Comments on: Successful PR Pitches: Don’t Be a Goofus

By: False alarm. | paigeworthy.com

False alarm. | paigeworthy.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:35:32 +0000

[...] have been writing, a little. I did a guest post for SpinSucks.com, a PR blog for the company Arment Dietrich, and I recently finished another piece for [...]

By: Gini Dietrich

Gini Dietrich — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:07:17 +0000

Hi Kay! I’d love it if you included this, but let me make sure it’s okay with Paige, too. Stay tuned!

By: Kay Ross

Kay Ross — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:35:20 +0000

Hi Paige (and Gini) – thanks for this terrific ammunition, which I’d love to use in my never-ending quest to educate clueless PR people. On my blog, I have a series of posts titled “So You Want to Write a Media Release and Influence a Journalist?”, where I list terrific articles like yours. See http://www.kayross.com/blog/?p=1002 for Part 5 in the series (it includes links to Parts 1-4). May I include the link to this article in Part 6?

By: Paige Worthy

Paige Worthy — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:34:48 +0000

And I love you.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:47:29 +0000

Let’s see…

I love the word Goofus…
I’d rather text, email, tweet, or FB 9.5 out of 10 times..
I have blocked all farmville, mafia, etc from my stream – but they keep inventing new apps!!
I HATE the auto DM
I loved your post
Especially loved : Remember the “relations” in public relations, and don’t forget the “social” in social media.

By: Paige Worthy

Paige Worthy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:20:09 +0000

I don’t have a problem with it, Humor!

By: Humor Chinos

Humor Chinos — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:33:04 +0000

Great post, may we reference it by quoting you and posting a link?

By: Kat Jaibur (@katjaib)

Kat Jaibur (@katjaib) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:29:52 +0000

“Their Monday morning emails ask how my weekend was. They know how to relate. ” Something as simple as that. Imagine. Love the Goofus & Gallant analogy. You remind me of a book I read long ago that said, “Losers spray. Winners focus.” When you focus, you know what is relevant to the people you are approaching. When you spray, you don’t care if your list is up to date or appropriate. Great message, Paige.

By: Paige Worthy

Paige Worthy — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:30:41 +0000

Thanks also to Dominiq and Maureen for your thoughts! I hope you leaders in PR and social media will find ways to teach novices and well-ingrained Goofuses alike how NOT to communicate, whether it’s sharing this blog or simply leading by example.

By: Paige Worthy

Paige Worthy — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:28:06 +0000

Hi Catherine! What a great comment. As an editor I try to treat every PR on a case by case basis…there are firms I adore that, when they get some “new blood” in I actually make sure I introduce myself and let them know how best to get things into our magazines…because I know they’re working hard from the bottom up. We could all stand to remember the struggles of our opposite forces, I think. In the end, we’re all working to get the best, most targeted info out to readers. Right?