Dear PR Flack,
I’m not sure where you got the idea that I’d be “still writing about the South Beach Wine & Food Festival”, since we’ve never covered it, nor any event of its kind.
And I’m further puzzled why you’d think that we’d care even an eensy-teeny bit about your client’s “water sommeliers”, given that we’re firmly in the “bottled water is bad for the environment” camp.
But hey, thanks for your pitch.
xoxo,
~Anita
Dear PR Flack:
If you send me a press release and I don’t bite, it’s a good bet that slightly rewording it and resending it won’t work either.
Oh, and also: Sending me image-file press releases with spelling errors and big JPEG artifacts doesn’t get you 86ed, but doesn’t help either.
xoxo,
~ Sam
Dear PR Flack:
No, a five-part Jewish chef series at Temple Israel is not a “perfect fit” for Chez Pim. (Not that’s anything wrong with it…)
xoxo,
~ Pim
Dear PR Flack,
“The Advertent Gardener” isn’t the name of my blog, much like your client’s business isn’t called “Teak, Wicker & Less”.
xoxo,
- Genie
Dear PR Flack:
Thank for your note about your client’s low-carb snack foods, and your offer to send me samples. But I’m wondering why you sent it to me. I live in France, and write mostly about chocolate, bread and pastries, which I don’t think are on the South Beach Diet.
xoxo,
~ David
Dear PR Flack:
When a journalist (OK, yes, that would be moi) doesn’t show up for a scheduled conference call, did you ever think about calling to see if maybe he got the time wrong? Even those of us who are seasoned pros sometimes mangle our East Coast and West Coast time zones.
What is the possible use of waiting twenty minutes and then sending an e-mail? Not everyone’s e-mails arrive instantaneously, you know. Why would I blow off an interview I requested? You’ve wasted my time and the time of your source.
xoxo,
- Imperfect but Still Interested
Dear PR Flack:
Did you really think that comment-spamming every post you could find that mentioned your client’s competitor would really endear you to the cocktail-blogging community?
Did you think this was a good way to get the word out?
Did you think we couldn’t track that IP address to your agency?
Did you think we wouldn’t call you on it?
Did you think… AT ALL?
xoxo,
Gabriel, Darcy, Chris, Marleigh, Blair, Jon, SeanMike and Stevi
