Blogger Outreach

…how to do it without pissing bloggers off

Direct Pitching

• Generic Pitches

• Personalized Pitches

Successful Pitch

• Offers something to blogger

– Ad buy– Sample product– Fun event

Stating the Obvious (don’t pitch meat products to vegetarians)

• Send the right pitch to the right people

• Have someone in that niche review pitch if possible

• Be warm, friendly, and polite

• If blogger refuses, BE POLITE

How to Make a Pitch Fail

• Inappropriate pitch• Customized Form letter with wrong name• Require lots of work for a “chance” to win• Send bloggers press releases*• Insult blogger’s beliefs and values

• *Exception is group review blogs

Bloggers want…

• To feel important

• For someone to invest in them

• To be treated as professionals

• Something for their time/effort

• To be schmoozed a bit

Major Credit Card PitchHi Cecily,

I think your blog is amazing! I've grown particularly fond of the recipe section as I love to cook, and eat. Because we have this interest in food, I thought you may appreciate this deal. Since summer is almost over, I wanted to touch base with you to let you and your readers know about a way to spend less on Back to School shopping.

No matter what you and your readers are looking for, Credit Card Co. offers ways to save time and money. Shoppers in the market for Back to School  discounts should visit [site] for coupons and special deals such as saving $20 at Grocery Gateway or saving 20% at Belen Gift. It would be great if you could cover these Back to School offers in a blog post.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you!

Best, PR PersonCredit Card Outreach Team

Frozen Fish CompanyMy name is PR Girl and I am writing on behalf of Frozen Fish Company. We’ve been following your blog and love your recipes and weekly meal plans. I know we're not the most "foodie" acceptable product, but when it comes to easy and quick weeknight dinners for mom's, FFC has some surprisingly awesome recipes.

Because of this, we had an idea we wanted to run by you: Help FFC celebrate National Fish Taco Day (coming up on October 4). Would you be interested in helping us celebrate this “holiday” by:

* Helping us educate your readers on the nutritional benefits of swapping traditional taco meat with fish. Did you know that eating two servings of seafood per week is associated with better heart, brain and eye health?

* Posting information about FFC “Fish Taco Fiesta Challenge” where you and your readers can submit your favorite taco recipes for a chance to win a FREE trip to Mexico?! Visit http://www.welovefishtacos.com for more information.

* Providing your readers with tips on how they can host a Fish Taco Mexican Fiesta at home? * Posting unique fish taco recipes from FFC? * Participating in an online Q&A with Sylvia Klinger, R.D., about the nutritional value of fish?

Or perhaps we could host a promotion exclusively for your readers? The FFC would be happy to provide product samples or coupons to give away to your readers. Interested? I’d love to hear from you and send you additional information.

Thank you for your time!

PR Girl

Maid Company

Hey Cecily,

I have an idea for your blog as a guest post. Maid Company has some great tips about how to burn calories while cleaning the house. It’s a perfect solution for Mom’s with busy summer schedules. Let me know if you’re interested! I can also send photos.

PR GirlPublic Relations Firm

Pet Sitting CompanyHi There - August is here, which means there’s only a few weeks left of summer break. Families everywhere are taking their last-minute summer vacations before heading back to school. For your followers, I wanted to suggest a blog post offering a discount on pet sitting services through Pet Sitting Service, the nation’s leader in pet sitting and dog walking – a wise alternative to asking the neighbors to watch your pet while you’re on vacation. All you have to do is post this link on your blog: http://tinyurl.com/2575ocj When you click on it, you’ll see [large ugly photo widget] on the right and people can click to get their 10 percent off coupon for Pet Sitting services. In the meantime, pet lovers can also check out the Pet Sitting Fan Page on Facebook where for the next several months, there will be some great contests going on where fans can win prizes by uploading photos. Let me know what you think. Thanks!PR Rep

Obscure Travel WebsiteDear Uppercase Woman,

We were really impressed with the level of content in your blog, Uppercase Woman.

My name is PR Girl, the editor at Oscure Website. We have been blogging about travel, international, and family medicine for a few months now and we think it is about time to start reaching out to other passionate people.

I would love to have one of our bloggers write a guest post for Uppercase Woman. If you have any topic or style guidelines for guest posts, send them my way. We want to make sure that all edits are made by us but we are more than happy to incorporate your feedback into our post.

I am looking forward to talking with you more.

PR PersonAssistant Editor - Obscure Web Site

Pregnancy Book CompanyHello,

My name is PR Guy and I’m a member of the team at PregnancyBook.com – the online version of the Pregnancy book series. I’ve been following your mooshinindy.com, and I’m impressed with what you’re doing. I think we share a similar audience and I’d like to figure out a way for us to work together. PregnancyBook.com has the 2nd largest audience of pregnant women online, not to mention an entire bookshelf of bestselling books… We have a lot of resources and opportunities to help you. In the past, we’ve given our partners free books, banner space on our site, special promotions online – and we’re open to new ideas.

Please let me know if you’re interested. You can reply back to this e-mail or feel free to call me directly at number. I hope to hear from you soon! PR Guy

Orange Juice CompanyHi Cecily,

With summer in full swing, many moms are looking for fun things to do with their children, as I'm sure you can attest to! OJC has just kicked off their annual Take a Stand campaign.The Take a Stand campaign challenges kids across the country to raise money for the charity of their choice through a good old fashion lemonade stand. This year, we are putting a fresh twist on the campaign by challenging kids to express their creativity and represent their charities by designing and creating their own lemonade stands.

By posting their designs on OJC’s Facebook page, with their parents’ help, children can not only display their creativity, but also enter for the chance to increase their donations and win cash prizes.

I know your boys may be a little too young for the contest, but we would love your help in getting the word out about the campaign and have provided a full press release below. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at very big PR firm.

I look forward to hearing of your interest!

Cheers,PR Person

Christian MarriageMy name is Ebong Umana and I really enjoy your blog, Uppercase Woman. More so, what really moved me is your view point on having a better relationship and a better sense of oneself. I’d love to do a guest post for your blog. I am an article author and blog owner. My blog is a christian blog called christian marriage works at askme7.com.

I’m interested in writing about christian and christian marriage topics including personal finance and budgeting from a christian point of view. With the same faith as evident in your blog, I am sure your readers will really love my posts.

Here is a sample http://askme7.com/category/marriage-tips/. Please let me know which topics you think your readers would be most interested in, and I will send you over a guest post.

Thank you!

E. Umana

“line filler”Hi Cecily,

Ready for skin to look natural and elegant, before you put makeup on?

Boots No7 Intensive Line Filler was featured on Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday as a great way to achieve a “fresh face” like actress Julie Bowen who appeared at the Primetime Emmy Awards this past Sunday night. Celebrity makeup artist raved about Boots No7 Intensive Line Filler’s ability to plump up the skin and eliminate lines resulting in an overall firmer look in just two short weeks. This is an ideal product to use in creating a flawless canvas before applying any makeup as well.

Boots No7 Intensive Line Filler is available for $17.99 at Target stores nationwide and online here at Target.com, but if you plan on heading to the Target nearest you, Click here for a $2 off coupon. Feel feel free to post it to your site! Check out Boots Beauty USA on Facebook and Boots Beauty USA on Twitter to see the latest Boots updates.

Happy to send along any samples you may need!

Dear Angie,

If you're having trouble finding time to prepare nutritious meals for your family while adjusting to new back to school schedules, relax, you're not alone. According to a recent "Feed our Kids Well" survey conducted by Ragú®, half of moms say that during the back-to-school season they have less time to prepare nutritious, home-cooked meals for their kids. Fear not, Mom; Help is on the way! To help make sure your kids get the veggies they need (and the meals they love) Ragú® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce now has 2 servings of veggies in every half cup! Available soon in major retailers nationwide, the healthy, great tasting Ragú® Old World Style® Traditional pasta sauce that is already a kitchen staple has a new, naturally thicker recipe. Healthy, delicious and now with a naturally thicker taste the whole family will love, Ragú® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce is a perfect component to pulling together quick and tasty meals during this busy time. And Ragú® wants you to be among the first to try out their great new recipe! To be one of the first to taste Ragú® with 2 servings of veggies in every half-cup visit them on facebook.com/ragusauce for more details. Because you're a member of MomSelect, Ragú® wants to offer you more than just delicious and nutritious meal options. Every MomSelect blogger who shares the news of the new Ragú® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce with her readers and shares the Facebook offer will be entered to win a fantastic prize pack, including a $250 grocery store gift certificate, Ragú® products and kitchen essentials for busy moms. To be eligible to win, publish a post on your blog between September 13th and October 15th, including the following elements:

* Description of the new Ragú® Old World Style® Traditional Sauce * Link to www.facebook.com/ragusauce

We also ask you to include a disclosure attached to your blog post. Sample copy for this disclosure would be: "Disclosure: I was entered for a chance to win a Ragú® prize package in exchange for this post. No monetary exchange took place." Please send the link to your post to Amy@bsmmedia.com to be entered into the contest. Thanks for your participation and we look forward to hearing from you.

Congrats! You're A Winner Of The BlogHER 2010 Butterfinger Snackerz Halloween Giveaway

Thanks for coming by the Nestle Butterfinger Snackerz booth! The team enjoyed meeting you at BlogHER. We’re getting ready to send out our Halloween giveaway product to you that you had expressed interested about doing a giveaway on your website. Please confirm at your earliest convenience the address (with blog and your personal name) you would like product sent to and keep a lookout for it in the next few weeks. Please let me know if you would like some additional information about the product or an image of it to post on your site. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and best,

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GolinHarris for Butterfinger

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VacHeadI just came across your blog/Twitter account and noticed a tweet from a while back saying you love to vacuum (minus the

stairs) so I thought you’d appreciate LoveToVacuum.com. I’m working with Eureka on the Love To Vacuum campaign and launch of LoveToVacuum.com, a multi-faceted and interactive consumer forum designed to celebrate all things vacuuming.

You are what we call a ‘Vachead’ – anyone who simply loves to vacuum (even if it’s only certain surfaces)!

LoveToVacuum.com is fun and cheeky, featuring a variety of activities I think you’ll like:

· Download a Vactone (vacuum ringtone) to your phone

· Send a V-Card (vacuum card)

· Come clean about why you’re a Vachead in the confessions forum

· Enter the "Love is in the Air" contest for a chance to win one of the three vacuum/love-themed prizes (sorry but the contest is only open to Canadian residents right now L We launched the site in Canada and if it’s a hit, they hope is to target the US next)

· Get the latest info about vacuum products and rebate offers

· Learn some vacuum cleaning tips

You might also wanna check out Vacheadblog.com, the LoveToVacuum Facebook fan page and LoveToVacuun Twitter feed to help get your daily vacuum fix!

I’ve attached the LoveToVacuum logo, enjoy! If you have a chance to check out the website, I’d love to hear your thoughts and would also appreciate your support by joining the LTV Facebook page and following us on Twitter.

Thanks so much and feel free to contact me if you have any questions,