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Effective press releases

Effective press releases

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The ideal pitch to the press – part 10: time sensitive

April 15, 2011

Including bullet points within your pitch gives journalists an at-a-glance summary of the pitch but what if your pitch is time sensitive or…

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In a nutshell - summarise your message

The ideal pitch to the press – part 9: summarise

April 11, 2011

Our last two tips this week finish our top ten tips on how to make a pitch engaging for a journalist and, last…

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email attachment

The ideal pitch to the press – part 8: attachments

April 7, 2011

So we now know what should be included within the pitch, but what about attaching additional information on the client such as press…

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boring

The ideal pitch to the press – part 7: preamble

April 4, 2011

So, following our last six tips, you now have the perfect pitch…or do you? Here, tip 7 offers you more detail on positioning…

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Measuring tape

The ideal pitch to the press – part 6: positioning

March 19, 2011

So, following our last five tips, you now have the perfect pitch…or do you? Here, tip 6 offers you more detail on positioning…

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The ideal pitch to the press – part 5: everyday news

March 15, 2011

Draft your pitch in an informal manner, be aware of deadlines, email, call to discuss it then follow that with a summary of…

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to the point

The ideal pitch to the press – part 4: subject lines

March 11, 2011

So you now know to draft a pitch in an informal way, being careful when you send it and how but what’s the…

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phone and email

The ideal pitch to the press – part 3: contact

March 8, 2011

Last week’s posts on how to write the ideal pitch explained how important writing your pitch in an informal and conversational way is…

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deadline

The ideal pitch to the press – part 2: timing

March 3, 2011

Last week we posted our first top tip on what to consider when targeting the media with a pitch. In addition to ensuring…

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Meet the press

The ideal pitch to the press – part 1: talk don’t pitch

February 24, 2011

All too often PR professionals pitch ideas to journalists with no real thought to the story’s angle or how relevant it is for the journalist / media they’re pitching to. At Vitis, we make sure everything we send to the media is to the point so it doesn’t waste their time. Here, we give you the first of our simple, all-important top ten tips to consider when targeting the media with a pitch:

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