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How to Pitch a Blog: Tips to Make Your Business Stand Out

September 12, 2019 by Beeb Leave a Comment

How to Pitch a Blog Tips to Make Your Business Stand Out
This is a sponsored post.

As someone who has been blogging professionally in the lifestyle/”Mom blogger” arena for well over a decade now, many have picked my brains over the years to get my opinion on what the best pitching practices are for business owners who are wondering how to approach blogs in my niche. I even gave a presentation about it a few years ago! While there are a number of factors that go into the “Perfect pitch”, there’s a few core things to keep in mind:

Quality Over Quantity

Before you send out that press release, stop and ask yourself: Is your goal to get coverage, or is your goal to send out 1,000 emails that never get opened? Sure, you may have a database with thousands of generic media contacts, but that means nothing if it doesn’t result in placement – this is where data quality comes in to play. What is data quality? In this instance, it’s referring to your outreach list. If actual results are what you’re after, it’s worth the time to tailor your list for maximum benefit. Think about it: If you’re promoting a sale on organic beef and you email dozens of vegan bloggers, do you think that’s a topic that they’ll be jumping all over themselves to cover? Of course not – you’re just wasting everyone’s time.

Different Blogs, Different Approaches, Different Results

Before you reach out, consider the recipient. Let’s say that you have an innovative umbrella that you want to promote, for example. Generally speaking, established, higher-traffic blogs usually charge a fee for product features, simply because they have limited time and space. Newer blogs that are still building their audience and reputation are more likely to accept product samples in exchange for things like review posts or social media coverage. As with everything, this isn’t the case 100% of the time – a blogger might make an exception for a high-value product or publish a press release about something that fits just perfectly with their content, but it’s good to keep in mind general practices as you plan your marketing strategy and determine where you want to spend your budget. Which brings us to:

Remember That They’re Running a Business, Too

Sometimes, small businesses get so caught up in trying to get their product out there that they forget that blogs are a small business, too. If a blogger doesn’t have time to cover your product, or you can’t afford their rates, please don’t take it personally. I get pitches everyday for products that I would love to try, and my list of ideas for posts is far, far longer than I would ever have time to get through. I only have so many hours in the day, and since this is my business, I have to be selective with what projects I take on. So remember to be gracious when you hear a “No”, and keep in mind that no matter how amazing your product may be, no one owes you coverage.

So that’s my 2 cents – what do you think? Bloggers, feel free to chime in down in the comments!

Filed Under: Blog, personal

Kenmore Blogger Summit: Day One Recap #HolidayHosting

October 28, 2013 by Beeb 9 Comments

Kenmore Blogger Summit

Travel and related consideration provided by Kenmore.

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Kenmore Blogger Summit in Chicago, Illinois. This fun gathering brings together bloggers to check out the latest appliance innovations and see how they might help them in the kitchen – especially important with the holidays around the corner. “Holiday Hosting” was was this year’s theme, with bloggers bringing recipes and tips for making the season bright.

Kenmore Christmas Tree

To get us all into the spirit, they decked out the studio with a full blown Christmas tree, topped with a spatula. Isn’t that adorable?

Utensil Tree Topper

Bauble

Bow

Golden Bauble

Bow & Bauble

To welcome us, they served cocktails and a delicious dinner buffet. The appetizers which were served were actually favorite recipes submitted by several bloggers in attendance!

Salad

Sweet Potatoes

Brussels Sprouts

Chicken & Salmon

Desserts

Coffee & Wine

The proceedings were hosted by the wonderful Chef Kari Karch and the awesome Kenmore team. Kari shared some neat “Holiday Hacks” for making the season easier, such as adding chilling a glass of wine by adding frozen grapes, or putting a pair of too-tight shoes in the freezer with a bag of water to stretch them and make them more comfy for holiday parties:

Shoes in The Freezer!

Another suggestion was to add a festive fragrance to your home by sprinkling cinnamon on the carpet and then vacuuming.

Cinnamon in Carpet

After we had gotten a chance to eat and mingle, they brought out Brandon Ogborn, a stand-up comic who recently auditioned for Lorne Michaels. “Yeah, Lorne asked me to do SNL this week and I said, ‘Nah, I’ve got this Kenmore thing,'” he quipped. He brought out two comediennes, who helped with his efforts to dramatically retell holiday disaster stories. Each blogger had submitted a story about their most hilarious holiday mishaps, and Brandon called several of the funniest onstage to tell their epic stories. One of my favorites was the story of well-meaning parents who mistook a pan of frozen ground beef for Tiramisu and unwittingly served it to their guests who were too polite to say anything!

Brandon Ogborn & Friends

After they read out a few blogger stories, the comedians also shared a few stories they had written, inspired by the blogger accounts they had read. It was pretty funny to see these guys embrace the bizarre angle and have fun integrating snippets about Kenmore appliance features in their stand-up comedy!

Hotel Felix

After the entertainment, we headed back to the cozy Hotel Felix and hit the hay for a little shut-eye after a long day of fun and travel!

Kenmore
Cookmore

Filed Under: Blog, holiday Tagged With: #holidayhosting, #KenmoreSummit, Blog Events, Kenmore, Kenmore Summit

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October 24, 2008 by Momstart Leave a Comment

Win $200 Plus Worth of Prizes

Posted on Oct 01, 2008 under Contest |

Happy October 1st! Well, in my part of the woods it already is! I am celebrating my 3 yrs in blogging. Not that long really but it’s fun to remember how time flies! And how much I have grown and met some nice people online! Other than that my little peanut will celebrate his 10 month this coming Friday! :) To celebrate here’s a fun contest for everyone to enjoy and join!

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