ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 20, 2020

Those of us in PR naturally have the obvious social media and communications apps like Twitter, LinkedIn and Slack, but what are some others that help us stay connected and productive? Think Tinder meets pitching. Simply upload your pitch on the app to connect with interested journalists. What app can you not live without?

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Cision

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

What are some best practices for pitching and working with this community of bloggers? What social media platforms do you find most useful for pitches? I’ve had tons of local outreach through Twitter lately too. Last summer we started to update our LinkedIn profile and really focus on our connections.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When pitching the media, or even sitting in a listing appointment, what makes you stand out? Write a LinkedIn profile that highlights what you do for your clients. Create great content about the local market. What makes you the peanut butter fudge mocha flavor of ice cream versus the usual, average vanilla? Vanilla is easy.

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Real Estate Local LinkedIn Social Media 130

Flack's Revenge

MARCH 30, 2020

Should we continue to pitch the media and promote our news? My friend Don Leon offered some great advice on LinkedIn: Take a moment to identify some of your favorite clients and customers (folks are tending to stay local so lots of people around/at their desk). Others will want to jump in with ill-advised pitches.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

That depends on whether you are a local business or have clients and customers all over. Local business networking still thrives on personal connections – Join the Chamber of Commerce and other relevant groups. LinkedIn has groups for almost any type of business, interest, or profession. Look for local groups on MeetUp.

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Solo PR Pro

JUNE 21, 2016

Working with clients in your local area is a satisfying and viable way to run your independent consultancy. It can deepen your sense of community, reduce your need to travel and allow you to dominate your local market. Knowledge of the local culture and norms can also give you an advantage over out-of-area competitors.

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Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By recognizing such cultural nuances, campaigns can be tailored to resonate authentically with local audiences. Business Development Negotiations Small Talk Matters An independent communications consultant pitched services to a potential Middle Eastern client. However, when the campaign was introduced in India, it missed the mark.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2017

Start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Those are all topics that interest local media. An accountant can talk about new tax laws and what that means for local businesses. Connect on LinkedIn by saying you’ve read or watched their work and you welcome the opportunity to connect.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

We’re pitching a lot of bylines to these kinds of pubs, and in many instances, I’m on the hook to take the first stab at the draft. Scan LinkedIn; comment on a post where a friend got a new job; make a post promoting a Talking Points Podcast episode we just completed the previous day. 10: 17 a.m.: 10: 28 a.m.: 10: 41 a.m.:

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Landis PR

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To reach a large, diverse audience of attendees and promote the event and its safety messaging, LCI and Velodyne created content for various channels, including the company website and messages for all social media channels (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook). Related articles: How to Create Special Events People Will Love Entrepreneur.com.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Update your LinkedIn profile and résumé. Continue to update your LinkedIn profile too; it’s the main destination for talent managers to scout for open positions. For example, look up examples of white papers online and write and share your own on LinkedIn, or try your hand at writing a blog post on Medium. Be grateful.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I have been in journalism or PR for 25 years — I went to Boston University for journalism and upon graduation, I worked as a business reporter for a local daily newspaper on the outside of Cleveland. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? You can follow Mary on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I really appreciate when pitches include a line about why it’s important that your client presents that story. What is the motive behind this pitch?

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Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! This tactic can be especially effective for garnering local press (Think: Local company earns coveted spot on prestigious Inc. Upload the article to your LinkedIn page. Before you share coverage, you need to get coverage.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Any CEO who hasn’t yet weighed in about industry issues in thought pieces on a blog or LinkedIn should consider cultivating a strong point of view. As we mentioned in a previous post, every PR team should have industry monitoring in place to identify reactive pitching opportunities. Make news with opinion or behavior surveys.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 5, 2024

Contact Out – This tool leans on LinkedIn for contact information and has newer AI integration to help find emails. Find an Email on LinkedIn Many Chrome Extensions integrate directly with LinkedIn to provide email addresses and pull contact information, but you can easily find it yourself.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Of course, being exposed to so many local business leaders during my time at the Business Journal was a blessing. It gave me valuable experience with daily posting and scheduling on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. I spend a good chunk of my time on media relations and pitching. People thought something was wrong with me.

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Business Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2017

by Ai Arakawa, Senior International Media Relations Specialist Many of us in the PR/Communications business spend our days focusing on our work with local media. He thinks Twitter is especially useful for PR professionals to find appropriate journalists to pitch.

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Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Since we’re in the tail-end of third quarter, I decided to interview the new hire on his area of expertise, diving into specific trends he had noticed during this quarter and their local impact. I wrote up the press release showcasing these trends, giving it a heavy local spin. Come over to LinkedIn and share the details!!

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 21, 2020

Ned also offers a one-paragraph pitch – this is a chance to pitch yourself one paragraph in the newsletter. Public Relations Society of America: [link] Also, keep an eye out for listings and events from your local chapter. LinkedIn: [link] 41. It’s first-come-first-serve. Indeed: [link] 43. Zip Recruiter: [link] 44.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I covered everything from town politics, police, fire, education, town budgets, and local happenings in the community. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Editors are busy and flooded with emails and PR pitches all the time. And, please, keep it relevant and know who you are pitching to.

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Doctor Spin

MARCH 1, 2024

Local, state, and federal government entities often hire entry-level PR professionals to handle public relations and communications tasks. Utilize job search websites like Indeed, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and PR-specific job boards to find entry-level PR positions. Nonprofit organisations. Government agencies. Job boards and websites.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Please take a look at wardauto.com and understand our coverage areas and emphasis before sending me your pitches. Y ou can follow Bob on social media on Twitter & LinkedIn. And somewhere back in time, I was an elected school board member.

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Landis PR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

PR has had to adjust to the 24/7 media channels, and you can find most media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Personalize pitches to each reporter/editor. . Follow/engage on social channels, especially LinkedIn and Twitter. . Media is being redefined via the internet. .

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of decades ago, media relations meant keeping in touch on a regular basis with the assignment editor of the local TV station and the city editor of the newspaper. In addition to maintaining healthy relationships with the local newspapers and TV stations, it also means opening up and nurturing rapport on so many other fronts.

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OnePitch

MAY 31, 2022

During the episode, Alcynna shares the types of pitches that grab her attention, her requirements for an embargo, how economists are landing in her inbox, and more. You go into a little bit on your LinkedIn and Twitter and so forth. And I covered local news. Her Thoughts on Pitches. [00:03:00] Her Beat. [00:02:04]

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The endless media pitch calling and subsequent rejections were exhausting. Client Turnover — can lead to instability and the need to perform new business pitches constantly. I began to tire of the days spent faxing (yes, I’m old) press releases one at a time to manually created lists of media contacts and 9 p.m.

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PR Fuel

JANUARY 17, 2022

Where your target audience is local, find a PR distribution service that targets distribution by location to local TV, radio, and print media houses. Where you wish to use a newspaper, pitch your story at least three weeks in advance, while for magazines, you need to do so up to six months beforehand.

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OnePitch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? We did localized business and trade pitching to demonstrate how this FAA legislation was going to impact those regions and industries and we ended up securing some great pieces that moved the needle for the client.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In fact, according to a recent UMass-Dartmouth study , 91% of Fortune 500 level companies use Twitter, 89% use Facebook, 63% use Instagram and 98% use LinkedIn. Brands pitching their products right in the feed. These are the “Big Four” of the social media marketing world.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Topics range from audience targeting, social media, partnership working, reputation, pitching to radio and community building through to public affairs, internal comms, leadership, coaching and the psychology of decision-making. Start your own business and pitch for work. You can connect with Anouchka via LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 16, 2022

We like to hike, play board games, visit our local breweries. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I think one of the biggest things they can do is make sure what they are pitching is applicable to the publication. Also, getting directly to the pitch/point of the piece in the first couple of sentences.

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Beyond PR

MAY 2, 2017

Start locally. Local media loves to cover stories about local businesses. Those are all topics that interest local media. An accountant can talk about new tax laws and what that means for local businesses. Connect on LinkedIn by saying you’ve read or watched their work and you welcome the opportunity to connect.

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Cision

MAY 18, 2017

I know from personal experience that a LinkedIn Group discussion comment which dared those who read it to prove the ROI of social was coming from a marketing consultant who had no experience in social yet had a client who was looking for social media expertise.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Also, consider both local and national/international media outlets depending on your target audience and the scope of your video marketing campaign. #3. Related read: Is Your Press Release or Media Pitch Guilty of Information Overload? #4. You can connect with him on Twitter , LinkedIn , or elsewhere.

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PRSay

MAY 23, 2018

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. Some podcast audiences are even larger than local broadcast markets. Connect with her on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/doreenclark.

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Prakkypedia

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Encourage your client to bring business cards and work on their elevator pitch, if appropriate. PR people are often tuned in to their local events calendars – watch out for the most relevant events for your client to attend. Provide your client with advice to boost their LinkedIn presence. Doorway to networking.

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