 Send your book and media kit for your contact to have on hand. Call, fax and email, send package, follow up with an email and then a follow-up phone call at end of process.

 Don’t expect that if something comes up in your area later producer will call you. Re-pitch yourself pegged to story. The producers tend to book what is right in front of them and what is freshest in their mind. So treat it as a brand new pitch and follow up using same process. But advantage you have is that they are familiar with you already!

 Keep notes! Know who you pitched, their comments, what you sent them, your follow-up dates, which message you left etc. When faxing, do not use a cover page. We use Avery removable labels in upper left-hand corner, which come off for note page and can be used again.

Pitching mistakes to avoid:

 Do not ramble, do not say same things over and over. Practice your pitch to be concise, to point and packed with value.

 No Umm’s—never wing it. Have your press release handy so you can read directly from it and always lead with your strength.

 Never ask “how are you” unless you already have an established relationship.

 Never ask “is this a good time for you?” What you can say is “is this a good time for you to discuss a financial planning expert who can comment on stock market decline?” Producers appreciate quick and complete information. Plus, they might be crashing because they are looking for a financial planning expert!

It’s going to take time, nothing happens overnight so be prepared to treat pitching as a second job.

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So here goes:

The first one is my personal favourite, as they make a webpage for your article and submit it to search engines for free. The rest are in no particular order:

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