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6 PR Pitching Pitfalls And How To Avoid Them

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR people make mistakes every day, especially when it comes to pitching stories to the media. But in our line of work, we can risk public humiliation for even a trivial error if a cranky reporter decides to post about a bad pitch. One of the biggest errors a PR person can make is timing their pitches badly.

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Back to School Media Pitches

PR for Anyone

Most kids went back to school this week and it’s a great time to position yourself as an expert and start pitching the media! Think outside of the box on what value you can provide related to back-to-school and pitch those stories starting today and for about the next 30 days. What can you pitch? PR FOR ANYONE.

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How to pitch radio: 5 tips for success

Muck Rack

How to pitch radio: 5 tips for success

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PR 101: How to Pitch Travel Journalists

Cision

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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How To Score A Great Local News Story: 5 PR Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

For example, survey results or breaking news at a national company will be pitched to national media, whereas region-specific news will be offered to local reporters. Clearly, there are benefits to pitching local media. If there is no local news angle, the reporter will ask, “How is this relevant to Staten Island?”

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Finding the Right Time to Send a Pitch

PRSay

The second-best time of day to pitch media is between 10 a.m. That’s because the actual best time to pitch a given journalist or blogger is unique to each one. like a Wall Street Journal reporter I used to pitch). And of course, the best time of day to pitch varies widely depending on the type of media you’re pitching.

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How to Use Public Relations as a Lead Generating Tool

PR for Anyone

Why not take the media you receive – an article, blog, or radio or television interview, and send that to a prospective client or customer. This week I want to talk to you about how you use the publicity that you get as a lead generation tool. So pitch, pitch, pitch, and let me know all of your success stories.

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