No, You Don’t Have to Have “Contacts” At a Publication in Order To Pitch Your Story and Get Media Coverage

No, you don’t have a relationship or contacts with at a publication to successfully pitch your story.   Because of the volume of pitches, many publications like the one above requires you to fill out a form.   What you need is a compelling story and reason the journalist would pay attention.   Hint:  rather [...]

Israeli & U.S. Start-Ups: Maybe You Don’t Need a PR Firm (Yet.) Here’s Some Things You Can Do On Your Own

In the process of meeting with various start-ups in Israel this week I’m really gaining some great insights into their needs for PR services. Tomorrow, I will speaking at the Israel Startup Network event and sharing the stage with other PR / Communications Pros, Josh Cline, Sharon Levy-Matzkin and Enon Landenberg.   What’s clear to me is that either because [...]