Should I Pay to Be on TV?
There seems to be a new trend going on among local TV shows as well as cable news shows to sell interview spots to authors, speakers and business people for fees ranging from $900 to $4,500.
There seems to be a new trend going on among local TV shows as well as cable news shows to sell interview spots to authors, speakers and business people for fees ranging from $900 to $4,500.
The most effective way to get your message to the media is to target the most interested reporters and avoid the ones who aren’t interested. Sounds simple, but you’d be surprised how often small businesses blast press releases and pitch letters to any and every reporter they happen to find on a generic media list. Reporters hate this. If you can personalize a pitch or target a press release, you’ll stand a much better chance of being quoted. To make the best use of your time – and not waste a reporter’s time, here are 10 tips to selecting an effective media list.
Reporters are always looking for news. A new report shows they want to receive press releases by email. The new report by Bulldog Reporter and TEKGROUP International shows an overwhelming majority of journalists—79.4%—prefer to receive information about corporate, not-for-profit and government news by e-mail. Here are five ways to make your press release stand out.