ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 1, 2016

Often successful PR begins with the perfect pitch idea. There are hundreds of beer bloggers and by reaching out to those with high Alexa ratings, a healthy number of incoming links, Facebook likes and Twitter follows with samples, interviews and images, we’ve seen remarkable results. Blog storytelling has reach.

Blogging 159

Blogging Interviews Storytelling Community 159

Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! If it was a major interview, consider a behind-the-scenes look about how the coverage came to be. Most companies see new press as the end result of pitching, fostering a relationship with a journalist and interviewing.

LinkedIn 120

LinkedIn Pitching Interviews Journalism 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 26, 2016

Yes, real news and announcements merit media coverage on their own, but creative storytelling tactics can make a bigger splash and leave a more lasting impression. For PR programs, whether the moment calls for media pitches or creative extensions, it’s best to make sure ideas, language, and core messages are authentic.

Instagram 159

Instagram Reddit Transportation Creativity 159

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

I always remind clients it’s about storytelling. Building a brand community and/or family on social media is now just as important as obtaining an interview in national magazine. Currently, on Twitter there are something like 6,000 tweets/second. Talk about your passion and be true to your niche.

Journalism 78

Journalism Social Media Radio Fashion 78

OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Within this interview, we break down real examples of how she landed top-tier coverage, what worked, and her tips for replicating it for your own pitches. Read below for the entire interview with Cortney Williams: 1.) What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful?

Healthcare 52

Healthcare How To Pitching Product Launch 52

PRSay

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Whether it’s a commercial, a news pitch or a marketing push, tying your content to something newsworthy or trendy can be a great way to enhance your material. That’s my job: To protect peoples’ distinct voices, but also to get them to work together,” he said in a 2016 interview. “I Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge.

Television 111

Television Writing Storytelling Video 111

Cision

JUNE 21, 2016

In this interview, Morgan discusses the importance of having a social presence, how to keep your digital community engaged and why the fundamentals of public relations will never change. I love that working in PR provides a different storytelling opportunity that you don’t get working for a paper. What drew you to the field of PR?

Social Media 227

Social Media Newspapers Reputation Community 227

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Has digital media – from Huffington Post , Google News and BuzzFeed to Kindle e-books, Twitter and (God help us) more than 8 million blogs – finally vanquished Print? With magazines, you can relax readers into the story and exercise your muscles of narrative storytelling. We are always pitchable by PR people.

Print 48

Print Newspapers Interviews Journalism 48

Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Available on iTunes and through The Social Network website, Women Worldwide is a half-hour, weekly podcast where Deirdre interviews incredible women from around the globe. Check out the Q&A interview with Deirdre below! Women Worldwide is all about storytelling at its best. I also enjoy how the tables have turned.

Radio 100

Radio Interviews Crisis Management Community 100

Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

In this interview, Brandon shares why brands shouldn’t focus too much on competitors, how to streamline your pitches to journalists and how social media can help your brand in a crisis. I thought to myself: “Everything we do is storytelling!” A Twitter mindset is helpful in working with journalists.

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

In this interview, Neil discusses his background as a journalist, what it’s like working in the technology industry and the changing role of the media. Instead, they pitched me on a position they had open. I’m a big film buff; and talk about a good storyteller. And they told a good story. Or maybe the director William Friedkin.

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Reddit Journalism Technology 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Creative PR : According to the #PRStudChat Twitter community , creativity can’t be taught but it can certainly be inspired. I’ve learned that you have to make changes in your thought process and within your organization to make creativity a part of your workflow, moving storytelling to new visual and interactive levels.

Creativity 150

Creativity Trends Agency Technology 150

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The company’s pitch was a 90-second animated video and a sign-up form. If such big companies like Facebook and Twitter are effectively giving people more visibility for using video, then people are going to start using it in droves. This interview has been lightly edited and condensed. That’s it.

Marketing 111

Marketing Video Product Launch YouTube 111

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal , Hamill spoke about his 24-year career as the infamous Batman baddie and how it helped prevent him from being typecast into hero roles. Similarly, content marketers should not be afraid to take risks with their storytelling and distribution strategies. lXerqF1BDC.

Marketing 40

Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40

Cision

JULY 30, 2015

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.

Interviews 120

Interviews How To Media Infographics 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Tactically, we feel data storytelling is going to be a key pillar in 2024 – so now is a good time to build the infrastructure to be able to pull that data, analyze and present it on a regular and timely basis.” PR people and the clients they represent may see a return to the good old phone (or Zoom) interview.

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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 200

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 23, 2019

But that’s not how things work— not when there are dozens of notable deals pitched daily. Per my colleague Richard Etchison, “an exclusive typically means offering a key tidbit, news item, or interview to a single journalist with the understanding that he or she will be first. See this post for more PR storytelling tips.

How To 149

How To B2B Pitching Storytelling 149

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

Journalists are bombarded with email pitches, many which stink, and there seems to be less opportunity to build an actual relationship with journalists.”. My friend, Lou Hoffman calls it the “F word” in storytelling – failure. I took that pitch, transformed it into a blog post which in turn, took off once it was published.

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Survey Media Relations Media Ethics 377

Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

SumAll allows you to look at your Twitter data over time and to look at data sets together for a more complete picture of your activity. Every week, I use Evernote for creating blog posts and interview responses; recording the articles and the answers to questions. Then, a peer recommended SumAll, after a lengthy Facebook discussion.

Communications 383

Communications Tools Google Resources 383

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Creative PR means thinking outside the box—so while I believe in using traditional tools like a press release or a media pitch, make sure you get a bit creative by constructing your written communications as follows: Start with visuals: Visuals are becoming increasingly important in PR. Rethink writing: Michelle Messenger Garrett.

Creativity 100

Creativity Pitching Writing Conference 100

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

For this year’s list, I approached a number of profs via Twitter–easiest way for me to do it (big thanks to Karen Freberg for compiling a great list of PR profs on Twitter). She’s done an extensive survey and in-dedpth interviews.

Sports 0

Sports Leadership Internal International 0

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Using my storytelling skills that I’ve built up over my 18 year career in radio & TV but in a new way. But, in general, reporters don’t want a product pitch on a press release. At Life Time, I spend a good chunk of time pitching stories to media across the country and Canada. A lot of things. It’s like being on autopilot.

Media 112

Media Journalism Report Video 112

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2018

They knew the press would want fresh faces for interviews, so they organized a deep bench of media-savvy spokespersons and messages for journalists and news crews. Twitter critics jeered when it followed with the “news” that it was rebranding as International House of Burgers, of course.

Fashion 255

Fashion Reputation Social Media Brand 255

Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

Each month Off Scripts interviews someone with a fresh perspective on marketing – details on how to get involved are at the bottom of this post. What’s changed is that communication, that storytelling used to be about one-third marketing and two-thirds sales; now those shares have flipped. I follow Tom on Twitter: @TomPick.

Marketing 63

Marketing B2B Print Technology 63

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

Why PR is finally getting its share of SEO budgets - Angharad Planells, head of client success, Radioactive PR PR unleashed: why the value of PR is being recognised by organisations in 2021 - Koray Camgoz, director of communications and marketing, PRCA Please follow this link if you’d like to pitch to present at a future event.

Google 119

Google Data Government Social Media 119

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

We offered a media exclusive, then let Twitter run with the story for a while. After the first round of interviews we hosted “auditions” for finalists at a store and got great coverage, including WABC-TV. Put on your storytelling cap and head over to my website to choose your questions! for quick takes on hot topics.

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Agency Advertising Advertising Twitter 100

NewsWhip

JUNE 23, 2021

This is not going out to a camping site where you’re going to pitch a tent, pack it up when you’re done, we’re talking about highly engineered permanent structures. Take, for example, Twitter, Twitter is essential because that’s where elected officials are. I understand why this project’s happening.

Data 78

Data Media Analytics Energy 78

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

According to the Cision’s report, a multimedia journalist is a skillful storyteller, capable of communicating not only in words, but also in images, video, and emerging multimedia formats (GIFs and 360-degree video come to mind). Is your spokesperson experienced in doing interviews for podcasts or via Periscope?

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

According to the Cision’s report, a multimedia journalist is a skillful storyteller, capable of communicating not only in words, but also in images, video, and emerging multimedia formats (GIFs and 360-degree video come to mind). Is your spokesperson experienced in doing interviews for podcasts or via Periscope?

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. 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.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115