Comments on: 10 Things NOT to Do When Sending a PR Pitch

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:10:08 +0000

@Yvonne – Yes, it DOES feel good. I almost wish I had more AWFUL queries to delete! Oh wait, no I don’t. :)

@Natasha – Thanks for following my bread crumbs! I’m glad the trek was worth it (but sorry about the tea thing LOL).

@Marjorie – Good point. I figured that folks would know that it just needed to BE there for my filter, but hey, you know what happens when you assume… But that still doesn’t explain the bajillion people who had nothing even remotely resembling “BCR Pitch” in their subject line.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:14:39 +0000

Hi, Kristen! I agree with Natasha; #3 is your fault. Many, many companies require that when you send them an email, that you specify a certain phrase or sentence in the subject line and nothing else. I — and I suspect most others — have been trained to follow just that, so if you mention specifically that you want BCR Pitch in the subject line and don’t indicate that you welcome clarifying additions, you won’t get anything but.

Having said that, great list!

Cheers,
Marjorie

By: Natasha Vincent

Natasha Vincent — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:57:30 +0000

While #3 is your fault, #8 totally makes up for it because you almost made my tea shoot out of my nose. (Notes to now say “chartreuse” more often.)

And, coming from a fellow HARO reader who signed up for your feed after reading your query, it goes without saying that I’m likely not the only new one here.

Looking forward to more, Kristen!

By: Yvonne Russell

Yvonne Russell — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:28:44 +0000

Hi Kristen
This is great! Hitting that delete button is very therapeutic, isn’t it?

Hopefully, you will also get some excellent targeted responses which will be mutually beneficial.

Thanks also for reminding me about HARO. I’ve been meaning to use this excellent service.