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Queries!
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Business and Finance
1) Mortgage Brokerages Suddenly Find Scale (National Mortgage Professional Magazine)2) Looking to speak with office administrators or coffee distributors (Anonymous)
3) Buyer's agents: How can buyer's cope when they lose their "dream home" (Apartment Therapy)
4) BERT SEO (SEO Optimizers)
5) Bitcoin & Gold Correlation (Cointelegraph)
6) How to ship a car across Canada (Postmedia News)
7) Marketing & Public Relations books (Everything-PR.com )
8) What are your favourite incident management systems & why? (Logit)
9) How to protect yourself in online marketplaces (Facebook, Craigslist) (Zolo)
10) How to break down a professional quote from a contractor (Zolo)
11) How to budget for home renovations or maintenance (Zolo)
12) How can companies survive COVID? (Lawyer Monthly)
13) Can tik tok be banned? (Lawyer Monthly)
14) Top X Free Content Marketing Tools for Bloggers (SEM Updates Digital Marketing Blog)
15) Preparing Billiards story for holiday shopping and Marketing for holidays (Billiards Digest)
16) Seeking CFOs and Finance Executives for Fintech Report (Procurify)
17) What are Reels on Instagram? (International Consulting)
18) Diversity in Video Content (Idea Rocket Animation)
19) Are you a small business that has had to start using video conference? (Biz2Credit)
20) Career Change Advice (iHire)
21) CTO, IT Director or HR Manager (Anonymous)
22) How do you define your VOC Program Metrics? (Anonymous)
23) Top IoT Trends and Tech in 2021 (Fortune)
24) Looking to interview female entrepreneurs (Femfounder)
25) Tips for Balancing a Full-Time Job With a Side Hustle (Dollarsprout)
26) Proven founders who have unused business ideas (Anonymous)
27) Value Mutual Funds to Buy Now (US News)
28) Entrepreneurs: Tell Us How You Cope With Business Boredom (Inverse)
29) The FHA Streamline Refinance - Pros and Cons (Anonymous)
30) Employers/Parents/Working from home (New York Post)
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Business and Finance
1) Summary: Mortgage Brokerages Suddenly Find ScaleName: Vincent Valvo National Mortgage Professional Magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4mo@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: National Mortgage Professional Magazine
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
THE RISE OF THE SUPERBROKERAGES Most mortgage brokerage
operations are very small - one or two offices, with a broker
and maybe 2-6 originators, plus some support staff. But a few
brokerages have set their sights on being either super-regional
or national players. We're looking at how have they done it,
what is their advantage, and can they keep to their business
plan after the Coronavirus effects on the economy? A parallel
here may well be the real estate brokerage industry 30 or 40
years ago. Real estate brokers used to be local, small firms.
Then came the advent of Century 21, Re/Max and more. They
offered standardized systems, better back office support,
uniform marketing and creating brand names that consumers sought
out no matter where they moved in the country. It seems a fair
bet that this is what these new super-brokerages are modeling
themselves on. We are talking to the leaders of C2 Financial
Corp. in San Diego - touted as the largest mortgage brokerage in
the U.S. https://www.c2financialcorp.com/become_lo/about.php. We
are also be speaking to Nexa Mortgage, based out of Phoenix, AZ,
which seems to be going the "franchising" route.
https://www.nexamortgage.com/licensing/ We are looking for
outside experts who have, for example, looked at the rise of
franchising in the real estate industry to speak to similarities
here. Or other experts in the mortgage lending and brokerage
world who can address these develpments.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b570@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 13 August
Query:
Looking to speak with officer administrators or coffee
distributors who mainly supply coffee machines and beans to
offices in the U.S for insight on how the business has changed
since lockdowns were lifted, as many companies extend working
from home.
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Name: Brittany Anas Apartment Therapy
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b57c@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Apartment Therapy
Deadline: 2:00 PM EST - 14 August
Query:
Hello!
I'm looking for buyer's agents to give some advice to homeowners
who lose out on a home that they truly think is "The One."
What are some ways to pick yourself up and brush yourself off?
How do you forge ahead in the search when you feel so defeated?
Does bidding war fatigue exist?
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Name: Luana Spinetti SEO Optimizers
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b57i@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: SEO Optimizers
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
I identified three ways to optimize for Google's BERT: - good
grammar and sentence construction - keywords seen as topics, not
exact match queries - a major focus on users rather than on
search engines
What other type of BERT optimization can be done? Or are those
three points all that can be done?
If you know of a specific optimization, please share it,
possible together with an example. I may include it in the
article.
Thanks!
Requirements:
Experience (and/or expertise) with BERT optimization
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Name: Anirudh Tiwari Cointelegraph
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b57m@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Cointelegraph
Deadline: 8:00 PM EST - 14 August
Query:
We're currently working on a piece regarding the correlation
between Gold and Bitcoin. According to Skew, their monthly
correlation is now around 70%, which is the highest ever,
surpassing highs seen in 2018 and May2019. We're looking to get
insights on the following subjects:
Bitcoin is sometimes referred to as 'digital gold', why is there
a correlation between gold and btc at all when they aren't
related in the traditional sense? Why isn't it correlated to
other commodities? (Oil for example, the biggest commodity in
the market)
There are times when this correlation is completely absent, how
can this be explained?
Is there a stronger correlation between BTC and gold or BTC and
S&P500? Underlying reasoning.
BTC is still seen as a risky asset, while gold is always seen as
a store of value, can this change in the near future?
As a store of value, does the increased volatility of BTC harm
it in the long run?
Please feel free to add any additional details that you feel I
might have failed to consider in relation to this subject.
Requirements:
Commodities Experts ; CXO's of crypto exchanges ;
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Name: Lisa Felepchuk Postmedia News
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b58c@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Postmedia News
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 14 August
Query:
Hi HARO,
I'm looking for a moving specialist, driving guru or perhaps
even an insurance person who can offer me some advice or tips on
how to ship a car across Canada. Hoping to answer the following:
what are the pros, cons, average price, what works best for
which cars, etc.
Requirements:
Canadian expert prefered
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Name: Richard Pace Everything-PR.com
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b2f0@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Everything-PR.com
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
What are some inspiring books on marketing or public relations?
Classics? Best you've ever read. Love your thoughts for a
series of feature stories we have planned .
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Name: Eleanor Bennett Logit
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b390@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Logit
Deadline: 7:00 PM GMT - 15 August
Query:
Review your favourite incident management tools for a chance to
be included in our next blog roundup.
Include reasons why you picked the tool your recommending,
favourite features & if possible a use case on why this tool is
so essential to you.
Requirements:
Technical background required, much have knowledge of the tool
they are recommending.
No overly self promotional or answers from incident management
vendors will be accepted.
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Name: Alyssa Davies Zolo
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b40o@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Zolo
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
1. Name/Title/Link
2. Brief Bio
3. Many people use online marketplaces to buy home decor or
materials, what are the safest places to do so and how can you
determine this?
4. There is no BBB for individual sellers, so how can you
identify if the seller is legitimate?
5. What are the safest ways to exchange payments?
6. What are some red flags to be aware of when shopping in
online marketplaces?
7. Even though you might be able to save money buying
second-hand, is that always the best option? Why or why not?
8. Any additional tips or information for people looking to
safely buy in online marketplaces
Requirements:
Looking for general contractors, home services experts, or
sources who have specific experiences dealing with internet scams
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Name: Alyssa Davies Zolo
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b40r@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Zolo
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
1. Name/Title/Link 2. Brief Bio 3. Generally, what should a
quote look like? 4. Should you get multiple quotes? Why or why
not? 5. How do you know if you're getting a good price? 6. What
are some good questions to ask the contractor regarding the
quote and price? 7. Can you negotiate a quote? If yes, how? 8.
How do you know if the quote is legitimate and the contractor is
genuinely interested? If they quote high, does this mean they
are not interested in the job?
Requirements:
Looking for home service sources, renovation experts, general
contractors or homeowners with experience hiring professional
contractors
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Name: Alyssa Davies Zolo
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b40w@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Zolo
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
1. Name/Title/Link 2. Brief Bio 3. How do you know how much to
save for a renovation without getting a quote? 4. What are some
good savings tools to use for short-term financial goals? 5.
Should you budget some incidental money in case the budget goes
over? 6. Should you pay for the project upfront or pay as you
go? 7. How can you negotiate a renovation to ensure it's within
your budget?
Requirements:
Looking for financial experts or real estate experts.
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Name: Jaya Harrar Lawyer Monthly
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4bg@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Lawyer Monthly
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
We are looking for: employment lawyers, M&A lawyers, corporate/
financial lawyers, to comment on the steps companies can take to
survive the pandemic - whether that is selling the company or
trying to save money. All legal matters will be explored so feel
free to get in touch.
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Name: Jaya Harrar Lawyer Monthly
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4bi@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Lawyer Monthly
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
Looking for lawyers to comment on the legality behind banning
Tik Tok and what requirements are needed to ban a company. How
legal is it? What are the legal issues at hand?
Commentary up to 300 words, to fit in an article.
Requirements:
US lawyers. Or lawyers familiar with Chinese law too.
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Name: Richa Pathak SEM Updates Digital Marketing Blog
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4eq@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: SEM Updates Digital Marketing Blog
Deadline: 11:00 PM GMT - 15 August
Query:
Share top 2-3 free/freemium content marketing tools that help
bloggers to creation, promote, publish content.
1. Name of the tool, about the tool, main features, screenshot
in action (not default tool homepage) 2. How these tools helped
you achieved better results. Write your genuine feedback/review
about the tool. Add data/numbers if possible.
P.S. - Who will pitch the X tools first, their comment will be
accepted. Same tools pitched by someone else later on will be
rejected. So make sure you are not pitching commonly used tools
or answering late.
To get better idea of what kind of pitch content we accept,
refer this:
https://www.semupdates.com/21-ultimate-seo-tools-that-can-boost-your-website-technical-seo/
Requirements:
Looking for marketing experts to share some of their cool
content marketing tools which they use in their day to day with
various content stages.
- No interview (Query will be picked directly) - No promotion of
tools, write genuine feedback
Name, designation, company or blog, URL, social media account
link - linked, twitter or Facebook page, Insta page if you have
good number of followers.
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Name: Keith Loria Billiards Digest
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4fh@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Billiards Digest
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
Looking to talk with experts about how billiards retailers
should be preparing their stores for holiday shopping. 1. What
do they need to do in stores to calm COVID fears? 2. What are
some successful marketing ideas to entice people to come back to
the stores?
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Name: Alice Ko Procurify
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4k9@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Procurify
Deadline: 5:00 PM PST - 15 August
Query:
Seeking CFOs and executive finance leaders of fast growth tech
companies who are interested in being interviewed and
contributing to our CFO Report.
Requirements:
1. Position: CFO, or Senior VP/Director level position in
finance or accounting
2. Industry: Tech or SaaS
3. Must be willing to answer questions (Zoom interview or
written) to be included in our CFO report about a range of
topics including the new normal, growth strategies, change
management, and financial leadership trends
4. To be considered, please send name, position, company
website, all social media profiles, and your topic of interview
interest.
We will contact those who are shortlisted.
Thank you in advance!
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Name: Yoann Bierling International Consulting
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4r7@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: International Consulting
Deadline: 10:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
Are you an Instagram influencer using Reels, or will you? What
is it, and how will you use it to promote your profile or
business? Will you stop using other platforms and switch to
Reels?
Requirements:
Please share your story in ~200 words - one or two paragraph.
Include at your convenience your display name, headshot/icon URL
(no attachment), anchor text and URL, and max. 50 words bio for
credit. Feel free to include an Instagram post link for
illustration, and your FB, LinkedIn, Twitter social handles for
mention upon publication.
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Name: Emma Gallimore Idea Rocket Animation
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4w5@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Idea Rocket Animation
Deadline: 3:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
As content creators ourselves, we believe that representing
diverse faces and voices in corporate videos and marketing
videos is not just a good idea. It's the right thing to do. We'd
like to do a blog post exploring how and why businesses can and
should represent diverse faces and voices in video content.
We realize that this can be a sensitive topic, but it's also an
important one. We want to treat it with the respect it deserves.
Thank you for helping us to address this important issue.
Here are some questions we'd like to answer: - Why is it
important to include diverse faces and voices in your content? -
How can we respectfully include diverse voices? - What are the
big mistakes you see people making when it comes to diversity
and inclusion in their content? - What do we gain by including
diverse voices? - What do we lose when we don't stop to think
about diversity? - Ethnic diversity is widely discussed, but
what other forms of diversity do you think businesses should be
aware of? - Is there anything we didn't ask about that we should
have?
Requirements:
We'd love to hear from - Corporate Diversity Experts - HR
Directors/Compliance Managers - Groups and organizations
representing diversity - Anyone who has something to share on
this topic
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Name: Rae Cohen Biz2Credit
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b4xu@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Biz2Credit
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
Are you a small business that has had to start using video
conferencing a lot more due to COVID? Or maybe you recently
selected a video conferencing provider. How did you select the
video conferencing tool that you use for your small business? If
you're willing, please comment on fees (if any), uptime, video
quality, video call time limits, ease of use, and any other
salient features. Do you use a different tool with customers
than you do internally? Have you ever tried a video conferencing
service and had to switch because it was unsatisfactory? Would
love to hear if COVID has changed how you use video conferencing
as well.
Requirements:
Small business owners only please. No PR pitches. Useful and
helpful quotes may be featured and linked in an article about
how small businesses can go about choosing a video conferencing
software. Thank you!
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Name: Kristina Kelly iHire
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b52w@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: iHire
Deadline: 5:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
Have you successfully made a significant career change in recent
years? For example, did you switch industries completely or jump
into an entirely new line of work? We want to hear your story!
If interested in being featured in an upcoming article on
industry-focused career platform iHire, please respond with a
brief pitch detailing the change you made and your best piece of
advice for those looking to explore greener pastures. If
selected to participate in the article, a writer will be in
touch for more info!
Requirements:
Sources must have successfully made dramatic career changes (not
simply changing companies, but changing industries or line of
work).
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b530@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
Looking for CTO, IT Director or HR Director who hires IT talent
to comment on hiring job candidates who went to technology
"bootcamps" - the short, intensive training programs.
Did you hire from a bootcamp? How'd that go? Would you hire a
bootcamp candidate? Why or why not?
Requirements:
HR Director, CTO or IT leader in any size business.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b54j@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
While planning to implement a B2B SaaS VOC Program, how do you
define the metric for the company that needs to be captured?
Requirements:
Please share website url, social media handles, and your picture.
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Name: Steve Jenson Fortune
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b577@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Fortune
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 18 August
Query:
he Internet of Things (IoT) is a key enabler for digital
transformation - for consumers and businesses, and it has been
part of a massive hype cycle for years now.
We are looking to highlight the top trends and technologies that
are promise to deliver on the IoT hype in 2020 and 2021.
We will look at both consumer (smart home, wearables, etc.),
enterprise and industrial IoT solutions and technologies.
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Name: Rachel Pederson Femfounder
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b57w@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Femfounder
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 August
Query:
Looking to interview female entrepreneurs and founders for a
series of articles.
Requirements:
Please submit your company background, website, and social media
channels. Only looking for entrepreneurs who have established
some measure of success. No pre-revenue companies.
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Name: Rebecca Lake Dollarsprout
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b583@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Dollarsprout
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 14 August
Query:
I'm looking for people who are working full-time and side
hustling to answer the following:
1. What is your full-time job and what does it involve in terms
of time commitment? 2. What is your side hustle and what does it
involve in terms of time commitment? 3. What are your best tips
for balancing both?
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b588@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 12:00 PM EST - 14 August
Query:
We're a podcast that interviews successful entrepreneurs about
the business ideas THEY HAVEN'T developed. If you're a
successful founder ($1M+ARR) and you have a business idea you
are not currently building, we want to hear it. The goal of the
show is to help more people become entrepreneurs. We do this by
asking proven founders to share a business idea they don't have
time to work on.
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Name: Rebecca Lake US News
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b58b@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: US News
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 14 August
Query:
I'm seeking insight on the best value funds for a recession: 1.
What are the value funds in general? Are they a good buy for a
recession and if so, why? 2. What fund (or funds) do you
recommend for value investors in a recession? (Needs to be a
specific fund or funds, not just general commentary. Also, no
funds with an expense ratio of more than 0.75%.) 3. Why do you
recommend this fund (or funds)?
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Name: Stephen Bronner Inverse
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b58f@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Inverse
Deadline: 5:00 PM EST - 14 August
Query:
Hey entrepreneurs out there. Boredom is inevitable. After you
successfully set up your business, how do you keep it
interesting for yourself? Alternatively, at what point did you
know you were too bored to continue, so you pursued something
else.
Send your under 200-word responses, followed by your name, title
and a link to your business.
Requirements:
Please keep to the topic. Don't ramble.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b58k@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 12:00 PM EST - 14 August
Query:
For an article to appear on a national news website, I'd like to
talk to mortgage experts about the FHA Streamline Refinance
process. Who does it benefit the most? Who should do the FHA
Streamline Refinance? Are there better options available based
on different factors?
Requirements:
I am primarily looking to speak with those associated with a
mortgage company and have direct experience working with FHA
Streamline Refinances. Interviews can be conducted over e-mail
or on the phone.
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Name: Virginia Backaitis New York Post
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b58q@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: New York Post
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 13 August
Query:
I am looking for NYC-area companies who are making special
accommodations for parents with school age kids. What will they
do when school is from home or 2-3 days per week? How are you
helping them?
I would also like to speak to a parent who is taking a leave of
absence or is reducing their hours or responsibilities. Must be
in the NYC area.
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