Who wouldn’t love to be able afford the big, massive media contact database—the ones that cost thousands of dollars?
But for sole proprieator PR people, or do-it-yourself Publicity Hounds, that’s usually out of the question.
An inexpensive alternative is the collection of smaller lists offered by HandleYourOwnPR.com, a real bargain if you’re looking only for media who cover a specific topic, like weddings, children’s nutrition or women’s acccessories.
You’ll find 22 lists in four categories.
Kids/Parenting:
- Food & Nutrition (13 contacts) — $90
- New Products (18 contacts) — $90
- Regional Parenting Pubs (47 contacts) — $99
- Health and Family (15 contacts) — $90
- Parenting Blogs & Websites (53 contacts) — $90
Lifestyle:
- Bridal Magazines (24 contacts) — $115
- Home & Interior Design (75 contacts) — $110
- Men’s Fashion Mags (16 contacts) — $89
- Men’s Mags Health, Food & Nutrition (16 contacts) — $89
- Women’s Fashion Mags (61 contacts) — $135
- Women’s Mags – Accessories (16 contacts) — $115
- Women’s Mags – Beauty (59 contacts) — $135
- Women’s Mags – Food & Nutrition (21 contacts) — $135
- Women’s Mags – Health & Nutrition (60 contacts) — $135
- Celebrity Magazines (20 contacts) — $115
- Natural/Green Living Mags (37 contacts) — $115
- Book Reviewers (63 contacts) — $125
Holiday Lists
- Men’s Mag Holiday Gift Guide (11 contacts) — $85
- Parenting Holiday Gift Guide (15 contacts) — $95
- Women’s Mag Holiday Gift Guide 2011 (43 contacts) $125
News/Business
- Newspaper Personal Finance Sources (36 contacts) — $150
- Newspaper Real Estate Sources (41 contacts) — $150
I asked MA sample list for parenting publications that accept news about new products includes 21 contacts, mostly editors, from magazines like American Baby, Baby Talk, Fit Pregnancy, O (the Oprah Magazine), Parents and working Mother. Each list includes the contact name, job title, publicaiton, phone number, email address, mailing address and a comment or two about what kind of news is wanted, or how to pitch.
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