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You may be a natural salesman, and your clients may indeed love you, but you're playing a different game when you’re contacting the media. You are entering a very specific phone world. You may be a great person one-on-one, with a winning smile and a firm handshake, but that won't get you far over the phone. You may be an extremely successful high-pressure telemarketer, but remember, here you're dealing with a different, more weary, more sophisticated audience. Making PR follow-up calls can be a difficult proposition. Be candid with yourself. Do you have a personality that works over the phone? If the phone intimidates you, or if you come off gruff, demanding, or impatient over the phone, don't make the calls yourself, hire someone to make them on your behalf.
You need to be painfully honest with yourself. Most of us don't like to admit that there are areas that aren't our forte. But none of us are proficient in everything. Developing a good pitch and writing a strong press release are important, but you also need to have an effective follow-up plan, which could include learning to communicate differently.
Don't try to be everything to all people. If you're uncomfortable on the phone, too demanding, or too pushy, you're only going to hurt your chances for success. You may be a good general in your business, but what you need here is a diplomat. You may not even be aware that you have a weak phone voice, or you're too aggressive, or your tone is too confrontational over the phone. Stand back and evaluate yourself objectively. Ask someone who you trust to give you feedback. It will do you no good to alienate the media by making poor follow-up calls. Know you strengths and your weaknesses. It will pay off in the long run.
Copyright © Anthony Mora 2008
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About the Author: Anthony Mora RSS for Anthony's articles - 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: http://www.topstorypublicrelations.com Click here to visit Anthony's website. RecessionBusting Small Business inexpensive Marketing Tips Developing A New PR Approach Why You Dont Know That You Need PR The True Value of Medical PR Defining Public Relations Success |
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