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PR FollowUp Secrets

PR Follow-Up Secrets

By Anthony Mora

Copyright Anthony Mora 2008

You’ve found your story, you’ve written a release, you’ve sent it to the appropriate media contacts and now you’re ready to follow up with the media. Welcome to the minefield. It's surprising how many people approach the media in a confrontational or threatening way - almost berating the media if they pass on a story idea. Remember editors and segment producers have thousands upon thousands of stories pitched to them every day. They don't need your story; they need a story that fits their audience. Your job is to make your story one that meets their needs. So don't demand they use your ideas. Don't try to bully the media or beat them into submission. Become a resource. Keep developing story ideas. These are people who you want as your allies. If you receive a "no," to a pitch (which I guarantee you, you will) remember that the no is not directed at you or even at your story, but at the angle you choose to pitch. Go back to the drawing board, develop a new, more compelling angle and after a month or so repitch the new idea.


I have tried to position my firm as a resource instead of a sales force. Go in with a bullying, used car salesman approach and you've already lost the battle. They don't need you. If you push them, they will make that absolutely clear to you. Media placement has nothing to do with fairness. I knew one person who used to call up editors and producers and angrily give them a piece of his mind whenever they ran a piece on his competitor’s product. The sad part was that his product was superior to that of his rival, but, because of how he dealt with the media, he was avoided like the plague. No one wanted to do a story on his product, because no one wanted to do a story on him. Don't waste your time trying to convince the media why you are right or trying to make a hard sale. Your objective is to meet their needs and, in turn, meet yours. You are working to build a professional relationship. Get them on your team and you won’t find a more valuable ally

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Anthony Mora
(Visit Anthony's Website) Anthony Mora Communications, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based public relations firm that focuses in the areas of media relations, image development and media training. Anthony Mora Communications regularly places clients in major media outlets, including Time, Newsweek, Oprah, the New York Times, CNN, the Today Show, the Wall Street Journal and hundreds of other media outlets. Through media placement, you are not presented within the context of an ad or commercial. You're not positioned as an ad but as the news. President and CEO, Anthony Mora, has been featured in: USA Today, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The BBC, CNN, E! Entertainment Television, Entrepreneur, Fox News, MSNBC, and other media. He has written three books, the most the most recent, a how-to on PR called Spin to Win. For further information visit: www.pryourstory.com

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