Right and Wrong of PR Pitches

February 4th, 2010 admin

Share Right and Wrong of PR Pitches This content from: Duct Tape Marketing For years I was on the pitching end of PR and, while I still do some for my own promotion, I am more often on the receiving end of pitches these days. It’s probably foolish to suggest there is one right way and one wrong way for a PR person, marketer or business owner to do anything, but I know there are solid ways to get my attention and equally solid ways to convince me you are not really that into me …


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