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Public Relations (PR) and the Blogosphere

15 Responses (Add) | Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 1:31am

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I don’t mind PR agents, really. There are some – and their approaches – that I DO mind. There’s a fine line that a lot of PR people don’t realize is there. I’m now being asked by a journalist to give my thoughts about PR and their direct role within the Blogging the community. The question, specifically is “Is it reasonable for PRs to target the Blogging community?”.

A blog in itself isn’t a “community”. There are subsets of types of blogs and genres. They themselves are communities. The bottom line is that I am not a journalist. I’m a columnist, yes. I’m a blogger. I’m a video caster. I help other people blog. I don’t know how you’d classify me. The one thing I am is that I”m not a media agency. I’m just someone who enjoys Technology.

I think it’s reasonable for PR people to contact bloggers, yes… with these five things in mind.

  • Be transparent, and expect transparency in return. Don’t email us pretending you’re someone you’re not. Be up front, and honest about what you’re after. You’ll have a much better shot at getting us on your side or promoting your product(s) and services.
  • Don’t ask for links. It’s rude to just ask us to give you a link. If I’m interested, I’ll talk about it, and link to it. But for you to just send me a message and ask me to “embed this link”… is just not cool.
  • Be proactive with review links or products. The only way to really get me to talk about your item(s) is to put something in my hand. Give me something to review. Send me coupons or savings I can pass along to my community.
  • Know who they are, and why they matter. Don’t just send out some generic email. Make sure you put something into your approach that shows you really DO read my blog, don’t just state it.
  • Keep it short and sweet. No. Press. Releases. Scan… delete. Software, if you don’t offer me a review code, then it’s deleted. If it’s hardware without a review sample… delete. Maybe you should post your press releases on Twitter.

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March 14th, 2008
at 12:18am

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March 15th, 2008
at 5:02am

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March 14th, 2008
at 12:22am

t mind PR agents, really. There are some – and their approaches – that I DO mind. There’s a fine line that a lot of PR people don’t realize is there. I’m now being asked by a journalist to give my thoughts about . Read thefull postfrom The Chris Pirillo Show Tags: Links, Advertising, Public Relations, TrackBack, PR, Media Blog via Blogdigger blog search for Email Marketing Software. Public Relations (PR) and the Blogosphere

noor420

March 12th, 2008
at 8:04pm

how much for advertising on your site pirillo?

djtowo

March 12th, 2008
at 8:28pm

second post!
great vid!

bigbeckster1234

March 12th, 2008
at 9:11pm

don’t know
email him
he doesn’t reply to videos

ULMarc

March 13th, 2008
at 12:21am

It doesn’t matter. Chris is a master of PR himself. Just look at those viewers.

Although maybe its a coincidence that his target audience are the kind of people who browse youtube and downnload podcasts andd click every link from a google search.

No, I’m pretty sure he knows how he markets himself.

pspaddict01

March 13th, 2008
at 12:52am

Its great the way he fills in the blanks.
Chris Pirillo helped make the internet the way it is today.

NLwarzoneNL

March 13th, 2008
at 2:37am

what PR is public relations !! i thought it was Power Rangers

=subscribe to me=

sylvarantinc

March 13th, 2008
at 5:51am

great video,I totally agree on this one

MichaelS

March 14th, 2008
at 11:26pm

I have never had a problem with PR agents. In fact, I used to seek them out for review copies of video games for a site owned. One thing though, if you do get offered a review product or service be honest and give an objective opinion. Don’t feel you must give a favorable review just because they gave you something for free.

PR Blogger

May 3rd, 2008
at 10:18am

As a PR student I appreciate your thoughts on PR and blogging. Your insight into blogging has assisted how I will approach blogging once becoming a professional. I hope other PRs find your tips useful and start applying these suggestions to their practice. I was quite surprise by point #4: know your public. Public awareness is a fundamental element in PR, which is why I am astonished that not all practitioners are following this basis element. Good to see you feel PR has a place in blogging because I am not so convinced. I recognize how valuable blogging can be in reaching a vast number of people in a short period of time, but I am weary that entering the blogging domain will reinforce pre-existing notions of PRs as “spin doctors”. With your advice, PRs might be able to blog appropriately.

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