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Have you a media monitoring recommendation?

A Citizen of Hootville recently asked for media monitoring company recommendations. Alas, in terms of a specific company we have none. Do you?

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Iron Man 3 was an opportunity to talk mental health

We spend a lot of time in Media Savvy 101 talking about finding catalysts for media coverage. Catalysts are triggers to approach media. Catalysts make your story more pertinent and topical NOW.

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Don’t ditch the pitch

What’s the number one way to build media relationships? Pitching well packaged, relevant stories to journos via the telephone.

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PR tips: 97.9% of journalists lie about influence of PR

Don’t let the journalists’ party line dull your desire to make a call.

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How to write a media release (or press release)

Take a quick look at the media release – headlines, length, quotes and other components. Short sweet, video advice.

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