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PR Rock Stars: Life Time’s Dan DeBaun

Communications Conversations

I was a radio news reporter for three years in St. I reported on just about anything during my time in radio…Breaking news, traffic reports, school board meetings…I even interviewed cats at the humane society one time (look it up; Editor’s Note: Ha! I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism.

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9 Blogs To Make You PR-Smart

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The site is always looking for contributors, making it a go-to for thought leadership pieces and guest blogging. For a better understanding of the mechanics of PR, from creating media pitches that work to delivering a well-crafted results report, no one does it better than the Cision Blog. And, one of the best things about The Muse?

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Media relations is getting harder…much harder (but here’s a few tips for how you can get more stories placed)

Communications Conversations

Consider the following: Demand for media attention is high: Most top-tier writers now receive 100, 250 or 500 pitches a week for 5 story spots. My pro tip: Write 10 subject lines for each pitch. Pitch early–literally! I’ve had better luck pitching early in the day vs. later in the day. Paul Business Journal).

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3 Media Relations Tips for When Top-Tier Publications Seem Out of Reach

PRSay

An added bonus for you: Trade outlets aren’t inundated with pitches like their high-visibility counterparts, so it’s easier to get your pitch in front of the right eyes. Similar to trade journals, podcasts cover an array of niche subjects. Explain this to your client and show examples of past work to support your point.

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Meet the Media: Carl Anthony, Managing Editor of Automoblog & AutoVision News

Bianchi Biz Blog

Together with AEye, we completed an exceptional series of thought-leadership content that is now archived across all of AEye’s social media channels. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I did more traditional news, weather, sports, and farm reporting during my time in AM radio at KJAN.

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Why Your Content Strategy is Failing And How to Fix it

Beyond PR

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? According to Search Engine Journal, SEO leads have a 14.6 100, 500, maybe 1,000? percent close rate.

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9 Little Stories from a One Time Public Relations Gig with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Sword and the Script

I’ve gotten a couple clients and a former employer into the Wall Street Journal over my career, and that photo in Roll Call is right up there with them in my book. 3) Snakes do Drive Time Radio. What we learned along the way was that it also had the potential for broadcast radio as well. for drive time morning radio.