Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. So many of my best story ideas are sparked by what I see and experience at industry events. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

Last night, Help A Reporter Out (HARO ) brought four major USA Today leaders – Jeff Dionise, Beryl Love , Patty Michalski and Susan Page – together at an invite-only event in downtown Washington, D.C. Once you’ve established that, then pitch a reporter, he continues. The worst pitches are those that are pushy or ignorant.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

I covered college football for a while so I’ve had a lot of fun, but most fun might go to Isuzu’s I-1 Grand Prix World Technician Competition in 2018, a skills-based event for the company’s service and repair technicians. I was the news editor of a small daily newspaper in Alabama. Metro weekly newspaper that no longer exists.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

It’s always fun to cover an event that you know won’t come around every day. Several months after I left my job at my hometown newspaper, The Vindicator , I got some texts from friends who still worked there with some ominous-sounding news. This month, June, marks seven years working full-time for local newspapers.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

As EIC on FPW, I guide the content and direction of websites, webinars/events, and magazine. As the face of our brand, I am responsible for traveling to industry events and networking with our readers, advertisers and others. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

While working in local news in the Northeast, I covered a few big hurricanes and major blizzards that ravaged the area. Big events like that are a great opportunity for teamwork, which have led to some of the most gratifying moments in my career. I had my first staff byline at a small Connecticut newspaper in 2001.

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Doctor Spin

MARCH 1, 2024

Local, state, and federal government entities often hire entry-level PR professionals to handle public relations and communications tasks. Newspapers, magazines, television stations, and online media companies may have entry-level positions in their PR or communications departments. Event planning companies. Government agencies.

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PR Fuel

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Forming relationships with the people at your local radio, newspaper, and TV station can really help promote your business! Making connections with local bloggers in your community can also help potential customers learn more about your business through social media postings and word of mouth. Make it simple and fun!

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? The great strength of broadcast is its ability to take news consumers directly to the scene and witness events — a wildfire, a debate, a demonstration, a major speech — as they unfold. Dan Rosenheim is the Director of Business Development at Bay City News.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

As managing editor of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com, she writes trucking news and features, manages e-newsletters and social media, coordinates magazine production, and helps to develop content for events and multimedia projects. Once I graduated, I had to make the choice: newspapers or trade pubs. Have a reason.

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PR Insiders

MAY 5, 2021

But regardless of that ultimate audience, your first audience is always the editors, reporters, TV producers or others who receive your press release or pitch. You waste your time and the journalist’s time when you pitch a story idea that doesn’t fall within their beat. So, a pitch that arrives on Monday right around 10 a.m.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I also work with clients on conference programming and event strategy. They were reunited for a “Thelma and Louise” weekend in Las Vegas, and I tagged along to document it as they raced Corvettes at a local track, rode a mechanical bull at a bar on the Strip and went sand boarding at Dumont Dunes outside Vegas. Fun assignment!

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Cision

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Brands put a lot of time, money and coordination behind hosting events, but not all think about how to target attendees beyond the traditional customer or prospect. Want to make the most of hosting industry events? Here are four steps to pitching reporters and getting coverage from your upcoming conference.

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PRSay

JUNE 5, 2023

Are CVBs and other tourism groups pitching you now to come and visit? Every local PBS affiliate has seemingly been doing marketing for it. I’ve told a lot of stories in many formats throughout my career: cable television, YouTube series, podcasts, books, public speaking, social media live events, standup comedy shows.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. And people still faxed pitches! Organic reach on social media was also still possible for brands. If that doesn’t take your breath away for a minute, I don’t know what will.

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Barokas

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

In my introductory journalism classes, my professors made it sound like PR professionals were magical fixtures at every event who could answer all of my questions. At the time, I probably equated the profession to an event planner more than anything else. You learn to value the art of the pitch (and subject line).

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Landis PR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

During a session featuring a panel of newspaper editors, one award-winning editor matter-of-factly stated, “PR people and reporters should have an adversarial relationship.” . Personalize pitches to each reporter/editor. . Join professional media or PR groups; attend networking events where media are speaking/ attending. .

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

If you’ve been in the PR world for any length of time, you know that human interest stories really give a pitch a fresh new angle because, let’s face it, everyone loves a heartwarming story. And, before you begin, make sure they know what’s involved and what your story will be about before you pitch the story out.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

Every year, they gather for the grassroots WAVE event, seeing the sights and proselytizing about the value – environmental and societal – of plugging in instead of gassing up, talking to school kids and interested members of the public in whatever small towns their caravan drove through. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Action PR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We organised a very successful event for our clients Everyone Active and MoreYoga for Mental Health Awareness Week. We put on ‘Ascent and Asana’ a free Climbing and Yoga event at Westway Sports and Fitness Centre. Put on an event to celebrate the day and the healthy credentials of your client. Regional vs National Awareness.

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Shift Communications

MAY 19, 2015

One recent example was a colleague’s reactive pitch on water-saving advice in advance of the Bay Area’s (nowadays, rare) rain storm. Here are a few tips I’ve picked up so far that have proven helpful: Read the newspaper every morning. Scan the headlines and outlets as well as make note of any key events before you pitch.

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Presspage

JUNE 26, 2018

With newspapers and TV stations shrinking their staffs these days, how does an organization get attention for its events and accomplishments? Del Mar hosts musical events featuring faculty, students or visiting artists, as well as theatrical productions, art exhibits and other cultural programs.

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NewsWhip

MAY 27, 2021

Media consumption habits and local news | Jump to text. Influence of local newspapers | Jump to text. I would say that the fruits of our labor can be anything from a story in the Wall Street Journal, to a local TV segment on CBS, to a sponsored article within women’s books, but we don’t throw spaghetti on the wall.

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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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PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

It may be a literal space like a billboard or a section of a newspaper or magazine page. Notifying journalists that you have a newsworthy story about your business isn’t quite as easy as calling up the local newspaper and talking to Clark Kent. For one thing, your local newspaper might not be the best fit for the story.

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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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Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2016

Earlier this month, the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) was acquired by events company UBM for a reported $17.6 The gatekeepers are no longer the editors and reporters of magazines and newspapers. Companies and key influencers with an established online presence often have more reach than the publications they pitch.”.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Local news and indy journalism more trusted. “I I predict the continued rise in readership of local news channels and independent journalism. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom. I see a few things.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 27, 2011

We preferred pros local to Southern California, so that they could attend some events to get a feel for the brand, but it was not required. If you are not local, tell me how you think we can work together? Again, think of what your pitch says. Here’s what we were looking for and tips on rocking the interview: 1.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 13, 2015

She is editor-in-chief of The Winonan , WSU’s campus newspaper; she is president of the WSU Public Relations Student Society of America chapter; and she is executive director of the WSU St. She previously served as PR Director for our chapter and has attended Regional PRSSA events. last summer. Riki Burhans, @rikileeburhans.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 9, 2017

The elephants were in full dress and didn’t disappoint the many local news station cameras that came out to film the event. A reporter from a regional paper responded to one my pitches asking if we’d offer complimentary tickets. Calling the local police and saying a tiger was on the loose in the neighborhood.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

She already has two internships under her belt, with the Multiple Sclerosis Society where she handled both media relations and social media, and the Women’s Resource Center, where her duties included planning fundraising events. And she has an internship lined up this summer at Haberman in Minneapolis. You can find her portfolio at [link].

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

I was a fresh out of university, in my first PR job in local government, at the former South Yorkshire County Council, in the North of England. He told me of the time he went to pitch for a major lawnmower account. The Leo Lunch was a remarkable social event with a doyen of doyens (is that the aggregate name?)

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