you see regular patterns of behaviour and I want to be able to name them. What’s the term for: When you’re not sure when to end a Twitter conversation. So ‘concern troll’, to me, is a terrific. Now I need some help. And others have already tweeted it).

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

ChatGPT seems to miss emerging themes if there isn’t a wide body of writing already on a topic. Creativity: PR practitioners must be able to think creatively and come up with new and innovative ideas for campaigns and projects. Some may see irony in an AI system that writes reasonably well suggesting writing is a top skill.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

ISEBOX

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Most of them are impressive, hardworking and creative. Pikers write press releases about a new executive hire or a product color change. Pikers write a boring story, and hit “send” on a traditional wire service, and then wonder, “why didn’t I get coverage”. 5) You don’t network or pitch. 1) You have no plan!

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Cision

JULY 14, 2016

For as long as I can remember, I have loved art, writing and being creative. While I excelled at all my classes, I would always rather write an essay than take a multiple choice test. Knowing I had a way with words, I eventually wanted to find an industry that utilized those skills and allowed for creativity.

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Before you write or say anything, walk—if not a mile at least around the block—in your audience’s shoes. And then I discover that they don’t even follow those so-called VIPs on Twitter. And until you’ve gotten that far do not pitch them anything. Write once, use everywhere. Be the conduit to great sources.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

That includes our creative director, writers, industry and content partners, numerous marketing and PR professionals, and readers. Our creative director Alex Hartman joined me for the press days at Motor Bella. I began writing for 605 Magazine in early 2010 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Twitter: @automoblog.

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