34 days ago by BSugarman

With all the info available about journalist preferences and best practices (and really, just good PR) out there, it’s hard to believe that people would still send the same pitch over and over, but it seems to be the case… What’s the quickest way to annoy a journalist? Tell them they’re just a check ...

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76 days ago by Jeremy Porter

Blasting a news release out to as many reporter and blogger email addresses you can find is PR spam. It’s one step removed from buying email addresses on the black market and sending enlargement offers. Whether you pay for access to a media database like those offered by Cision or Vocus, or you buil ...

Journalistics - blog.journalistics.com · Rank: 25,466 · 104 references

81 days ago by Christine Perkett

I had the pleasure of receiving a complimentary copy of Rafe Needleman’s book, “PRO PR TIPS: Public Relations Advice from a Jaded Journalist” recently. (Thank you to its sponsor, ITDATABASE). This book is a brief and humorous – although sadly accurate – compilation of 100 tips that Rafe started orig ...

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83 days ago by prworkbench

PR Spam took a few more hits last week. First, blogger Gina Trapani created a new wiki of PR agencies who have spammed her via press release. Secondly, MatchPoint rolled out a new version: MatchPoint v1.5. The anti-PR Spam tool will keep users off of Gina’s list! PR Spammers (and the over-priced PR ...

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86 days ago by Peter Himler

As the long-time, but recently retired editor of the Gawker-owned A-list blog Lifehacker, Gina Trapani (pictured) has moved effortlessly in tech and social media's rarefied circles. In her editorial gatekeeper role, she also received more than a fair share of inane or misguided story pitches from la ...

The Flack - theflack.blogspot.com · Rank: 35,179 · 150 references

110 days ago by Peter Himler

I have nothing personal against Vocus. It's all professional. First, I should say that I'm not a subscriber to this media database management, distribution and monitoring company. I have been known to disseminate a release or two via PR Web, which happens to be owned by Vocus. I should also disclose ...

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138 days ago by Jeremy Porter

In his recent “ Hocus Vocus” post on The Flack, Peter Himler suggested that companies like Vocus contribute to the PR spam. He only singled Vocus out because The New York Times‘ Saul Hansell called the company out as a “prime purveyor of pr spam” on a Media Relations Summit panel Peter moderated. In ...

Journalistics - blog.journalistics.com · Rank: 25,466 · 104 references

143 days ago by Peter Himler

I have nothing personal against Vocus. It's all professional. First, I should say that I'm not a subscriber to this media database management, distribution and monitoring company. I have been known to disseminate a release or two via PR Web, which happens to be owned by Vocus. I should also disclose ...

The Flack - theflack.blogspot.com · Rank: 35,179 · 150 references

229 days ago by jeremyporter

I’ve thought a lot about the topic of PR and spam in recent months. Coming from a PR and marketing background, I’ve managed PR and email marketing campaigns. I understand the rules of CAN-SPAM compliance as they apply to email marketing, but not so much when it comes to the unsolicited PR pitch. On ...

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256 days ago by jeremyporter

If you haven’t heard of HARO yet, you probably aren’t a journalist, blogger or public relations professional. HARO, an acronym for “Help A Reporter Out”, is a wildly successful and FREE service designed to help journalists request expert interview sources for the stories they produce. Approximately ...

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