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. We show how we use and enjoy the product , but still include the requested materials. .

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OnePitch

JUNE 16, 2022

However, a typical day for me often consists of crafting content – from traditional media materials such as press releases and pitches, to sponsored articles, newsletters and even social media calendars. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? It depends on the pitch.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2020

Consider: Commenting on local professional super networkers posts. When I was starting on LinkedIn–and even back well before that to Twitter–this was one of my key strategies. Could you also develop a creative banner featuring a Target step-and-repeat (or your local Target store). And, it worked.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Pitching and placements Building rapport with journalists and media professionals can make the difference between a successful pitch and a rejection. Leveraging social media Platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter are excellent for professional networking. These insights can be invaluable for refining PR strategies.

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PRSay

MARCH 18, 2020

Whether you’re a health-care organization wondering about messaging or a brand trying to find a home for an unrelated story during this time, here are some tips for PR pros to successfully navigate this current news cycle: Know that this isn’t pitching as usual. Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge. Photo credit: alhovik.

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Business Wire

MARCH 31, 2017

The session allowed attendees the opportunity to engage in small group discussions with journalists and learn more about how the media works; current challenges facing the industry; how journalists like to be pitched; and other useful information about interacting with the press. If you’re pitching local, it helps to have a local area code.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I recently spent a year interviewing senior public relations professionals in 31 countries about best practices in their cultures for my newly-published book, Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication. Make friends with local influencers. Get more PR tips now.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 8, 2015

For years, we’ve heard the mantra: Engage reporters on Twitter. On one hand, Twitter and social media platforms have given us a set of tools that help us research the heck out of reporters. But, engaging most reporters on social media sites like Twitter? Build relationships on social media. Except, maybe it hasn’t.

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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. Kelvin uses Twitter quite frequently as he finds it to be the most useful social tool due to its immediate and updating nature.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 10, 2017

Using Cision’s proprietary research of thousands of travel journalists, we have come up with six tips that will help your travel pitch get noticed in a flooded inbox. Not All Travel Pitches are Created Equal. Pitching travel stories blindly causes an overflown editor’s inbox and an ignored pitch. Think Like a Journalist.

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PR for Anyone

MARCH 31, 2020

So, instead of us trying to pitch reporters on our time, which is normally what happens, what's happening now is we are getting in front of them on their time. You may consider writing blogs that are relevant to worldwide happenings so that more people can find you online, or you can use social media platforms like Twitter.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter chats throughout the month. Along with other agencies, we were asked to submit our pitch. We won the pitch, and were asked to submit a detailed plan that included the costs involved.

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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. If they are active on Twitter, follow them, retweet them, share their work and comment on their stories.

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OnePitch

MAY 17, 2022

During the episode, Margo shares more about her role at Capital B, the various types of pitches in her inbox, sources she’s looking to connect with, and more. We also have our first local newsroom in Atlanta doing the same thing, but locally within the community. [00:03:02] 00:03:02] BB: Local News? You mean, Margo.

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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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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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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2015

But, how often do you actually think about how those changes that are shaking up their world impacts the way you pitch these “modern journalists?” ” Note: I couldn’t resist using this pic of two of my local favorite reporters/anchors, Jason DeRusha and Jamie Yuccas (courtesy of Jamie Yuccas’ Twitter account).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

I’ve spent summers at ClickOnDetroit/WDIV Local 4, Automotive News and the Wall Street Journal , and prior to my current role, I was a full-time reporter covering mobility and suppliers at Automotive News. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Pitch features with good people within companies, not just products.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Not too long ago I reported on how a local venture capitalist had been among the early investors in the company that went on to become Moderna, now one of three companies with a vaccine against COVID-19. I get a lot of pitches about a company being started and that’s the news hook being offered. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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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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Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2019

Of course, just like many facets of social media marketing, vendors have descended on marketers, pitching their tools as the silver bullet for finding the right influencers for your brand. My opinion: The tools are pitched as a faster, easier way to identify and manage influencers. 4: Check out Twitter, and Twitter lists.

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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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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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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

I don’t have hard statistics or success rates, but anecdotally as president of the Publicity Club of New York , I’d be surprised if one in one hundred PR-driven story pitches actually results in a story. The quality of the pitch itself has degraded over the last few years. He can often be found on Twitter at @peterhimler.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

While working in local news in the Northeast, I covered a few big hurricanes and major blizzards that ravaged the area. I started off covering education and other local issues. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? You can follow Josh and FleetOwner on Twitter at: @TrucksAtWork @fleetowner.

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Meeting Transportation Media Sports 94

Cision

APRIL 30, 2015

Being in PR, I volunteer for several local charities and help them with exposure. You’ve gotten involved, are helping your local community and feeling great! Now is when you use public relations to not only let others know of your local involvement, but also help spread the word about the charity. So now what?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They were reunited for a “Thelma and Louise” weekend in Las Vegas, and I tagged along to document it as they raced Corvettes at a local track, rode a mechanical bull at a bar on the Strip and went sand boarding at Dumont Dunes outside Vegas. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Fun assignment!

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Automotive Meeting Media Mobile 85

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. Follow her on Twitter: @jenlawhead. Before you share coverage, you need to get coverage.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

On the one hand, they can and should be pushing niche interest and audiences in their brand-sphere, as the likelihood of pickup will be stronger with a local connection. The amount of information you need to contact an influencer — direct phone, email, social handles, pitching preference, outlet information, history and bio, etc.

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Small Business Media SMB Pitching 245

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Combine Search Operators You can use these operators together to narrow down a search and build a list of target sites to pitch. If you see that your target site shares a lot of map content, create and pitch some map content. I see lots of content on NFTs, Twitter, and Facebook getting lots of shares.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). Is it interesting to get pitches? What are your pet peeves regarding pitches?

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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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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. Alignable has local groups you can connect with. Look for local groups on MeetUp. What are some networking tips.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For example, if we are trying to build out our earned media strategy and developing public relations pitches, using trending topics in a relevant way gives you an opportunity to be noticed by reporters. Trending on Twitter. Additionally, we can localize our content based on where search queries are the most popular. Lisa Zanchi.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

I might write about a local company or service I never knew existed, and the next day might be an enterprise piece about electric vehicles or the steel industry. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’m happy to chat about story ideas and pitches of all sorts. Contact me anytime: knagl@crain.com.

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Meeting Report Automotive Media 74

Konnect Agency

MAY 4, 2021

There is tremendous value in local digital marketing! Consumers rely on local searches, reviews, social media, and other third-party sites to decide where to shop or dine, including what business to own. Another element of social media marketing is connecting with the local influencer market. Social Media Marketing.

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Konnect Agency

MAY 4, 2021

There is tremendous value in local digital marketing! Consumers rely on local searches, reviews, social media, and other third-party sites to decide where to shop or dine, including what business to own. Another element of social media marketing is connecting with the local influencer market. Social Media Marketing.

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