31 days ago by melindaemerson

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed. on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @PRSarahEvans. Sarah is a public relations and new media strategist at @SevansStrategy. Sarah ...

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160 days ago by Jeremy Porter

I recently read a great post suggesting that you shouldn’t use interns to pitch the media. The post references a recent Forbes.com article on do-it-yourself PR tactics that suggests using an intern to pitch the media. Using an intern to pitch your news is like having an assistant shop for your spous ...

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170 days ago by jeremyporter

Most journalists prefer receiving (relevant) PR pitches via email, but how do they feel about follow up calls? This has been one of the most popular topic suggestions on the blog to date, so I figured I’d take some time to explore the topic further. I’ve received feedback from more than 50 journalis ...

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207 days ago by Donna J. Tuttle

Despite the earth-shattering changes in today’s media, online chats and forums almost always revolve around one magic question: How should PR types pitch journalists? There is a lot of worrying going on out there — when, in fact, pitching the media should be fairly easy and straightforward. 1. Be in ...

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209 days ago by Robin Caldwell

Could Twitter One Day Replace Email PR Pitches? Maybe Over the last few months as I travel the country I have noticed that lots of people in PR that I meet are giving out their Twitter IDs in lieu of their email addresses. Many feature it front and center in their email signature. There’s even a sit ...

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