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It’s been a while since I shared some media opportunities with you. Here’s a tip on responding: Give the journalist everything they need in the emails. Make the subject line the keywords in the pitch. Offer as much advice as you can based on the little information you have below. Then, share a 2-3 sentence bio on why you’re the perfect person to site with a link to your website as well as your contact information. Good luck! Aly Walansky is looking for three sources for these articles: For Yahoo, budget sofas for small spaces and compact air conditioner deals for small spaces. (interior designer?) For Forbes, unique chicken wings and burger presentations. (restaurateur? foodie?) Pitch her at alywalansky@gmail.com. Ellie McDonald is writing a couple of articles for The Times and needs students in wellbeing societies and gardeners on experiences with plant theft concerns. Email her at ellie.mcdonald@the-times.co.uk. Also for The Times, Rohan Banerjee is looking for experts on competitive eating. Email him at chsrohan@gmail.com. (another one for the foodies!) Kez Reynolds is writing for Ideal Home and needs help with her stories about mosquito control experts for bird baths and wetting agents for grass care pros/cons. (calling all gardeners!) If this is your jam, reach out to her at kezia.reynolds@futurenet.com. Mark your calendar.Alex Hormozi — $100M Offers, Acquisition.com, more business biceps than a Wall Street gym — is dropping his new book $100M Money Models He’s throwing quite the full-blown business breakthrough party, too. Here’s what’s going down: • He’s giving away a secret project (4 years in the making) • It’s free, but only if you show up live • He’s revealing the exact Money Models that get customers to spend more, faster, again and again You really want FOMO right now? (No. The answer is no.) 📍 August 16, 2025 Future you will high-five you for it. |
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Learn step-by-step how businesses are earning media exposure (without ads) from a TV reporter turned PR agency owner every Thursday.
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