Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 25, 2015

When I started out in PR, my focus was building relationships with the media who were mostly print journalists at newspapers and trade publications. As I found editorial success for my agency’s clients, I was able to branch out and pitch radio and television broadcast opportunities. Be flexible in your pitch.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 3, 2020

Agency teams are working on their pitches for the Skidz account. I’m following a team as it prepares its pitch response. Newspapers and television are for old people. This blog got exclusive access to a brainstorm in one of London’s leading creative shops. Here are the notes from a recent brainstorm.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 24, 2017

I mean, let’s face it, publicists are used to pitching all day, whether a product or corporate byline, it teaches you the value of research and how a well-thought out pitch can be used to tell a story. I’m going to pitch your story!” The pitch received amazing feedbacks and some placements. Kevin Mejia.

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 9, 2020

This means there is room for you to pitch your product, service, brand, or expertise to those publications whether you are related to coronavirus or not. If you are looking to land on television or be featured in a daily or weekly newspaper, your likelihood goes up when you tie the story to the current condition with coronavirus.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

“Nail the elevator pitch.”. I believe each client begins at a different point on the PR spectrum … some need to start with blogs, online magazines and trades publications to perfect their narrative before moving to mainstream radio and television media outlets. Mika: Nail the elevator pitch. How did that translate to PR?

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Doctor Spin

MARCH 1, 2024

Newspapers, magazines, television stations, and online media companies may have entry-level positions in their PR or communications departments. By “pitching” themselves to these avenues, aspiring PR professionals can increase their chances of finding entry-level opportunities and kick-starting their careers in public relations.

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Doctor Spin

OCTOBER 16, 2023

But as the digital landscape evolved, so did PR. Social media, blogs, podcasts, and other online channels presented new opportunities for communication.

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2016

Television series are a great example of this – now people are binge watching entire seasons. Fewer consumers are watching live television or buying DVDs, and the playing field is opening up with Netflix, iTunes, Amazon and Hulu. Internships give a solid foundation for quality research, pitching skills and writing.

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PRSay

JUNE 5, 2023

Are CVBs and other tourism groups pitching you now to come and visit? I’ve told a lot of stories in many formats throughout my career: cable television, YouTube series, podcasts, books, public speaking, social media live events, standup comedy shows. There’s a lot of America to see, and you have six episodes in a season.

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Prakkypedia

MAY 31, 2015

Did you keep a copy of the news article, or had you already told your connections in advance to watch the television to catch your seven seconds of fame? save a copy of any newspaper clippings; consider displaying them in your office. save your media coverage to mention during public presentations and pitches for work.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 22, 2018

You craft the perfect pitch and reach out to the influencers who have served you well in the past — as well as some new ones who cover your space and seem like a good fit for your audience. Broadcast – television and radio. As a PR pro, after every communications campaign, you may often ask yourself — what was the impact of my efforts?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 29, 2016

A poor showing of Batman on television in 1966, would turn Michael Uslan into a generational hero of a different kind, according to the Marketplace story about a boy who saved Batman. The evening news at major networks covered the story along with “virtually every newspaper in North America.” The Comics Professor PR Stunt.

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Mora Communications

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Your being featured in a magazine, newspaper, television, or radio positions you as a professional in your field. There you define your stories, your media pitches and what separates you from the others in your field. Try and come up with a number of different pitch and story ideas. . It cements your expertise.

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Beyond PR

JANUARY 9, 2017

PR includes the creation and distribution of information, primarily in the form of stories, published or broadcast by mass media such as newspapers, magazines, television, blogs, podcast and radio. You don’t have to look far to see the added benefits of Public Relations. “No” is sometimes good.

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Mark My Words

MARCH 9, 2021

The arrival of rapidly growing global streaming services like Netflix and Spotify has dramatically altered the power structure of the world’s media industry, with national TV, radio and newspapers competing with Spotify’s 345 million monthly users and Netflix 204 million global subscribers.

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PR for Anyone

JUNE 29, 2021

How to Be on TV Shows: Think about what is going on in the world right now, what is trending, what holidays are coming up and think about how you can pitch a story around that. Why this pitch appealed to the media : The news at this time were mostly putting stories out that revolved around COVID-19 information.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the number of times an article is shared on social media, or the number of people who see a television segment. Earned media refers to media coverage that is not paid for, such as when a journalist writes about an organization in a newspaper or magazine.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Several months after I left my job at my hometown newspaper, The Vindicator , I got some texts from friends who still worked there with some ominous-sounding news. This month, June, marks seven years working full-time for local newspapers. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I worked there for about 4.5

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

We went from pitching and coordinating on-site, face-to-face interviews and media meetings at key industry conferences, shows and events to attending these conferences, shows and industry events virtually with very limited (and somewhat unfulfilling) online media interaction.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

What does it mean for PR: Consider a publisher’s revenue and publishing models, as well as your need for exposure, when pitching a story. For example, they are more likely to turn to newspapers (print or online) for local news. Some stories may be particularly suited for a new delivery format.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

Television and radio’s quick ads made it fall from favor for a few decades. It may be a literal space like a billboard or a section of a newspaper or magazine page. Notifying journalists that you have a newsworthy story about your business isn’t quite as easy as calling up the local newspaper and talking to Clark Kent.

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Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2018

It was an exciting time for him, especially for a broadcast major who didn’t want to work in television, but it was somewhat of a lonely existence. “It Send More Multimedia in PR Pitches. Many of those images show up in magazines, newspapers and blogs, she says. It was awesome,” he says. “I Create High-Quality Assets.

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PRSay

JULY 31, 2019

After covering nine presidents and breaking the Watergate story with Carl Bernstein in the early 1970s, he has ample advice for working with the media, including his thoughts on “no comment,” pitching reporters and building trust. Do you have any tips for PR pros pitching a journalist? Do it personally. Call the reporter and ask.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

If you read an article about an individual or organisation in your favourite magazine or newspaper you’re likely to view it far more favourably than if you heard the information direct. Transatlantic television became possible. The Daily Telegraph was the first UK national newspaper to go online in November the same year.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 13, 2015

She is editor-in-chief of The Winonan , WSU’s campus newspaper; she is president of the WSU Public Relations Student Society of America chapter; and she is executive director of the WSU St. Read up on clients, write incredible releases and pitches and communicate with ease. Jacqueline Laster. A PR Rock Star should be able to do it all.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It was a good pitch. After several unsuccessful attempts, I re-worked my pitch into a blog post and published it on the company blog. This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. In broadcast television, you had three choices – ABC, CBS or NBC. The same is true in print.

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