Comments on: 15 Tips for PRs dealing with bloggers http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/ Based in Scotland, working the globe to help people communicate Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan in Belfast http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Alan in Belfast Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:22:10 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-720 As a blogger on the receiving end of a growing pile of press releases, I concur that it's not a good route to success. Individual blogs have a feel, an atmosphere, so if an announcement or press release catches my eye, as a blogger I'll want to twist it to fit my blog - otherwise the post will just look like an advertisment. That means that I'll want info, might want a quick email exchange to ask some questions not covered in supplied material, and will do some leg work myself - via Google, and other blogs to figure out the skinny on what I'm being told. The good news is that if I'm not impressed by what I see, I'm very unlikely to rip it to shreds - more likely, I'll just ignore it and you'll get no mention rather than a bad mention! As a blogger on the receiving end of a growing pile of press releases, I concur that it’s not a good route to success. Individual blogs have a feel, an atmosphere, so if an announcement or press release catches my eye, as a blogger I’ll want to twist it to fit my blog – otherwise the post will just look like an advertisment.

That means that I’ll want info, might want a quick email exchange to ask some questions not covered in supplied material, and will do some leg work myself – via Google, and other blogs to figure out the skinny on what I’m being told.

The good news is that if I’m not impressed by what I see, I’m very unlikely to rip it to shreds – more likely, I’ll just ignore it and you’ll get no mention rather than a bad mention!

]]> By: Craig http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Craig Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:27:21 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-88 Good call! Good call!

]]> By: Deana http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Deana Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:58:43 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-87 Also, I'd add an item about disclosure and transparency. Be clear about who your client is and what your goal is in writing to them. Also, I’d add an item about disclosure and transparency. Be clear about who your client is and what your goal is in writing to them.

]]> By: links for 2009-09-01 « Please Stand By http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-58 links for 2009-09-01 « Please Stand By Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:13:51 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-58 [...] Contently Managed: 15 Tips for PRs dealing with bloggers Over the last few months there’s been a spate of meetings from which it has been declared that PRs and bloggers can’t get on (see here and here), don’t understand each other and ‘oh noes the sky is falling’, to which the sensible answer to all of the aforementioned is: bollocks [...] [...] Contently Managed: 15 Tips for PRs dealing with bloggers Over the last few months there’s been a spate of meetings from which it has been declared that PRs and bloggers can’t get on (see here and here), don’t understand each other and ‘oh noes the sky is falling’, to which the sensible answer to all of the aforementioned is: bollocks [...]

]]> By: Tips for bloggers dealing with PRs | Knowledge Workers http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Tips for bloggers dealing with PRs | Knowledge Workers Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:40:04 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-55 [...] If you’re on the other side of the fence, there’s also 15 Tips for PRs dealing with bloggers [...] [...] If you’re on the other side of the fence, there’s also 15 Tips for PRs dealing with bloggers [...]

]]> By: Craig http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Craig Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:27:21 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-46 Thanks Conall, much appreciated! Thanks Conall, much appreciated!

]]> By: Craig http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Craig Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:26:59 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-45 Well you read most of it! :-) Seriously though, I only had wife in as it rhymed well with the rest of the sentence, but for those who may take offence out there and think I'm a sexist pig, I'll go add "husband, lover, partner". Well you read most of it! :-) Seriously though, I only had wife in as it rhymed well with the rest of the sentence, but for those who may take offence out there and think I’m a sexist pig, I’ll go add “husband, lover, partner”.

]]> By: Mumblogger http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Mumblogger Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:10:28 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-44 You lost me at. . . Has a wife. You lost me at. . . Has a wife.

]]> By: Conall McDevitt http://www.contently-managed.com/blog/2009/08/30/15-tips-for-prs-dealing-with-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Conall McDevitt Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:04:58 +0000 http://www.contently-managed.com/?p=210#comment-43 Good advice! I agree that this is a debate about mutual respect and understanding and not a stand off. Good advice!

I agree that this is a debate about mutual respect and understanding and not a stand off.

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