Comments on: Improving your Pitching (and We’re not Talking Baseball) http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball-168/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:15:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Straight Pitch » Blog Archive » Media Pitching Tips & Tricks http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball-168/comment-page-1/#comment-351826 The Straight Pitch » Blog Archive » Media Pitching Tips & Tricks Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:08:51 +0000 http://www.commonsensepr.com/2007/08/03/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball/#comment-351826 [...] Eggertson’s article, “Improving Your Pitching (And We’re Not Talking Baseball)” over on Common Sense PR offers some nice reminders for us all on how successful pitches normally [...] [...] Eggertson’s article, “Improving Your Pitching (And We’re Not Talking Baseball)” over on Common Sense PR offers some nice reminders for us all on how successful pitches normally [...]

]]> By: Jason Falls http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball-168/comment-page-1/#comment-351825 Jason Falls Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:47 +0000 http://www.commonsensepr.com/2007/08/03/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball/#comment-351825 Knowledge of past coverage is my personal favorite from your list. It's embarassing to get into a discussion during a pitch and not know they've touched on a certain topic already or -- goodness forbid -- already covered what you're pitching. And I would even recommend more than just a web archive search if you're pitching to magazine, television or radio reporters whose online archives may be limited. Great post. Knowledge of past coverage is my personal favorite from your list. It’s embarassing to get into a discussion during a pitch and not know they’ve touched on a certain topic already or — goodness forbid — already covered what you’re pitching. And I would even recommend more than just a web archive search if you’re pitching to magazine, television or radio reporters whose online archives may be limited.

Great post.

]]> By: Bonnie Zink http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball-168/comment-page-1/#comment-351830 Bonnie Zink Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:47:46 +0000 http://www.commonsensepr.com/2007/08/03/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball/#comment-351830 I completely agree with your post and with Chris. As writers, disseminators of information and journalists we are looking for interesting and sometimes fun spins on everyday issues. When we are treated like cookie cutter publishers or what not, then we lose our creative balance. As individuals we all need to empathize with the other person on the end of those emails and phone calls and want to feel valued, not like another chain in the link of phone calls and emails. As the receivers of those phone calls and emails, we need to send the empathy right back. It all comes down to common courtesy and understanding of what it takes to make that next truly great quip in print. :) I completely agree with your post and with Chris. As writers, disseminators of information and journalists we are looking for interesting and sometimes fun spins on everyday issues. When we are treated like cookie cutter publishers or what not, then we lose our creative balance. As individuals we all need to empathize with the other person on the end of those emails and phone calls and want to feel valued, not like another chain in the link of phone calls and emails. As the receivers of those phone calls and emails, we need to send the empathy right back. It all comes down to common courtesy and understanding of what it takes to make that next truly great quip in print. :)

]]> By: Murphy’s Law » Practicing how to get lucky http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball-168/comment-page-1/#comment-351827 Murphy’s Law » Practicing how to get lucky Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:31:25 +0000 http://www.commonsensepr.com/2007/08/03/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball/#comment-351827 [...] We need to think about our pitching habits. [...] [...] We need to think about our pitching habits. [...]

]]> By: Madison Who’s Who - Making the News http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball-168/comment-page-1/#comment-351828 Madison Who’s Who - Making the News Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:38:25 +0000 http://www.commonsensepr.com/2007/08/03/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball/#comment-351828 [...] (Source) Relevant Tags:journalists, media outlets, networking groups, networking news, peer to peer networking, peer networking, s media, trade publication  Posted on Monday, August 6th, 2007 at 5:38 am In Peer to Peer Network | Comments RSS [...] [...] (Source) Relevant Tags:journalists, media outlets, networking groups, networking news, peer to peer networking, peer networking, s media, trade publication  Posted on Monday, August 6th, 2007 at 5:38 am In Peer to Peer Network | Comments RSS [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball-168/comment-page-1/#comment-351829 Chris Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:32:01 +0000 http://www.commonsensepr.com/2007/08/03/improving-your-pitching-and-were-not-talking-baseball/#comment-351829 Thanks Eric. Your post is dead on--pitching journalists is not rocket science. More than anything, I think the most important part of pitching is to realize on the other side of the phone or email is a person. They have bad days. They have deadlines. But most importantly, they don’t want to feel like they are the 75th person on your call or email list (even if it’s true). It's all pretty simple; sometimes we need to just stick to the basics. Thanks Eric. Your post is dead on–pitching journalists is not rocket science. More than anything, I think the most important part of pitching is to realize on the other side of the phone or email is a person. They have bad days. They have deadlines. But most importantly, they don’t want to feel like they are the 75th person on your call or email list (even if it’s true). It’s all pretty simple; sometimes we need to just stick to the basics.

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