Media Pitching Ideas & Examples

January 15, 2026

Bad AI headlines = a permission slip to fall behind

The adoption gap is the real story.

January 8, 2026

The best of 2025

In case you missed them, here are my best messages from the year just ended.

December 30, 2025

Football bowl game sponsor turns paid into earned

A PR lesson from the Pop-Tarts Bowl: Even if your brand isn’t sponsoring a nationally televised game, you can still steal the strategy.

December 23, 2025

A Christmas-week break: 4 stories that reminded me why PR matters

Behind each story is a PR pro doing the invisible work of getting the right people seen.

December 18, 2025

Two Christmas stories, two Best Pitches of the Year

These top-tier broadcast wins are a good reminder that you’re not “pitching a network.” You’re pitching a specific segment with its own flavor and expectations.

December 11, 2025

GEO proves your media list should be 80/20

Focus 80% of your effort on 20% of your media list. Here’s how I’d apply this rule in the GEO era.

December 4, 2025

Before your budget disappears: 3 smart PR upgrades

These tried-and-true PR tools/courses will give you a boost heading into 2026.

November 26, 2025

PR is so rewarding when this happens

Every once in a while, PR lets you watch someone’s private, no-way-this-ever-happens dream come true.

November 20, 2025

Borrow an audience instead of begging for one

Broadening your definition of media for your target list isn’t about adding a new column called “podcasts” or “newsletters.” It’s about asking this question.

November 13, 2025

Spot your boss’s AI stance

Here are four types of philosophies toward AI, and how to work with each. Which one describes your boss?

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