Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I’m Seth Clevenger, managing editor for features at Transport Topics , a weekly newspaper and multimedia outlet dedicated to covering trucking and the freight transportation industry. I typically write my stories while listening to groups like Gamma Ray, Symphony X, Cirith Ungol, Blind Guardian, Helion Prime, Crystal Viper or my favorite D.C.-area

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although some PR professionals have seized the opportunity to evolve their public relations strategies, far too many have stayed complacent, keeping their heads down and focusing on media relations and other traditional tactics that have served them well throughout the years. Earned Media. Shared Media.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Being that I’m fresh in the industry I haven’t gotten the chance to write many stories, so for now my most fun story is also the one I’m most proud of. She had an incredibly inspiring story that reminded me how much I love writing profiles on individuals. How do I write it so they follow along without getting bored?

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Prakkypedia

MARCH 31, 2019

Or in other words: “What can I pitch to the media?”. For PR consultants who work in media relations and promotions, it’s all about the next angle, the new product, the trend the client has noticed, or the issue that the client may be able to provide a quote on. This goes back to the heart of PR: relationships.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

It won an award from the National Newspaper Association for community service. I started writing professionally at 17 years old as a sports correspondent for my local newspaper, the Milford (NH) Cabinet. That was followed by four years as a TV sports reporter and anchor before a return to the newspaper business.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

We are a business-to-business weekly newspaper covering the trucking and logistics industries. I worked for other firms like Grandview Media, Babcox Media and other trade organizations before arriving at Transport Topics. I fell in love with writing when I was in sixth grade. I handed it in and received an A.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

As special publications editor for The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire (the fifth oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S.), Back when I was a newspaper reporter, I wrote a series of articles about an embattled high school principal accused of misconduct, including secretly altering the grades of several students.

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PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

On April 27, Bloomberg published an inaccurate, one-sided piece titled “Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffet Sees Newspapers Dying.”. As the article noted, billionaire investor Warren Buffet sees the traditional newspaper slipping away. But this, at the end of the day, is just promotion and advertising.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

Handpicked Related Content. Myth #3: PR is not the same as media relations. Media relations is a subset of PR. For example, if you want to generate more website traffic, you may be better off authoring and placing articles in targeted outlets rather than trying to get the media to write about you.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

With Claire Shipman, Kay wrote “Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success,” “The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance — What Women Should Know,” and “The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, & Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self.”. Ahead of her Nov. The two are connected.

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Solo PR Pro

JULY 5, 2022

reviewing all the news alerts I have set up for my clients and their industry competitors and fielding urgent emails before devoting the rest of the morning to writing and other client work. I write or pitch media in the mornings, so I am only available beginning at noon daily. if I can help it. Michelle Kane, VoiceMatters, LLC.

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Axia PR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Be a better resource for the media. As newsrooms continue to shrink, they rely more and more on their reporters to write for print and online as well as take their own photos and videos. Story ideas and submissions are relatively easy to provide to a media outlet.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

As communicators, we have long relied on earned media or public relations — usually in the form of media relations — to place our clients’ names on the internet, on TV, in print and on the radio. Earned media demonstrates credibility, since the organization doesn’t pay for the placement. Regional Foundation.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I’m not writing as much as I used to, but I’ve been really proud of the work my staff has been doing since I joined IndustryWeek. I didn’t write any of them, and in most cases, my edits were minimal.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. More: 21 Media Relations Insights From 3 Surveys Polling 4,000+ Journalists 5. More: 21 Media Relations Insights From 3 Surveys Polling 4,000+ Journalists 6. Notice none of them cited a wire service.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

Washington’s not really unique – it’s like any town with a myriad of local stories,” writes Christine. “So Summing up the panelists’ remarks, Christine writes that journalists must “become familiar with audio and video. It will not just improve your media relations, but also the brand content you offer directly to online audiences.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

In this interview, Karen shares how thinking like a journalist will help your media relations strategy, why following up on pitches is so important and what to do before jumping into a career in public relations. What are some key components of a successful media relations strategy? The two are companions.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

I’ve been in this business almost 20 years now, and worked for my college, high school and junior high newspapers before that. (I’ve I was a Metro Desk reporter at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas for several years before I made the jump to automotive writing. I get a lot of “Write about this startup!”

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Over the last five years, we’ve created a social media playbook document that makes this a lot easier! Start research and writing a byline for my Trustmark client. Much of the work I do for them revolves around B2B media relations with HR publications, podcasts and blogs. Blog post research.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Spoken words and video must match, so reporters either have to write/talk to the video or find a video that matches what they’re saying. I spend a fair amount of time editing stories, particularly with younger reporters, and I even write a piece on occasion.

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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. My first non-school newspaper gig was at the China Daily in 2013. Exercising, often reading newspapers and satire, playing guitar and curating my Spotify playlists.

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2017

The AP is one of a handful of organizations working to debunk misinformation on Facebook, flagging content they’ve determined is untrue and writing a rebuttal, which then appears with the original, disputed story when people see it on Facebook. In this case, Carvin uses “everyone” to mean both journalists and the public.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Please provide your job title and media outlet(s), as well as a brief description of your duties: Automotive Reporter, Detroit Free Press. I also write about mobility and transportation topics, including pedestrian safety. If a story topic interests me, I expect I will report and write a better story.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

We are part of the Endeavor Business Media Commercial Vehicle Group covering trucking and fleet industries. My main coverage and writing focuses are the transportation technology world, and government and regulations related to the trucking and freight industries, along with other website and magazine duties.

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

PR professionals balance these media types to maximize brand exposure and credibility: Paid Media : Content promoted through advertising (e.g., Owned Media : Channels controlled by the organization (e.g., Earned Media : Coverage gained organically through media relations (e.g., sponsored posts).

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our newspaper ended up winning an award for our reporting. In my role today, the most fun stories I get to write come from test-driving trucks. I got my start in journalism in 2008, working for a weekly newspaper in Connecticut called The Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.

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PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

There are five key components to public relations that should all work together to build and improve your company’s reputation. Media Relations. As the name implies, media relations refers to the way you manage the media to secure positive coverage of your company and share exciting updates with your customers.

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Newsfile

JUNE 28, 2023

Media monitoring is the process of tracking and analyzing a variety of media channels to discover mentions, coverage and any other discussions related to a certain topic or company. Media channels can include newspapers, magazines, television, radio, online news outlets, blogs, and social media platforms.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

As managing editor of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com, she writes trucking news and features, manages e-newsletters and social media, coordinates magazine production, and helps to develop content for events and multimedia projects. Once I graduated, I had to make the choice: newspapers or trade pubs.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I manage the day-to-day operations of WardAuto.com, writing and editing articles for the publication that traces its roots to 1924 as a source of automotive industry news, data and insight. I work with a team of editors, analysts and contributors reporting on a wide range of vehicle news, test drives and dealer and industry news.

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Cision

JANUARY 19, 2017

What is your secret to media relations success? How does social media and analytics drive your PR strategy? Before diving into pitching stories to the media, you first need to understand that the effectiveness of your communications heavily relies on the strategy and objectives that you want to achieve.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You really have to try to not have fun when writing about the automotive industry. I started by writing for the Arts & Life section of my college newspaper at The University of Akron roughly 12 years ago. Improving the charging experience is going to go a long way in improving the consumer EV adoption rate.

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Cision

MAY 4, 2016

It will include reputation management, crisis management, brand enhancement and media relations. Read closely what they write. I find that some young professionals don’t read newspapers or influential websites. My daily newspaper of choice is…The New York Times. What will this role entail? Rapid Fire Round.

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Cision

MARCH 8, 2016

My skill set includes strong writing and speaking, both essential for a communication professional. Want to improve your media relations? Get Cision’s free State of the Media 2016 Report! My daily newspaper of choice is…the New York Times. My biggest pet peeve is…clients who are unresponsive.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Earned Media is comprised of coverage that comes from a variety of sources and mediums. A few of those include mentions across broadcast channels, online newspapers and magazines, blogs, social media sites and more. Also, earned media is among the most trusted types of media. SCHEDULE A DEMO. Priscilla Osorio.

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