Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Is the process of media relations getting harder? Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. That’s up 17% from the same survey last year. Part of the answer is rethinking traditional PR efforts – and another part is studying the media to understand how it’s changing.

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PRSay

AUGUST 17, 2020

As you plan year-end communication strategies in this unprecedented year, how do you know what to change about your media relations approach when virtually everything has changed in the media landscape? We will reveal the following information from the survey: How 2020 has changed newsrooms across America.

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Landis PR

MARCH 20, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay The highly anticipated Muck Rack 2023 State of Journalism Report , which the company released at SXSW on March 15, 2023, provides valuable insight into the ever-changing media landscape and how journalists perceive their work. Conducted with over 2,200 journalists worldwide, the survey results are fascinating.

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PRSay

MAY 17, 2021

To look for insights that might improve the outlook for this year, I turned to Muck Rack’s “ The State of Journalism 2021 ” survey from March. According to the report, more than 60 percent of journalists surveyed agree that the way companies — and by extension, PR pros — share information is outdated.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

First is the new “PR Assistant” which will allow “PR professionals to draft press releases and personalize pitches.” That assistant helps to write social media content but now includes an integration to DALL-E. You can instruct the AI to make your customized pitches pithy or “elaborative” as you might need. Fair enough.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

The specific media outlets that American adults trust vary some by political party, but large mainstream outlets have all seen strong upward swings, according a recent Morning Consult poll. And keeping in mind that a lot of news on social media originated with a reporter or media outlet.)

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PRSay

OCTOBER 4, 2021

15, the live, online series of six modules — moderated by media relations strategist Judy Welage — will feature experts who present case studies and discuss the latest communications trends. When developing media campaigns, what common mistakes do organizations make? percent of the pitches they receive. Starting on Nov.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 18, 2021

That’s according to a survey of 750 communicators tallied up in the 2021 Communications Benchmark Report by Ragan Communications. According to a survey, comms professionals gave themselves good grades. This mirrors the sentiment in a separate survey that quantified a self-assessment by CMOs. The Wall Street Journal 80%.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. This is up 17% from last year where 51% said media relations was getting harder. Study the media. 1) How reporters view social media, embargoes and exclusives. Exclusives matter. “76%

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Sword and the Script

JULY 27, 2021

Where some see diminishing value in media relations others see opportunity; the best way to improve results is to use a combination of pitching, content and social media. The media relations struggle is real. That’s according to the 2021 JOTW Communications Survey , which polled 300 communications professionals.

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2017

Media conversation-tracking website Muck Rack recently released the results of its 2017 survey, which found that 96 percent of journalists use Twitter on a weekly basis, and 70 percent said it’s their most valuable social media tool. Here’s a few tips you can take from the results: Pitch in the morning. and 11 a.m.,

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Every year this blog pours over dozens of public relations surveys and breaks down the findings. Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. social media, content, etc.). 24% said scope creep.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 5, 2020

Propel says PR is sending more pitches; Muck Rack adds podcast contacts and broadcast monitoring; several PR tech vendors publish survey results “Welcome to May. PR is sending more pitches during COVID-19 The average PR pros appear to have sent more media pitches during the Coranavirus pandemic than before it’s occurrence.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

If you work in PR and engage in media relations , it’s a good idea to keep an ear out as to what is on the minds of those that work in the media. The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism. Comment: Amen.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

Yes, it’s true that in today’s digital landscape, public relations professionals no longer rely on earned media alone. Most PR pros today use some form of the PESO Model which includes owned, shared, paid and earned media. However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

Social media was blossoming. And the media landscape was evolving. This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence. Blogs were raging.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

Just 28% of 1,034 PR professionals surveyed by Muck Rack in March and April 2023 say they are using generative AI (gAI). Another 33% say they “plan to explore it” although the timeline was not clear in the survey results. Propel wrote a post showcasing how you can build a media list with its generative AI tool Amiga. “I

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But as we mentioned, journalists receive numerous pitches every day. Address Potential Concerns If a journalist expressed reservations or concerns in response to your initial pitch, always address them in your follow-up. So leverage this as immediate evidence that backs up your narrative and makes your pitch more enticing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 19, 2020

The news gained plenty of coverage, and Fractal’s CEO Pranay Agrawal was quoted in many of the resulting articles, from The Wall Street Journal to TechTarget. . A company blog post on a newsworthy topic will often help media and influencers link a subject-matter expert with a breaking story. Branded content pays long-term dividends.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 5, 2019

Tailored pitches have always been the key to success in media relations. Adding SEO and social data to pitches adds huge value for time pressed journalists. The 2019 Cision Global State of the Media Report contains useful insights for media relations practitioners seeking to cut through with their pitches.

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Buzzstream

JUNE 5, 2024

There are also asset-less digital PR strategies that include pitching quotes to journalists. I actually wrote a whole post about tying search volume to a digital PR survey-type campaign. How to pitch: This gave me four rankings lists that I could pitch to journalists in the local media outlets in the top-ranking cities.

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PRSay

MAY 4, 2017

The concern over “fake news” isn’t just a problem for the journalism industry — it’s an issue for all professional communicators. Be specific with sourcing and survey data. Who knows — it may help a journalist write a more trustworthy article if he or she is citing a transparent and detail-oriented survey.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

75% of PR and comms pros say media relations is getting harder – up 25% over three years; here are some practical techniques for adapting A majority of public relations and communications professionals say media relations keeps getting harder. Here are a few representative comments: “Media are stretched very thin.

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Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 11, 2014

Creativity counts when it comes to a media pitch, the headline of your press release and share-worthy blog posts. This month’s issue of PRSA Tactics has an article by Business Wire’s Ibrey Woodall called “Delivering News That Media Can Use.” I’d also suggest adding social media feeds to it.

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OnePitch

JUNE 28, 2022

During the episode, Chris shares about what Morning Consult is, his process for finding unique stories to write, how you should structure pitches to send his way, and more. We use proprietary survey data that help shape that. Also, we’ll write a lot of articles using survey data. Pretend to be someone else on social media.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 14, 2017

That’s my take both before and after reading the survey research reviewed by the Bulldog Reporter. Paid Social: Cliff Notes to 3 Social Media Studies. 2) Best to Pitch in the Morning says Reporter Survey. Trust Economy: Summaries to 4 Content Marketing Studies. 3) The Downfall of Clickbait, Finally.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 8, 2017

For a time, social media worked organically. Long thinkers pushed paid social as a “rent-to-own” strategy. Earned media is going to get harder. Why would any publication accept a story pitch, aside from respecting its readership, if they know another brand will pay for the same space?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Meltwater said it agreed to acquire Linkfluence, a French company with software that uses artificial intelligence to mine social media for consumer insights. Meltwater says “acquisition is part of Meltwater’s growth strategy, which involves investments and acquisitions in the social media segment. PR tech mentions.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The classic example of this is an airline that has an untimely delay with a plane and passengers stuck on the tarmac – and mentions on social media and news explodes. Just 12% of survey respondents say they were “very knowledgeable” about AI and its capacity to support PR. ” Journalist discovers media database.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

Scale to compete with incumbents; Prowly adds media monitoring; Cision releases internal DE&I report; World’s First-Ever NFT Press Release. One of the assignments was a peer-reviewed journal article that made the case against merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Pitching on Fridays. “We earned $13.9

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 24, 2016

While social media may have once been viewed by news media as another way to drive clicks to articles, Cision’s latest Global Social Journalism Study reveals that social media use by journalists goes far beyond publishing and promoting content. .

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

Propel is an all-in-one PR platform with media contacts, email distribution and monitoring. The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences. The idea is helping PR understand how reporters prefer to be pitched and improve your chances of coverage.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Consider that: The number of bona fide independent media outlets is declining – in the U.S. the number of media outlets has dropped by almost 60 percent since 2015, with the lion’s share of the decline coming from the daily newspaper ranks; The number of reporters has dropped significantly as well, with U.S.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2020

1) Fatigue over Coronavirus news For the last several weeks, PR and marketing professionals wondered if pitches and content about topics other than the pandemic would come off as tone-deaf. According to Neiman Journalism Lab at Harvard: “Last month’s striking surge in audience attention has ebbed week by week and has now largely washed away.”

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Cision

APRIL 14, 2015

Since the start of public relations, media placements have been the holy grail of PR success. However, with shrinking newsrooms and journalists being bombarded with pitches, how does a media relations campaign stand a chance in this new age? Consider a social media correspondent. Want to do media relations better?

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Cision

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

respondents to Cision’s survey said multimedia journalism was the most important trend of the year, receiving more votes than any other trend. While multimedia news stories are often created in-house, communication professionals could be proactive by providing photos and videos when pitching reporters.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 23, 2015

I have been busy this week at Prohibition HQ, reading this and that, but something that really stood out to me was the interesting annual study on Social Journalism which is conducted each year by Cision and Canterbury Christ Church University. So are journalists are now saying they want to be pitched to on the phone less?

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