Wadds Inc.

APRIL 17, 2024

David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee and a former Labour Party politician, recently framed the strategic challenges facing Britain in four areas : where do we start, what do we stand for, where do we need to build relationships, and what can we afford? The deadline for pitch submissions is Friday, 17 May.

Public Affairs 69

Public Affairs Policies eBook Healthcare 69

Onclusive

MARCH 29, 2022

Make sure that the partner you’re selecting can capture all the media channels and formats that are essential to your business, including digital, video, print, social, blogs, podcasts, and more. What are their international and global capabilities?

Measurement 195

Measurement How To Analysis Data 195

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

considering international relations, have caused Communications professionals to be evermore careful with comms content. More internal comms. Being asked to do more internal communications and business communications usually left to other departments like HR, finance.”. More internal comms. From print to digital.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

Landis PR

JULY 25, 2022

This recent announcement yielded multiple broadcast and print stories. It often takes multiple rounds of discussions to align the communications professionals and for them to coalesce their internal buy-in. Building a shared media list and divvying up the pitching can help to optimize media relationships as well.

Pitching 98

Pitching Agency Print Storytelling 98

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Provide enough details to give a good idea of what you’re pitching and how it’s relevant. Any pet peeves with PR people?

Engineering 77

Engineering Automotive Agriculture Media 77

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Know which reporters cover which aspects of the industry before pitching them on your latest and greatest device. Conversely, blind pitching to anyone with a CE or consumer tech title in their byline will likely end up in the deletes. Keep your cool with the contact and prepare the client from day one on the perils of media pitching.

Consumer 120

Consumer Strategy Print Pitching 120

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.

Software 152

Software Tools Print Technology 152

Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism. I spend a good chunk of my time on media relations and pitching. I coordinate a lot of TV segments and print/online interviews across the country. My role was focused on media pitching on these virtual classes, vs. our typical in-club offerings.

Radio 167

Radio Journalism Interviews Energy 167

PR in High Definition

JUNE 28, 2022

From 2019 to 2021 , print subscription circulations fell by 7%, and single-sale copies by 11%. Adding to this, they’re completely inundated with emails and pitches. It’s harder to get in front of the right people, harder to build relationships, and harder to have our pitches seen and phone calls answered.

Reputation 62

Reputation Media SEO Case Study 62

Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

Two small international PR tech vendors Prezly, and Propel, both promote a similar concept ( here and here ). New features the company highlighted is personalization – the ability to add the first name of a contact to an email pitch – and more flexibility to update your media list. The concept of CRM for PR isn’t new.

Technology 122

Technology Publicity Software Print 122

PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Intrado Digital Media was a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. Instead, consider instead putting yourself in the journalist’s world: The medium matters: Broadcast and print are not the same, and you need to tailor the story to the medium you’re after.

Writing 92

Writing How To Print Corporate 92

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

If you love tech PR , you might have the opportunity to learn something about data security, e-payments, or explore the future of 3D-printing. We recently helped client HiFX, an international currency firm, launch in the U.S. An important outlet for HiFX is the industry vertical Digital Transactions.

Print 136

Print Interviews Pitching Meeting 136

Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

So why expect your PR person to talk with a reporter and tell them to not print that statement you made to them in an interview? If it’s about earned media, then it might be about how pitching your position on a specific trend is unique and powerful and can draw additional attention. instead of another tactic? to turn into a result?

Communications 99

Communications Comparison Exercises Interviews 99

Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

Performance isn’t typically an issue in print — using prose to tell a compelling story is. There’s more time to report and (despite the shrinking news hole) more room in print/digital to provide detail and nuance. We’ve got video of some sharks attacking a whale outside the Golden Gate!

Meeting 98

Meeting Media Print Enterprise 98

Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

Your brand may have a good story, but if you’re not catching journalists’ attention with your pitch, it won’t get covered. Journalist Sharon Ward Keeble stresses the importance of providing value and detail when pitching your story. What is the most memorable pitch you’ve received? How did you get your start in journalism?

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Pitching Interviews Writing 120

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands. It assesses sustainability practices, social impact, and ethical governance PR professionals collaborate with internal teams to compile ESG data and communicate it transparently to stakeholders.

Viral 52

Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Indeed, many of the hottest public relations agencies such as Manifest and the Romans, and large international networks such as Golin, Ketchum, and Weber Shandwick, proudly lead with earned media. At the same time, the ability to print fast and cheaply bought about a concurrent revolution. Transatlantic television became possible.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The social media scheduling platform Buffer “started pitching our best-performing blog posts to other blogs in case they’d be interested in republishing.” 4) Pitch your content for a roundup. Find blogs that wrap up the best content over the last day, week, month, or year, and pitch your content to them for inclusion next time around.

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 110

Cision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Printed and digital materials: sales collateral. Internally, get company-wide buy-in before the public announcement. You can also garner earned media by pitching targeted journalists, sending out a press release, and securing guest blog postings. Social media profiles and content. business cards. contract templates. one sheets.

Corporate 270

Corporate Brand Branding Guidelines 270

PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

And since you’re pitching news, doesn’t it make sense to follow the pattern set by the publications you’re targeting? I promise you a press release that sounds like an actual human being will get better results than one that reads like the fine print on your home loan papers. Every Pitch is a Learning Experience. Social media?

Pitching 40

Pitching Media Small Business Writing 40

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

So when a colleague and I pitched a local McDonald’s news story, little did we know what was to come. On the day of the woman’s retirement party there were four broadcast stations and a number of print/online reporters on-site. Client: Print Syndicate. Cassandra Faro, Account Executive. Client: Blink. Client: ERA.

Print 60

Print Media Travel Wireless 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This may not seem obvious if you are accustomed to monitoring online or print coverage. The latter uses AI to analyze pitching preferences – which was named in a previous post as one of the eight innovations to watch in PR technology. In those mediums, you can spot a mention in a story. click image for higher resolution).

Software 120

Software Technology Advertising Advertising 120

Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

From small start-ups to large international corporations, a robust public relations strategy remains a crucial tool for brands of all sizes to increase public perception, build positive brand sentiment and grow a strong industry presence. How to pitch to journalists . Top Food and Drink PR Campaigns from 2022 so far.

Publicity 62

Publicity Brand Branding SEO 62

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Pushing products in your pitches won’t gain you any media coverage. If you want journalists to respond to your pitches, you need to explain why your news is important and relevant. Adriana Stan, public relations director at W Magazine, says being empathetic to the contacts you are pitching is the key to winning them over.

Fashion 120

Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

MAY 25, 2023

Be budget conscious , it may save you a lot of wasted time on pitches for products you can’t afford. The fine print, in the interest of transparency: It is our business here at Paine Publishing to solve some of the measurement needs that this Best Vendors guide addresses. 15 I need international monitoring and measurement.

Measurement 52

Measurement Communications Survey System 52

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 The announcement pitches this as enabling “PR agencies to sell robust guaranteed placement packages to their clients.” Internal comms a top priority. Are you kidding?

Software 118

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 118

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

However, public relations operates on a calendar largely dictated by either internal operational mandates – “it’s end of quarter, we need more website traffic!” – or editorial calendars for publications. Using the above as an example, my PR team would advise me to write content they can pitch for precision marketing.

Analytics 132

Analytics Data-Driven PR Data Software 132

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Presumably your account is being serviced by the same competent, experienced team who pitched your business. or even printing out a hard copy – the difference in format can be valuable to helping you edit. At a global meeting of our international agency partners, Coca- Cola’s Scott Williamson articulated this well.

Agency 136

Agency Print Course Travel 136

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 11, 2022

Three in this case — and across international borders in a competitive market with a half-dozen incumbent vendors. For example, you could build a media list in your tools and then use it to send and track pitches, but it didn’t provide the data. Underneath it all, the leadership team has to balance the blending of cultures.

Reputation 85

Reputation Technology Tools Data 85

Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Despite denials and indignation from journalists, money does talk at many prints, electronic, and online media sources; often in direct relation to the financial health and business prospects of its corporate owners. In both cases, succeeding in a pay-to-play world means managing internal expectations.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Ethics Conference 52

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Companies prioritize print, search engine optimization, and other paid digital media (including trade shows and partnerships) among all paid media options,” according to the report. of the marketing budget on print. How are they spending that budget today? Indeed, the survey says marketing spends 15.9%

Survey 96

Survey B2B Marketing Trade Shows 96

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The New York Times printed the article in full. The industry has a wholly unrealistic expectation that graduates should be oven ready, and able to immediately undertake a stakeholder audit, write a blog, or pitch media. The print edition went monthly in 2013, and bi-monthly in 2016. Entry level roles demand work experience.

Industry 153

Industry Publicity Agency Community 153

OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

What are the benefits of a broadcast placement rather than a digital/print one? Should PRos only be pitching individual journalists? I would only pitch individual journalists. You need an actual human being to care about your pitch and want to run with that story. Do that in high-energy, short and impactful soundbites.

Strategy 52

Strategy Interviews Pitching Energy 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The deluge of PR pitches. According to a survey of journalists by Muck Rack, 48% of journalists responding to this survey said they get between 1-5 pitches a day; 18% get between 5-10; 12% get upwards of 10-20; and 13% get 20 plus pitches a day. Pitch proof points with claims. Source: Code of PR Ethics? ).

Survey 174

Survey Marketing B2B Study 174

Cision

JULY 14, 2016

With 80 percent of its visitors being non-riders (and 10+ percent international tourists), we are working on a focused media relations campaign to raise the museum’s profile, secure it the travel coverage it deserves, and encourage more people to visit its Milwaukee home. Also, don’t discount an internship after graduation.

Travel 120

Travel Agriculture Tourism Internal 120

The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Organizations are increasingly recognizing that impactful internal communications play a pivotal role in fostering a positive employee experience. Alongside these changes, the persistent war for talent across industries underscores the importance of assembling the right teams for success.

Local 36

Local Government Banking Policies 36

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

That leaves both the agency and the internal team vulnerable to scrutiny without proper ammunition when budgets are reviewed. Do link PR success to business outcomes. We’ve tackled this topic before, but can’t stress enough the importance of setting business-based goals and KPIs at the outset to keep all eyes on the prize.

Agency 136

Agency Meeting Print Course 136