Coming up with a story pitch can be hard, especially if you feel like there is no product, service, book or company news you want to promote. Really, the story hook or angle is one of the most important elements of your pitch. If you don’t have a story the media is interested in you
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Pick Up The Phone…And Call A Journalist
OK so here is the thing. I have a confession to make before we get to the meat of this post. When I was a television and radio news producer I was never a big fan of the phone pitch. There are so many reasons why pitching a story over the phone to a producer
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Five Ways To Use Twitter To Get Press
I often hear people say Twitter isn’t what it used to be. That they only hear crickets when they post their 140 character status updates. So many people say they don’t use Twitter anymore. If you are one of those people I would say you are missing out on a key tool to help you get
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Top Tips For Introverts to Get Press – BLAB
I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on a Blab. I joined Kate of Kate’s Fast Pup to talk about the introvert’s guide to getting press. We chatted about how to use Twitter to help you reach out and connect with producers and reporters and how TV isn’t the only media worth seeking out.
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The Demo Pitch + Template
So I have been sharing a bunch of media pitch techniques or strategies with you. There are lots of different ways to pitch the media and I am going to get to as many as I can. So I have already shared the how-to pitch , the share your why pitch and the piggy-back the news pitch.
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