Via e-mail, a public relations firm asked a journalist to write a feature column on a new product to be launched by its client. Since the journalist had no prior contact with the firm, she deleted the e-mail without even reading it

What guideline for pitching by e-mail should the PR team have followed?
a) Establish a relationship
b) Use a succinct subject line
c) Send a blast e-mail
d) Include attachments
Consider This: The PR firm should capture the journalist's attention.
LO 14.7a: Explain various attention-capturing methods of story pitching14.7b:List elements of pitching a story by e-mail


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