Originally posted July 2015; updated July 2022. Pitching Products Holiday Gift Guides. As you may know, print magazines typically work about four months in advance, so, right now they are planning their December issues (which go on sale in early November). A big part of any December issue is...
Category: Publicity
3 Ways to Make the Most of Your Publicity
January 20, 2014
I recently secured a feature article for one of my clients, a children’s book author, in a popular Canadian magazine called, Our Canada (a Reader’s Digest publication). Hopefully the feature transpires into sales, but there are so many other opportunities for the author to take this press...
5 Easy Ways to Get Free Publicity as the Year Closes Out
November 11, 2013
Want some free year end publicity opportunities? I have several ones to try. Do you have a blog? Have you ever thought about submitting it to various publications who run “Best Blogs of 2013″ lists? Why not? In December, magazines, newspapers and blogs always inundate...
Get Your Products Into These Top Holiday Gift Guides
October 23, 2013
Remember back in July when I told you, Why You Should Start Pitching to Holiday Gift Guides Now? Well, the holiday buying season is upon us and pretty much every online newspaper, magazine and blog will have a gift guide. These are great opportunities for free publicity,...
Are you maximizing the exposure of your business, starting with your everyday life? Once you walk out the door, you can become a walking billboard for your small business in many ways. Here are 3 good examples to try: Your Cell Phone, Laptop & Ebook...
How to Pitch Your Products to the Media
July 19, 2013
Want to know how to pitch your products to the media. I constantly have customers asking me this. As I have stated many times, you have to pitch a story, not a product. Writers are looking for stories, so you have to give them one...
Pitch Your Products to be in Holiday Gift Guides NOW
July 3, 2013
It’s that time of year for holiday gift guide pitches. Major magazines typically work about four months in advance. So in other words, right now they are planning their November issues, and a big part of any November issue is a holiday gift guide. So...
5 Popular Blogs That Will Mention Your Sale
June 14, 2013
Having a sale in your online shop and not sure where to promote it? There are a variety of popular blogs that have regular features, typically on Fridays, where they promote online retailers having sales. Now, I cannot guarantee they will add you to the...
Short Story Pitch Examples
March 5, 2013
Need some Short Story Pitch Examples? As you know, getting your products in editorial in magazines, blogs, your local newspaper, etc., is always a surefire way to get sales. But coming up with a story pitch for a writer is not that easy. So here...
How to Get Blogs to Feature Your Products
February 12, 2013
Ever wonder how to get blogs to feature your products? Blogs have taken over online content in a big way. According to Blogging.org, WordPress alone hosts 42 million blogs with 329 million readers. That is an unbelievable statistic! So, if you sell fashion, you would...
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