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23 Years Ago Today and How Not To Pitch A Blogger Redux (And Twitter pitches too)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last year, I marked the date with the above photo and a post with tips for cultivating bloggers and how it was like a long term relationship. Even worse, hadn't made the attempt to comment on my blog or refer to any posts. So, here's some advice on how to not to pitch a blogger. Don't overwhelm the blogger with requests.

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SEO Reputation Management for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit Hub

Building a reputable business and maintaining a friendly relationship with the press can lead to favorable mentions in the media. You want to make sure that your donors are satisfied with your work, and that they’re likely to refer other donors. However, that doesn’t happen automatically. Author Bio.

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Heartbeats and Remarkables of Nonprofit Communications

The Storytelling Non-profit

This could include blog and website content, social media updates, press releases, email marketing, and so on. Remarkables are those communications that Seth Godin refers to as "purple cows." I saw something like this on a lifestyle blogger's Instagram feed and I loved the idea. They stand out.

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The Save Darfur Coalition’s "Be A Voice For Darfur" - A Stellar Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Let's look at the different ways this campaign is getting the message out: Email/Web There is an effective email pitch linked to a web site petition that once you "sign" asks you refer your friends via email. Blog Components There is also a bloggers kit and blogger outreach effort underway. Darfur Voices. GI-NET's Blog.

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Five Ways to Ensure Your Event Makes Headline News

Connection Cafe

The traditional press release has been eclipsed in the modern news cycle. For more on this, check out a blog post I loved, “The Press Release that Made Me Cry” ). (For For more on this, check out a blog post I loved, “The Press Release that Made Me Cry” ). Write your posts like a news story.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, while in Asia I got to watch CNN Asia and the BBC and read the local press. Bloggers and #NPTech folks sometimes use language that is a little too technical for nonprofit staff who have no formal training in computer technology. By early December I was anxious, angry, and hopeless. In fact, quite the opposite.

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We also had a session on creating blog content as part of the integrated content strategy featuring Adel Nagatti, a blogger from Tunisia and Khira Arab, a well known blogger in Morocco. It is one of the reasons the Tunisian revolution was referred to as The Jasmin Revolution. And, indeed we had journalists present.

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