The Proactive Report

MAY 27, 2017

Take media relations. Despite the major changes in the media landscape, it’s still a core part of PR and there are still reporters, editors and producers we have to reach out to. So although there have been major changes in the media landscape, the fundamentals of media relations are still the same.

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PRSay

APRIL 16, 2020

However, PR pros can still pitch relevant stories to travel media, according to an April 14 webinar hosted by Kellie Jelencovich , PR manager at Travel Leaders Group and president of PRSA’s New York Chapter. Like many parts of the American economy, the travel and tourism sector has been hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown.

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PR in High Definition

MARCH 26, 2020

This means that PRs must be strategic about what and how they’re pitching to journalists, for example, only mentioning coronavirus if it’s really relevant and being sure to pitch journalists at the right time – Dan mentioned that PRs should pitch non-coronavirus stories to him as early as possible in the day.

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Landis PR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Publishing company Pressbooks defines media relations as “the mutually beneficial relationship between journalists and public relations professionals.” . From a PR perspective, the media can be a terrific way to raise the profile of your company/client company and its products/services. Related articles: .

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this month’s profile, we are talking with Megan Garbe , the Vice President and Director of Consumer Media Relations at Fahlgren Mortine. Tell us a bit about your day-to-day and your role as the VP, Director of Consumer Media Relations. What information do you always make sure to include in a pitch?

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 12, 2023

No matter how the industry changes, one key skill PR professionals need to know is pitch writing. Although you may be able to write a quality pitch by following a format, capturing the attention of a journalist whose inbox is saturated with similar content can be difficult. That you’re pitching, not writing it.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

.” Two longtime PRSA members are serving as the instructors: Jeanne Salvatore, president at JMS Communications and a lecturer of public relations at Seton Hall University, and Sherry Goldman, president of Goldman Communications Group and an adjunct professor in public relations at the City College of New York.

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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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Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When I started working in public relations more than 20 years ago, my media relations strategy was pretty simplistic and straightforward – and effective. Finding the right journalist to pitch. The post Media Relations Strategy: Why You Need to Chase the Beat in 2018 appeared first on Stern Strategy Group.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 20, 2021

Companies like Taboola, Group Nine Media, and Buzzfeed have all either gone, or declared their intention to go, public via SPAC. It’s a good idea to plan several announcements after the big SPAC splash to keep media excited about the company- anything from partnerships and new hires to data or product news works well here.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A co-dependent relationship with media tools Media relations tools like Muck Rack and Qwoted have become indispensable to PR teams as technology evolves. Because we need to stay on top of media moves and changes, we depend on these tools for the latest and best updates.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 4, 2016

As an account executive on the account services team at SHIFT, my role is focused primarily on media relations as it pertains to my client roster. Although media relations is a blast, it has its fair share of challenges – the PR struggle can be very real. Which leads us to our next media relations challenge….

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Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And that’s at the heart of our Thinking in Headlines approach to media relations strategy. Media Relations: A Crowded, Noisy Space I say this to the point that it’s a cliché, but the current media landscape is more crowded and harder to break through than ever before.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Beyond words: adding multimedia to story pitches. As media relations professionals, the least we can do is ease their burden. According to Cision’s 2022 Global State of the Media Report , nearly half of all journalists receive up to 50 story pitches per week. ESG and your agency. Illustration credit: topper ].

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 11, 2021

Planning is vital to successful pitching and one essential component is the humble editorial calendar. An edcal is a content roadmap that ensures a steady flow of media coverage, even absent major news announcements. Repurposed content: Refresh previous content and select successful pitch ideas and posts.

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OnePitch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On this month’s profile, we are talking with Jennifer Reinhard , Vice President/Media Group Manager in Ketchum ’s Earned Media Specialty Group (EMSG). She has experience in corporate reputation management and crafting earned media stories. Rather than pitching a tech-centric journalist, I approached a Fast Co.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 6, 2020

PR Pro Guide to Pitching in a Pandemic During COVID-19 Coronavirus. A few takeaways from our chat: Send your pitch in on a silver platter, ready to go with images and video. Amy Hesser , CEO Hesser Communications Group. The post Pitching in a Pandemic COVID-19 PR Coronavirus Tips appeared first on wiredPRworks.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

I am the editorial director, Commercial Vehicle Group at Endeavor Business Media. The Endeavor Commercial Vehicle Group is comprised of six CV brands: FleetOwner, Fleet Maintenance, Trailer/Body Builders, Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, and American Trucker. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am ….

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 29, 2022

For a PR agency team, few things are more important than having media contacts at the ready. In fact, a media placement strategy with the perfect balance of quality and quantity is one of the unsung secret of great PR and media relations. Media contacts aren’t magic….they’re But media contacts aren’t magic.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 11, 2023

Pitching Powerhouse by Jennifer Berson Jennifer Berson covers a lot of PR how-to’s from media relations tips to business-building strategies to how to build your own PR agency. Become a Media Maven by Christina Nicholson I love Christina Nicholson ’s unvarnished hot takes about what does and doesn’t fly in the world of PR.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

Here’s what you’ll be doing: -Assist the group and all supervising account members in development and maintenance of media lists. Create and distribute press releases to targeted media outlets. Build relationships with key members of media and proactively pitch targeted outlets, including broadcast, print and new media.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2022

So, there’s not a one-size fits all approach to PR or media relations. To execute a strong PR program and target the media outlets that will work best for your brand, assess your goals. During the pandemic, many media groups dropped paywalls for a time, but we’re now seeing paywalls re-emerge. Assess your audience.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Based on our 30+ years of PR experience, many of those supporting automotive clients at CES, we’ve identified several key media relations facts, challenges your company could face and the opportunities that could potentially surround them: Even with millions of square feet of CES exhibit space, it goes fast.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

I also cover equipment (tractors, trailers and used trucks) as well as the four major original equipment manufacturers (Daimler Truck, Volvo Group, Traton Group and Paccar Inc. I spent 20 years in media relations at General Motors between two journalism careers. Do your research on FreightWaves and what we cover.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 3, 2021

Once we secure the right person to cover the story, we don’t pitch it to anyone else until it runs as an exclusive. Another thing I hear a lot on client calls in regards to pitching is how our team will “go wide”. In PR, we use it to describe the industries that serve and the media sectors we reach on behalf of client organizations.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

The founding HARO was founded by Peter Shankman in 2008 as a Facebook group for journalists in need of sources. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. Users can track and share media mentions on the go. The change will take effect on April 2, 2024. It was a very humbling experience. Reddit data.

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Stern + Associates

APRIL 7, 2023

Journalists feel those same pressures, as most report they receive somewhere between 20 and 30 cold PR pitches per day. Here are a few tips to ensure you are delivering timely, insightful pitches to journalists when they need them most. Determine Whether the Story Will Have Lasting Relevance All stories aren’t built the same.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JUNE 8, 2016

How do you network on social media with recruiters and potential contacts? What strategies can help new grads and young professionals stand out to recruiters on social media? What’s your social media elevator pitch? You can also post your questions in the #PRStudChat LinkedIn Group. Is PR Right for me?”

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

In 2007, I wrote a post called " Ready to Pitch a Blog? Three and a half years later, I''m revisiting it to celebrate the Bad Pitch blog''s Fifth Birthday. Everyone wants to know the secret formula to pitching blogs. The secret is it takes more than pitching. The secret is it takes more than pitching.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Based on our years of PR experience and supporting clients at CES, we’ve outlined six media relations facts, as well as the challenge you may face and the opportunities that could potentially surround them: 2,279 exhibitors in 2022 attracted reporters from all over the world. in person and 40.1K digitally).

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Cision

OCTOBER 3, 2017

These archetypes group journalists by their common behaviors and beliefs about social media. This information may help you segment journalists by behavior, but journalist’s attitudes towards PR professionals are a bit more counterintuitive when it comes to the social media spectrum.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 31, 2020

Good relations with reporters and producers usually means your pitch will get a hearing at the very least. This can be anything from post-work drinks to a quick bite — even something like group karaoke. Keeping things human can strengthen your relationships with media. For example, I like to keep pitches casual.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

As the power of digital and social media has soared, they see new opportunities. Many have paid-media envy, because it looks easy. They know media relations is labor-intensive and not as scaleable as SEM or paid social. One reason for the concern about earned media is the flabbergasting ratio of PR people to journalists.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Group efforts make the party . We work through things as a team, much like group costumes where everyone has an individual look but together they make up an idea or team, like a LaCroix package or the cast from Schitt’s Creek. We developed a DST-themed survey and pitched the exclusive to women’s health and fitness publications.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

My public relations career began with media relations. Although I’d never recommend someone go through the “boot camp” experience I had, it did teach me how to secure media opportunities quickly and make them stick. As you can imagine, I’m a big proponent of media relations. Media relations can be tough.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

She and her research team conducted a focus group with 46 participants and also using a panel to survey 1,500 consumers. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ). Notice none of them cited a wire service.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

And while we saw many digitally native news orgs struggle to find their financial footing in 2017 including Mashable , NowThis (Group Nine), Buzzfeed and HuffPost , all draw millions of eyeballs, considerably more than many of their legacy media counterparts. The quality of the pitch itself has degraded over the last few years.

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