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January 27, 2012
5 Writing Tips for Adding Life to Your Press Release

Let’s be honest: people often don’t consider press releases to be the most interesting pieces to read. They’re all about giving the facts of a story in a quick and concise manner. Most press releases stick to the same old template and are loaded with buzzwords and corporate speak. Zzzzzz … (Read more…)
January 26, 2012
Are You Making These Mistakes When Pitching a Reporter on the Phone?

Recently, I commented that it might be a good idea to pick up the phone and pitch a journalist. In short, I said you should do so because it’s more personal and gets you noticed. And while it doesn’t work all of the time, if it allows you to make a good connection one out of twenty times, you certainly aren’t wasting your time. (Read more…)
January 24, 2012
Benefits of Outsourcing Press Release Writing

Thinking about starting to use press releases as a way to get media coverage? Or perhaps you want to use them for search engine optimization purposes? Either way, we all know how useful they can be. But the thing about them is this: someone has to write them. (Read more…)
November 16, 2011
How to Get Your Holiday Pitch to Stand Out

The holiday season has arrived and the public is anxious to spend their hard earned money. And as a result, businesses everywhere are looking to get in the public eye with “an offer you can’t refuse.” Knowing this, it’s crucial that your holiday pitch stand out from the crowd. Otherwise it’s going to get lost in the holiday muddle (or waste basket). (Read more…)
August 10, 2011
The Wrong Way to Give Product Samples to the Media

You naturally want to give your product out to whoever will take it and put in a good word for you. But have you stopped to consider what the best way is to go about it? Shipping out your brand new miracle product is a great way to get some publicity, but you may find yourself getting burned if you don’t do it right. (Read more…)
July 22, 2011
When to Tweet a Reporter (And When Not To)

How do you tell when to talk to a reporter on Twitter and when not to? Like emailing them or calling them on the phone, there are certain things to consider first. You don’t want to come off as desperate or annoying, and this can happen even if you’re trying to come off as their friend. (Read more…)
July 15, 2011
3 Phrases Journalists Hate to Hear When Being Pitched

Life is full of clichés, isn’t it? But some aspects of life are definitely more cliché-riddled than others. Case in point, the world of journalism, specifically when it comes to dealing with folks like…us! That’s right, PR pros can so of the worst offenders when it comes to dishing out tired phrases and marketing doublespeak. Let’s go over a few you can easily avoid when talking to journalists in an attempt to get your story out to the public. (Read more…)
July 1, 2011
Why You Never Get Quoted Despite Numerous Media Interviews

Few things are as frustrating as answering dozens of questions for a journalist and never seeing them in the paper or broadcast the next day. You may think you just keep running into bad luck, but there may be more to it than that. You may actually be sabotaging your chances of appearing in the media! (Read more…)
June 17, 2011
5 Common Sense Writing Tips that Will make Your Press Releases Stand Out

Press releases are notoriously difficult to get noticed. Reporters will receive so many a day and there is no possible way to get to them all. The ones they do get to may not even make it into the publication that day for a variety of reasons! (Read more…)
June 10, 2011
5 Common Sense Writing Tips that Will make Your Press Releases Stand Out

Press releases are notoriously difficult to get noticed. Reporters will receive so many a day and there is no possible way to get to them all. The ones they do get to may not even make it into the publication that day for a variety of reasons! (Read more…)

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