PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sherry, before your agency career, you worked as a reporter for trade publications as well as in local NYC TV news. I was a good writer, researcher and storyteller, and had been on the other side of both print and broadcast pitches, but I did not fully understand all the nuances of public relations prior to joining the agency.

Communications 190

Communications Sports Journalism Fashion 190

PRSay

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this preview Q&A, Welage discusses developing media campaigns, communicating results with senior leaders and improving the success rate of pitches. Earned media is exactly that — earned — and it’s built on pitching and nurtured relationships. percent of the pitches they receive. Starting on Nov.

Media Relations 202

Media Relations Media Pitching Case Study 202

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Cision moves to eliminate the HARO brand Cision is pressing forward with the elimination of the Help a Reporter Out (HARO) brand. Reporters were getting more emails than ever – and traced many of them back to Vocus. When I arrived, all the angry reporter calls that used to our support line were re-routed to me. Click To Tweet 2.

Reddit 176

Reddit Software B2B Technology 176

Landis PR

MARCH 4, 2024

Targeting audiences PR pros have access to audience statistics on almost any media outlet – digital/print/broadcast/social media/influencers. Example: pitch a story on a newly opened hiking trail to an outdoors editor at a local newspaper who also has a following on social media. Is your brand serious and scholarly?

Media Relations 107

Media Relations Media SEO Newspapers 107

OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? The story was about Signs of Cancer Women Should Never Ignore, and the reporter had a tight deadline. What information do you always make sure to include in a pitch? This is like picking a favorite child!

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Pitching Consumer How To Education 98

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. Yes, there is still print and broadcast media.

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Pitching Radio Newspapers Print 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 21, 2016

Top PR agencies know the value of a well-crafted PR pitch to get the attention of an overworked and cynical media contact. With that in mind, we have prepared a list of the type of PR pitches to avoid at all costs. The overly commercial pitch. The long pitch. The “too creative” pitch. Print magazine?

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Pitching Sports Print Creativity 149

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JULY 17, 2023

Media relations and PR pros must heed Godin’s advice or suffer the consequences of being ignored, or worse, getting blocked by a journalist when trying to pitch them. In addition, Zippia reports that the average American is exposed to 4,000-10,000 ads per day for each person – nearly double what the average person saw in 2007.

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Pitching Media Media Relations Writing 54

Cision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The wheels in my head were spinning with how I might pitch the story to my editors. Here, in no particular order, are four other bits of research that should be considered “homework” before you hit send on that next pitch. What do you consider to be mission-critical research when pitching journalists? I’m based in the Bay Area.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry. By the numbers According to one report, 85% of PR pros reported media relations accounted for at least 25% of their time. Most PR pros today use some form of the PESO Model which includes owned, shared, paid and earned media.

Media 99

Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 99

Cision

JUNE 10, 2015

Today, USA Today ranks first in combined print and digital circulation, underlying the importance of this digital transformation for newsrooms around the world. Once you’ve established that, then pitch a reporter, he continues. Q: One mistake PR professionals make is bombarding reporters with press releases.

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Pitching Policies Ethics Mobile 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today’s PR pros must not only navigate, research and pitch in an increasingly complex media environment but also track (monitor) and measure the results in a way that resonates with stakeholders. These mentions can then be reported as usual. And this year was no exception. within a user account.

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Pitching Print Measurement Report 96

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Meltwater tracks from 275,000 online news sources and has partnerships for print and broadcast monitoring. Sometimes it can be difficult to land pitches, but with ProfNet, the media opportunities present themselves. This data is often wide-ranging and offers insights that can be newsworthy to a host of different reporters and outlets.

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Tools Radio Trends Pitching 232

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 13, 2021

-Build relationships with key members of media and proactively pitch targeted outlets, including broadcast, print and new media. Daily client communication to update, report on and discuss media relations. Attend and facilitate media interviews; network with reporters and editors.

B2B 203

B2B Policies Case Study Enterprise 203

Onclusive

JANUARY 5, 2021

Our customers agree that Onclusive provides the most comprehensive media monitoring available, including digital, newswire, print, broadcast, and radio coverage. The companies in the study reported an average time to ROI within 14 months, and 72% of our customers see ROI in 12 months or less.

Real Estate 195

Real Estate Media Analytics Enterprise 195

Cision

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Here’s what journalists want to know that you need to include in your pitch. If the journalist doesn’t think so, you won’t get past him into print (or digital). Just be sure to let the reporter know why it’s essential that this story is told now , rather than a month from now. Why’d You Pitch Me and Not Another Journalist?

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Pitching Customer Service Print Writing 120

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Has digital media – from Huffington Post , Google News and BuzzFeed to Kindle e-books, Twitter and (God help us) more than 8 million blogs – finally vanquished Print? Recent headlines provide brutal evidence: Condé Nast announced last December it was shutting down the print version of Self magazine to go online-only. Long Live Print”!

Print 48

Print Newspapers Interviews Journalism 48

Onclusive

MARCH 29, 2022

Make sure that the partner you’re selecting can capture all the media channels and formats that are essential to your business, including digital, video, print, social, blogs, podcasts, and more. The more media coverage can be captured through media monitoring, the more data you will have at your fingertips for measurement and insights.

Measurement 370

Measurement How To Analysis Data 370

The Proactive Report

APRIL 6, 2021

Just as with print publications, the top tier websites are harder to pitch. According to this report, 70% of people say brand trust is important when making purchasing decisions. The post Domain Authority, Trust, and Thought Leadership appeared first on Social Media Strategy | Online PR | Proactive Report | Sally Falkow.

Leadership 147

Leadership Engineering Enterprise Social Media 147

Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I was a radio news reporter for three years in St. I reported on just about anything during my time in radio…Breaking news, traffic reports, school board meetings…I even interviewed cats at the humane society one time (look it up; Editor’s Note: Ha! I really appreciated my time in radio and print journalism.

Radio 167

Radio Journalism Interviews Energy 167

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Christmas in July is more than a cute saying, as planning and pitching for the holidays beings in the early summer. Now that we’re getting closer to holiday madness, gift guide pitching is top of mind for agencies with a consumer portfolio. Long lead pitching happens as early as July for gift guides. Peter McCormack.

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Pitching Print Exercises Fashion 60

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

PR analytics technology, such as Onclusive, can help by automatically tracking all of your worldwide media coverage, including digital, newswire, print, broadcast and radio, and analyzing which channels drove the most impact for your brand. Of course, you need a comprehensive, reliable and intelligent media database to make this possible.

Measurement 356

Measurement SEO Web Social Media 356

PR Insiders

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

2020 has been a challenging year in so many ways for nearly everyone – and pitching the media in the middle of a pandemic is no exception. COVID-19 dominated so much of the news cycle that, seemingly for months, any pitch that didn’t include a coronavirus angle ended up in some reporter, editor or producer’s deleted file.

Media 78

Media Pitching Print Interviews 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Reporters cover the consumer tech beat from many angles – software, hardware, strictly product reviews or company profiles. Know which reporters cover which aspects of the industry before pitching them on your latest and greatest device. Magazine touting 3D printing client, WhiteClouds. Who’s got the beat?

Consumer 120

Consumer Strategy Print Pitching 120

Shift Communications

MARCH 15, 2022

Earlier this year, Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism issued its annual Journalism, Media and Technology Trends and Predictions report. What’s evident through the report is publishers are trying to navigate some seismic changes in the market.

Strategy 103

Strategy Media Journalism Banking 103

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

I assign articles to our in-house and freelance staff, work with our graphic artist for our print layout and designs, and work with our sales and management team to ensure our content meets our editorial mission and help with sales. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Meeting Automotive Engineering Journalism 72

Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I am in charge of gathering news for our daily newsletter, hosting and producing podcasts, covering events and writing original content for our monthly print magazine and daily newsletter, among other projects. I transitioned to a reporter there after a year. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

Meeting 95

Meeting Automotive Media Journalism 95

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 20, 2017

We at Crenshaw pride ourselves on nurturing real relationships with journalists, beyond mere constant pitching. Personalize a pitch. Recognize that publications often have a “digital first” mindset in addition to thinking about print products. AHF has a print magazine, a website, and a digital newsletter.

Agency 120

Agency Real Estate Print Pitching 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It also allows for pitching through the platform, which checks off distribution. based PR tech players that offer a contact database, some level of pitching or distribution, and media monitoring include: Cision. Muck Rack adds print monitoring through LexisNexis. Muck Rack added print media to its monitoring package.

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Software Tools Print Technology 154

Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Live reporting is unscripted — it doesn’t go through a copy editor. 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. Oh, where to start?

Meeting 98

Meeting Media Print Enterprise 98

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Critical Mention adds a media database; Talkwalker acquires Nielson Social; Watch out for fine print in media monitoring contracts As a term, earned media made a big splash in search trends in late 2004 or early 2005…and then interest waned. Over time, the digital community warmed to the term again.

Media Relations 149

Media Relations Media Print Software 149

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The question came up after a recent report in The New York Times about Facebook’s handling of its PR problems over the past three years. Miller’s sales pitch to Silicon Valley execs, whom he views as “surprisingly unsophisticated” at using their own communications tools, seems to be that good will is a zero-sum game.

Facebook 224

Facebook Ethics Public Affairs Privacy 224

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences. The idea is helping PR understand how reporters prefer to be pitched and improve your chances of coverage. Vetted is like a blend of HARO and ProNet, but it doesn’t allow pitching.

Software 89

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Pew Research Center conducted a survey and found that 44% of adults prefer to get their news from TV, while 34% prefer the web, 14% prefer radio, and 7% favor print. Since 2016, there has been a slight increase in online news consumption and a slight decrease in print news consumption. The numbers for radio are impressive!

Radio 74

Radio Television Media Local 74

Onclusive

MARCH 29, 2022

Make sure that the partner you’re selecting can capture all the media channels and formats that are essential to your business, including digital, video, print, social, blogs, podcasts, and more. The more media coverage can be captured through media monitoring, the more data you will have at your fingertips for measurement and insights.

Measurement 195

Measurement How To Analysis Data 195

PR in High Definition

MARCH 26, 2020

There’s no question that the media landscape has changed significantly since the start of the coronavirus outbreak – outlets are providing daily online live feeds, newspapers have stopped physically printing and reporters from all over the world are covering the stories and situations from every angle possible. but they are people too.

Media Relations 83

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 83

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Patrick Coffee had insightful commentary on the Holmes Report’s 2015 World PR Report , where he “respectfully disagreed” with the report’s claim that “media relations skills are not seen as particularly relevant.”. We fear for what is going to happen if the industry buys into this report. Journalists still matter.

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Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50