Comments on: Pitching Bloggers http://jackmonson.com/2009/11/20/pitching-bloggers/ Social Media & Public Relations Tools and Trends Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:49:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: prworkbench http://jackmonson.com/2009/11/20/pitching-bloggers/#comment-61 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:23:37 +0000 http://prworkbench.wordpress.com/?p=288#comment-61 Linda, thanks for your comment! My pitch to you as a blogger is my way of asking your permission for MatchPoint’s clients to send you emails. It is an sticky situation and process; for many bloggers, there’s not a good way to ask their permission to send emails without first sending an email. It’s kind of like riding a motorcycle without a helmet on your way to buying a helmet. But, I’m still glad the development team decided to ask bloggers’ permission first.

SO – what’s your preference? No email at all or email if it is relevant to your blog? Love to hear your feedback!

]]> By: Linda Smith http://jackmonson.com/2009/11/20/pitching-bloggers/#comment-60 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:18 +0000 http://prworkbench.wordpress.com/?p=288#comment-60 Interesting post. Also, interestingly I found your pitch for Matchpoint in an unsolicited email this morning. I can see both sides of this issue. On the one hand are public relations outlets representing clients who want and need to have their news spread “out there” and spread to bloggers is one of the many landing places. On the other hand are bloggers who – for the most part – don’t see their blogs as “newspapers.” At least I don’t. Having said that, there is yet another side to that hand; I have received some pitches, rather requests, for me to write about something that the requester obviously took pains to make sure was relevant to my blog. It’s rather easy to tell if someone has read your blog judging by the pitch in the email. This is an interesting process.

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