article thumbnail

The Three Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

Cision

In our media training sessions, I usually lead off practice interviews with a seemingly simple question: Can you tell me about your company? We can’t get into a devastated area until it’s safe to do so, and we need the support of the local government before we can enter an area.”. They’re Too Focused on Internal Structure.

article thumbnail

The 3 Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

Cision

This is a guest post by Brad Phillips , author of The Media Training Bible. Top executives make many of the same media mistakes the rest of us do—but their missteps are often magnified, becoming top headlines on news and business websites worldwide. Want to learn more media training tips? They Say Too Much.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What to Pitch in October

PR for Anyone

National Women’s Small Business Month. what you can pitch your local media for the month of October. National Stamp Collecting Month. National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month – October. National Toilet Tank Repair Month. National Window Covering Safety Month. National Work and Family Month. Pear and Pineapple Month.

Pitching 130
article thumbnail

Good Stories

PR for Anyone

How is your business related to weather, topics, holidays in September. Remember, these are for local media and national television. By being timely, Jonelle, just solidified her place as a go-to expert in the pediatric dentistry space for her local NBC. What to Pitch When. Anyone can get publicity!

Pitching 130
article thumbnail

Pitch the Media

PR for Anyone

Should you pitch the exact same story to the same or to different media outlets at the same time? Like you come up with a story idea and send it to your local ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX stations. This week I want to answer a question that I get asked all the time. The answer is, “No.”

Pitching 223
article thumbnail

Land Stories

PR for Anyone

And then, on the local level, I want you to think about what’s happening in September. Remember it’s super competitive too for the national publications so you really need to have a niche, a unique selling proposition, something that makes you different from everybody else who’s pitching. It’s back to school.

Pitching 130
article thumbnail

Land Media Using a Non-Profit

PR for Anyone

She also created an essay contest at the local high school about what it means to be a woman when you can now run for President. She was covered in all the local media and even got to share her story in Boston – the closest major city to her. Her passion for her town turned into quite a bit of amazing publicity for her.