I am sourcing for A LOT this week
Yes, there are gift guides!
Happy Wednesday everyone. Hope you all had a fun holiday weekend. Random Nicole updates: It was in the 100s all weekend here. I went to the beach and lasted an hour trying to relax on a blanket and read. Bring on the fall and pumpkin everything! :-) I just finished the book “A Good Marriage” and the entire time I was reading it, I was picturing the villian from Netflix’s Lincoln Lawyer in my head whenever this one character was referenced. I sat down at a restaurant yesterday and he of all people was at the table next to me. Also FINALLY bought a mattress for my husband’s parent’s house (when we visit, we sleep on my husband’s high school mattress and it’s no buenos for our backs) on a big major Labor Day sale so that was fun.
Thanks for all the kind words about my new co-consulting venture, Top Tier Consulting. People have been saying such amazing things and it’s much appreciated. For those of you who may have missed the announcement last week, it’s my new collaboration with fellow writer Jill Schildhouse. The two of us have been in the writing game a long time and have decided to combine our extensive knowledge to help publicists learn how to best work with journalists to secure top-tier coverage. We have all sorts of exciting packages we’re offering. We’re just getting started and the reviews from our sessions have already been so warm and fuzzy. :-) All. The. Feels!
We also have a Top Tier newsletter that will be launching next week where we do weekly deep dives into “taking your media coverage to the top from two top-tier journalists.” This means you’ll have our personal experiences and best advice for publicists delivered to your inbox on a weekly basis. We’re treating this like any other article we’d be commissioned to write, meaning we are pouring our professional elbow grease into this, x2, and are therefore charging a nominal feel to join (Substack lets you sign up for free but to take advantage you’ll want to convert to a paid plan). We have several different subscription options – i.e. Founding Members will be able to attend monthly “Ask Us Anything Zoom” sessions where we’ll answer your burning questions that came up that month. Looking forward to landing in your inbox soon. :-)
And now to the good stuff. I have a lot I am sourcing for this week.
PARADE
Kids Gift Guide: Toy Picks for kids, including one Star Wars related toy
Adults Gift Guide: Top 10 gifts for 2022 - looking for creative, not the usual, really must have gifts for this year.
AARP:
Sex Ed for Grownups: Looking to review different sex education sites, apps, and “master class” type programs. Bring on all your sexy ideas. Plus I’d love some experts to weigh in on this as well - sex therapists for starters.
WOMAN’S DAY
Women who perform HOLIDAY/SEASONAL acts of kindness. Still looking for a few more fabulous women to profile for an upcoming print feature. Looking for women with big hearts who find cool ways to help others or do good deeds every holiday season. Must have a holiday spin as this is a Dec issue. Please send me a photo + a candidate’s name, age and location
BROOKDALE
Leading North American senior housing center’s blog. I’m sourcing for 4 for this month:
Experts to weigh in on the trend of getting your color done. This Style Trend Is Back! (Basically what is color analysis, is it the same as the ‘80s trend, where to get it and how much does it cost).
Pickleball injuries - someone pitched me to be an expert about this and I can’t find it in my inbox and have now randomly been assigned a story on it so if that was you and you have an expert - or it wasn’t you and you have an expert, please email me
Expert to talk: what is sustainable travel?
RDs, MDs and nutritionists to talk about ways to get more fiber into your diet (cannot mention products in here)
COVER STORY OPP: SPRY LIVING
Celebrity women 40+: As you know, I book covers for Parade’s sister publication, Spry Living, a monthly health and wellness-oriented pub that also focuses on a star’s latest projects. Looking for women 40 and up for our December issue and beyond. Must be well known names. Past covers have included Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gloria Estefan, Katherine Heigl, Viola Davis.
GREAT PET CARE
Need a cat behaviorist or veterinarian to talk about safety when pets wear Halloween costumes
I’m doing an entire story on cat pumpkin carving ideas - looking for DIY experts or cat experts or crafty people who want to participate in this one
Dog expert or veterinarian to weigh in on best dog goggles for eye protection
The usual
Please send pitches to NCPajer@gmail.com with the appropriate subject line in the header.
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And I’m always open to recommendations for TV shows to binge. :-)
ox, Nicole