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How to Ace a Last-Minute Media Interview

Cision

There’s something about the last-minute interview request that has even the most seasoned spokespeople feeling a pinch of dread. Here’s what you need to do to deliver your best interview yet, even if you have only 10 minutes to spare: Set up a Time. If a reporter calls on deadline, never jump right into the interview.

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5 Tips for Working with the Media in 2022

Solo PR Pro

Journalism has changed a lot over the last few years, but you don't have to feel left behind. The state of journalism in 2022. Being a successful PR pro requires having a pulse on the current state of journalism, trends that are on the rise and figuring out how you can adapt. One thing that hasn't changed?

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PRSA PR Pros of the Year Helped Elevate the COVID-19 Work of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

PRSay

During the height of the pandemic, we received an unprecedented number of incoming media requests for interviews with our experts from top media outlets including The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , The Washington Post , The Baltimore Sun , BBC, CNN, C-SPAN, NPR, ABC News, NBC News, CBS Evening News, Fox News and others.

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Behind the Headlines With Alexa Miller

Cision

In this interview, she discusses why financial brands are hesitant to embrace PR, how to improve your pitching strategy and how to best engage your audience. Finding new ways to express your message and connect with your audience, such as visuals like infographics or vlogs, can help elevate your brand from the competition.

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The Press Release is Not Dead, But It Has Evolved

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Multimedia Elements : Boost your press release with multimedia elements such as high-quality images, videos, infographics, or audio clips. Make it easy for journalists to reach out for further information or interviews, and always respond immediately to such requests.

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5 Ways to infuriate journalists with your online newsroom

MaccaPR

How This Newsroom Feature Will Torment the Media: Say a writer wants to praise your company in the pages of the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek or Forbes. Pictures often boost readership for a story online, and having background information available reduces the need to waste people’s time with basic questions in interviews.”

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30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020

Sword and the Script

Note: see my interview with Tom here – Marketing has Gotten Better as a Profession; Off Script No. Note: see my interview with Sophie here – The Interim CMO as Change Agent; Off Script #19: Sophie Shiatis. Note: see my interview with Ted here – Over-reliance on Marketing Automation Depreciates Leads; Off Script No.

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