Comments on: Just Tell Me You’re Not Interested http://www.prmeetsmarketing.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/ Wed, 22 May 2013 20:13:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: csalomonlee http://www.prmeetsmarketing.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/comment-page-1/#comment-221 csalomonlee Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:48:38 +0000 http://prmeetsmarketing.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/#comment-221 Hi Brian,

I’ve had success pitching exclusives when you have interesting news or angle for the reporter, such as a new product launch, a customer case study, customer event, etc.

In the above case, I was reaching out to introduce the reporter to my company and proposing a possible story angle based on the magazine’s coverage.

- Cece

]]> By: csalomonlee http://www.prmeetsmarketing.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/comment-page-1/#comment-219 csalomonlee Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:12:14 +0000 http://prmeetsmarketing.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/#comment-219 Eric,

I always ask if they have time to chat while giving a quick 2 secs on why I’m calling. My hope is that while I respect their time, please respect mine.

You do make a good point about journalists not wanting to lose a lead. In this case, I doubt the reporter ever read my email or had any intention. My best guess is because my company didn’t have name recognition with him, and I was disregarded from the get go.

Thanks,
Cece

]]> By: Brian Halligan http://www.prmeetsmarketing.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Brian Halligan Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:10:42 +0000 http://prmeetsmarketing.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/#comment-220 What about using the method that you’ve got a good piece of news and you are going to give one reporter the inside track on. Does that work consistently?

]]> By: Eric Dewhirst http://www.prmeetsmarketing.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Eric Dewhirst Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:44:20 +0000 http://prmeetsmarketing.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/just-tell-me-you%e2%80%99re-not-interested/#comment-218 What if you give them an out? Like “I am sure you are really busy and if you don’t have time I totally understand.” That kind of thing. Also I think another reason they don’t say flat out that they are not interested is that they want to make sure that in the event you do have some kind of breakthrough technology or idea that they have not burned or even closed that bridge.

It is like the list that Guy Kawasaki has for top ten lies of VC’s – http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/01/the_top_ten_lie.html .

I am not sure if that helps but I think that maybe reporters don’t want to lose a lead and at the same time they don’t realize how rude they are being.

That’s my 2 cents.

Cheers,

Eric

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