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I read a piece on this recently: http://jasonlbaptiste.com/featured-articles/how-i-pitched-techcrunch-and-13-ways-to-get-press-when-you-launch-your-startup/ htt
by dirktheman 14y ago
I read a piece on this recently:
http://jasonlbaptiste.com/featured-articles/how-i-pitched-techcrunch-and-13-ways-to-get-press-when-you-launch-your-startup/ http://jasonlbaptiste.com/featured-articles/how-i-pitched-te...
The main gist is that to get journalists/bloggers to write about you, you have tell them a story that they can rewrite and run. I spent years as a PR professional, and unfortunately, this is still how it works. I wouldn't say that bloggers/journalists are lazy, but they get pitched so often it's hard to select a good story for them.
Some other advice: Find out which blogger usually runs stories about Pinterest or social startups. Find out his/her email address, and write a personalized pitch. Keep it short but engaging.
Last tip: you can call Robert Scoble. His phone number is on his website, and apparently he doesn't mind getting pitched over the phone. Be sure to have your story straight, though!
- secondmod 14y agoThanks. I was always confused about my email's subject line but the post your mentioned above gave me some idea. I approached around 7 bloggers in last 4 days with personalized pitch with different subject lines but didn't even get a reply. I tell them 4 things : 1. How I found them (like read your post regarding Pinterest tips on XYZ.com) 2. What is Pinwoot? And why we started? - 5 lines 3. Traction info - 2 lines 4. About me and my cofounder in 2 lines. I will be using tips from link you gave. Lets see how it goes.