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USA Today’s Tips for Pitching to Get News Coverage

Cision

Gannett’s flagship brand, USA Today, has reinvented itself over the past five years to stay relevant to its increasingly mobile-focused readers. Once you’ve established that, then pitch a reporter, he continues. “Visual storytelling isn’t built on pretty pictures, but on information and information gathering.”

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9 Blogs To Make You PR-Smart

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

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. Authentic Storytelling Project. A great example is this post on “engagement journalism.” The Cision Blog. Better Writing Blogs.

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What a Ride It Has Been

The Hoffman Agency

Through these experiences, I’ve learned how journalism and public relations work together to apply the storytelling techniques needed to share a compelling story. During a storytelling workshop with CEO Lou Hoffman, we learned about the different storytelling techniques and how to apply them to technology PR.

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Cision’s New CMO Lands In Perfect Storm of Media and Software Worlds

Cision

Over time, I took on leadership roles with larger companies that combined my knowledge of storytelling with software product geekery — most recently as the global head of product marketing for Oracle’s Marketing Cloud business. I hopped the proverbial fence from journalist to vendor to work in marketing.

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Digging in: The Importance of Developing a PR Strategy

Presspage

Ultimately, a PR strategy is created through storytelling. Brand A focuses their PR efforts with online media like BuzzFeed because it is targeting college-age men and women who spend the majority of their free time on their mobile device. So, how do you create a strategy? Tell a compelling story.

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4 Media Relations Lessons from The Washington Post and Other DC Newsrooms

Beyond PR

Although the trio’s conversation focused on the state of journalism in the District, the obstacles and opportunities they discussed not only apply to most news markets, they also impact their PR counterparts. Regularly assess whether they and the publication are still covering the topics you’re pitching them on.

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Can Print Still Flourish in The Age of Digital? An Interview with Star Tribune Magazine’s Sue Campbell

MaccaPR

Gannett recently “downsized” 350 jobs and the Wall Street Journal laid off 48 (although to be fair, the Washington Post – with 750 newsroom positions – is adding dozens of journalists ). With magazines, you can relax readers into the story and exercise your muscles of narrative storytelling. Please welcome. Sue Campbell!

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