<![CDATA[Gawker: pitch of the day]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: pitch of the day]]> http://gawker.com/tag/pitchoftheday http://gawker.com/tag/pitchoftheday <![CDATA['Amazon women live in huts massage gringos all over except butts(etc.)']]> A successful PR pitch starts with a subject line that grabs the eye. Congratulations to Eric Schwartz, who pitched us a spa review story with the subject line above. Aspiring writers, take note. Here's a taste of the story's magic:

The women, who are immaculately clean and wear uniforms which do little to conceal their glowing aboriginal cheekbones and other attractive features, have very strong hands after toil since childhood in fields and in the home virtually without tools,but are surprisingly soft and tender when they massage just the right places...

An intimacy has been shared, for the women, who speak only a handful of words in English and speak Spanish as a second language to their native Indian dialect have communicated much to their guest. And their guest understands everything.

"Please go," they communicated.

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<![CDATA[Error-Filled Press Release Arrives From The Future]]> Media relations is a delicate cat-and-mouse game full of silver-tongued gurus with their fingers on the pulse of the news cycle. It's not something to be left to—for example—bumbling fools. Unless, of course, you hire a firm called MEGA Marketing & Media, which sent out the following actual pitch we just received from an actual reporter at a major news outlet. The persuasive hook, designed to lure the journalist in: "I figured with such a political week, such the the democratic convention just ended, and the republican starting this week." Uh, what?

Hey [Reporter]

How are you?

I was hoping to see if these items may fit the bill for something with [news outlet]. I figured with such a political week, such the the democratic convention just ended, and the republican starting this week. An item such as these may be more celeb driven, but hopefully used. Please let me know!

There is a great picture with Christina Milian holding up the voting pin, and Stephanie Pratt with the Clipboard registering to vote at the Declare Yourself Booth!

Photos: [These will never be run, at this rate]

Stephanie Pratt Registered to vote at the Declare Yourself Booth. Noting that she is a Libertarian and is excited to vote for the 1st time!

- Christina Milian Noting while sitting on the DECLARE YOURSELF Convertible Vintage Cougar that she is BIG OBAMA supporter and very excited that Joe Biden is his running mate.

[Pic via Ze Frank]

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