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Here's what I'm sourcing for this week
Happy Friday and Happy November everyone. Hope everyone has some fun plans this weekend. I also hope you all survive Daylight Savings. I love how every radio station I listened to during my afternoon drive was full of advice on how to make it through. Like we haven’t been doing this for YEARS. :-p One said it’s supposed to rain in LA during Daylight Savings and they made it sound like Armageddon. Haha. Alright, diving right in here without small talk this edition because today is busy busy. :-)
First off, announcing a November Friendsgiving Sale at Top Tier Consulting
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Part 2: A Look Inside the Process of How Writers Handle an Inbox Full of PR Pitches
Part 1: A Look Inside the Process of How Writers Handle an Inbox Full of PR Pitches
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8 Things You Need to Do to Prep Your Clients for Interviews
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OK onto the calls for sources:
Woman’s Day: Print Feature
I am still looking for a few more fabulous women to include in this story. Monday I will be emailing my editor my list of candidates so if you have someone who fits, please email me their name, age, location, job title, and a photo of them. This will not be the photo used if they are selected, it’s just for this step of the submission process.
Here’s what I need:
Looking for a few more women to submit for an upcoming print feature (WD). The theme is "Zest for Life." We’re looking for women who went through some amazing life change that helped them reclaim their joy and lives. Even better if part of the way they reclaimed their life involves helping other people and bringing joy to others. There can be someone who took control of their health in a big way, a story about someone who lost a loved one and were in a bad place, but found inspiration to go on and maybe found love again, or made it their life mission to support others who are grieving, etc. The key here is heartwarming stories where the person rediscovered their “zest for life.” People with compelling back stories that you want to root for.
Please submit a woman with her full name, age, location, and a picture of her to NCPajer@gmail.com.
NOTE: We usually do minimal branding on here unless it makes sense and is the name of someone's foundation, a race they ran, etc. but each is considered on a case-by-case basis so if there is branding attached, please let me know what that you would need so I can get it approved. Thanks!
Brookdale (Largest senior housing company in North America with 700 locations) blog:
Looking for plant experts to discuss: 8 Plants You Didn’t Know You Could Grow in a Pot
Please email source option to NCPajer@gmail.com.
AARP
Looking for experts for two stories:
Worst things for your brain: Looking for some experts to weigh in on the worst things you could be unknowingly doing to harm your brain: MDs, RDs, sleep experts, etc.
Superfoods to Help you Sleep: RDs and sleep doctors on foods that you can eat before bed or throughout the day to encourage a good night’s sleep.
Please email to NCPajer@gmail.com. Thanks!
Great Pet Care
Cat birthday cake recipes: Looking to connect with some home bakers / bloggers / influencers who also have cats and have made cat cakes before?
WebMD
I am looking for the latest and greatest in reproductive technology. From robots helping with IVF to what’s new in the fertility space that I haven’t heard about yet. Tell me the latest and greatest. Looking for experts and products, technology and more.
Email to NCPajer@gmail.com.
Thank you in advance for submitting. I might not be able to respond to everyone’s email but I do review all the submissions that come my way and will email you if your source is a fit.
That’s it for now. More next week as always.
ox Nicole
P.S. Now for an obnoxious amount of buttons to click. :-p
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