18- Apr-2024
Media relations is a vital tool to help venture capital firms communicate with their core audiences and articulate their value. For any venture capital firm, the launch of an inaugural or additional...
18- Apr-2024
Media relations is a vital tool to help venture capital firms communicate with their core audiences and articulate their value. For any venture capital firm, the launch of an inaugural or additional...
On July 29, Sophia Kunthara of Crunchbase News, Ari Levy of CNBC, Christina Settimi of Forbes, and Harry McCracken of Fast Company took the time to answer questions about how to pitch. They shared insider stories about what to do, what not to do, and how to make sure that your emails get noticed. Check out the full recording below by entering your name and email, or read the highlights through our tweets. Happy pitching everyone! Thank you to everyone who participated and submitted questions!
Here are some of the top AMA tweets and words of advice from our panelists. If you want the full scoop, check out the recording of the webinar above.
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “I love a pitch that's tailored to me. That's actually based on what I cover and what Crunchbase covers.” - @SophiaKunthara from @crunchbasenews
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “I talk to people on Twitter quite a bit and that definitely helps me keep people in mind.” - @SophiaKunthara from @crunchbasenews
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “For something to be news, it has to be new.” - @SophiaKunthara from @crunchbasenews
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “If you are pitching me an exclusive it should not be pitched to our direct competitors.” - @levynews from @CNBC
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “The reporters that you most want to have relationships with are reporters who want to be proud of the stories. Nobody is proud of doing stories based on press releases.” - @levynews from @CNBC
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “If there is a data hook, I’m going to read the whole thing.” - @csettimi from @Forbes
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “If you're giving me 24 hours, then I know that I wasn't an exclusive." - @csettimi from @Forbes
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “If exclusive is in the subject line, I'm going to read it the same day. If I don't get back to you within a day, I am probably overwhelmed." - @csettimi from @Forbes
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “The best pitches are 4 sentences long.” - @harrymccracken of @FastCompany
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
From our #askmediaanything webinar, “Sending any embargoed information without asking if I’ve honored the embargo is a huge turn-off. - @harrymccracken of @FastCompany
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) July 29, 2021
09-Apr-2020
BAM's Managing Director of Health Tech Practice, Saramaya Penacho, and Marlena Medford, BAM's former Content Strategist walked through how businesses leverage crisis communications tactics to stay above water during the coronavirus pandemic.
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