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Local Reporters Give Advice on How PR Pros Can Build Media Relationships

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According to Cision’s “ 2022 State of the Media Report ,” which surveyed more than 3,800 journalists at about 2,160 media outlets, 76% of respondents said news releases are the content they want most from brands. You might not go with whatever they’re pitching you,” she said, “but it might spark a bigger conversation about that story.”

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The Three Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

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In our media training sessions, I usually lead off practice interviews with a seemingly simple question: Can you tell me about your company? Oftentimes, they encounter such objections during media interviews, panel discussions, and contentious client meetings. They’re Too Focused on Internal Structure.

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The 3 Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

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This is a guest post by Brad Phillips , author of The Media Training Bible. Top executives make many of the same media mistakes the rest of us do—but their missteps are often magnified, becoming top headlines on news and business websites worldwide. Want to learn more media training tips? They Say Too Much.

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What to Pitch in October

PR for Anyone

National Women’s Small Business Month. what you can pitch your local media for the month of October. There’s also a bonus video in there about how to nail the interview when you get it. National Stamp Collecting Month. National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month – October. National Work and Family Month.

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Land Stories

PR for Anyone

And then, on the local level, I want you to think about what’s happening in September. So we put together a pitch related to that and she is being interviewed for NBC. It’s back to school. The kids are wearing masks. I’ll give you an example. And there are. They’re much more prone to cavities.

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Getting the Yes When Pitching the Media

PR for Anyone

If you’ve followed me for anytime, you know I’m not a big fan of the press release (and I’ve interviewed plenty of journalists who agree with this.) One of my early television appearances was when I tweeted at a journalist at my local FOX station saying how much I loved the story she just ran.

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Public Relations Strategy to Pitch the Media Today

PR for Anyone

If you need a quick refresher on Newsjacking, here’s an interview I did with David Meerman Scott who coined the phrase: How do I know about new laws in my state? Seeing what new laws are being enacted and how they affect your industry is a great way to position yourself as an expert and make yourself newsworthy.

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