In this episode, Gloria Chou, an award-winning PR strategist and host of the Small Business PR Podcast, shares her insights on the power of public relations for small businesses. She highlights how PR can outperform traditional advertising and offers tips for crafting compelling media pitches. Gloria discusses strategies for year-round gift guides, emphasizing the importance of aligning with trends. She also introduces the CPR pitching method and provides advice on building relationships with journalists to enhance brand visibility.
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Pitching Products
Focus on pitching one product, not your entire collection, to journalists.
Position the same product differently for various media outlets.
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CPR Pitching Method
Write a good pitch and send it to the right people.
Use the CPR method: Credibility, Point of View, and Relevance.
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Relevance in Pitching
Start your pitch with relevance, focusing on the consumer's needs and current trends.
Use bullet points to highlight key features or benefits.
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When you think of public relations or PR, what first comes to mind? Is it holiday gift guides, being on the Today Show? What if I told you that PR can often be more effective than social media or paid ads for boosting a business's credibility and visibility? That's exactly what today's guest is sharing.
Gloria Chou is an award-winning PR strategist and the host of the top-rated Small Business PR Podcast. Known for her untraditional yet proven approach to PR, which makes visibility and access to media accessible for anyone, Gloria helps BIPOC and female founders get featured organically in top-tier media without needing PR connections or a large social media following. Her strategies have earned small businesses in nearly every industry over a billion organic views and features in outlets like The New York Times, Oprah's Favorite Things, Vogue, and Forbes without any pay-to-play options.
Gloria shares how to write a compelling pitch to the media, how to pitch and find gift guides that happen year-round, how to find the right journalist to pitch, and so much more.
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