Comments on: Does accepting a bad pitch make me a sellout? http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/ Bryan Person now blogs at BryanPerson.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:42:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jack Hodgson http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-69418 Jack Hodgson Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:59:04 +0000 http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-69418 You're not simply being "practical" you're doing your job well. Part of your job is to find good products, even in spite of bad PR. The PR people may have been sloppy, but if the product has merit then you've done your job, in spite of difficult circumstances. You’re not simply being “practical” you’re doing your job well. Part of your job is to find good products, even in spite of bad PR. The PR people may have been sloppy, but if the product has merit then you’ve done your job, in spite of difficult circumstances.

]]> By: Eden Spodek http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-67310 Eden Spodek Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:16:45 +0000 http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-67310 You're not a sell-out. You're being practical and thinking about your community. Doesn't it all boil down to content? If someone has a compelling product/service/story that makes sense for your audience, why would you ignore it just because the sender doesn't employ best practices for blogger outreach? That would just be stubborn on your part. However, I'd like to think the odds of a pitch being successful is greater if those people doing the pitching employ best practices. I am surprised that a company familiar with the social media space didn't know better. You’re not a sell-out. You’re being practical and thinking about your community.

Doesn’t it all boil down to content? If someone has a compelling product/service/story that makes sense for your audience, why would you ignore it just because the sender doesn’t employ best practices for blogger outreach? That would just be stubborn on your part.

However, I’d like to think the odds of a pitch being successful is greater if those people doing the pitching employ best practices. I am surprised that a company familiar with the social media space didn’t know better.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-67285 Bryan Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:41:17 +0000 http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-67285 @Doug: I can confirm that Topaz is not the agency that sent me the good/bad pitch. @Christopher: In this case, I'm conflicted between 1) valuing pitches that uphold best practices such as caring enough to address me by name and 2) Producing the best possible content for our sites. In this case, No. 2 trumped No. 1. --Bryper Corporate @Doug: I can confirm that Topaz is not the agency that sent me the good/bad pitch.

@Christopher: In this case, I’m conflicted between 1) valuing pitches that uphold best practices such as caring enough to address me by name and 2) Producing the best possible content for our sites. In this case, No. 2 trumped No. 1.

–Bryper Corporate

]]> By: Christopher S. Penn http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-67255 Christopher S. Penn Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:38:10 +0000 http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-67255 Here's a better question: What does it mean to sell out? Here’s a better question:

What does it mean to sell out?

]]> By: Doug Haslam http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-67248 Doug Haslam Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:45:58 +0000 http://www.bryper.com/2007/10/12/does-accepting-a-bad-pitch-make-me-a-sellout/#comment-67248 Well, Corporate (this shall be your new nickname btw), I guess it goes to show that a good topic/product/etc. can outshine the worst pitch. That's "can" not "will." But you are right not to ignore the message because the pitch is awful. btw: I happen to know you are not talking about my employer, <a href="http://topazpartners.blogspot.com">Topaz Partners</a>, which also sponsored PodCamp last year (and is returning to do so again for PodCamp 2). Well, Corporate (this shall be your new nickname btw), I guess it goes to show that a good topic/product/etc. can outshine the worst pitch.

That’s “can” not “will.” But you are right not to ignore the message because the pitch is awful.

btw: I happen to know you are not talking about my employer, Topaz Partners, which also sponsored PodCamp last year (and is returning to do so again for PodCamp 2).

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