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Comment on Should PRs pitch on Twitter? by michelle goodall

michelle goodall — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:59:54 +0000

Interesting post and views.

I have pitched to journos and influencers through Twitter but via DM only and to trusted contacts that I have a strong connection with and who prefer or welcome Twitter contact.

Completely agree with the others that it’s about context, relationship and especially about how the recipient views Twitter and uses it in a professional and personal context….

….and that it is evolving all the time.

Comment on Should PRs pitch on Twitter? by renaissance chambara alias Ged Carroll - Links of the day

renaissance chambara alias Ged Carroll - Links of the day — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:03:06 +0000

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Comment on Should PRs pitch on Twitter? by kirsty elliott

kirsty elliott — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:36:34 +0000

here’s a transcript of our skype chat in the office:
[10:00:10] kirsty.elliott: any thoughts to add to darika’s debate girls?:
[10:00:12] kirsty.elliott: http://grapevineconsulting.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/should-prs-pitch-on-twitter/
[10:00:26] kirsty.elliott: picked up further here:
[10:00:27] kirsty.elliott: http://community.prweek.com/blogs/kittens/archive/2009/06/10/should-pros-pitch-on-twitter.aspx
[10:07:24] Lucie Bickerdike: Yeah, I agree – the ‘rules’ are still eing defined, so it’s easier just to say no. But I think if you already have a dialogue with a journo on twitter, it should be fine
[10:15:20] Amy Gooch: i think DM is ok, because in order to be able to DM the journalist has to be following you (ie they are interested in what you may have to say). Pitching via public tweets is a no, no I think.
[10:15:43] Lucie Bickerdike: Yeah, I agree
[10:15:56] Lucie Bickerdike: Although I have seen it done successfully…
[10:32:48] kirsty.elliott: i agree too, though i do think that sometimes unique opps can arise by chance, if they are tweeting at the right time on the right topic, but has to be handled very smoothly!

Comment on Should PRs pitch on Twitter? by PR, Public Relations & communications news and features

PR, Public Relations & communications news and features — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:11:33 +0000

[...] to my friend Darika, the answer is no. This was down to the fact that the journalists in general felt that Twitter was a personal place [...]

Comment on PR: Is it really so hard to be nice? by Kerry Gaffney

Kerry Gaffney — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:53:44 +0000

No, it’s not difficult to be nice, well it can be but 99% of the time it can be done with only small amounts of damage to your sense of self and only slight tarnishing of your immortal soul. The thing is, and as much as it irks me to say it, there are people in our beloved industry who are just shit at their job.

Comment on Ask and ye shall receive: ByUnderground by Jane

Jane — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:23:53 +0000

well that is going to be very handy for overseas visitors as well as locals

Comment on Tiaras and Tears: The problem with the Female Social Media Guru UK Award by darika

darika — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:05:16 +0000

@Hicks

Pretty much everyone who knows me, or regularly reads my blog, knows that I used to work there and of course made good friends. Most of whom have moved on to other things now (inc all of the above). So, er, whaaat?

Comment on Tiaras and Tears: The problem with the Female Social Media Guru UK Award by Hicks

Hicks — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:54:08 +0000

Are you sponsored by/lobbying for Shiny Media?

Comment on How not to run a social media conference in London by How to do a blogger event « Grapevine Consulting

How to do a blogger event « Grapevine Consulting — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:57:58 +0000

[...] on from How not to run a social media conference in London I saw this from Gemma Cartwright praising The Body Shop for a recent bloggers event and explaining [...]

Comment on Predicting future trends by darika

darika — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:35:53 +0000

Hehe, good question. Firstly, I don’t think anything is *destined* to crash and burn. Clever marketing, building & holding a fan base, and the plain old randomness of the world all impact on success.

One thing’s for sure Microblogging is here to stay. (Look out, microvlogging is already on it’s way too) Whether Twitter remains the dominant brand in this space or another one steals the market remains to be seen, a la early MySpace days. They’ll have to sort out their commercial models quick.