Category: Good Lessons from Bad PR Pitches

Breaking down non-obvious takeaways from a study of journalists’ tweets about bad media pitch examples

December 22, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – December 2022

Things not to say to a journalist; the only complaint about World Cup pitches; what happens when you pitch on a holiday.

November 23, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – November 2022

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I set out to put a positive spin on the PR outreach that journalists are complaining about on Twitter. And then I did an about-face.

October 27, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – October 2022

Two journalists debated this question on Twitter: Are PR people useless, or invaluable?

September 29, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – September 2022

When a journalist blocks an entire agency, the first truly innovative pitching strategy I’ve seen in years, and the surprise about pitches around the Queen’s death.

August 25, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – August 2022 edition

Pumpkin spice pitches in August, three forms of blind media targeting, and an all-new way to mess up mail merges.

July 28, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – July 2022 edition

In a series of complete coincidences, journalists gave us 9 helpful templates for PR.

June 28, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – June 2022 edition

A timeless dilemma, comically ill-timed out-of-office responders, and how a maturing industry leads to more substantive pitches.

May 31, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – May 2022 edition

This month’s journo tweets include an artful depiction of the enduring tension between journalists and the pitching pros who love them.

April 26, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – April 2022 edition

An important reminder to never automate pitch customization, why you should cherish the valuable real estate at the top of your pitch, and a keen act of newsjacking.

March 29, 2022

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – March 2022 edition

Whether and how to pitch at the same time as a sensitive situation – and other useful tidbits from the last month.