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Business and Finance

1) How to Land a Job at a Big Tech Company (Business Insider)

2) Lightweighting manufactured products (Digital Engineering)

3) Affording College Without Scholarships or Parental Support (CentSai)

4) Needed: Economic Forecast for Manufacturing Sector for Final Quarter of 2020 (Composites Weekly)

5) Closing the Manufacturing Skills Gap in the US (Composites Weekly)

6) Xero Accounting Software: Help to Transform your Retail Business (Anonymous)

7) Which Accounting Software Do You Recommend for Small Businesses? (Anonymous)

8) Tools Your Remote Team Couldn't Live Without (Anonymous)

9) Who uses Elasticsearch, Kibana or Logstash? (Anonymous)

10) Canadian Real Estate Tip: A Tip on How Someone Can Get the Best Price on a Home with a Single Income (Anonymous)

11) E-commerce/Retail commentators wanted to share opinions on new report (Yieldify)

12) Looking for entrepreneurs of color who applied for PPP loans (Business Insider)

13) Tips from leaders on how to communicate strategy to their teams and/or clients (Venngage)

14) How to engage front line employees (Anonymous)

15) AI and graphic designing (Anonymous)

16) Viral Marketing Campaigns (Khoros Blog)

17) Outdoor event risk management (Create for Cash)

18) Best Interview Questions (VIVAHR)

19) Advertising Lawyer on when Companies Liable for Reviews (Nutra Ingredients (USA))

20) Buying Foreclosed Homes GUIDE (Best Company)

21) How to Source Travel Nurses Faster (Staffing Referrals)

22) Seeking Stories from Project Managers About Controlling Project Budgets (Hubstaff Blog)

23) Tips for effectively using video in B2B social media marketing (Medium)

24) How internal communication improves employee engagement (Anonymous)

25) Effective ways to market yourself as an HR consultant through cold outreach (Anonymous)

26) Looking for veteran freelancers (Business Insider)

27) What should you say when you're asked about compensation during an interview (The Financial Diet)

28) In-house Workloads Increasing Due To Crisis – Experts' Suggestions! (Legal Support World)

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Business and Finance

1) Summary: How to Land a Job at a Big Tech Company

Name: Minda Zetlin Business Insider

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6y1@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Business Insider

Deadline: 10:00 PM PST - 27 August

Query:

For a piece on how to land a job at a Big Tech company, I'd like
to talk to recruiters who can offer advice on landing a job,
including a remote job at Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix,
Twitter, Wordpress, Apple, Amazon, or other large tech
companies. Advice should be applicable to non-engineers as well
as those with engineering/data/software skills.

Requirements:

Recruiters from any of the tech giants as well as outside
recruiters with a track record placing candidates at these
companies. Former execs who can talk about the culture and the
hiring process at these large firms.

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2) Summary: Lightweighting manufactured products

Name: Jim Romeo Digital Engineering

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b70d@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Digital Engineering

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:



I'm on assignment for Digital Engineering magazine
(https://www.digitalengineering247.com/0,and am writing a
feature about how manufacturers - in the auto industry as well
as aerospace industries, seek ways to produce products and
components that are lightweight, without sacrificing the
performance of such products.

Robots have been used, and may be used to deliver meals, drugs,
retrieve information or perform functions for patients during
COVID 19. This article would explore this topic and is open to
all facets of the story. I've outlined a few questions. Can
you get back to me by COB 15 May? 1. What is your name, title,
organization, and geographic location? 2. Any images to
accompany your responses? 3. How are manufacturers achieving
lighter weights for component without sacrificing durability,
safety, and performance? 4. Will lightweighting products provide
an economical reduction in energy and fuel consumption? Your
thoughts on this? 5. Anything else you 'd like to add?

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3) Summary: Affording College Without Scholarships or Parental Support

Name: Lauren Shayo CentSai

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b72c@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: CentSai

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

Seeking expert opinion advising high school students about how
to afford college without parental support or the ability to
gain scholarships (due to low academic scores). Seeking
information about whether or not they be able to afford a
college education, despite current disadvantages.

Requirements:

Seeking 50-200 word response from college admissions expert.

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4) Summary: Needed: Economic Forecast for Manufacturing Sector for Final Quarter of 2020

Name: Jonathan Taylor Composites Weekly

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b74j@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Composites Weekly

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

Seeking economic experts to join us on our weekly podcast this
coming Friday to discuss forecasts for US manufacturing sector
through the final quarter of 2020. Our podcast is dedicated to
the Composites Manufacturing Industry.

Requirements:

Seeking economic experts to join us on our weekly podcast this
coming Friday to discuss forecasts for US manufacturing sector
through the final quarter of 2020. Our podcast is dedicated to
the Composites Manufacturing Industry.

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5) Summary: Closing the Manufacturing Skills Gap in the US

Name: Jonathan Taylor Composites Weekly

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b74k@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Composites Weekly

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

Seeking expert on our weekly podcast to discuss the topic of the
ever increasing manufacturing skills gap in the US over the next
decade and what is being done to engage and inspire more young
Americans of all backgrounds to build great careers in the mfg
industry.

Requirements:

Seeking expert on our weekly podcast to discuss the topic of the
ever increasing manufacturing skills gap in the US over the next
decade and what is being done to engage and inspire more young
Americans of all backgrounds to build great careers in the mfg
industry.

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6) Summary: Xero Accounting Software: Help to Transform your Retail Business

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b74n@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 6:00 PM EST - 27 August

Query:

Looking for Accounting experts/advisor, CPAs, Accountants who
can write about "Xero Accounting Software: Help to Transform
your Retail Business".

Requirements:

1. Respond with 150-200 words of content can be readily used for
our article

2. Do not overly self-promote yourself

3. Include a link to 200x200 headshot image of yourself

4. Write a brief 30 word or less bio

5. Include a link to your website, twitter/LinkedIn, and an
email address

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7) Summary: Which Accounting Software Do You Recommend for Small Businesses?

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b5r4@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 11:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

We're putting together a survey on the best accounting software
options for US based small businesses, and we'd love to speak to
small business accountants about their take on this.

Requirements:

You must be a practicing accountant and have at least 3 years of
experience working with small businesses.

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8) Summary: Tools Your Remote Team Couldn't Live Without

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b5r6@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 11:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

We're looking to speak to companies that have been running a
remote team for a while (more than a year) about the software
tools that they couldn't live without.

Requirements:

Your company must run a team remotely, and must have had this
set up for at least a year.

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9) Summary: Who uses Elasticsearch, Kibana or Logstash?

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b65v@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 7:00 PM GMT - 28 August

Query:

Looking for use cases of some of the biggest companies using
these open source tools, why do they use them? What were the
benefits of using these tools?

Bonus if the respondent has previously used Elasticsearch,
Logstash or Kibana themselves

Requirements:

Technical background is ideal

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10) Summary: Canadian Real Estate Tip: A Tip on How Someone Can Get the Best Price on a Home with a Single Income

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b663@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

Please submit 1-3 tips on how a person in Canada can get the
best price on their house on a single-income, including: -
Research tips - Tips to seeing past the superficial and
evaluating a property on its investment potential - Negotiation
tips - Tips for navigating closing costs - Any other must-know
tips to get the best price/best property This post will be
published on a 67 DA site. Thank you -- appreciate you taking
the time!

Requirements:

- Real estate expert in Canada (agent/advisor, realtor, broker,
consultant, home finance expert/analyst) -Authoritative site we
can link to (preferable, so readers can see who they are getting
their information from) Please provide how you'd like us to
credit you with the URL you'd like us to hyperlink included
Format: NAME, TITLE at PLACE [URL]] Tip summary (~10 words or
less) More in-depth explanation and any additional tips (under
300 words -- there's nothing wrong with being more concise)

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11) Summary: E-commerce/Retail commentators wanted to share opinions on new report

Name: Sally Wills Yieldify

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6a5@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Yieldify

Deadline: 6:00 PM GMT - 28 August

Query:

Hi There,

I am looking for comments and reactions to our brand new
research report: Personalization after COVID-19, to be featured
in a follow-up blog post showing reactions from the industry.

The report can be downloaded here:
https://www.yieldify.com/ebooks/personalization-after-covid-19/

Were the findings what you expected? Do you have any comments
based on your own personal experience? We want to hear it all!

Requirements:

Anyone working in/has knowledge of the eCommerce sector is
welcome!

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12) Summary: Looking for entrepreneurs of color who applied for PPP loans

Name: Emily Canal Business Insider

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6dh@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Business Insider

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

Looking for entrepreneurs of color who applied for PPP loans and
were denied or who received less than they requested. These
businesses must be US-based and privately-held.

Requirements:

These entrepreneurs must be US-based and own privately-held
companies.

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13) Summary: Tips from leaders on how to communicate strategy to their teams and/or clients

Name: Sara McGuire Venngage

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6ee@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Venngage

Deadline: 4:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

I'm writing a guide about communicating strategy for the
Venngage.com blog.

Many businesses have had to refocus their strategies over the
last few months. It's been challenging.

A common challenge for leaders is aligning their teams on their
new strategies. Many businesses have had to act fast, pivot
their projects, and tread uncharted waters.

How have you been aligning your team? What do you think is most
important when communicating strategy to your team? What tools
have you been using to help you? How have your communication
methods shifted to fit the new normal?

Requirements:

You must be in a leadership position at a business, government
organizations or nonprofit organization (Manager or C-level).

Please share a 50-150 word response.

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14) Summary: How to engage front line employees

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6eo@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 8:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

How are companies engaging their front line workers? Often times
these populations do not have work emails or work phones. How
are employers appreciating, rewarding, providing feedback, and
communicating with front line workers in a systemic way?

Requirements:

Human resources professional, manager, or executive of a front
line company or team.

Name, headshot, respondent's LinkedIn URL (optional), and short
bio (optional).

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15) Summary: AI and graphic designing

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6f7@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 11:00 AM GMT - 29 August

Query:

I am writing an article on how artificial intelligence is slowly
becoming a part of web design.

I am looking for quotes from experts who are either using AI in
design real-time or have an expert opinion on how this is going
to shape the future of design.

Requirements:

Your name, your company name, email address and LinkedIn
profile. Please include email and LinkedIn profile so I can
connect with you if your quote goes live.

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16) Summary: Viral Marketing Campaigns

Name: Danielle Garton Khoros Blog

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6q5@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Khoros Blog

Deadline: 5:00 PM CST - 28 August

Query:

Have you been part of a team that executed a marketing campaign
that went viral? We'd love to speak with you about your thought
process, roadblocks, advice and other aspects of your job!

Requirements:

Looking for a marketer who is willing to answer questions about
a marketing campaign that went viral. Please include the
campaign you're referring to and any applicable links.

If we are interested I'll reach out with additional questions.

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17) Summary: Outdoor event risk management

Name: Julie Austin Create for Cash

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6xm@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Create for Cash

Deadline: 7:00 PM PST - 28 August

Query:

Looking for event planners to share how they prepare for an
outdoor event in case of bad weather. Can you share a story of
how you saved the day or a bad weather story for an event you
planned that didn't work out?

Requirements:

Event and meeting planners.

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18) Summary: Best Interview Questions

Name: Ryan Naylor VIVAHR

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b6xq@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: VIVAHR

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

Share your favorite interview questions -- and why. Any context
into behavioral questions to better analyze candidates.

Requirements:

[Business Owners Only]] Promotional content won't be accepted. -
Content should be crisp and to the point with clear examples and
instructions. Share Name, title, company or blog, URL, social
media account link - linkedin, twitter or facebook page. Please
respond with link to profile image.

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19) Summary: Advertising Lawyer on when Companies Liable for Reviews

Name: DANIELLE MASTERSON Nutra Ingredients (USA)

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b70q@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Nutra Ingredients (USA)

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

Recently NAD addressed when companies may be liable for consumer
reviews. I am looking for an attorney to be a podcast guest
(audio only) who can discuss when companies are liable for
consumer reviews, when/if they should interact with reviews,
best practices, etc. and make it applicable to the dietary
supplement industry (which is my audience).

The podcast is typically 20-30 minutes.

Requirements:

Expert and Zoom proficient

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20) Summary: Buying Foreclosed Homes GUIDE

Name: Madison Mingus Best Company

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b72s@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Best Company

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 29 August

Query:

I am writing a comprehensive guide about buying foreclosed homes.

If you could answer at least ONE of these questions that would
be great, don't feel like you need to answer all of them, I
rather have quality answers over quantity.

1. Is it a good idea to buy a house in foreclosure? 2. What are
the pros and cons between pre foreclosure and foreclosure homes?
3. DO banks negotiate foreclosures? 4. Can you get a loan to buy
a foreclosed home? 5. How can I buy a foreclosed home with no
money down?

Requirements:

Must be someone that has personally bought a foreclosed home, or
a real estate expert.

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21) Summary: How to Source Travel Nurses Faster

Name: Kelsie Anderson Staffing Referrals

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b731@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Staffing Referrals

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 27 August

Query:

This year, healthcare staffing has swung back and forth from
searching for hard-to-find candidates to hunting for precious
job orders from clients as the economy has see-sawed in response
to the COVID-19 outbreak.

What are some outside-the-box sourcing tools you or your firm
have used to get travel nurses placed faster?

Requirements:

Have a background in staffing/recruiting and advice on
connecting with qualified, hard-to-reach candidates.

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22) Summary: Seeking Stories from Project Managers About Controlling Project Budgets

Name: Kitty Webb Hubstaff Blog

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b736@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Hubstaff Blog

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

We're looking for project managers to share stories about times
that their projects could have gone over budget, but were
finished without overages. Please tell us what happened that
threatened the budget and how you overcame the challenge.

Stories will be included in a guide to project budget management
as examples.

Requirements:

Current and former project managers with experience managing
budget.

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23) Summary: Tips for effectively using video in B2B social media marketing

Name: Hilary Bird Medium

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b739@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Medium

Deadline: 7:00 PM MST - 31 August

Query:

More and more social platforms are becoming more and more
focused on video. As a B2B business, how do you take advantage
of this? We're looking for a seasoned professional to share
their best tips on how to use video in social media. What are
the little things that can make a big difference in driving
views and engagement? This will be for my company's "1 Minute
with an Expert" video series, where you and I will have a short
Zoom video call where I will interview you.

Requirements:

Looking for digital marketers, social media marketers, or
content marketers with experience using video on social media.
If you're interested in being interviewed, please respond with
your name, title, company, URL, and why you're a good fit for
this. We will link back to your site if we decide to work
together. Thanks!

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24) Summary: How internal communication improves employee engagement

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b73a@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 7:00 AM EST - 29 August

Query:

Why is having an effective internal communication strategy
important to the employee experience and improving engagement?
How can companies improve their internal communication strategy
and what should they avoid/stop doing?

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25) Summary: Effective ways to market yourself as an HR consultant through cold outreach

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b73b@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Anonymous

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

How can aspiring HR consultants market themselves successfully
through cold outreach? What tips can you share?

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26) Summary: Looking for veteran freelancers

Name: Abby Wolfe Business Insider

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b73d@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Business Insider

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

I'm looking to speak to veteran freelancers (writing, editing,
software engineering, design, etc) about the state of
freelancing in 2020.

Please respond with answers to the questions that most resonate
with you:

In your opinion, has the freelance world experienced any
dramatic shifts in 2020? If so, what were they?

Have you felt/have you noticed any lasting impact on the
freelance world as a result of the pandemic? The protests
surrounding BLM? AB5 or government actions/programs instituted
this year?

Is there anything that freelancers have been talking about a lot
this year that you feel hasn't gotten enough attention?

In your own work and with your own clients, has the
attention/mindset/structure around freelancing shifted at all in
the last year? How so?

Have you noticed any noteworthy changes within specific
subgroups in the freelance world? Think by age, industry, role,
years of experience, brands.

Is there an expert in your freelance expertise/industry that you
follow? What have they said about the last year?

Requirements:

Answer at least 2 of the questions.

Please note: It's not a guarantee that an article will come out
of this, but the more info you give me, the more likely!

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27) Summary: What should you say when you're asked about compensation during an interview

Name: Gina Vaynshteyn The Financial Diet

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b73o@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: The Financial Diet

Deadline: 7:00 PM PST - 28 August

Query:

What should you actually say when a recruiter asks for your
desired compensation? Would like to give readers advice on a
realistic (and most impactful) answer that helps the candidate
secure as high of a salary as possible.

Requirements:

Recruiters and hiring managers preferred!

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28) Summary: In-house Workloads Increasing Due To Crisis – Experts' Suggestions!

Name: Eliana Manon Legal Support World

Category: Business and Finance

Email: query-b74r@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Legal Support World

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 28 August

Query:

I'm looking for the lawyers and law firms to share their opinion
on this. Please share your experience with an example.

Requirements:

Inputs must be from the United State's lawyers and law firms who
are well experienced and I need their opinion on "In-house
Workloads Increasing Due To Crisis - Experts' Suggestions"
Please include: Name - Headshot - Link of your website or your
law firm or your social media profiles.

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