PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Through the years, the PR and comms fields have been attractive landing spots for journalists with their writing and storytelling skills and media prowess. Journalists have excellent communications skills, such as writing and the ability to speak clearly and concisely. Absolutely!

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5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

Media kits used to be presented following a pitch at a press conference or other large event, but starting in the early 2000s, the best practice shifted to individualized pitches via email. How to get in contact, links to social channels, and the availability for interviews or consultations (if applicable).

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The wheels in my head were spinning with how I might pitch the story to my editors. Here, in no particular order, are four other bits of research that should be considered “homework” before you hit send on that next pitch. With this in mind, I’m likely not going to write a puff piece about Kayak. Coverage areas.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JULY 17, 2023

Media relations and PR pros must heed Godin’s advice or suffer the consequences of being ignored, or worse, getting blocked by a journalist when trying to pitch them. Imagine how journalists and bloggers must feel. The news in both your pitch and press release must be obvious. Try to make your pitch in 100-200 words.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 21, 2016

Top PR agencies know the value of a well-crafted PR pitch to get the attention of an overworked and cynical media contact. With that in mind, we have prepared a list of the type of PR pitches to avoid at all costs. The overly commercial pitch. The long pitch. The “too creative” pitch. Print magazine?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 25, 2015

When I started out in PR, my focus was building relationships with the media who were mostly print journalists at newspapers and trade publications. As I found editorial success for my agency’s clients, I was able to branch out and pitch radio and television broadcast opportunities. Yes, there is still print and broadcast media.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Is the person writing someone with experience in the topic? Could you see this content in a printed magazine, encyclopedia, or book? But your time is better spent writing better content. If you get a link from a site that doesn’t look great or isn’t writing great content, it’s probably not quality. So, take them as such.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

That means the journalists you’re contacting are overwhelmed with pitches; many of them poorly thought out or irrelevant. Here are some tips for how to make that happen: Get to the point. Long-winded PR pitches will lose a journalist’s interest almost immediately. Personalize your PR pitches.

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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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Cision

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Although Dao is a new addition to the staff, the magazine has been around since 1994, providing a home for food culture in print and digital. We’ve got tips from Dao on what and how to pitch tasty treats and stories. Tell me a little bit about yourself: How did you get your start and whom have you worked with?

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Beyond PR

APRIL 10, 2017

Using Cision’s proprietary research of thousands of travel journalists, we have come up with six tips that will help your travel pitch get noticed in a flooded inbox. Not All Travel Pitches are Created Equal. Pitching travel stories blindly causes an overflown editor’s inbox and an ignored pitch. Think Like a Journalist.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s PR pros must not only navigate, research and pitch in an increasingly complex media environment but also track (monitor) and measure the results in a way that resonates with stakeholders. You can even give PR CoPilot a custom prompt, and it will incorporate it into your press release or media pitch email within seconds.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

When considering how to make a brand stronger, business leaders often look to operational influences. Burrelles monitoring allows you to track mentions (and sentiment) in real-time from all media — print, online, broadcast, and social — along with the ability to integrate Google Analytics for comprehensive reporting and evaluation.

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

Today, USA Today ranks first in combined print and digital circulation, underlying the importance of this digital transformation for newsrooms around the world. Once you’ve established that, then pitch a reporter, he continues. But how can PR pros take more mundane company news and get it into a local or national news story? “If

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Cision

MARCH 16, 2016

So where do you begin in engaging influencers who could write about your brand or quote you in an article? Do you know how to leverage influencers in real time? Learn how with Cision’s free tip sheet! Journalists can smell a PR pitch, even if you’re not yet giving it. Become Their Biggest Fan.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I am in charge of gathering news for our daily newsletter, hosting and producing podcasts, covering events and writing original content for our monthly print magazine and daily newsletter, among other projects. Lastly, the automotive aftermarket is figuring out how to prepare for EVs. Have any advice for building a paver patio?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2019

The PR team might pitch some less tailored info about the company for general brand visibility ahead of a new product announcement or a big funding announcement. As opposed to paying for advertising, PR pros earn media coverage by pitching stories reporters want to write, and readers want to see.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

These days, we publish our print edition quarterly and focus most of our attention on our website. When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I’m not writing as much as I used to, but I’ve been really proud of the work my staff has been doing since I joined IndustryWeek.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 8, 2020

If it’s a print interview, read what they write. Pay attention how they write stories. Make sure you know how to speak in soundbites. You'll get an email every single day with something to do that will help you gain more visibility, get seen as an expert and then help you with how do you exactly pitch the media?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

Electronic communications have made writing so easy that we don’t put as much thought or effort into the task anymore. At least not to the degree we did when we had to sit in front of a typewriter or hand write a note with a bottle of white-out nearby. Email has made our writing lazy. 1) Words matter in communication.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

I test drive new equipment offerings in print and video formats. There’s no shortage of material to cover here, but I try to maintain coverage of the fundamentals: the how-to stories, coverage of regulatory issues, and coverage of successful people and companies in this space. Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It also allows for pitching through the platform, which checks off distribution. based PR tech players that offer a contact database, some level of pitching or distribution, and media monitoring include: Cision. Muck Rack adds print monitoring through LexisNexis. Muck Rack added print media to its monitoring package.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In this article I explore how smart public relations practitioners are putting search at the heart of their campaigns and seeking followed links from the media sites they pitch. At the same time, the ability to print fast and cheaply bought about a concurrent revolution. As a result print circulation has fallen dramatically.

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Bad Pitch Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Since I pitch Ad Age , his email caught my attention when it landed in my LinkedIn inbox. His subject line, " Bacon and Egg Man, My Second Novel, On Sale Now ," made me assume he sent me a bad pitch. Read the site and recent issues before pitching." Ken''s much better at drinking than he is at writing." This helps a lot.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 1, 2016

Reporters will source and interview for the first half of the day and write for the second. So, a junior PR professional’s day would roughly be e-mail and reading for the first hour, pitch until lunch, writing/admin after lunch. By reading in the a.m., you’re informed for the day. Justin Finnegan. Senior Account Manager.

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Cision

JUNE 24, 2016

The editors’ discussion demonstrated three major themes at work at The Washington Post that you’ll want to keep in mind if you plan on pitching the outlet in the future. The Washington Post was founded in 1877, and since that time has expanded upon its print edition to reach the online and social spheres. Social Is Integral.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2017

How hard is it to write some short articles on a subject you know well? Understanding what the decision-makers want before you begin writing is a major timesaver. The guidelines will typically cover the most important issues such as word count and how the publication prefers to receive submissions. Write for the audience.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Critical Mention adds a media database; Talkwalker acquires Nielson Social; Watch out for fine print in media monitoring contracts As a term, earned media made a big splash in search trends in late 2004 or early 2005…and then interest waned. c) What makes a great pitch?

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PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

Determine the chronology of your business story before writing it. The language, idioms, and examples you use in your business story will likely vary depending on whether you’re writing for million dollar home buyers or Kindergarten teachers. Simple Advice: Write Like You Speak, Reporters Will Listen. Just write like you speak.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 13, 2016

But, as we mark the 10th birthday of the award-winning Bad Pitch blog, we wanted to lead with swagger, good news and bad news. Thanks to buzzwords like big data, the cloud, social media and more, it’s harder than ever to send a bad pitch. These same words make it easier than ever to send a bad pitch. The good news? The bad news?

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PR Fuel

JANUARY 17, 2022

In today’s blog, we show you how to distribute a press release, so you get the best value for your money. Use a Professional to Write and Distribute Press Releases. Consider using the services of a professional press release writing service. These agencies are knowledgeable in writing different types of press releases.

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Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

According to a survey of the releases distributed by (a certain PR firm) on one day: 78% of public relations people spend extra money to dress up their releases with printed letterheads and color…the 78% broke down into 34% on a simple black letterhead, 16% on a one-color letterhead, and 28% on a letterhead with two or more colors.

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Cision

JULY 13, 2016

In this interview, Nick discusses how to approach integrated communication, why print may still have a place in your strategy and how to build relationships with reporters. Some brands really lend themselves well to print and out of home advertising. What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned throughout your career?

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Cision

APRIL 1, 2015

You put so much effort into writing press releases and pitching the media , so why wouldn’t you take the extra step to have a single place where you keep all the PR-related content you’ve developed? Get our free “10 Do’s and Don’ts of Media Pitching” tip sheet now! How to Build an Online Newsroom.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Or a food journalist for print media. Its value proposition lies in offering a centralized platform that enables users to discover journalists, pitch stories, monitor media coverage, and measure the impact of PR campaigns.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Or a food journalist for print media. Its value proposition lies in offering a centralized platform that enables users to discover journalists, pitch stories, monitor media coverage, and measure the impact of PR campaigns.

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Doctor Spin

MAY 21, 2021

See also How to write a PR pitch. These lists are highly relevant for classic business press pitches; new clients, new hires, new awards, new testimonials, new milestones, new contracts, innovations, new launches etc. Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). Make a list of survey questions.

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