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The Importance of Networking in Public Relations

5W PR

Pitching and placements Building rapport with journalists and media professionals can make the difference between a successful pitch and a rejection. Leveraging social media Platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter are excellent for professional networking. These insights can be invaluable for refining PR strategies.

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PR Pros Can Use AI and Hone Their Traditional Skills

PRSay

In public relations, generative AI has the potential to automate routine tasks such as writing press releases, social media posts and email pitches, thus allowing practitioners to focus on strategic, big-picture work. Connect with him on LinkedIn. Illustration credit: mast3r ]

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PR – An Essential Business? Tips for Keeping Your Sanity, Job and Relationships in a Pandemic

Flack's Revenge

Should we continue to pitch the media and promote our news? My friend Don Leon offered some great advice on LinkedIn: Take a moment to identify some of your favorite clients and customers (folks are tending to stay local so lots of people around/at their desk). Others will want to jump in with ill-advised pitches.

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PR Agency Life: What to Expect

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

The endless media pitch calling and subsequent rejections were exhausting. Nearly a year and multiple management changes later, interagency politics left me thoroughly disillusioned. Skill Development — learn valuable skills in media relations , content creation, event planning, crisis management, etc.

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F8 Update: Two Upcoming Facebook Changes PR Pros Should Care About

Rock the Status Quo

Fabulous or terrible, Messenger Business will present some interesting challenges for real-time crisis management, brand reputation monitoring and community manager duties, won’t it? For PR pros, however, it might not cause too many ripples in the crisis control front. What do you think? Social Media'

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Thinking Critically with Robyn Stevens

Critical Mention

The use of “hyper-focused” pitches will be helpful as well – finding the appropriate media connections and pitch one or two producer/editors at the most you with which you connect. Having ongoing visibility will increase the likelihood that customers and clients will find you in their search.

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Media Relations Must-Dos: 10 Tips for More Earned Media

Beyond PR

Keep it simple: Channel the tiny house trend and eliminate clutter from your press releases and pitches. Include contact info: Reporters are sorting through thousands of press releases and pitches each day. Eleanor Cates manages public interest accounts at PR Newswire.