Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Of course, being exposed to so many local business leaders during my time at the Business Journal was a blessing. Little known fact: You led social media management for the Business Journal during your time there. I spend a good chunk of my time on media relations and pitching. It makes the job really fun.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

It encompasses strategic communication to build and maintain positive relationships with the media, stakeholders, and the general public. Media Relations: Establishes and maintains relationships with journalists and influencers to secure media coverage and positive exposure for the tech brand.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I have been in journalism or PR for 25 years — I went to Boston University for journalism and upon graduation, I worked as a business reporter for a local daily newspaper on the outside of Cleveland. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

She even went to his funeral locally (we asked their permission) – it was a full military funeral with honors – and photographed it and gave all the pics to the family. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’ll reply to that email probably 100 times out of 100, regardless of how off-base the pitch might be.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Leveraging PR’s media relations skills: PR’s extensive network of media (and social media) connections comes in handy for enhancing your video marketing exposure. Pay attention to their previous work, the types of stories they write, and their social media presence.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. Building analytics to optimize those efforts will become as important as it is for earned media.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Certainly, supply line nightmares continue to wreak havoc across the board, at every level, and the loose labor market (employee-friendly) is not helping manufacturers, especially on the warehouse floor, but really everywhere. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Have a good angle. Ay pet peeves with PR people?

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Meeting Report Chemicals Media 78

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As SHIFT and the entire industry continues to evolve there is always the question… Is traditional media relations dead? So when a colleague and I pitched a local McDonald’s news story, little did we know what was to come. After an aggressive media relations push, we began to pick up traction in the local market.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I liked agency life because you could specialize in media relations and have the company of other professionals in marketing and PR. I got to hire staff and build social communities, start publications, train employees in messaging, and conduct media relations, especially during disasters. Oh, so many.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 11, 2022

PRgloo is based out of London and bills itself as a “media relations platform.” For example, you could build a media list in your tools and then use it to send and track pitches, but it didn’t provide the data. PRophet announced an expanded media database with “more than 100,000 verified journalists across the U.S.,

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 25, 2017

In PR a failure could be characterized as a campaign that never caught fire, a pitch that fizzled or a relationship that went badly off course. Compared to the giant ice pop, this one was just a local promotion, but it was far more alarming. Can You Head Off PR Failures? The “Iron Man 3” fake attack.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2019

Danielle Whitfield, Media and Public Affairs Executive, Newcastle Airport @daniellemalvina Northern boomerang: brands to Newcastle Christian Cerisola was motivated to move into PR after working for a provincial newspaper and receiving poorly targeted pitches. He described breaking a story about a pornographic video pirating ring.

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Polaris

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

A few years ago, a media frenzy surrounded Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) plans to use foreign workers to replace 45 people in their IT department. It started when one of the displaced employees went to the media to tell his side of the story. 3: Find the local angle. Media Relations' Respect their deadlines.

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Banking Media Local Survey 100

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 This is how you wind up with a press release on a local ABC news affiliate in Buffalo even though your tech client is in San Francisco. Million and Eyes the U.S. Are you kidding?

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The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 11, 2020

It all started with “Building Bridges,” Hoffman’s career development program that immerses its employees in one or multiple foreign offices for several months. In Shanghai, I got the opportunity to pitch Chinese reporters, coordinate a CEO media roundtable and support a product launch event. If pitching in the U.S.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2018

I also handle proactive and reactive media relations in the “mid-Atlantic” region of the U.S., which involves pitching story ideas like back-to-school and holiday shopping, but also handling stories about incidents in our stores. from Chicago to Washington D.C., What’s the most interesting part of your current role?

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Sports Retail Local Report 113

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

I handle our media relations, whether it’s local consumer news or national industry pubs, I work to build relationships and create partnerships that can help enhance our brand. This includes strategy, pitching, building talking points, media training staff and distributing through applicable channels.

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

These include shareholders, media, staff, suppliers, customers, and the local community. 1 Media relations The first area of transformation to consider is where traditional media relations programmes can be modernised. It’s stood the test of time. #1

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Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 23, 2006

. - From: NAME on Behalf Of John James Nicoletti Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: ANAHEIM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL URGE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT Please contact me with further questions regarding this release. From there, we''ll remind everyone that a news release does not double as a pitch.

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Beyond PR

JULY 26, 2016

When you open up your earned media strategy, you’ll find a mix of print, television, radio, digital and other channels. You can utilize the crew during breaks to capture additional footage and/or soundbites to be used for social media, client websites and other channels. Needless to say, it’s all a bit overwhelming.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why many companies are turning to partnerships and active involvement in their local communities to boost their PR efforts without breaking the bank. The copy and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Burrelles, our employees, partners, or affiliates.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“The early adopters have been educating the market in the last few years about the successes that can be had with integrating own, earned and paid media. Firms that stick to being mere providers of media relations will continue to lose market share.” Christoph Luke | Christoph Luke Media Relations.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Fake news primarily on social media, means that traditional media brands have reversed declines and are enjoying a resurgence. Unfortunately the same isn’t true for local media. Action: Map your organisation’s media channels against an axis of engagement and trust to learn how and when each should be best deployed. #10

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

He mastered media relations managing information for national outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated. His popularity and ability to inspire students has played a critical role in the success of the school’s investor relations club where he has steadily grown his knowledge and responsibility.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. For me, as a local government employee, there are clear political boundaries. I’m now on guest blogs I could never pitch a year ago, including Search Engine Journal, where I was awarded for most read post (of the whole month) back in December 2014. And they all blog.

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