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Why Social Shares Are Key to Pitching Media

Cision

Social media is becoming a dictating force in all aspects of marketing and PR. It’s no longer just getting covered in a media outlet — it’s how far can that story be carried with social media. Traditional media is pushing their fans to engage on social media.

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PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

PRSay

While the PR and communications profession has continued to grow, many media companies keep cutting their workforces. Through the years, the PR and comms fields have been attractive landing spots for journalists with their writing and storytelling skills and media prowess. The media marketplace is also changing.

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Meet the Media: Lauren Fletcher, Executive Editor at Work Truck Magazine

Bianchi Biz Blog

My name is Lauren Fletcher and I am the executive editor of Work Truck magazine and WorkTruckOnline.com. I’m lucky, much of what I get to write about involves amazing trucks and the people to manage and operate them. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Work Truck magazine. Keep it relevant!

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Social Media and PR – Go Together Like Peanut Butter & Jelly

Cision

It’s the same thing with social media and PR. Social Media = Peanut Butter. Think of social media as the peanut butter. As a business owner, you must be on social media. If you don’t think you need to be on social media, consider the fact that there are over 2.7 PR = Jelly.

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Public Relations Review

PR for Anyone

Most of you are already growing your visibility with social media and now by adding in free publicity, you’re making it all happen that much faster and to a much larger audience. Landing in the media can expose you to hundreds of thousands, even millions of new people. Did you invent a new product, write a book, or win an award?

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5 Pitches That Journalists Don’t Care About

PRSay

Working in media relations is not for the faint of heart or the easily discouraged. PR pros shouldn’t expect success every time they pitch a story — having three out of 10 pitches result in a placement is considered a good average — but a good PR professional will want to increase his or her chances of success in every way possible.

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5 Things to Research Before Pitching Freelancers

Cision

The wheels in my head were spinning with how I might pitch the story to my editors. Heck, most of my magazine taglines indicate I’m a “writer and editor based in Healdsburg, California,” and a simple cross-reference would tell you that town is about 90 miles north of San Francisco. The invitation seemed interesting at first.