If you’re trying to get your product or service in front of girls age 10-16, try pitching to the monthly POP STAR! magazine, with a circulation of 250,000. The Gift List, a subscription-based service that provides contact info for print and broadcast media outlets that are planning gift sections or features, says POP STAR! is slooking for story… Read More
Magazines
Horticulture magazine wants product info for holiday gift guide
Do you sell the perfect pair of gardening gloves? Or hand-made herb markers that any gardener would be proud to display among the basil and oregano? How about furniture with a garden theme? Or outdoor or patio products with panache? If so, the bimonthly Horticulture magazine (circ. 209,889) wants to know about it for their holiday gift guide to be… Read More
Ladies’ Home Journal editor offers pitching tips
If you’re pitching the Ladies’ Home Journal, adhere to its three-month lead time. So says Julia Kagan, the health director at the magazine, whose pitching tips were featured in an article at the Media Insider blog. Other things you should know: The magazine prefers news tips, not how-to news. Most readers don’t have young… Read More
Airline magazines rely on freelancers–so pitch them
If you want to get publicity in one of the inflight magazines, you should cozy up to freelancers who write for those publications. That’s one of several tips in the May 1 issue of PR Week. The article says freelancers tend to be more responsive and a slightly easier pitch than, say, high-end travel magazines,… Read More
Gift List includes press release writing, distribution services
The Gift List, the fee-based service that provides leads on media outlets planning special coverage of things that make great gifts, will now write your news releases and distribute them to the media. That means people who sell various products and services no longer have to spend time tracking down special sections where their product would… Read More
Celebrity, CEO and classic homes news wanted by real estate columnist
Mark Nash, a real estate author and columnist, is writing a syndicated feature titled “Celebrity, CEO & Classic Homes.” He is asking PR professionals and publicists to forward news about these kinds of properties, a project description, and 6 high-resolution photos, to him at Mark.Nash@cbExchange.com Read the articles he has written for Realty Times here.
Time, Fortune, People, Business 2.0 to feature easy-to-find table of contents
Finally, no more fumbling around to find the table of contents in four popular magazines published by Time Inc. WSJ.com reports that Fortune, People and Business 2.0 will feature the table of contents on the first page. A flap on the inside front cover will tell readers Philips Electronics is making that possible. The issue of Time that’s… Read More
Vogue magazine editor says ‘no blanket pitches’
Sally Singer, fashion news and features director at Vogue echoes what I’ve been preaching for years. No one-size-fits-all pitches, she tells Bulldog Reporter’s Daily Dog. And yes, you can certainly look at the magazine’s editorial calendar, but don’t rely on it exclusively to tell you which sections are planned for which months. Read the magazine! “The… Read More
Tween magazine fans: How to reach them with your pitch
PR Week says magazines for 9- to 12-year-olds shouldn’t be mistaken for the same teen magazines read by their older siblings. Tweens have their own tastes, as well as spending power. So you don’t have to pitch parents directly to reach the kids or their money. The magazine suggests: “Make sure all pitches are age-appropriate.” Pitch websites that… Read More
People magazine will listen to pitches even if you aren’t a celebrity
The March 13 issue of PR Week includes an interview with Larry Hackett, managing editor of People magazine, who says you don’t have to be a celebrity to get into his magazine. “I think you have to look at your story and say, ‘Is this an extraordinary story?’ Is it about an individual that’s done an… Read More