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in the world of PR a great media database is essential to success but just as important is knowing when and how to use it effectively while anyone with a media database can contact journalists whether or not you get a positive response will depend on your communication approach the often delicate art of contacting journalists is about so much more than just having a list of media contacts at your disposal the way you use your media database will decide the types of relationships you create with journalists as well as the quality and quantity of the coverage you secure to successfully build relationships with journalists you must develop an indepth understanding of the media most journalists will receive hundreds of emails every day so tailoring your pitch or media release to the right contacts is essential before sending your email you should ask yourself some important questions such as is this best for an editor or a reporter to see which media Outlet is most relevant for my ideal clients are these journalists interested in this topic do these journalists prefer an email or a phone call do any of these Outlets require additional media assets with a pitch and when is this journalist on Deadline these questions will help you refine your pitch by ensuring it gets in front of the right people rather than as many people as possible over time this approach will also help you to build and nurture a relationship with journalists as they will know that a pitch from you is well considered and thoughtfully tailored to the way they like to work in other words respect for a journalist's time is critical if you wait was their time with irrelevant pictures or stories that lack newsworthiness you'll likely find your emails in the virtual trash can sometimes that might even mean not contacting a journalist at all at the end of the day your respect for a journalist's time and craft will make your pictures stand out even if there are fewer eyes on them if you want to learn more about achieving great media coverage for your business pure public relations can help get in touch with us today to learn how our unique approach to PR can work for you