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How Long Should My Email Pitch Be?
Rayna Burgett recently attended a Muck Rack webinar where PR coach Michael Smart answered the age-old question: How long should my email pitch be? Find out what she learned about email pitching in the latest blog post.
READ MOREWhen Should I Send This Pitch?
Want to make sure your pitch lands at the right time? Alison Bailin shares some helpful hints for sending to print, TV and more in this post. Read more!
READ MOREHow do you avoid March Media Madness?
Given the number of upsets in this year’s NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament, we thought it was a good time to share some of advice our media friends and colleagues have provided us on how not to UPSET THEM when pitching.
READ MOREHow to Find More Creativity in your Pitch
How can you make your story pitch stand out among the thousand of pitches editors and reporters receive every day? Sure, it starts with having a good relationship with the editor. But also having a killer subject line followed by an attention-grabbing pitch can ensure your email doesn’t go directly to the trash folder. When […]
READ MOREBoundaries for Coverage
What tools do you use to help you place a story? While creating a media list for an unfamiliar area, Marissa found success by creating her own map. Click to read more!
READ MOREHow to engage the media during COVID-19
As the news continues to focus on the pandemic, you may need to alter your approach to engage the media. Autumn offers a few tips to do this. Learn more!
READ MOREWhat’s with the #PRfails?
In an ongoing effort to perfect her PR knowledge, Marissa stumbled upon #PRfails, where reporters expose bad habits of PR pros who have pitched them. Read more!
READ MORETips on pitching the media, part two
After sharing tips she learned as both a PR pro and member of the media, Alison is back sharing more tips she has picked up on how to pitch the media.
READ MORETips on pitching the media
In addition to working in public relations, Alison writes for about two dozen media outlets across Arizona. Here are pitching tips she has for PR pros, directly from a member of the media.
READ MOREWhat Is a Story Pitch?
One of the similarly handy tactics people most often confuse with a news release is a little something called the story pitch. So what's the difference?
READ MOREWhat Is Wrong With Your Story Pitch?
Giving a little “link love” to our Public Relations Global Network partner Buchanan Public Relations today, sharing their recent PRGN blog post on “Five Reasons Your Media Pitches Are Getting No Response.”
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Pitching Television
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my first ever PRSA media breakfast which was all about the do’s and don’ts of pitching the media. Unlike other media breakfasts, this event was hosted at night (AKA happy hour). The panelist included producers and reporters Nicole Crites, reporter/anchor for CBS 5, Yasmeen […]
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