ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

On any given day, we can be asked to craft media pitches, bylined articles, PR plans, or blogs posts. With media pitches, PR pros must tell or tease a story to a journalist – and fast. Meanwhile, an executive byline for a thought leader must not only be a solid piece of journalism, but it should reflect the voice of the executive.

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Writing Storytelling Pitching Creativity 147

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. More preferable items included events, subject matter experts, white papers, product specs, locations or a facilities list, FAQs and a timeline or history of the company. But what about your online newsroom?

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How To Survey Resources Social Media 242

Cision

APRIL 14, 2015

However, with shrinking newsrooms and journalists being bombarded with pitches, how does a media relations campaign stand a chance in this new age? Focus on Relationships, Not Pitching. Every day there’s a PR pro who is tasked with getting their client or organization into The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times.

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Media Relations Media Pitching Measurement 120

Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

In this interview, Stuart discusses his motives for making the switch, the value of a news background and the intersection of journalism and PR. What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? Learn how with our brand journalism white paper! What is the relationship between PR and journalism?

Journalism 120

Journalism Newspapers Writing Report 120

Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! If your company landed major coverage in a book, peer-reviewed journal or spot on a publication’s annual list, it warrants a press release. Your shares will help build a reputation as a future source who drives results for them.

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LinkedIn Pitching Interviews Journalism 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Pitch reporters and influencers. When pitching, it’s important to be clear and concise. For reporters, email is the preferred place for pitches, according to Cision’s 2015 Social Journalism Study. This digital hub can be housed on your website and include press releases, blogs, white papers, videos and more.

Social Media 120

Social Media Pitching Writing Report 120

Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

With it came cries for corporate journalism. Because content and the incredible amount of social media posts used to promoted suffer from over-messaged sales pitches. Read our free “How to Beat Content Marketing Overload” white paper now! (No Want to create standout content? No sign up!).

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Content Marketing Corporate Social Media Internal 120

Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I started my career at Adweek covering the television business and competing against huge established newsrooms like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? I started right after graduation from the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia.

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Meeting Automotive Media Journalism 74

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

writes the author of our white paper How to Make Sure the Media Gets Your Story Straight. Here are four tips to consider when researching and pitching journalists. Understanding different journalists’ interests will result in more pitches crafted to their unique needs. Understand their interests and attitudes.

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Media Pitching Resources Media Relations 77

Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Learn how to build a brand journalism strategy with our free white paper! For PR professionals, this emerging reality means that we can’t only sell the significance of our pitch. What’s the biggest lesson you learned from your first position? Is your content driving results?

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Policies Internal International Public Affairs 120

Beyond PR

AUGUST 10, 2016

Telling the story of your conversion rate and revenue generation from pay-per-click search engine marketing is a lot easier than showing the direct revenue impact of organic media pickup in the Wall Street Journal. Oh, we should probably pitch our influences and do a press release! View our White Paper!) Preorder now!

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Company Case Study How To Product Launch 40

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 5, 2019

My background in journalism, public relations, communications and advocacy has been a great fit for this work. From media pitching to working on white papers to planning and executing events, you have the ability to work on so many different projects. I learned how to ask questions and get to the heart of a story.

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LinkedIn Social Media Storytelling Agency 88

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. Such concepts as newsletters, white papers, informative seminars, and other material intended to be useful are very old. This is thanks, at least in part, to the “pressure for speed and clicks.”.

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Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Beyond PR

APRIL 26, 2016

Before you can begin pitching the media, though, you have to know who they are. Download our free white paper New PR Approaches for Outbound Communications Strategies for more practices that will evolve your PR strategy. Take the small step of reading, watching, and listening to the media outlets in your region and industry.

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Small Business Nonprofit Local Community 40

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

You can spend months writing a white paper or spend thousands on a video, but if it’s not laser focused and doesn’t reach the right audiences it’s not going to convert. According to Search Engine Journal, SEO leads have a 14.6 Aim your crosshairs on creating great content. How to Overcome These Hurdles .

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Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

questions our white paper The Distribution Effect: Bring Your Content Marketing to the Next Level. 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. Think about your current audience.

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Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

1) The top challenges in journalism. A deluge of pitches. “75% 75% of journalists say fewer than a quarter of the pitches they receive are relevant or useful.”. In B2B technology businesses, I encourage clients to define a project – a study, white paper, or webinar to test the waters. But it is changing.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

Data-driven pitches win points with journalists. Journalists look for pitches that are backed up by data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, or interactive infographics. It offers a clear story map and lends credibility to the pitch. Data-driven journalism is the future. 5 reasons to embrace data-driven PR.

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Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

Cision

MARCH 8, 2016

As journalism trends continue to evolve, communication professionals do not remain unaffected. Besides your own website, you should also ensure the content you create, whether it’s white papers, blog posts or reports, is mobile-friendly and visually appealing, especially if you plan on sending it to a journalist.

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Trends Mobile Media Infographics 120

Mindful Marketing

APRIL 18, 2016

They create content – everything from award and speaking submissions to infographics, videos, photos, bylines and white papers – as well as train executives on speaking and presentation skills, assist HR with creative ad copy, manage crisis situations and even manage social media channels for brands and executives.

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Analytics Training Meeting Measurement 50

Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

PR pros work hard to secure media hits, and a stellar feature in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times deserves to have a longer life than the hot minute it gets post-publication. Creating content – whether it’s a white paper, an Infographic or original research – can help make news for us. Our reporting has stepped up.

Marketing 60

Marketing Data-Driven PR Analytics Training 60

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author (Everybody Writes), keynote speaker, and the world’s first chief content officer (MarketingProfs). The free articles are the start of working relationships and mean I’ve never had to pitch for work, so are worth my time.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

Sword and the Script

APRIL 8, 2017

Why would any publication accept a story pitch, aside from respecting its readership, if they know another brand will pay for the same space? Add in the trends of fake news, the erosion of trust in journalism , and rampant ad fraud and this has the makings of a perfect storm. ” This has big implications for PR too.

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Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 71

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

We’ll never forget the panic in the PR world as tens of thousands of journalists (aka our PR pitch targets) at newspapers, TV stations and magazines were laid off. They don’t block influencer blog posts, or emails, or sponsored white papers. We will give stronger consideration to the areas unaffected by ad blockers.

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