ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Now, let’s take a look at the anatomy of an effective tech media pitch. She chooses a pitch based on the game situation, the skill of the other team, and weather conditions. A media pitch is not very different. All the research, preparation, and consideration ensure that the correct story will be hand-pitched to the right media.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch. In a video tutorial, the company says it will start making recommendations after you’ve sent three or more pitches.

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Buzzstream

JUNE 15, 2020

Although slashing “ monitoring and relationship tools looks a lot better on paper than laying off employees ,” according to Muck Rack, doing so may cut off your business’s only lifeline to customers. Next, we looked at whether the pandemic is having an affect on the frequency of pitches PR professionals send out. Alice Good, Clearlink.

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Axia PR

JANUARY 6, 2021

Pitching the media can be daunting, especially if it isn’t something your employees do regularly as part of their job. The dirty little secret that no one in corporate america – no one in your company – wants to talk about is how much corporate marketers hate pitching to the media.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? One that immediately comes to mind is one I secured recently in Eat This, Not That for a local client that provides cancer support resources for employers to offer as part of their employee benefits package. The coverage was incredible.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

How a service-first attitude can help your team craft more compelling stories and pitches. How to ensure mission-consistent communication from all employees. In this webinar you will learn: How to build a strategic narrative that grows customer advocacy and inspire stakeholders. Speaker Info. Arunav Sinha. Enid Maran.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 14, 2018

In business, there’re amazing, good, bad and terrible product and service pitches. We’re here to show you how you can learn from the best pitches so you can seal the deal with an excellent media placement. The best pitches are simple: they tell a unique story or add a new twist to a familiar one. Choose your publications wisely.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

This lays the groundwork to productize this by charging for filtered results, which the company appears to be doing, as another commenter observed: “Even on a paid subscription, I see a limit of 15 pitches a month now, 5 for free, and you have to buy additional pitches. Content picks Pitch results. Tried and true pitching tips.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

PR pitches earn a 45% open rate and a 3% response rate; the top metrics for marcom and PR by segment; Europe is more satisfied with PR agencies than the U.S. What: PR pitching amidst the continuing media layoffs When: February 22, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. The company’s measures are based on the pitches sent through their systems.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Depending on the length of the engagement, it’s often advantageous to include a contract employee in relevant team and company meetings. Because a freelance employee will sign an NDA and in most cases a non-compete agreement, the agency team shouldn’t worry that they’ll disclose confidential client information or try to lure the client away.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I feel like I learn something new every day, whether it’s about an amazing client campaign, insights from the AI committee, or just chat about the latest new business pitch. Although it’s a larger company at over 200 employees, Mod Op’s leadership and culture reflect very similar values.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2021

This is because you not only know what stories they will cover instantly when a story breaks, but how they’re likely to approach, which enables a more targeted pitch. For example, a tech company focused on connected TV can offer thoughts about what the company did to keep their employees engaged during the pandemic. Use email well.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one. It was a very humbling experience.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 10, 2013

We love following up with them after pitching an interview/story idea. I said, “Often PR professionals are heard talking about the ‘elevator pitch’ – a short summary of the story we are trying to sell the media that we can describe in a span of a few seconds. No longer a matter of choice.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The database also has built-in features for list-building and a generative AI feature for pitching. According to the release the software uses employee behavioral data to “identify content themes and gain insights into audience engagement.” Pitch podcasts by noon. Quick copy polishing and captivating headline generation.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

And revealing yourself, in the process, to be a very new kind of financial villain — one who pitches not just the prospect of profit but also deliverance from the corrupt speculative system in which you “made” your “billions.”. I’d say that sums it up pretty well. And he really does know what he is doing here. Yeah, I am not so sure.

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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve sat through convention and forum talks where various oracles pronounced that: employees just want to be loved. Just look at the many different ways Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s work on death and dying , and her change curve turns up in jolly presentations about employee motivation. Do I practise a dark art ?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2023

When you pitch a story, you need to be credible too. Make it clear who or what you are pitching. Draw a correlation between your pitch and their prior coverage. This company makes the key cards that many corporations use to give employees office access. The results found 61% of journalists get 100 pitches a week or more.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 1, 2016

SHIFT Communications, the premiere data-driven PR agency , announced today the release of the Heuristic And Recurrent Ontological Lexicon Deep-learner, or HAROLD, the world’s first artificially intelligent (AI), cloud-based PR employee. HAROLD’s creation represents the first AI employee of a virtual public relations workforce.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 30, 2024

On the pitch then, there is no denying their success. The series followed all the trials and tribulations of the new owners trying to navigate the “soccer” world – from business deals, to interactions with the fans, and of course performance on the pitch. It’s all about stories. Every company has a story that it can tell the world.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PR professionals should create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Relationship building takes time. How do you know what’s working?

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Remote PR Jobs

JUNE 14, 2023

Cost Savings While freelance rates may be high, hiring a PR Freelancer can be a more cost-effective option than hiring a full-time employee since you only have to pay for the services rendered (and only when needed), thus avoiding costly overhead costs such as benefits, equity, salaries, or office space.

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Remote PR Jobs

MARCH 22, 2022

In 2020 and 2021, employees got a taste of the simpler life and the benefits it brought, including working from home, avoiding long commutes, and calling into meetings in their shorts and pajama pants. It’s important to keep the relationship with both the client and the departing employee. Emerging Trends. Cue pajama pants!)

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

Journalists respond to just 3.27% of pitches. million PR pitches sent through their software over the last 12 months and produced some interesting statistics. About one in three (35%) of reporters open a pitch within the first minute after it was sent. A majority 82% open a pitch within the first four hours.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

PR professionals are expected to create thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engage with reporters on social media, send swag (when appropriate), maintain relevant media lists, and manage all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Relationship building takes time. As companies grow, corporate communications become more important.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Qualified employees are scarce, and companies recognize that they need to be seen as great places to work and thrive as well as strong brands.

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5W PR

AUGUST 27, 2021

Account executives also build strong relationships with the clients, create and pitch press releases to relevant journalists or media outlets, maintain the image of the agency, and develop feature ideas for the clients. Employee Relations Managers. Crisis Managers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 11, 2020

The effect on employee health is still unclear, and the full business impact has only begun. This is surely easiest for businesses that can continue operations with employees working remotely, but it’s even more critical for those who can’t. What do employees and customers need to know in the short term? Make a plan.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

In a management context, internal communications is the function that deals with an organisation's most important intangible asset - its relationships with employees. It’s measured by means of employee engagement. Dr Kevin Ruck, Mike Pounsford and Howard Kraise will share outcomes from their project on employee listening.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The PR pro sends thoughtful, data-backed pitches, engages with reporters on social media, sends swag (when appropriate), maintains relevant media lists, and manages all follow-through with reporters and journalists. Internal communicators must be savvy enough to turn dry content like company policies into info employees actually want to read.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Consider your audience and prioritize communicating with your employees. Employees are arguably your most important stakeholders, and news of a merger or acquisition causes anxiety to spike among them. Start by understanding the perceptions that already exist within your audience of employees. They could have just asked.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

The survey found: 57% are crafting pitches; 48% are writing copy for social media; 48% are writing press releases; 44% are using it for research; and 25% say they are using it for strategy and planning. One AI tools surfaces relevant media contacts based on your pitch or press release – and strives to predict how it will be received.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

And most of the people who are struggling to pitch — don’t do it. One of them — that strategy I mentioned that all great pitching pros implement — is building a custom media list for every new story angle. And she still swears by creating a new list for each pitch. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But regardless of format, these celebrations can be much more than an excuse to let loose – they also offer a great opportunity to bring employees together from all levels of the business. You want to wait long enough for everyone to arrive and settle in but early enough so that they’re still going to be attentive.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In fact, if you don’t give customers, clients and potential employees a peak at what truly drives your organization, you are losing loyalty, sales and your business’s future thought leaders and valuable role players. By pitching thought leadership to outlets before publishing on your own channels, you can turn owned media into earned media.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2020

Just in Minneapolis, Best Buy, Sleep Number and Regis have already furloughed employees. Many agencies have asked employees to take pay cuts. ” Create a Pitch Deck about yourself for LinkedIn. Fun idea at the time, but the notion of creating your own personal pitch deck is a great one. Even in our industry.

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Brand advocates include customers, employees, and influencers. UGC can come from customers, brand loyalists, employees, or even paid UGC creators. PR professionals often pitch op-eds to media outlets to showcase their clients’ expertise and perspectives. How Do You Pitch the Media ? What is User-Generated Content (UGC)?

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