Comments on: The Two Strategies to Find Scoops and Break News http://www.dailyblogtips.com/the-two-strategies-to-find-scoops-and-break-news/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:01:24 -0500 hourly 1 By: Jason aka Beltwayboy http://www.dailyblogtips.com/the-two-strategies-to-find-scoops-and-break-news/comment-page-1/#comment-871444 Jason aka Beltwayboy Sun, 17 May 2009 21:20:05 +0000 http://www.dailyblogtips.com/?p=3723#comment-871444 I have another question for you. What is the proper way to request media passes to an event? I have another question for you. What is the proper way to request media passes to an event?

]]> By: Garen Thoms http://www.dailyblogtips.com/the-two-strategies-to-find-scoops-and-break-news/comment-page-1/#comment-871438 Garen Thoms Sun, 17 May 2009 21:08:49 +0000 http://www.dailyblogtips.com/?p=3723#comment-871438 Will writen that how to get the real news i can't say nothing is better than what you are talking about that is true Peace Out Garen Thoms Will writen that how to get the real news i can’t say nothing is better than what you are talking about that is true

Peace Out
Garen Thoms

]]> By: Jason a.k.a. Beltwayboy http://www.dailyblogtips.com/the-two-strategies-to-find-scoops-and-break-news/comment-page-1/#comment-855374 Jason a.k.a. Beltwayboy Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:25:46 +0000 http://www.dailyblogtips.com/?p=3723#comment-855374 You have a great site. I'm a "newbie" to the blogosphere with a ton to learn and it's nice to find a website like yours, for all of us beginners. I have subscribed to your feed and will be back to your site ALOT to learn. Thanks for such a cool site. Jason a.k.a. Beltwayboy You have a great site. I’m a “newbie” to the blogosphere with a ton to learn and it’s nice to find a website like yours, for all of us beginners. I have subscribed to your feed and will be back to your site ALOT to learn. Thanks for such a cool site. Jason a.k.a. Beltwayboy

]]> By: Jenn Mattern http://www.dailyblogtips.com/the-two-strategies-to-find-scoops-and-break-news/comment-page-1/#comment-850450 Jenn Mattern Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:38:05 +0000 http://www.dailyblogtips.com/?p=3723#comment-850450 I've worked with large online outlets as a writer an editor, as a blogger for my own sites, and I used to own a small PR firm. Don't shy away from contacting PR people just because you don't have a huge audience. You don't always need them. On the PR side, sometimes it's nice to "test the waters" before then tailoring a story to larger outlets. It's also often better to go with a smaller, but more targeted, readership than a larger but general one. At a bare minimum contact PR folks and ask to be put on their distribution list. While some won't add bloggers, many will. When they send out the releases to the media via email, you'll get that same release, often at the same time. Then it's just a matter of who gets around to writing up the story first. When I was an editor with a content network, one of my writers broke a story from Mozilla even though his site was new. Another one was discovered by a rep with Saab, and they had asked to use info from a review of hers in a traditional ad campaign. Companies do pay attention to bloggers - it's all in what you have to say and how you present yourself; not a case of who necessarily has the biggest following. I’ve worked with large online outlets as a writer an editor, as a blogger for my own sites, and I used to own a small PR firm.

Don’t shy away from contacting PR people just because you don’t have a huge audience. You don’t always need them. On the PR side, sometimes it’s nice to “test the waters” before then tailoring a story to larger outlets. It’s also often better to go with a smaller, but more targeted, readership than a larger but general one.

At a bare minimum contact PR folks and ask to be put on their distribution list. While some won’t add bloggers, many will. When they send out the releases to the media via email, you’ll get that same release, often at the same time. Then it’s just a matter of who gets around to writing up the story first. When I was an editor with a content network, one of my writers broke a story from Mozilla even though his site was new. Another one was discovered by a rep with Saab, and they had asked to use info from a review of hers in a traditional ad campaign. Companies do pay attention to bloggers – it’s all in what you have to say and how you present yourself; not a case of who necessarily has the biggest following.

]]> By: Boerne Search http://www.dailyblogtips.com/the-two-strategies-to-find-scoops-and-break-news/comment-page-1/#comment-849355 Boerne Search Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:23:52 +0000 http://www.dailyblogtips.com/?p=3723#comment-849355 Yeah, alot easier said then done. What i would give for some friends in high places. I use RSS Feeds on my news site. But man would it be great to have a friend on the inside with the fresh scoop everyday. Talk about a dream come true, one at the Obama office, one in Hollywood, New York, London, all different time zones. Yeah, alot easier said then done. What i would give for some friends in high places. I use RSS Feeds on my news site.

But man would it be great to have a friend on the inside with the fresh scoop everyday. Talk about a dream come true, one at the Obama office, one in Hollywood, New York, London, all different time zones.

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