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Alan Weinkrantz
I am a tech PR / Social Media consultant serving clients in the U.S. and Israel, am an active blogger, and have two great kids, Aaron and Lauren.
Interests: digital photography, rock and roll music, the new york times, learning about technology, buying toys, taking guitar lessons, reading the new yorker, the wall street journal., etc., traveling
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Josh,
Now matter what process, what system, bla, bla, the best thing for a PR person to do is to read the content of a perspective journalists, analyst or blogger and make your pitch accordingly.
Here's a recent post:
http://www.alanweinkrantz.com/?sort=&search=how+i+pitch
HIRPS: A new model for PR and influencers
by Josh Bernoff Here's the problem. "Influencers" -- that's reporters, analysts, bloggers, anyone with an audience -- are targets. PR people are the ones who want to influence them. The PR folks subscribe to databases from companies like Cision and Vocus and then send out hundreds of undifferent...
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Mar 15, 2010
Hi David, DM me on Twitter - alanweinkrantz and let's try to meet on Saturday.
SXSW Day #1: We may be in an economic recession, but we're on our way to a creative and economic renaissance
As a rule, when I go to conferences and trade shows, I try to plan ahead. I make appointments and reach out to specific individuals in hopes of meeting for the first time, re-connecting from previous relationships or engagements, see old friends, and meet people just because I follow them on Fa...
I Lary, there's so many different opinions. These are just mine.
I Live in Texas; If Mexico Was Lobbing Rockets into Texas, We'd Strike Back. Big Time. Texas Style.
So.... let's pretend Mexico was sending rockets into South Texas. There's towns like Brownsville, McAllen, Laredo and more. About 1,000,000 people or -- so just slightly north of the border. This video tells it all.... And my point of view is only based on where I live. It does not include Ari...
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