“Ten Tried & True Ways To Irritate Reporters, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach”
By: J. Glenn Ebersole, Jr., Chief Executive of J. G. Ebersole Associates and The Renaissance Group ™
Do you know what really irritates reporters? Many business people are totally uneducated as to how the media works and totally unprepared to deal with the media. And every day those people do things that totally irritate reporters. To help you become aware of and then avoid these irritating behaviors, your strategic thinking business coach has listed ten (10) tried and true ways to irritate reporters.
1. Submission of news releases and pitches for story ideas that are not appropriate for the targeted publication.?2. Calling a reporter when the reporter is on deadline.
3. Failing to respond to an inquiry from a reporter in a timely manner.
4. Using jargon and buzzwords in a news release or when talking with a reporter.
5. Sending emails with unsolicited attachments.
6. Calling the reporter and asking if they received your news release and asking when it will run.
7. Being unresponsive to reporters when called with requests for basic information.
8. Refusing to accept a “no” response from a reporter when told they are not interested in your story idea.
9. Asking to review a reporters article prior to its publication.
10. Not being available to speak with reporters when you send out the news release.
If you would like to learn how to work effectively and positively with the media and how a strategic thinking business coach can facilitate and guide you in that endeavor, please contact Glenn Ebersole today through his website at www.businesscoach4u.com or by email at jgecoach@aol.com
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