Flack's Revenge

MAY 23, 2017

We know a story starts with the lede , not lead, and about the reverse triangle approach to news writing. We know what a byline is, and are constantly on the hunt for the people behind them, to pitch stories to. More of us are getting our news from Facebook , other networks and news apps these days. What do you think?

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Cision

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

She covers topics related to broadcast, cable, SVOD, ad marketplace, content, and TV tech and we chatted with her about her pitching preferences. What advice do you have for PR professionals trying to pitch you? And definitely don’t call my cell phone to pitch. Do you accept pitches via social media? Do not call.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

People check Facebook to see pictures of their friends and family, laugh at the latest memes and learn about breaking news. The last thing they want—or expect—to see in their news feed is a blatant sales pitch from your brand. Don’t be the most annoying brand on Facebook. Engagement is key on Facebook.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Gabriel has spent over 30 years as a professional in the communications field, writing about business and education technologies as a journalist and marketing communications consultant. How do you prefer to receive pitches? I do actually read each of the pitches, even though I can’t respond to all of them.

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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

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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Cision

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Getting paid to write about food and lifestyle topics may sound like a dream job, but for scores of bloggers, emphasis is placed on the word “job”. What are some best practices for pitching and working with this community of bloggers? What social media platforms do you find most useful for pitches?

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 11, 2017

How to submit a pitch. CIPR members interested in contributing to the project should read the contributors’ guidelines (opens as a PDF) and submit a pitch by 3 November, 2017. You should be comfortable using cloud based tools such as DropBox, private Facebook communities, and Google Documents. Thanks for stopping by.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. The database also has built-in features for list-building and a generative AI feature for pitching.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

I don’t know about my pride, but when my mom learned that I was writing for a magazine she excitedly said, “you’re a published writer!!” What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? If you want word to get out about your event or product, give us the tools we need to write about it. So, I guess any of them.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Launching ads on Facebook or Twitter can generate predictable results from a revenue perspective, but the unique nature of these platforms means your ads are usually open to feedback from the audience you target. Try launching lookalike campaigns from traffic generated from an article you pitched. Change the tone. Improve your SEO.

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Beyond PR

JULY 14, 2017

But, if you want your pitch to be noticed in a flood of product releases, do your homework and know journalists’ and influencers’ inclinations. To help us sort through all that, we talked to Erinn Sluka , the blogger and influencer behind Parenting Healthy , who gave us a few tips on a successful holiday gift guide pitching effort.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 20, 2020

Not only are there the giants– Amazon, Facebook, and Google– who gobble up most of the dollars, but there are smaller companies that are more niche in the solutions the provide. A POV offers currency for proactive pitching as well as content development. PR doesn’t just need to be pitching over email. It makes sense.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2014

That was inspired, if you remember, by the constant (or so it seems to me) sunny and “shiny” updates one sees on Facebook that make one want to barf. Many thanks to all my friends who pitched in and made this post what it is! DMs like: “Your eyes r so pretty, you write me honey?” ” ~ Rich Reader.

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Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The irony is that pitches from startups often go ignored by major media. He tweeted: I rarely cuss in writing. For example, Facebook has a ton of bad press, but the majority of people still have a Facebook account and will continue to use the company’s other platforms like Instagram and WhatsApp.

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Cision

JANUARY 8, 2016

But do your pitching tactics reflect this shift? Avoid making the following three social media pitching mistakes…and get advice on what to do instead: 1. Then, craft social pitches as you write email subject lines: by captivating attention in a concise, yet unique way. Generalized, Mass Tweets. Long-Winded Messages.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

Purina: In other news, Purina is dealing with a social media crisis as pet food safety is questioned by pet owners’ Facebook groups and then amplified on TikTok. When I am writing or editing others’ work, I personally use Grammarly Premium. Purina issued a statement after its investigation found no issues.

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Barokas

JANUARY 19, 2018

With over 2 billion users on Facebook and over 800 million users on Instagram, these two social networking sites have far surpassed their original intentions to connect family and friends. Here is what you can expect from Facebook and Instagram’s new algorithms and how you can increase your content’s visibility: Facebook.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 30, 2019

Without exposure to this industry, it is easy to assume that a PR fledging, like myself, devotes their time to traditional and tangible tasks such as drafting press releases and pitching them to the media. Of course, writing press releases and pitching stories to media outlets is an important part of any PR role.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 30, 2019

Without exposure to this industry, it is easy to assume that a PR fledging, like myself, devotes their time to traditional and tangible tasks such as drafting press releases and pitching them to the media. Of course, writing press releases and pitching stories to media outlets is an important part of any PR role.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Often, people write about journalists as “journalists” – a nebulous bunch of undifferentiated people who perform the same tasks (perhaps in different verticals). And you hear journalists complain about this lack of differentiation in how the PR community pitches them. This is by far the most agreeable group to this practice, however.

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Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 15, 2014

It’s one thing to newsjack a story by pitching media when you have a relevant client that can enhance the news. If Edelman had just quietly pitched media their story ideas and sources for how to grow awareness around mental illness in a sensitive fashion, it would have been perfectly appropriate. Tacky and tasteless.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2017

If you like Facebook, start livestreaming, today. Right now, Facebook Live is THE most effective ways to get more eyes on a Facebook post. Did you invent a revolutionary product, write a book, or win an award? Ask Google, “who writes about [your topic] at [name of publication].” Make your business newsworthy.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

During the episode, Mia talks about deceptive subject lines, pitches she receives from The Verge tip line, a recent scoop about Etsy sellers, and more. Her Inbox & Pitches. [00:02:47] You can even toggle too if you have a favorite tech brand like Samsung or Tesla or it has its own tab, Facebook. There were pitches waiting.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2015

But, how often do you actually think about how those changes that are shaking up their world impacts the way you pitch these “modern journalists?” Journalists get paid to write objective stories. As our world has changed the last number of years, so has the media world. No big epiphany, right?

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Start research and writing a byline for my Trustmark client. We’re pitching a lot of bylines to these kinds of pubs, and in many instances, I’m on the hook to take the first stab at the draft. We made a pitch last week and I’m following up with a few key reporters to gauge reaction. Blog post research.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked. Write down what your domain authority is, which is listed in the left-hand side of the box, right underneath your website’s URL.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). Is it interesting to get pitches? What are your pet peeves regarding pitches?

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Cision

JANUARY 30, 2016

Preparing a well-crafted pitch is only half of the battle to gaining media coverage. And with journalists slowly, but surely, joining social networks, PR professionals are left wondering where and how to pitch. Follow these tips for pitching reporters on their top four preferred contact methods. Don’t wing your verbal pitches.

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Public Relations Sydney

JANUARY 12, 2015

How to pitch as a guest blogger Blogging is a powerful tool for communicating your business’ stories. The tips below highlight some key areas to consider when pitching as a guest blogger. Pitching to bloggers Once you have identified the blogs you wish to target for guest blogging opportunities, now you need connect with them.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

As I write this post, the current asking price on OpenSea is $36,099.60. Michael Bade, CTO and co-founder of Truescope writes “predictions” about capabilities he says PR software will include this year. Cision also pitched microsites for ESG solutions a few months ago. Pitching on Fridays. “We See it here.”. earned $13.9

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Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

Earlier this month, AirPR Chief Strategy Officer Rebekah Iliff joined Nasdaq for its #PRInfluencers series on Facebook Live. Watch the Facebook Live event or scan the session’s top takeaways below. Watch the Facebook Live event or scan the session’s top takeaways below. PR is no longer a linear process.

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Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the advantages of using social media networks for creating new business opportunities is the ability to share great information without having to rely solely on the traditional sales pitch approach. Traffic to your website or blog measurement from social media sources such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 15, 2022

They’re looking to invest more in platforms like TikTok and Instagram and divest spend from Facebook and Twitter. If your PR approach is still largely based in proactive pitches aimed at getting reporters to write articles about your company/product/executive, then you are missing nearly every one of their stated goals.

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OnePitch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

During the episode, Collette shares her thoughts on pitches labeled as ‘exclusive’, why it’s important to include dates in your subject lines, her thoughts on brand recognition vs quality products, and more. Her Inbox & Pitches. [00:02:30] So that informs them the pitches. So that informs them the pitches.

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Cision

AUGUST 17, 2016

I write a lot here about the importance of press releases , as well as how to write them , but don’t get it twisted: there’s far more to a successful press release than simply writing and publishing one. But I’ve already covered writing killer headlines , make-’em-move calls to action and juicy quotes. Distribution.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I manage the day-to-day operations of WardAuto.com, writing and editing articles for the publication that traces its roots to 1924 as a source of automotive industry news, data and insight. It didn’t hurt that GM President Mark Reuss was offering encouragement via Facebook on that drive. What story or stories are you most proud of?

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