Journalism to PR: The other side of the divide
16 Sep 2010 | by Shafik Meghji
journalism - it's no longer an hourly fix. In PR you get a rush from winning a pitch or getting an amazing ...
business record - a 90 per cent pitch conversion. ALEXANDRA BLOMLEY, 28 - Senior press officer, BAA ... to her securing a 350,000 account without pitch, for a new product. Another client, ViiV Healthcare ... as acting EMEA PR manager for Microsoft's ad business across 12 markets. Walton also pitched his idea ...
journalism - it's no longer an hourly fix. In PR you get a rush from winning a pitch or getting an amazing ...
months he was able to become more involved in projects, pitches and campaigns, but says: 'The structure ...
rather than pitching to editors. What would a PRO think of a journalist's deadlines, being on the receiving end of pitches and deciding on stories in the news meeting? And how would a journalist cope with managing clients, pitching to other hacks, and having to make those dreaded follow-up calls? Kate ...
, but advises PROs to get to know the station before pitching in: 'We are looking for relevant, newsworthy ...
reporter you are pitching to could one day become the editor. - What qualities do you prize in new ...
's key pitch that 'We can build a big society' was only recognised by 24 per cent of voters and the often ...
pitching against agencies of different disciplines? Pitching against multiple disciplines ...
are. 'There are a bunch of PR people who think that their job is to pitch and pitch and pitch and pitch and if they keep going on this route and keep up these practices and bring them into social media ...
's recent Big Idea challenge, pitching for the NSPCC in a line-up that included a digital agency, a media ...