Good News Pegs for the Summer Slowdown

As life tends to slow down during the summer, the good news is the news cycle keeps going! Even though producers and editors might also be on vacation, there are people filling in and ways to make sure your topics and story ideas get the media’s attention. So how do you find news pegs during…

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Why Summer is the Perfect Time to Pitch the Media

Why Summer is the Perfect Time to Pitch the Media Summer is HERE! Kiddos are almost out of school (or already are!) It’s a time for leisure and reprieve. It is also a time for productivity and building momentum. During the summer months, many of us will take vacation and are OOO for extended periods,…

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This Memorial Day

As we celebrate Memorial Day week and those we have lost in battle, (my grandfather) as well as the unofficial start of summer (YAY!) we tend to slow down and take time off and spend much needed time with friends and family. I love this time of year for that! I also love this time…

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We all love certain podcasts for certain reasons.

the current state of podcasting

It seems there are new ones almost every day, and we’ve seen an uptick in people wanting to get on certain podcasts as a guest. So here’s the latest on podcasts with fresh data! The Pew Research Center recently put out a new study on podcast listening habits. Not that surprisingly, it found that podcasts are…

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IT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK! MASTER THE ART OF INTERVIEWING LUNCH & LEARN 

Media Interviews Don’t have to be Intimidating – Give Me 1 Hour to Make Them Fun!    Are you hesitant about seeking media coverage for your business or have had a bad experience in the past?  You’re not alone! I hear it all the time and understand that media interviews can be intimidating!  BUT they…

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IT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK! MASTER THE ART OF INTERVIEWING LUNCH & LEARN

Media Interviews Don’t have to be Intimidating – Give Me 1 Hour to Make Them Fun! Are you hesitant about seeking media coverage for your business, or have had a bad experience in the past? You’re not alone! I hear it all the time and understand that media interviews can be intimidating! BUT they are…

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How to leverage PR and media placements

media coverage

You’ve gotten media coverage or an exciting engagement with someone – now what? What do you do with media coverage links once you have it? I get asked these questions a lot! Hopefully you’re excited as heck to share it – so that’s what you should do! The whole point of publicity and media coverage…

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Expertise/ Thought Leadership

communication statement

Do you know your exact expertise? Do you know how to relay it to your audience? Will your audience relate to your message? You may have a good handle on what is your expertise, but do you know how to properly communicate it to your audience? Have you ever thought about how your audience receives…

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Figuring out who is your ideal audience?

media placement

What is a media placement you’d love to get? A particular TV show, a podcast, a newspaper?  Why are you not pitching them?  What would it take to put yourself out there? Is that where your ideal audience will find you? These are all great questions to ask yourself when thinking about getting media placement…

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What I am Grateful For Series: Rita Goodroe Interview

What I am grateful for

https://youtu.be/oiqlM8ePR4k Katie (00:00): Katie Riess here with KT Media Strategies. I am continuing my series this month and next month on who I am grateful for in life and my business, KT Media Strategies. And that would not be where it is today without today’s guest, Rita Goodroe of Rita, Made Me Do It. She…

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