[Your Subject Line] Some journalists at top tier media outlets receive up to 1500 emails an hour and the first impression a journalist, reporter or producer will get of you — and your pitch — will be your subject line. Make it relevant, simple and concise! Flooded with emails, the media will often use search [...]
The media doesn't serve you — they serve their readers, listeners and viewers. When you pitch the media you have to think about how you will provide value to the media's audience, but first you have to know who that audience is. It's always important to familiarize yourself with the publication or program before you [...]
Every so often, I'll be offering some tips on what NOT to do in a DIY PR campaign. Here's PR No-No #1: Pitching off topic This is common sense, or so it would seem, but you’d be surprised how frequently this occurs. You have to know — inside and out — what you are pitching [...]
Training provides the foundation; partnership is a relationship that enables you to leverage the knowledge the training program provided. It’s easy to gain the PR knowledge necessary for a successful campaign, but what can be difficult is taking that knowledge and turning it into placements. That’s where “partnership” comes into play: A PR partner helps [...]
I think what’s made the biggest difference for me when it comes to success — whether it’s the success I’ve achieved through Wasabi Publicity, Publicity Results, PitchRate.com, or success in reaching personal goals — is that every day, I’m in action. I’ve made a personal commitment that every day, before my coffee gets cold, to [...]
..PR is constant contact. ....PR is NOT pitching once. ......PR is repetition. ........PR is the foundation. ..........PR is structure. ............PR is portion control. ..............PR is taking action. ................PR is the missing link. .................PR is partnership.
Where was the missing link? Right under your nose? Probably. When it comes to PR, finding the missing link is like looking for your car keys; it’s usually in the most obvious place, and when you find it you’ll say to yourself, “Uh, I knew I should have looked there!” And a lot of times [...]
In my opinion, PR is the best tool for getting the word out about yourself, your book or your product. It takes some work on your part, but with social media tools, it’s much easier to deliver your message than ever before. Today, the media uses the Internet as their primary tool for finding experts, [...]
There’s no real mystery to landing great PR placements. It’s essentially remained the same from the old “can I send you our packet” days through the Internet revolution. It takes hard work and persistence, but the key has always been building good relationships. That said, there is one tool of the Internet revolution that’s transformed [...]
There’s a running argument between advertising and PR – Which one is better for your business? (I bet you know which side I’m on.) Both have their place, but today I want to share a story about one of my clients that clearly illustrates the power of PR. We recently placed Don Goewey, author of [...]