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haro

If you are looking for ways to get your name into the media, check out Help A Reporter Out  (HARO). Reporters and professional bloggers submit their questions, ask for quotes from experts and look for story sources.  YOU as the topic expert, submit your answers, quotes or information and connect with the reporter. This is a fabulous way for the reporters to get fast answers to their inquiries, and a great way for you to position yourself as an expert. There are over 29,000 reporters … [Read more...]

Risky Business

risk-taking

As all entrepreneurs know, just being in business is a risk.  Everyday we make decisions that impact our business, our lives and our lifestyle. The other day I was re-reading a book by Nido Qubein in which he talks about risk management. In order to manage risk  he suggests asking three questions: 1.  What's the best thing that could happen? 2.  What's  the worst thing that could happen? 3. What's the most likely thing to happen? Once you answer the three questions, … [Read more...]

Should I Send a Press Kit to the Media

I've been asked this question in numerous ways: How do I send a press kit to a news paper? Should I send my press kit to the Media? Should I attach my press kit to my media release? Basically, you should never SEND your press kit to any member of the media without having first been asked. You will get labeled as a spammer and your attached documents will never be opened. When someone requests your press kit, ask them what format they want the information in. Most reporters will … [Read more...]

Your Press Kit

Several of my clients have been in the news lately. One of them gets amazing coverage through the local and national news media ... and the other is regularly interviewed by magazines, newspaper articles and the news media. HOW you get this kind of coverage is the topic of a different post (to come) ... but before you start looking for publicity you should have all your media information in one place, so that when you get asked, you are ready. All the information you collect should go in … [Read more...]