23 days ago by Tressa Robbins

Flickr Image: lakelandlocal Last week I wrote a post summarizing some recent posts on the topic of PR interns pitching the media, adding my own two cents along the way. I tweeted the link to my post and it sparked a lot of conversation. @CMM_PR suggested that an informal web-poll could be an interes ...

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27 days ago by johnleemedia

here’s the results of Media Ping’s informal survey… How to (and not to) Pitch TV Reporters, Producers & Bookers by TV Reporters, Producers & Bookers Please note that the opinions expressed in this informal survey are solely the opinions of the TV professionals and not of their stations or networks. ...

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51 days ago by Tressa Robbins

Image: PurpleMattFish My last post was “ Do Your Homework: Media Pitching Basic Essentials – Part 1 of 2.” In part two we’ll look at pitching bloggers who aren’t members of the media. After all, pitching bloggers is not necessarily the same as pitching a journalist who happens to blog too. The Bad P ...

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60 days ago by John Sternal

Visitor Question: “Where can I get ideas for press releases and press story ideas? Being creative isn’t really my strength and I know it’s important to be creative for things like PR. Any help you can offer would be great!” –Jacqueline in Kansas City Answer: Hi Jacqueline, you are absolutely right a ...

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133 days ago by ideasshop

By Patricia Thompson Mike Whittaker of Auckland recently sold his noisy 25-year-old washing machine on Trade Me for over $5000 – and achieved instant fame. He appeared on TV, enjoyed international media coverage and his Trade Me page received more than 800,000 views – and all because of Mr Whitaker’ ...

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160 days ago by Rebekah

I just finished reading an article over at MediaShift on how “Journalists Should Customize Social Networks to Maximize Experience.” As someone who frequently interfaces with journalists, or shall I say “attemps to,” the one thing that all PR pros struggle with is determining WHO to pitch to. I 100% ...

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173 days ago by Joan

Several readers saw the item in last week’s newsletter about getting onto “Oprah” and wrote to tell me that they pitched ideas months ago and still haven’t heard back from Oprah’s producers. Can they assume their pitches are in the “deleted” folder? Never! While getting onto “Oprah” is always a long ...

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