PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The easiest way to do this is pitching the local media. I interviewed journalists from The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal , and Inside Nova (a Northern Virginia local publication) about what types of local real estate pitches they like to receive. Kathy Orton, Reporter and Real Estate Web Editor, Washington Post.

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Real Estate Local Pitching Media 223

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Welcome back to our blog series about building a perfect pitch and nurturing your media relationships! This article is all about best practices for pitching—based on our customers’ collective experience and wisdom. As we mentioned last week, the key to creating a relevant and compelling pitch is knowing your audience.

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Pitching Data Technology Storytelling 195

OnePitch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When crafting a pitch for media, where do you start? or ‘What lead can I use to draw the reporter in?’ Or perhaps you prefer to write the story first, get the words down, and edit afterward. What’s your first thought? Maybe it’s, ‘Who will I target?’

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Pitching Writing Report Media 88

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Can AI write a subject line – a good one at that – and follow with a solid pitch? . To determine the quality of writing produced by AI, BuzzStream and Fractl asked 500 public relations specialists, journalists, and other media professionals to rate a series of subject lines and pitches generated using OpenAI’s GPT-3 text generator.

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Writing Pitching Survey Digital PR 62

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

During that time, I learned a lot about the important — and ideally, symbiotic — relationship between reporters and public relations professionals. While I still don’t know the secret to getting a reporter to politely reject a pitch (rather than flat out ignore it), I do know what it takes for an editor to say “yes” to a story idea.

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Pitching Report Writing LinkedIn 100

Ethical Voices

APRIL 22, 2024

I was pitching four reporters, three of which I knew pretty well. The fourth reporter I didn’t know as well, but I had worked with off and on. ” We continued to chat via text and answer the questions…normal reporter correspondence with the PR practitioner. I’ve had an exciting new title change.

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Report How To Ethics Nonprofit 90

Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It seems reporters are more frequently being asked to cover general assignments rather than the specialized beats we saw pre-COVID. This makes reaching the right reporter with the right story more difficult than ever. Whereas national media outlets tend to have a larger bandwidth to take on pitched topics.”

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Report Automotive Media Local 101

Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2023

A survey of 3,000+ finds 75% of journalists say the top action any PR person can take is to understand a reporter’s target audience and what they find relevant; journalism statistics show reporters worry about accuracy, credibility and keeping pace amid more work and fewer resources Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder.

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Journalism Media Relations Report Media 129

Cision

OCTOBER 17, 2017

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that journalists continue to prefer email as the primary means of contact, with more than 90 percent indicating it as the best way to directly pitch a story idea. You also may not be surprised that there is a lot of conflicting advice about how to make your email pitches resonate.

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Pitching Public Affairs Report Guidelines 275

Cision

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Pitching is like a science project. Each pitch is an experiment. In order to discover what works best, you must continue to test your pitching techniques. The dependent variable in this case is your writing, the independent variable whom you are pitching. Comment on reporters’ published articles.

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Pitching Report Social Media Measurement 120

Remote PR Jobs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Congratulations, you’ve landed your public relations client a briefing with an important reporter or industry analyst! A calendar invite will take care of simple things like time and date, but more in-depth info is needed on what the reporter or analyst is interested in. Did the reporter find you, or did you find them?

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Writing How To Interviews Pitching 130

Agility PR Solutions

MAY 25, 2023

A major part of any PR strategy is pitching interesting stories to the right reporters. Without sending pitches, your story likely won’t get noticed, covered, or shared. It can be tricky, however, to write a media pitch that will pique a reporter’s interest in your story and compel them to cover it.

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Examples Pitching Media Writing 110

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

OnePitch recommends reporters to pitch; ResponseSource shuts down #journorequest curation; Meltwater acquires Owler; Critical Mention adds “cast & crew” TV data. In my own defense, it’s the only one I’ve missed since I started writing the PR Tech Sum roundups 25 months ago. OnePitch feature recommends reporters to pitch.

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Pitching Report Software Survey 89

OnePitch

JANUARY 11, 2024

Standing out from the crowd is vital in a consumer media landscape that is flooded with product pitches. To capture a journalist's attention, your pitch should have five elements: accuracy, relevancy, transparency, efficiency, and credibility. So even though it's surprising to me that I have to say this, know who you're pitching.

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Pitching Consumer Trends Viral 93

Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

These days, I’m a freelance reporter, editor and consultant. I started my career as a crime reporter and put those skills to use in that story. I was a Metro Desk reporter at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas for several years before I made the jump to automotive writing. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Meeting Report Automotive Media 83

Business Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

In the fourth quarter of 2021, Business Wire blog posts covering our 60 th anniversary, tips for editing press releases and catching common mistakes, and predictions for 2022 resonated most with readers.

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Trade Shows Blogging Writing Report 292

Ishmael's Corner

JULY 19, 2020

PR: “What are the chances that you’ll write about this pitch?” The post Journalist Compares a Bad Media Pitch with One That Has a Fighting Chance appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications. Journalist: “Not good” PR: “You mean not good like one out of a hundred?”

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Pitching Storytelling Media Writing 187

OnePitch

JULY 13, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed (PtP), we are highlighting a pitch consisting of an intro to the company’s founders and a potential story idea that landed a feature in Fast Company. ” Let’s take a closer look and see how this pitch aligned with these goals and editorial direction. .” ” __.

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Pitching Company How To Study 81

Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I’m a Senior Reporter at InsideEVs. It’s one thing to write about how cars are changing from behind a desk. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … riding one of my many bikes. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written.

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Meeting Report Transportation Automotive 86

OnePitch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

On this week’s Pitches That Placed, we’re highlighting a pitch that introduced a founder and landed an interview and coverage in Forbes. Let’s see why this pitch worked: Let’s take a look at the actual pitch that placed: . She writes often about black culture, diversity and psychology.”. __.

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Pitching How To Interviews Resources 84

PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Five months into the pandemic, I sat down to talk to New York Times staff reporter Anahad O’Connor. Remember that before you get angry about the length of time it takes to receive a response from a reporter. “I Journalists want to do a great job and they want to write great stories. Get used to competing with COVID.

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Journalism Report Interviews Meeting 211

Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

They produced two versions of the article: an original with words by Arlen and pictures by Chris , and a second using ChatGPT to write in the style of Christopher Hitchens, Marina Hyde and George Orwell. Copyright, plagiarism and the threat to reputation I was recently interviewed about AI by Pattern’s Arlen Pettitt and Christopher Owens.

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Report Publicity Training Policies 119

Cision

JANUARY 17, 2018

Developing just the right pitch has never been easy, however. According to Thompson though, the biggest challenge may be overcoming extremely low expectations among editors and reporters about what they see coming through their inboxes. S/he is reading 100 PR pitches a day. That is the overwhelming rule of PR pitches.

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Pitching Journalism Construction Writing 215

PRSay

OCTOBER 30, 2018

It seems like every few months I see a tweet ripping into a bad PR pitch. The blogger portrayed the pitch as comically superficial. It went against every principle of clear writing that I talk about in my post, trainings and even tweets. I’m not simply talking about identifying the topics a reporter or blogger will likely cover.

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Pitching Training Media Relations Blogging 142

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Pitching media remains a challenge; Twitter is still a journalist favorite; PR dabbled with generative AI as businesses worried about misinformation Regular readers know I publish a weekly post every Tuesday. Many of the things I choose to write about are reports and surveys that give us a sense of what’s happening in the industry.

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B2B Survey Pitching Software 106

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Pitching on Twitter can absolutely be done — but there’s a right way to do it. Here, we’ll offer some pointers on making a connection, building a rapport, and sending over a pitch that gets read. If you want to pitch on Twitter, your personal brand matters. Find your reporters, follow them, then build up a rapport.

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Twitter Pitching Report Local 100

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 8, 2023

We looked at how AI tools could be used to help write a press release based on the recent CIPR report about the impact of AI tools on public relations practice researched and written by Andrew Bruce Smith and myself. Task 1 – Extracting the key points from the report WordTune creates summaries of text based on a PDF, URL, or text.

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Tools Writing Pitching Web 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Now, let’s take a look at the anatomy of an effective tech media pitch. She chooses a pitch based on the game situation, the skill of the other team, and weather conditions. A media pitch is not very different. All the research, preparation, and consideration ensure that the correct story will be hand-pitched to the right media.

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Pitching B2B Interviews Employee 180

Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 8, 2023

I am a tech and innovation reporter at Automotive News. I have been writing about vehicle infotainment centers and connectivity. Beyond AN, I was the lead reporter on a story about labor trafficking on U.S. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … Cooking, surfing and exploring New York!

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Automotive Report Meeting Radio 84

Cision

AUGUST 28, 2017

Write as if it Were a Front Page Article. She says writing your headlines as they’d look in a newspaper article can “show the reporter the article through his/her readers’ eyes.” She says writing your headlines as they’d look in a newspaper article can “show the reporter the article through his/her readers’ eyes.”

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Writing Newspapers Retail Groups 258

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

I am a reporter at Automotive News , covering electric vehicle trends, charging infrastructure and battery development. I never thought I’d write about mayflies or interview an entomologist (an insect scientist) as an auto reporter! Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … Trying a new restaurant!

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Automotive Meeting Report Insurance 77

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

I’m a senior reporter at The Verge , and I cover the emerging technologies and business side of transportation companies big and small, with a special focus on electric vehicles. That could be revealing a surprising relationship between Apple and Tesla , or reporting Apple’s interest in buying an electric vehicle startup.

Meeting 98

Meeting Report Transportation Media 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 7, 2018

PR teams can take advantage of sudden extra relevance by immediately pitching a client as a news source to media hungry for pertinent expertise. Here are the PR fundamentals for reactive media pitches. PR tips for reactive media pitches. Others will also write follow-ups that lean on your SME’s expertise.

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Pitching Media Privacy YouTube 136

PRSay

APRIL 19, 2017

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. Here are five types of pitches reporters don’t want to receive: 1.

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Pitching Report Writing Energy 138

Marketwired

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Recently our Chicago team invited Jessica Wohl , Food and Restaurant Reporter at Advertising Age , into its offices for a Lunch and Learn with the media team. From then her path took her to Reuters where she served as a Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune , where she was a business reporter, and then on to her current role at Ad Age.

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Pitching Report Media Writing 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2021

The most successful agencies have contacts ready to go for any type of announcement or story, but making a connection with a reporter is only part of the equation. First, have a clear understanding of the reporters you work with most frequently and try to check what they’re writing about, even if you don’t have an urgent media inquiry.

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Media Pitching Report B2B 333

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

I’ve been a business reporter at USA TODAY since 2015, based in the Washington, D.C. Before that, I was a reporter for the Detroit Free Press. I am also responsible for writing and leading the “Daily Money” newsletter – our M-F roundup of the day’s personal finance, business and tech news. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Report Meeting Automotive Media 84