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Four (of the) Worst Practices for Pitching Bloggers

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Brands that are successful at pitching their news and stories to bloggers increase their online presence, gain credibility, and score those coveted “earned” backlinks that Google values as a factor in search rankings. Yet bad, even horrible , blogger pitching practices remain common—because they are easy. ” Perfect!

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12 (of the) Best Social PR Guides, Tips and Techniques of 2011

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Many “traditional” journalists now write blogs; does that make them bloggers? What are the (current) best practices for pitching bloggers? Blogger Outreach Remains Crucial for PR Pros by SocialTimes. Another part of the confusion is based on the changing definition of “media.” Small Business…Big Coverage!

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Best Social PR Guides and Tips of 2010 (So Far)

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And as any blogger can tell you, PR pros understand this, as witnessed by the incredible increase in blogger outreach “pitches&# from corporate PR departments and firms over the past two years. How to Reach Out to Bloggers by Chris Brogan. Social media has fundamentally altered the practice of public relations. Tweet This!

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How PR and Social Media Can Work Together

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The social media release is used for blogger outreach. bloggers are overwhelmed with pitches and unlikely to write about the company’s press release, the company uses the press release as a hook and offers to write a (informational, non-promotional) guest post on the topic. Since many (most?)

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Content Aggregation: The Future of (B2B and Consumer) Media?

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Browse My Stuff is fee-based for sponsors, free for bloggers and offers more professional publishing power. It’s a win-win-win: the company gets increased exposure; potential buyers get a one-stop site where they can read all independent views of the product; and the bloggers writing about it get traffic.

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Best Social PR Guides, Tips and Tools of 2010

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Effectively connect with bloggers and other key online influencers in your industry? Social Media Press Releases and Blogger Outreach. The 5 Cs of Blogger Relations by prTini. ** 5 Stars. Noting (very accurately I might add) that “The top bloggers receive hundreds of pitches a day. Is the Press Release Dead?

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Shareaholic Becomes a (Top Notch) Content Curator

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Of the more than 200,000 publishers who use Shareaholic tools (such as social sharing buttons at the bottom of this post), the company selected the top 25 bloggers in each of the following seven categories to feature: • Food. Fashion & Beauty. • Social Media Marketing. Personal Finance.

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