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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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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PR for Anyone

JULY 14, 2022

Now is the best time to pitch the media, especially television. Pitches are much lower this time of year so it’s a great opportunity for you to start pitching. Your pitch is much more likely to be seen easily. Your pitch is much more likely to be seen easily. The system works. Create Great Hooks.

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PR for Anyone

JULY 21, 2022

Watch this week’s PR Tip here: Today I am challenging you to start pitching the media regularly. Think about what you can pitch the media for the rest of the year. Now, follow the Get PR Famous™ formula and pitch away! This week, I want to challenge you to come up with one pitch per month for the rest of the year.

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PR Fuel

MAY 3, 2023

Did you know that journalists open only 3 percent of all pitches? Read More The post Tips on How to Write a Successful Media Pitch appeared first on eReleases. If you want to control the story of your brand, you’re going to need news outlets and journalistic sources to tell a story that aligns with your values.

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PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2022

Problem: Reporter response rates to media pitches are at 3.49 Meanwhile, the rate at which journalists open email pitches has also declined, according to the latest Propel Media Barometer. So, what is the goal of the PR pitch? However, a story is rarely secured on the initial pitch. Pitches that grab reporters.

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Flack's Revenge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If tools like ChatGPT can write pitches, articles and press releases, where does that leave us? Even when used by legitimate news outlets to write articles, errors can creep in. The Futurism blog recently outed the tech news site CNET for using AI to write erroneous articles. Hmmm… ChatGPT, writing PR content ….

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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. Don’t pitch me the gourmet kitchen with cathedral ceilings.

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Prowly

JUNE 30, 2021

The post How to Write a Media Pitch (w/ Outreach Email Templates) appeared first on Prowly Magazine. Unfortunately, though, getting the attention you deserve isn’t as simple as it might seem. Successfully gaining positive media publicity takes time, hard work, […].

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PR for Anyone

APRIL 6, 2022

Although it’s still cold where I am, NOW is the time to start pitching the media all of your spring ideas. What I pitched was that the number one search on Google right now is “how to clean…” People are searching for “cleaning tips” and I’m going to provide it. PR FOR ANYONE. The system works!

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Cision

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Brands can improve their PR pitching with a variety of tools and changes in approach. A good media relations campaign involves reaching out to those who are already inundated with a variety of pitches in their inboxes, making it essential for your campaign to stand out and be easily digestible. Write a Captivating Subject Line.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2022

Analysis of 400,000 email media pitches has found that brevity is the key to success. The 2022 Propel Media Barometer provides a framework for creating the perfect email pitch. Journalist engagement has decreased from 2021, with journalists only responding to about 3.37% of pitches. Here’s a summary of the findings.

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PR for Anyone

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Landing in the media is as easy as these three steps to a killer media pitch! Get to your pitch quickly and concisely to make it easier for the journalist or producer to give you the yes! It’s important that your media pitch have something valuable for the audience. Don’t write this long stuff. Make it short.

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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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PR for Anyone

MAY 14, 2020

How do you pitch the media? You write them a pitch they can actually use. This is important for you to know when pitching the media. You want your pitch to reflect this simplicity. You want your pitch to reflect this simplicity. This week I want to talk about how you write a pitch.

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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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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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Cision

AUGUST 15, 2017

If you pitch a story that is “shareable,” you have a better chance of being covered. And, if you can show the media in your pitch why it’s shareable, you’ll be at an advantage. If you want to pitch your local television programs, you’re going to need to put a social media spin on it as well.

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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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Muck Rack

DECEMBER 2, 2019

How to write a PR pitch

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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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Cision

JULY 13, 2017

But, if you want your pitch to be noticed in a flood of product releases, do your homework and know journalists’ and influencers’ inclinations. To help us sort through all that, we talked to Erinn Sluka , the blogger and influencer behind Parenting Healthy , who gave us a few tips on a successful holiday gift guide pitching effort.

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Cision

JANUARY 17, 2018

Developing just the right pitch has never been easy, however. S/he is reading 100 PR pitches a day. That is the overwhelming rule of PR pitches. Even the top 20 percent of PR pitches are a cavalcade of awkward transitions.”. Would you like to write about how blockchain is changing the jewelry business?

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PR for Anyone

JULY 28, 2021

Jenn Chan is a rockstar beauty and fashion editor and on-air host and she sat down with me to talk about all things pitching the media! Safe to assume she’s been pitched a time or two of her career. You are hearing it right here from a pro who has been pitched thousands of times. Jen, tell me what makes a good pitch?

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 12, 2021

More importantly to media pros, can AI write a good subject line and a solid pitch? The post Can AI write a better pitch than you? Will humanity become obsolete in AI’s wake? New research from PR link building and outreach software BuzzStream and boutique content marketing firm Fractl seeks to find out.

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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. So, in summation: What you pitch is secondary to who you pitch.

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Cision

JULY 19, 2017

Mid-summer in public relations means one thing — holiday gift guide pitching season is here. But, how does your pitch stand out when every brand claims to have this year’s must-have gift? Pitch the right person. with deadlines, lead times and pitching information. Write a standout pitch.

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OnePitch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Reference the 4 tips below directly from Ben about the best way to work with him and pitch his team at Wirecutter effectively. You can also watch Ben’s videos on the OnePitch YouTube to loaded with insights about his pitching preferences, his advice for building relationships with sources, and more. Pitch ONLY Premier Products.

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OnePitch

JANUARY 26, 2023

Writing personalized pitches that get to the point of your email is not an easy feat. In addition to the fact that journalists have all different types of pitching preferences. Do you want to give up a line or two to make an intro or do you want to get straight to the point?

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Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 20, 2022

But how do you pitch a podcast and stand out in a sea of potential guests? In this guide, we’ll cover the ins and outs of how to pitch podcasts and score those sweet guest spots for your clients. Craft a compelling pitch: Next, write a pitch that outlines the value your client can bring to the podcast.

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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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Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 27, 2018

ET for an in-depth discussion on the mysteries of media pitching. You heard us: Media pitching. Google “media pitching” and you’ll get a slew of results referencing dos and don’ts, tips, tricks, and best practices. So, for the September #PRStudChat, we brought in the media pitching expert: Michael Smart ( @michaelsmartpr ).

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PR for Anyone

JANUARY 26, 2023

I read that someone actually got accepted into college using ChatGPT to write the application essay ?. The first thing I did was type, “What are some things to pitch the media in February?” That got me to thinking though, can ChatGPT write a media pitch? ? Not quite the pitch format I recommend.

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Remote PR Jobs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Did you pitch a specific story idea, or is this a “get to know you” call for potential future inclusion? If a reporter responded to a pitch, include specific pitch details and any special requests from the reporter. Check out our recent blog “ Which is Better, a Press Release or a Pitch ?”

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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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HMA Public Relations

APRIL 28, 2022

When it comes to your story pitches, the subject of your email matters. Find out the best practices for writing your next subject line with Alison Bailin.

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Ishmael's Corner

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

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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