Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I’m most proud of my writing that tells someone’s story or sheds light on an issue that isn’t commonly known. My teachers would often comment on my writing, and that boost of confidence along with a love of storytelling led me to journalism. We both enjoy learning and have found that travel is the best teacher.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Chaloner and PRSA have teamed up to write a series of articles on how candidates and clients can best navigate the recruiting process. Most often, a candidate screen is a gateway to a more extensive interview process. Prepare for the interview. The interview should be the absolute focus of your attention.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In my current role, I plan, write and edit industry news stories and oversee a range of regular features and special projects, including weekly longform feature stories in our flagship newspaper and on TTNews.com. Rather than highlighting a specific story, I’ll just mention that business travel is one of the best parts of my job.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

Those with a penchant for finance may go the IR route or look to represent banks or investment products, as someone with a love of travel takes a position with a destination or tourism bureau. I also love fashion, music and food, and in fact the travel industry often allows me to tap into these areas of interest. “If

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is actually pretty hard for me, since I tend to want to write a story on almost every interesting piece of news I see. I got to write a story on a local stray cat that had been “adopted” by a bed and breakfast. I have a dog, Avia, who’s a lovable, high-energy, 50-lb rescue, and love to travel with her and my sister to new places.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

To get a better understanding of the influencer side of the business, I interviewed two of my favorite influencers, @laurenmagenta and @feedmedearly. I had a cooking show in college and was writing a weekly recipe for the newspaper, so food was always my thing. Perfect timing really! Every day is different and exciting.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Still, a reliable public charging network is critical for those without access to home chargers and for everyone traveling long distances. I never thought I’d write about mayflies or interview an entomologist (an insect scientist) as an auto reporter! Stay tuned for AN’s project on charging infrastructure—out on April 24!)

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Landis PR

MARCH 29, 2021

I always enjoy writing about up-and-coming people who are doing great things in Bakersfield. Since I write for a magazine, we have a different monthly theme that impacts the stories we pursue. I’m very proud of that piece because of all the work that I put into researching and interviewing, and it added to the larger conversation.

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PRSay

MARCH 7, 2024

For example, Barbie’s initial interviews with Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and Greta Gerwig revealed little about what the movie was about while galvanizing its intergenerational audience. Travel media reported on hotels decorated in the style of Barbie. Art magazines covered the film’s colors and set design.

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Cision

MARCH 17, 2017

I instantly appreciated the mix of business strategy, creative ideation and writing that made up those classes; they were theoretical and practical. At the same time, I had been hired to write copy for a jewelry company, which had quickly turned into running PR and marketing, followed by eventually managing a small team.

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Cision

JULY 14, 2016

In this interview, Lauren discusses how to multitask effectively, her exciting plans for the Harley-Davidson Museum and the challenges brands face today. For as long as I can remember, I have loved art, writing and being creative. While I excelled at all my classes, I would always rather write an essay than take a multiple choice test.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Writing media pitches for data-led stories or studies is very different from writing a media pitch to promote the launch of a new product, service, or event. In this guide, I’ll be sharing my approach to writing media pitches, plus you’ll find a bunch of helpful tips and examples to assist you in writing your own.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Writing killer landing page copy. For example, let’s say you’re writing social media posts or landing pages for the email marketing platform, ConvertKit : You can use review mining to write high-converting, hard-hitting relatable messaging or when you don’t have the budget or resources to conduct one-on-one interviews.

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Maxim Behar

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

That's how many avid travelers describe the El Camino challenge. Why did people like you, who travel to many places around the world and love to travel, decide to take this road? Host: And Georgi Milkov, fellow journalist, and a famous traveler, says this is a textbook on the Camino. The hike that will change your life.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

He was a frequent contributor to All Things Considered and Morning Edition and ended up as an intern in NPR’s Washington Bureau a year later, gaining extensive industry experience and honing his writing skills. It was during these interviews that he saw a need for skilled communicators to help businesses with their PR efforts. “As

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

I don't write them down, perhaps to my great regret, but all of them are within me and in what I do. This year, I plan to travel to several distant places. But for the following year, my wife and I plan to travel to America. You can find the full interview here. That was in 1975; how many years have passed since then.

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Cision

DECEMBER 22, 2016

In this interview, Caroline sat down with us to discuss travel and tourism brands and how they must adapt as media rapidly changes. What are some of the biggest PR challenges travel brands and companies face? How has the PR industry changed in relation to travel companies over the years? How can they overcome them?

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OnePitch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

She covers stories about travel, tech, and money specifically for consumers. Click below to listen to the full conversation and read below for highlights from the interview: View Transcription. 00:02:37] BB: Travel, tech, or money. But for you to pass on it, or you to write the piece? That can include writing it as well.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. Finland is looking for investments particularly in bio & circular economy, cleantech, health & wellbeing, ICT & digitalization and travel.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2014

For the next in the series, Carmen graciously offered to ask a tech journalist friend the following questions (the reporter requested that we protect her identity; I can say she is the real deal – writes for a Chinese tech publication that has a circulation of well over 1M, and she has a similar number of Weibo followers).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

I fell in love with writing when I was in sixth grade. We would walk to the school library, select a book, then write a report. At my desk, I just stared at the picture and started writing. I love learning, traveling and getting to know people and places. As a child early in elementary, I hated reading!

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Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

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Cision

JULY 28, 2016

In this interview, Fred discusses why research is essential for developing a strategy, how to prepare for crises and the constant evolution of the PR industry. So, I looked at my high school curriculum, and journalism was the only class that would allow me to write every day. My hobbies outside of work include…being a traveler.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 3, 2018

The iconic publication sends a 15 year-old reporter to travel with the band on tour in order to write an in-depth piece. Instead, the journalist writes a warts-and-all article about the band – which the lead singer promptly disputes, making the reporter look bad.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Selected for an exclusive interview with the Fortune 500 executive! Familiarize yourself with this list of outlets before you pitch to avoid embarrassment; there’s no sense suggesting the freelancer write a piece for, say, Men’s Journal, if he doesn’t write for that publication. I, for instance, edit travel content for Expedia.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 1, 2018

That left me alone managing the press, doing 40 to 50 interviews a day, with six or seven satellite trucks here, and writing news releases. Those 40 or 50 interviews I would do in a day would be out of 70 or 80 phone calls. I walk in and they’re chasing me down like paparazzi: “We want an interview, we want an interview!”.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

I was a Metro Desk reporter at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas for several years before I made the jump to automotive writing. I get a lot of “Write about this startup!” Probably just the above, or shotgun-email PR pitches that have nothing to do with me or the outlets I write for. (Do Do those even work?

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2016

In this interview, Eileen shares her thoughts on the challenges of creating meaningful content, the importance of listening well to build relationships and the need for strong writing skills in public relations. How important do you think having good writing skills is for communication professionals today?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines. Particularly for heavy-duty commercial vehicles that carry heavier loads and travel longer distances, hydrogen fuel cells increasingly are gaining interest.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 13, 2020

The brothers were interviewed for a number of news articles, TV shows and radio programs, demonstrating the power of a positive story during a difficult time. Earlier in April, a story broke about Dr. Sarosh Ashraf Janjua, a Massachusetts-based cardiologist who travels once a month to Minnesota to work at local hospitals.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2016

In this interview, David discusses the importance of good writing skills, how technology has transformed the industry and how to stand out in today’s crowded marketplace. First and foremost, learn how to write. Once you know how to write, practice. Everyone applying for a position in PR should be writing a blog.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

For this series of articles, I won a first-place writing/reporting award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. I needed a few extra course credits for the year, so because I’ve always loved to write, I opted to join some friends taking journalism. My road to this point began in high school during my junior year.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 18, 2022

” In the latest episode of “ Growing Social Now ,” I interviewed Barry about his book, social media, and the challenges small businesses are facing. Over coffee at Navy Pier, Barry told me if I wanted to get my business moving I should write a book. Barry and I met when we were both working in Chicago. Great advice!

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Cision

JULY 13, 2016

In this interview, Nick discusses how to approach integrated communication, why print may still have a place in your strategy and how to build relationships with reporters. I knew this finally happened when a reporter called me about my education client asking for their perspective on an issue as well as interviews with faculty and parents.

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Solo PR Pro

MARCH 26, 2019

Ann Handley writes that “big and bold stories are often best told in small and specific ways.” Rather than write from a high altitude with a big-picture view, dive down, down, down and tell the story from a specific and narrow angle. Interview them about the process of development, the victories, and the challenges.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Perhaps one of my recent favorites was the result of an interview with John Deere. I was offered the opportunity to write a column. Travelling during non-pandemic times. What story or stories are you most proud of? My favorite stories often tell the story of how innovations touch people’s lives. I have never looked back.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

In this interview, Karen shares how thinking like a journalist will help your media relations strategy, why following up on pitches is so important and what to do before jumping into a career in public relations. In addition, they have been trained to write pieces that gain mass appeal. Read what they are writing about and react to it.

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