Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

I get email requests from guest bloggers who want to write on the BuzzStream blog daily. And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. I’ll be blunt: they are never good. What is Guest Blogging?

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 2, 2017

“The fictions and fabrications that comprise fake news are but a subset of the larger bad news phenomenon, which also encompasses many forms of shoddy, unresearched, error-filled, and deliberately misleading reporting that do a disservice to everyone,” writes Snopes founder David Mikkelson. Get the Digital PR Tips newsletter.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

It’s not enough to sign up for HARO and get Cision and pitch, pitch, pitch. See what they write about. 20 years ago, when I started teaching PR courses, the number one complaint reporters and editors had about PR pros was that we’re lazy and we don’t do our homework.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 20, 2015

Writing a press release and posting it on the wire doesn’t get your media coverage anymore. In fact, according to the 2015 Cision Social Journalism Study only 6% of PR pros still do that. This is a marvelous opportunity to connect with them online and discover what they’re writing about or looking for.

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5W PR

APRIL 8, 2021

Before Writing a Press Release. Once you know your purpose and the 5 W’s, you are ready to write. Although many reporters may put the five W’s in the first few paragraphs to allow room for a lead that is catchy, it is best to include them all in the first paragraph and up front in your press release. Elements of a Press Release.

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Buzzstream

OCTOBER 21, 2021

When I got promoted to SEO account manager at my previous digital marketing agency, besides all the excitement, I knew it would be a new challenge to create strategies involving Digital PR, Content, Design and other teams on top of my usual SEO work. Scheduling recurring tasks (reports, right?).

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Over the years, I tested and used almost every digital PR, blogger outreach , and link building tool available. Below, we’ve collected our favorite digital PR tools that have been proven to help launch successful campaigns. Meltwater is a PR platform with approximately 400,000 contacts.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Over the years, I tested and used almost every digital PR, blogger outreach , and link building tool available. Below, we’ve collected our favorite digital PR tools that have been proven to help launch successful campaigns. Meltwater is a PR platform with approximately 400,000 contacts.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. This tool has myriad features and uses, but I predominantly use it for both ideation and to assist with pitch-writing. Finding inspiration for ideation can be incredibly tricky. Prospecting.

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Buzzstream

APRIL 25, 2024

According to uSERP’s 2024 State of Backlinks Report , unlinked mentions are the fourth most commonly used link building tactic (tied with link insertions and link exchanges). For instance, social media marketing is still digital marketing, a space we play in. If I saw more link building or digital PR terms, this would be even better.

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Buzzstream

JUNE 30, 2021

As one of the only chances you have of getting your campaign seen by a journalist, subject lines are arguably the most important part of a pitch. As a journalist, I’ve seen and deleted thousands of PR emails over the years. As a Digital PR, I’ve probably produced all of the above.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

PRWeek reporter Sean Czarnecki quotes him in his story as saying, “We’re going to put our heads together about how we can integrate further and create more products.” Trendkite provided its analytics to Business Wire, packaged in its NewsTrak reports. That partnership has ended.”. billion pieces of editorial content.”

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I was clueless about the world of Digital PR and what it entailed – until I landed in the industry myself. Unlike its traditional PR counterpart, Digital PR is also conducted with SEO in mind and one of the key aims of outreach is to gain linked coverage on online news publications.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 24, 2015

There’s a good post in Business 2 Community about the challenges of starting out in Digital PR. If you’ve been trained in traditional PR and technology is fairly new to you, it will seem overwhelming at first. Digital PR Strategy. The activity you see in Digital PR is like the tip of an iceberg.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 24, 2015

There’s a good post in Business 2 Community about the challenges of starting out in Digital PR. If you’ve been trained in traditional PR and technology is fairly new to you, it will seem overwhelming at first. Digital PR Strategy. The activity you see in Digital PR is like the tip of an iceberg.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 24, 2015

There’s a good post in Business 2 Community about the challenges of starting out in Digital PR. If you’ve been trained in traditional PR and technology is fairly new to you, it will seem overwhelming at first. Digital PR Strategy. The activity you see in Digital PR is like the tip of an iceberg.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Survey Pitch Outreach Template When pitching a survey, highlighting the key takeaways is the most effective way to inspire your target to cover your post. When pitching the data, be sure to call out why it is relevant to them and their audience. He/she] is available to elaborate further on the findings in this report. [He/she]

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Buzzstream

MARCH 13, 2024

Enter digital PR. I’ve spent the last ten years helping companies grow their digital presence with digital PR, and I’ve seen first-hand the impact and value digital PR can drive for a brand’s growth. What is Digital PR? In the next section, we’ll explore the types of digital PR.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Before writing a press release, whether it’s your first or 100th time, it is essential to set clear expectations on what you want to achieve to understand better what you are writing. If your report found something that challenges the status quo in your industry, that is a newsworthy takeaway.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Over the past ten years, I’ve tried numerous tools, and reviewed several tools for digital PR , and tools for blogger outreach. Ahrefs – Finding Content With Broken Links Ahrefs is an incredibly powerful link building tool; you’ll see it a few times on this list as well as on our digital PR tools list.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Over the past ten years, I’ve tried numerous tools, and reviewed several tools for digital PR , and tools for blogger outreach. Ahrefs – Finding Content With Broken Links Ahrefs is an incredibly powerful link building tool; you’ll see it a few times on this list as well as on our digital PR tools list.

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Tools SEO Analysis Google 62

Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

I set out trying to write a post about creating a successful survey campaign from start to finish. Here’s the thing: creating surveys is very expensive, and your success in pitching surveys for links is often heavily influenced by other news events of the day. If so, I challenge you to stick with me.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Ahrefs – Finding Content With Broken Links Ahrefs is an incredibly powerful link building tool; you’ll see it a few times on this list as well as on our digital PR tools list. Enter a target website and use the ‘Best by Links’ report to find pages with backlinks to no longer live pages (404 errors).

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Tools SEO Analysis Google 71

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 The problem for the company is that doesn’t appeal to the ~40% of comms professionals that report to a CEO or CCO. Content picks from around PR tech land.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Pitches can make or break a PR campaign. You could have a contact list brimming with journalists, and a potentially-viral campaign, but if you hit send on a flat pitch don’t be surprised if you fail to get opens or coverage. Getting Pitch Perfect. It’s as simple as that. Instead, begin with this vital tip: 1.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Fraudulent press releases go out on two major wire services; IR comms platform Q4 has $100M IPO; internal comms tech strives to overcome email deluge; Innodata CEO talks up AI in Agility PR on an earnings call. These allow PR to “showcase earned media coverage in customizable, branded digital PR measurement reports.”.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 5, 2024

Whether you are doing blogger outreach, digital PR, link building, or even sales, these 12 techniques can help identify the missing piece of the puzzle. Bouncer’s verification tool provided an accurate report of my test email address. A quick search for “send me tips” uncovers a slew of journalists eager for your pitches.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

In the course of putting together the monthly PR technology summary ( PR Tech Sum ), I’ve realized that no news site has compiled a complete list of all the acquisitions around Cision. Oh, sure, there are bits and pieces, but even the Wikipedia entry , at the time of this writing, is woefully incomplete.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Pitch Data Studies Data studies have always proven to be great sources of high-quality backlinks, provided the data is interesting and packaged correctly. Once you find your data sources, develop a compelling story complete with findings and some graphics, and then pitch these to journalists via email and/or press release.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Most of what I did wasn’t a secret: I read what reporters wrote before pitching, developed subject lines that got my emails opened, and use a strong lede in all my pitches. There was one aspect of my success that was different: I wrote long pitches. This is contrary to 99% of all PR advice that says short emails are best.

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ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

I'm writing a blog post on how the best communicators "go deep" and get stuff done. The idea for this post came after I was experiencing a growing sense of frustration late last year due to the distractions inherent in my job as a digital PR (distractions I would wager the majority of people reading this post will be familiar with).

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Buzzstream

MARCH 21, 2024

If you aren’t reaching the correct person, a media pitch , no matter how good, will not matter. According to Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism Report , the top reason for rejecting a pitch (73%) is the lack of relevance to their coverage area. Learning what type of content to pitch is essential to getting your pitch covered.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

That would be like writing a story headline that has nothing to do with the content of the story but is just clickbait based on whatever Google Trends is saying is out there. Q5: Why are visuals important when pitching the media? I’m NOT saying to always go for shock and awe especially if it’s not appropriate or relevant.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

That would be like writing a story headline that has nothing to do with the content of the story but is just clickbait based on whatever Google Trends is saying is out there. Q5: Why are visuals important when pitching the media? I’m NOT saying to always go for shock and awe especially if it’s not appropriate or relevant.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. Pat Flynn discovered this when he started publishing his income reports as an affiliate marketer. Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author (Everybody Writes), keynote speaker, and the world’s first chief content officer (MarketingProfs). “Writing makes me aware.

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Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

For example, the team at PR Academy, a leading UK-based training organization for PR specialists, recently asked all their students to identify the skills they needed to improve upon. It is simple: participants first write their ideas without discussion on Post-it notes. Writing a blog post? Failure demand.

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