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  • Being First Is Often Enough For The Media

    Business owners always want to know what they should pitch to media folks to generate a story. Guess what, it’s not your 5th anniversary, unless you are the first business of its kind to actually last five years.

    The media loves firsts and so does the market. First to market is news!

    Your job is to figure out what you’re first at and make it a core message for the media.

    Firsts come in many forms. So what you if you’re not the first home remodeler in your area

    Are you the first home remodeler to offer a 20 year guarantee or the first dentist to offer house calls?

    Maybe you’re the first to put a couple things together. “We are the first financial planner to offer free
    financial planning while we have your car detailed.”

    Or maybe your first is packaging or delivery or bundling things.

    The point is, with a little imagination, you can claim your first and create news. When you have news, the media can’t resist your message.

    So, what are you first at?

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    Posted by: John Jantsch on Nov 23, 05 | 5:05 pm
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    • <trackback>Being First Gets you Noticed

      One of the quickest ways to get you career to take off is to be first at something. Duct Tape Marketing has a post up about this topic.  Here’s the money quote:< ?xml:namespace prefix ="" o /> 

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    • Wayne E. Pollard
      John, you are right on point - the media love firsts. And when you are first in an area, you've got to tell this to the media as often as possible. Previously, I wrote for the business sections of two Gannett-owned newspapers. Finding a company that was first in some area was always newsworthy. However, occasionally, a company spokesperson would tell me that they were first in an area and the person would hear my two favorite words: so what? My point? Be first in an area that truly matters.
      Wayne E. Pollard, Author, "Minds Before Market Share: The Art of Public Relations"
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