PRSay

AUGUST 12, 2016

For those who work in sports and entertainment PR, there are many areas of our practices we should be evaluating from how we pitch media in the social media era, to crafting captivating press releases, packaging media stories and effectively communicating our messages to the right audiences in real time.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Social Media Sports Strategy 60

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. It could be a way to cut through the clutter since reporters are deluged with pitches. Keep in mind, the story you are pitching has to actually be worthy of an exclusive. Give our services a try.

Survey 99

Survey Industry Leadership Study 99

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

There’s nothing like a grueling weekend spent unsuccessfully following up on pitches for coverage of a client’s innovative, disruptive, and ground-breaking new technology release to make you start daydreaming of starting your own firm. Not to mention all the conferences and travel you can write off!

Travel 281

Travel Technology Conference LinkedIn 281

PRSay

OCTOBER 29, 2019

From “Wayne’s World” to The Lonely Island, “ Saturday Night Live ” has been writing internationally recognizable sketches, songs, jokes and characters for 45 seasons now. Whether it’s a commercial, a news pitch or a marketing push, tying your content to something newsworthy or trendy can be a great way to enhance your material.

Television 111

Television Writing Storytelling Video 111

Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Click here for your free “10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts” tip sheet now! Write a press release. If you’re proactively pitching the press about your company, note at the end of your pitch that your spokesperson has been quoted in major publications to reinforce credibility. Share with clients.

LinkedIn 120

LinkedIn Pitching Interviews Journalism 120

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Top social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all provide options to track insights and analytics. Twitter - instant sharing on what’s trending and relevant. Once you’ve established how to best communicate with each audience, start A/B testing different writing styles, images and video content in each post.

Social Media 75

Social Media Marketing Media Instagram 75

OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Within this interview, we break down real examples of how she landed top-tier coverage, what worked, and her tips for replicating it for your own pitches. What’s the best pitch of yours that resulted in coverage and what elements made it successful? What information do you always make sure to include in your pitch?

Healthcare 52

Healthcare How To Pitching Product Launch 52

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

I always remind clients it’s about storytelling. Currently, on Twitter there are something like 6,000 tweets/second. The use of “hyper-focused” pitches will be helpful as well – finding the appropriate media connections and pitch one or two producer/editors at the most you with which you connect.

Journalism 78

Journalism Social Media Radio Fashion 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Tactically, we feel data storytelling is going to be a key pillar in 2024 – so now is a good time to build the infrastructure to be able to pull that data, analyze and present it on a regular and timely basis.” ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6. Whitt , Author, ‘ PR Lessons Learned Along the Way’ 7.

Writing 200

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 200

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Because I twitch at the utterance of business cliches, it feels like an electric shock jolting through my body to write that the media industry was going through “unprecedented change” at the time. Because I had editors who believed in me, I covered new players like Google, Facebook and Twitter before they went public.

Software 0

Software Media Leadership Journalism 0

Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

In this interview, Brandon shares why brands shouldn’t focus too much on competitors, how to streamline your pitches to journalists and how social media can help your brand in a crisis. I thought to myself: “Everything we do is storytelling!” A Twitter mindset is helpful in working with journalists.

Crisis 0

Crisis Reputation Study Social Media 0

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Success in the PR world translates to knowing how to deliver captivating media pitches, interactive campaigns, detailed press releases and more. In addition to learning how to deliver information across all mediums, PR pros must be strong storytellers and know how to navigate and tailor messages to the targeted audiences.

Radio 92

Radio Television Social Media Sports 92

Shift Communications

AUGUST 20, 2015

You’re walking into a new business pitch, do you know where your personal brand is? Her Twitter content is really great and totally sharable.” If your strength is writing, take on as many writing projects that your plate can handle. Find a way to make the room laugh in the first ten minutes of a new business pitch.

Brand 60

Brand Branding Pitching Storytelling 60

PR Conversations

APRIL 27, 2017

During our blogging hiatus, Judy Gombita has kept up the PR Conversations action via our hugely successful Twitter micro-blog. I confess to being tempted to redecorate with a contemporary creative storytelling theme featuring multi-slider, visually gorgeous Parallax visual effects and scrolling devices.

Blogging 58

Blogging Writing Pitching Storytelling 58

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Some questions to consider as part of this preliminary process include: Why are you writing this article? Writing the article. Once you decide to do a bylined article and have determined its purpose, the next step is to write it. Key questions to first ask yourself before you start writing: Who cares? What is the problem?

How To 40

How To Guidelines Pitching Writing 40

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? Our staff is thrilled: Reporters like to write for a shiny, glossy package that lets you create a cover story in a different way. We are always pitchable by PR people.

Print 48

Print Newspapers Interviews Journalism 48

Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

Washington’s not really unique – it’s like any town with a myriad of local stories,” writes Christine. “So Regularly assess whether they and the publication are still covering the topics you’re pitching them on. Summing up the panelists’ remarks, Christine writes that journalists must “become familiar with audio and video.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Journalism Print 40

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Similarly, content marketers should not be afraid to take risks with their storytelling and distribution strategies. Or, if your brand storytelling tends to be conservative in style, consider adding some creativity and levity. Connect with her on LinkedIn and follow her on Twitter @ADHicken. lXerqF1BDC.

Marketing 40

Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 18, 2016

If you’re writing about seeing a snake at a picnic, for gosh sake, start with the snake. In a similar fashion, feature a compelling moment in your pitch. You can connect with her via Twitter. What is something you would like to accomplish in the future? Open with a moment. “If Image: Olu Eletu via Unsplash, CC Zero.

Fashion 75

Fashion Survey Education Corporate 75

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

You can spend months writing a white paper or spend thousands on a video, but if it’s not laser focused and doesn’t reach the right audiences it’s not going to convert. Those traditional “PR tactics”, you know pitching influencers and distributing content to the media, have gained significant steam.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

71% of 337 respondents to a Twitter poll said they should report to the CEO. The deluge of PR pitches. According to a survey of journalists by Muck Rack, 48% of journalists responding to this survey said they get between 1-5 pitches a day; 18% get between 5-10; 12% get upwards of 10-20; and 13% get 20 plus pitches a day.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. To that end, this year’s roundup is uh-mazing. Relentless focus on the customer .

Marketing 198

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 198

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

For this year’s list, I approached a number of profs via Twitter–easiest way for me to do it (big thanks to Karen Freberg for compiling a great list of PR profs on Twitter). She’s a Clark Honors College student and is writing her senior thesis on the lack of women in sports information director roles in the NCAA.

Sports 0

Sports Leadership Internal International 0

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on B2B marketing and PR. Twitter is still a journalist’s favorite social media site. A survey of 2,500 journalists finds Twitter is still their favorite social media network. 18% of reporters say they get their news from Twitter – that’s about one in five.

B2B 124

B2B Marketing Survey Software 124

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Crafting compelling narratives: At the heart of effective video marketing lies the art of storytelling. Pay attention to their previous work, the types of stories they write, and their social media presence. Related read: Is Your Press Release or Media Pitch Guilty of Information Overload? #4.

Video 88

Video Publicity Marketing Analytics 88

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Rethink writing: Michelle Messenger Garrett. Creative PR means thinking outside the box—so while I believe in using traditional tools like a press release or a media pitch, make sure you get a bit creative by constructing your written communications as follows: Start with visuals: Visuals are becoming increasingly important in PR.

Creativity 100

Creativity Pitching Writing Conference 100

Cision

JULY 30, 2015

But, at a minimum, skim the reporter’s last three articles and twitter feed from the last week or so. Want pitching tips that will help you land an interview? Want pitching tips that will help you land an interview? Click here for 10 Media Pitching Do’s and Don’ts! Follow her on Twitter: @jenlawhead.

Interviews 120

Interviews How To Media Infographics 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JULY 25, 2023

And for valuable tip sheets on live streaming, online video content, storytelling, SEO, and many other topics crucial to building your brand and business, check out our resources section here. When she isn’t writing, you can find her with her nose buried in a book or hiking with her dog, Charlie.

Tools 75

Tools System How To Software 75

Beyond PR

MARCH 30, 2018

that prefers pitches via e-mail with phone call followup afterward. Is it really so difficult to imagine a bot that would generate pitch ideas for specific journalists? It could determine which ones will be receptive to a pitch and whose coverage would tie back to any of the client’s key performance indicators, including sales revenue.

Publicity 85

Publicity Training Technology Data 85

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

Why PR is finally getting its share of SEO budgets - Angharad Planells, head of client success, Radioactive PR PR unleashed: why the value of PR is being recognised by organisations in 2021 - Koray Camgoz, director of communications and marketing, PRCA Please follow this link if you’d like to pitch to present at a future event.

Google 119

Google Data Government Social Media 119

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

We worked with their HR department to create a real position, writing a fun job description and posting it on Facebook, Monster, and Indeed.com. We offered a media exclusive, then let Twitter run with the story for a while. Put on your storytelling cap and head over to my website to choose your questions!

Agency 100

Agency Advertising Advertising Twitter 100

Flatiron Communications

MAY 2, 2017

I thought I’d list a handful of those on which I’ve come to depend: MuckRack : Some years ago, I co-developed an app called MatchPoint, which surfaced the names of reporters to “pitch” based on their body of work versus their job titles or reporting beats alone. “I’m calling to follow-up” is a no-no.

Tools 45

Tools Twitter Report Pitching 45

Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2018

While some still struggle with multimedia, there are people who would rather just write or take photos, there’s no question that journalism will become an even more visual industry in the future, especially when print eventually disappears, he says. I can write three articles in the amount of time I can shoot a video.”.

Infographics 54

Infographics Print Video Real Estate 54

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Though she says writing has always been part of her career, her “first ‘real’ PR job landed me out in the Bay Area working for a tech company.” And, the storytelling. But PR pros have ALWAYS been storytellers. It’s harder as far as pitching the media. A while back I started seeing her everywhere online in PR circles.

Publicity 63

Publicity Storytelling Pitching Nonprofit 63

Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2019

A PDF copy of the report runs nearly $5k, so I have not read the report, however, veteran reporter Richard Carufel did an informative piece for the Bulldog Reporter : Citing the study, he writes the industry grew to more than $4.1 At the time of this writing, the stock was trading at the low end of its 52-week range of $10.46 – $18.28

Software 108

Software Reddit Marketing Survey 108

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

According to the Cision’s report, a multimedia journalist is a skillful storyteller, capable of communicating not only in words, but also in images, video, and emerging multimedia formats (GIFs and 360-degree video come to mind). These are now factors you should consider before pitching a journalist.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

According to the Cision’s report, a multimedia journalist is a skillful storyteller, capable of communicating not only in words, but also in images, video, and emerging multimedia formats (GIFs and 360-degree video come to mind). These are now factors you should consider before pitching a journalist.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40