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Business and Finance
1) Inspirational Women Tech Founders and CEOs (Authority Magazine)2) Seeking a source on month-to-month versus long-term leases (LegalZoom)
3) What Marketing Strategies Helped Fuel Growth for Your Business (Medium)
4) Seeking Chicago area businesses that have "pivoted" during the pandemic (Crain's Content Studio - part of Crain's Chicago Business)
5) Need an expert who can give in-depth commentary on how to make a resume stand out (Dice Insights)
6) Need an expert who can give in-depth commentary on best practices for interviewing remotely (Dice Insights)
7) Seeking Real Estate Professionals for Digital Podcast (Women Who Rock with Success)
8) Need an expert on E&O Insurance for Blog Post (Anonymous)
9) Careers Now column ?: How to hold a productive Zoom meeting (Tribune Publishing Company)
10) Roadblocks in preparing data for regulatory & compliance reporting (Data Ladder)
11) [PODCAST INTERVIEW]] Ecommerce Success Story: $0 - $10 million in 3 Years or Less (2x eCommerce)
12) Design and UX agency growth advice on KPIs wanted (Anonymous)
13) Customer Experience Report - North America (CX Network)
14) Looking for Shopify experts that focus on working with Small Businesses (FS Local)
15) The Future of Pizzerias and Restaurants (PMQ Pizza Magazine)
16) Homes of The Future (Authority Magazine)
17) What's *one* thing you would recommend to Amazon sellers who want to optimize their listing? (ManyChat blog)
18) Businesses: how are you engaging your workforce? (Anonymous)
19) Bar or restaurant owner who is using credit cards during COVID (CreditCards.com)
20) I'm looking for college students who are deciding to skip school and launch/ grow their startup. (Business Insider)
21) How has your company redirected marketing budget from the events you'd planned on attending? (Entrepreneur.com)
22) Starting a Side Project While Being an Employee (Anonymous)
23) Best DevSecOps Tools (Logit)
24) Side Hustles, Freelancing, and Balancing Full Time Jobs (Finance)
25) Seeking stories about powerful hospital ad campaigns (Strategic Health Care Marketing print edition)
26) How will the 2020 Holiday Shopping Season by Different (Anonymous)
27) Strategies to Recession-Proof a Family Owned Business (Incfile Blog)
28) Electronics Startup Success Stories (TITOMA)
29) How Should Tech CEOs Approach Succession Planning? (Built In)
30) Writing an article on - Power of women in sales (Freshsales)
31) What to know about reverse mortgages (U.S. News & World Report)
32) What does the new resume look like? (Anonymous)
33) Looking for expert advice on how to cope with financial stress (Anonymous)
34) A physician's job-search timeline (PracticeLink magazine)
35) Wire fraud in real estate (Apartment Therapy)
36) Industries Most Benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program (Insurance)
37) Recomendations for Government Experience (Anonymous)
38) If you could only use ONLY 4 tools for keyword research, which 4 would you choose and why? (Anonymous)
39) Hiring managers: What's the best question a job candidate has ever asked you? (CareerBeacon)
40) Looking to speak with brands on TikTok who have more than 20,000 followers (Dana Nicole Designs Inc)
41) What's the single most important ingredient to developing an effective logistics strategy? (6 River Systems)
42) What's the single worst thing a contact center agent can do during a call? (CallMiner)
43) How To Recover From Burnout (AppSumo)
44) Professional networking in a remote world (AppSumo)
45) Two Economic Experts on Financial Fallout of COVID on America (Pear Video)
46) How do you improve employee retention (Anonymous)
47) How to use Product Hunt to find investors to start-up (Hacker Noon)
48) Need a business advisor or expert to comment on retail vs. wholesale sales (LegalZoom)
49) Experts in Money Purchase Plans (Forbes)
50) Online communities for entrepreneurs (Anonymous)
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Business and Finance
1) Summary: Inspirational Women Tech Founders and CEOsName: Yitzi Weiner and Kristin Marquet Authority Magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b78t@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Authority Magazine
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 15 September
Query:
Authority Magazine is restarting its series about
Inspirational Women Tech Founders and CEOs. Full description
here https://bit.ly/32vQ0oy
We would like to feature accomplished women tech founders and
CEOs who can share 5 main lessons they learned from their
experience. The premise of the series is to share valuable
advice to other women leaders or other women who aspire to
leadership in the tech world.
The interview series will have two stages.
All of the full interviews will be published in Arianna
Huffington's Thrive Global and Authority Magazine, and they will
look like the following:
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/how-canon-u-s-a-s-kristen-goldberg-tackles-the-extreme-work-life-balance-of-being-a-woman-business-e6919a20cb5?source=friends_link&sk=261284fe1621b71a2228af1f7153cc37
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/honda-vp-yvette-hunsicker-lets-get-young-girls-excited-in-engineering-we-need-a-diverse-array-41954992d66?source=friends_link&sk=5ecda69b2e1a2c3afd78aeac783291ef
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/experians-kathleen-peters-why-i-d-like-to-see-additional-attention-and-education-given-to-women-15b7b582b8fb?source=friends_link&sk=ffa91383744de85ec1c27c9e8757a803
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/gillian-tans-of-booking-com-3640c36b2ef0?source=friends_link&sk=021355015d8f6518d39ebf4797f7b5b8
In addition, after all the interviews are completed, an article
featuring the ideas from the best interviews will be submitted
to Buzzfeed and Entrepreneur.com, like these we have done:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/345415
https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/340907
https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/339554
The Buzzfeed article will look similar to this:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewziegler/heres-what-the-best-athletes-of-the-90s-look-lik
Individuals who are accepted for this series will be featured in
at least 2 - 4 articles.
Yitzi Weiner, Alexandra Spirer, Doug Brown, and Parveen Panwar
will be the primary leads for the series. Most interviews will
not require phone interviews and can be done by email.
Requirements:
We would like to feature accomplished women tech founders and
CEOs who can share 5 main lessons they learned from their
experience.
Deadline to submit a Pitch: July 15th
Please leave your pitch below so that we do not miss your
email. (The text of your submission will be a pitch for an
interview, and will not be used in the actual article)
Other articles that our team is actively working on (including
this one) can be seen here bit.ly/otherarticlesweareworkingon
Our complete list of story-lines can be seen here
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/ongoing-interview-series-in-authority-magazine-7d633a349753
For more about Authority Magazine and other articles created by
our team, please see here:
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/about-authority-magazine-bc4be45bdd05
Requirements:
We would like to feature accomplished women tech founders and
CEOs who can share 5 main lessons they learned from their
experience.
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Name: Lorelei Laird LegalZoom
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8c6@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: LegalZoom
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
This article is a look at the advantages and disadvantages of
month-to-month and long-term leases, with the goal of helping
small landlords work out which of those is best for them. This
is for LegalZoom's articles center, which provides basic legal
information to LZ's audience of small businesspeople and
consumers.
My questions will cover the pros and cons of each lease type,
when it makes sense to use one or the other, how to write the
lease or get access to a reliable template, and any pricing
differences. Some of this will vary according to state law, and
that's fine; we just make sure to say so.
Requirements:
The person I'm interviewing can be a small landlord, a lawyer
who advises this kind of landlord, a landlord association or
anyone else with the right expertise.
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Name: Kollin Lephart Medium
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8cc@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Medium
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
Looking for marketing strategies that helped fuel business
growth in 2020. Aside from the strategies, what were the
results? Please give examples if you can.
Please include name, title, company, company URL, and link to
your LinkedIn and Twitter.
Requirements:
Must be a marketing manager, executive, business owner, CEO,
entrepreneur
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Name: Cynthia Martin Crain's Content Studio - part of Crain's Chicago Business
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8cr@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Crain's Content Studio - part of Crain's Chicago Business
Deadline: 7:00 PM CST - 10 September
Query:
For a special section focused on Chicago-area manufacturing,
seeking short descriptions of local companies that have
"pivoted" during the COVID pandemic. Did you add new products or
services, change how you staff your business, or something else?
Please send a short (100-word max) summary with a link to your
website. These will appear as short, bulleted items. Thanks!
Requirements:
Must be a company with a manufacturing presence in the greater
Chicago area.
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Name: Nate Swanner Dice Insights
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8cx@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Dice Insights
Deadline: 5:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
We are sourcing expert commentary for an article on how to make
your resume stand out during the current COVID-related climate.
Job seekers are applying to jobs, and we want to tell them how
to make their resumes stand out.
*Please read the requirements before responding.*
This article will be for Dice Insights, a blog focused on (and
dedicated to) technology professionals. You will be providing
commentary to a large, responsive readership composed entirely
of technologists. Developers, engineers, c-suite execs, and
project managers all read Dice Insights daily.
The posts will be heavily guided by SEO best practices, and
engineered to rank highly with routine refreshes to keep them on
page one.
Requirements:
We are looking for hiring managers and recruiters who can give
us 5-8 ways job seekers can make their resumes stand out from
the crowd!
Does formatting matter? What kinds of resumes stand out when
you're looking and dozens or hundreds daily?
We want to hear form you! Please respond with 5-8 ways job
seekers can revamp their resumes to get through to the interview
process. Also send us a link to your LinkedIn profile so we can
include it in our article.
Please also be available for follow-up questions, should we have
any. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Name: Nate Swanner Dice Insights
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8d0@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Dice Insights
Deadline: 5:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
We are sourcing expert commentary for an article on how
candidates can stand out when interviewing remotely via Zoom or
other video conferencing tech.
*Please read the requirements before responding.*
This article will be for Dice Insights, a blog focused on (and
dedicated to) technology professionals. You will be providing
commentary to a large, responsive readership composed entirely
of technologists. Developers, engineers, c-suite execs, and
project managers all read Dice Insights daily.
The posts will be heavily guided by SEO best practices, and
engineered to rank highly with routine refreshes to keep them on
page one.
Requirements:
We are looking for hiring managers and recruiters who can
provide 5-8 ways candidates interviewing remotely can improve
their chances of making an impression during COVID-19. As people
still look for work, most employers have begun remote
interviews.
As job seekers look for work, how can they stand out while
distanced from the hiring managers? What are some tips job
seekers can use to have great remote interviews?
We want to hear from you! Please respond with 5-8 tips for
interviewing remotely. Be sure to discuss thoroughly; our
audience needs context, not a one-liner about dressing the part!
Please also send us a link to your LinkedIn profile so we can
include it in our article.
Please also be available for follow-up questions, should we have
any. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Name: Diane Winbush Women Who Rock with Success
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8et@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Women Who Rock with Success
Deadline: 7:00 AM CST - 8 September
Query:
We are seeking real estate professionals to share tips and
resources for commercial and non-commercial property owners
during COVID-19 for digital podcast.
Requirements:
1. Submit media kit
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8ey@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
I am looking for information on E&O Insurance:
How much should a business expect to pay?
What are the relative costs by Industry?
What influences the cost?
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Name: Kathleen Furore Tribune Publishing Company
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8fi@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Tribune Publishing Company
Deadline: 11:00 AM CST - 8 September
Query:
I will ge addressing this question in my Careers Now syndicated
column:
1. With so many people continuing to work from home, what are
some ways managers can hold the most productive, successful Zoom
meetings? Should there be limits to the number of people on a
call? Time limit? Offer some tips!
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Name: Farah Kim Data Ladder
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8fx@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Data Ladder
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
Need insights from financial/data analysts working in banks or
other financial institutions.
Please list your top three or five struggles while preparing
data for regulatory and compliance reporting. Please support
problems by also talking about the solution you've tried/used
and what was the outcome.
Accurate answers will be featured in an internal whitepaper with
due credit. The audience for the whitepaper is C-level
executives.
Requirements:
**ONLY** answers from professionals who have direct experience
of preparing data for regulatory reporting will be reviewed.
If you've not prepared data for regulatory reporting, please do
not waste your precious time in writing an answer.
Thanks.
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Name: Kunle Campbell 2x eCommerce
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8h9@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: 2x eCommerce
Deadline: 2:00 PM GMT - 8 September
Query:
We are looking to interview a founder of an online retail
business that has grown to $10 million+ in revenue in 3 years or
less.
How did you get started? What products do you sell? What tips
do you have to offer other retailers looking to rapidly grow? A
30 minute Podcast interview (recorded).
Requirements:
You must be the founder/co-founder of an online retail business
that has annual revenue of $10m+ and less that 5 years in
business.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8hc@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 September
Query:
Query I'm putting together an article on the importance of
scaling your design business/agency. I need a detailed quote on
what KPIs you track for your own design/web design/UX agency in
order to scale up your business. Here are some KPI examples:
"Customer Acquisition Cost [CAC]] = monthly spendings on
month/number of new clients Conversion Rate = [number of new
clients/number of leads]] x 100 Lead Time/Project = how long it
takes you to complete a project Monthly Recurring Revenue [MRR]]
= how much money your monthly contracts bring in on a regular
basis Net Profit = the money you're left with after covering all
expenses"
Requirements:
Only design and UX agencies or freelance designers who can show
how they scaled their business. Send your name, role, and
company with link. I will reach out if anything else is needed.
Thank you!
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Name: Adam Jeffs CX Network
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8hh@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: CX Network
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
We are producing a guide outlining key trends in the North
america region, based on results from a survey of CX
practitioners in the NorAm region.
We have the following questions:
1.Do you agree that building a customer-first culture is a
significant challenge for CX practitioners in 2020, and why?
2. Do you agree that revenue is among the easiest metrics for
calculating ROI, and why?
3. Do you feel that customer insight is a top CX investment
priority for the NorAm region, and why?
4. Do you feel that NPS score is the best metric for
illustrating CX returns, and why?
5. Do you agree that data & analytics will have a significant
impact on CX roles in 2020, and why?
6. Do you feel that integration into company culture and
processes represents a significant investment obstacle for NorAm
brands, and why?
Requirements:
We are looking for responses from CX practitioners who operate
in the North America region, or have significant experience
working in North America. All responses should be based
specifically on NorAm brands or market. Thanks in advance.
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Name: Michael Yack FS Local
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8i0@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: FS Local
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
We are looking to educate small businesses on the importance of
Shopify especially in the current state of covid 19.
We want to explore:
1. What is Shopify and why as a small business you should be
using it?
2. What is the difference between the plans and what factors
should you consider in making your choice.
3. What success stories have you seen from your clients making
the switch
4. What strategies or tips can you give that will help a small
business not make the same mistakes you have seen.
5. What would you caution them against or have them avoid
6. Finally, what other products or services works well with
Shopify
Requirements:
Must be a business/consultant that works with developing Shopify
for small businesses. Please respond to answers with full
contact info as we may publish your name and business for
potential customers to contact you
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Name: Rick Hynum PMQ Pizza Magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8i8@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: PMQ Pizza Magazine
Deadline: 5:00 PM CST - 9 September
Query:
I submitted a query on this topic last week, but it posted on
the Friday before the long Labor Day weekend and received only a
few responses. That's my fault entirely, and our printer
deadline is just a few days away! (Our planned cover story fell
through at the last minute, so we're scrambling!) Here's what
I'm looking for:
1. How are you using social media bots for ordering or assisting
customers with their questions. How important will bots prove to
be in the future, in your opinion?
2. How do you feel about delivery-only pizza operations with
cloud kitchens? How important will they be in the next 10-20
years?
3. If robotics are affordable, would you use this technology and
why? Are they viable for pizzerias?
4. How important will touch-free ordering and payment be once
the pandemic is finally behind us?
5. What are your thoughts on delivery innovations such as
self-driving cars and delivery robots?
6. How important will it be to collect data on your customers'
preferences? How will this data be used in the next 5-10 years?
Requirements:
Due to a fast-approaching deadline and reduced staff, we will
not be able to handle phone interviews, so please submit your
answers in writing. You don't have to answer every question,
just the ones you know something about. We prefer responses from
American pizzeria operators or chain executives and restaurant
industry consultants. Please do not promote your product or
service in your response. Thank you for your fast yet thoughtful
replies!!
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Name: Yitzi Weiner and Kristin Marquet Authority Magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8ih@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Authority Magazine
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 1 October
Query:
Dear Friends Authority Magazine is starting a new series about
Homes of The Future ( Full description here
https://bit.ly/2F9rRMu )
Because of, or perhaps despite, the Pandemic, homebuilding in
the US is surging. ( See
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/toll-brothers-reports-record-contract-signings-despite-pandemic-2020-08-30
) We would like to feature the new technologies, techniques,
utilities, and designs that homebuilders and interior designers
are implementing. We have a particular interest in featuring new
designs that are helping homes to become more sustainable and
more resistant to extreme weather. We are also kind of geeky
about cool new technologies.
We would like to interview principals from homebuilding
companies, construction companies, architects, home designers
and interior designers.
The interview series will have two stages.
All of the full interviews will be published in Arianna
Huffington's Thrive Global and Authority Magazine, and they will
look like the following:
https://medium.com/thrive-global/a-modern-robinhood-vlad-tenev-is-on-a-mission-to-democratize-americas-financial-system-7098b8620c77?source=friends_link&sk=ea11ef4e3b03e28a8aa0e56cca151e80
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/how-sidney-madison-prescott-of-spotify-tackles-the-extreme-work-life-balance-of-being-a-woman-in-b544f5833234?source=friends_link&sk=df17e2bd0a59029b0c56a727aeb16a1f
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/why-zappos-has-a-chief-fungineer-e1bfa283d011?source=friends_link&sk=ba3b6d26c51f6ab4874065a34b0a14b4
In addition, after the all interviews are completed, an article
featuring the ideas from the best interviews will be submitted
to Buzzfeed and Entrepreneur.com, like these we have done:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/345415
https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/340907
https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/339554
The Buzzfeed article will look similar to this:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewziegler/heres-what-the-best-athletes-of-the-90s-look-lik
Individuals who are accepted for this series will be featured in
at least 2 - 4 articles.
Yitzi Weiner, Kristin Marquet, and Jason Hartman will be the
primary leads for the series. Most interviews will not require
phone interviews and can be done by email. Requirements: We
would like to interview principals from homebuilding companies,
construction companies, architects, home designers and interior
designers.
Please leave your pitch below so that we do not miss your
email. (The text of your submission will be a pitch for an
interview, and will not be used in the actual article)
Other articles that our team is actively working on (including
this one) can be seen here bit.ly/otherarticlesweareworkingon
Our complete list of story-lines can be seen here
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/ongoing-interview-series-in-authority-magazine-7d633a349753
For more about Authority Magazine and other articles created by
our team, please see here:
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/about-authority-magazine-bc4be45bdd05
Requirements:
We would like to interview principals from homebuilding
companies, construction companies, architects, home designers
and interior designers.
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Name: Michael Keenan ManyChat blog
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8iy@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: ManyChat blog
Deadline: 9:00 AM EST - 8 September
Query:
Looking for Amazon sellers with demonstrated success to share
tips on how to optimize Amazon listings.
Requirements:
Please include your full name, title, company, and link to your
website
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8j6@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
I'm writing an article about innovative ways businesses are
engaging their workforces during the pandemic. I was hoping that
manager and leaders could explain how they're establishing
rapport, inviting employee cooperation, support and wellbeing
during this time. I'm happy to read through all stories of
support/encouragement that companies are offering to their
employees. Please include your full name, title and where you're
based.
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Name: Erica Sandberg CreditCards.com
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8j8@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: CreditCards.com
Deadline: 8:00 AM PST - 8 September
Query:
if you are a bar or restaurant owner who has been using a credit
card effectively during covid, please reach out to be in a
story. Anywhere in U.S.
1. how did COVID impact your businesses 2. how are you using
credit cards (one or multiple) to keep your doors open during
this time?
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Name: Emily Canal Business Insider
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b76h@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Business Insider
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 September
Query:
I'm looking for college students who decided to skip school this
year and instead start or grow a business. I'd like to know why
they decided to drop out, why they wanted to start/grow a
business instead, and how things are going financially for the
company.
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Name: Jody Greene Entrepreneur.com
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b78w@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Entrepreneur.com
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
With Covid changing most of our plans and in-person events being
cancelled. How has your organization pivoted to allocate those
dollars elsewhere?
Requirements:
Please provide examples including your new goals and
expectations from the pivots you've made with your marketing
budget away from in-person trade shows and events. Include your
company name, industry, website and contact information.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b7f2@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM PST - 9 September
Query:
Are you currently working for someone else and have started a
side project or business? What business did you get into and
why? How has your side business helped you in your main gig?
Requirements:
If you wish to keep your name anonymous, please let me know in
the response.
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Name: Eleanor Bennett Logit
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b7ph@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Logit
Deadline: 7:00 PM GMT - 9 September
Query:
DevSecOps is the philosophy of integrating security practices
within the DevOps process.
We are looking for companies to recommend their favourite tools
for DevSecOps & why do they love these tools so much.
Requirements:
Sources are more likely to be used if they go into depth on
their recommendations or suggest less mainstream tools, apps or
plugins.
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Name: Anna Caldwell Finance
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b7rj@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Finance
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
I'm writing a blog post about side hustles, freelancing and
balancing side jobs with full time work. Our article will
explore and make recommendations for the following:
- Important things to consider before taking on a side gig or a
second job - Types of side work to pursue - Where to find
profitable side gigs - How to manage your side gig along with a
primary job
In addition to learning more about your personal side hustle,
I'd love to know the following:
- What inspired you to take on a side hustle? Where do you find
your work, and how do you advertise your services? - What is
your biggest advice to those who are considering taking on a
side gig? - What was the most difficult thing about pursuing
your side gig? What was the most rewarding? - Have you
experienced any difficulties or benefits from maintaining a side
hustle along with a full time job? If so, what happened, and
what are the biggest takeaways? - Has your side hustle turned
into a full-time gig, or has it helped you through a period of
time where you needed additional income? What can you share from
those experiences?
Requirements:
Please be a U.S. based individual who has experience working
"side hustles" in addition to their primary job.
Please include your name, title and website, as well as a
description of the work you do on the side.
Contributors don't need to answer every question - feel free to
respond to one or two! Please keep your submission under 300
words.
We will NOT be featuring multi level marketing, network
marketing or referral marketing in this article.
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Name: Peter Hochstein Strategic Health Care Marketing print edition
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b7tt@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Strategic Health Care Marketing print edition
Deadline: 5:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
Your campaign might be all print, all TV, all mail, all
Internet, or some combination. I write case histories disguised
as feature stories to make them readable, for a monthly
publication read by hospital administrators and marketers, and I
need a story every month about an offbeat, or emotionally
impactful, or topically current, or humorous campaign for a
hospital or large medical practice that worked. (Quantified
results vastly increase your chances for consideration.) I need
one story right away, and then a fresh one every month, until
forever.
Requirements:
Will need to set up a telephone interview with the marketing
manager behind the campaign and that person's opposite number at
an advertising agency. Hospitals and medical practices only,
please.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b7v2@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM PST - 11 September
Query:
Looking for a paragraph response from physical retailers/brick
and mortar stores about changes they are making to their holiday
2020 plans based on the current pandemic. E.g. special offers,
delivery, creative fulfillment, in-store services, etc...
Selected responses will be included in blog post on this topic.
Please include a paragraph, link to your headshot, your name,
title, company name, and website URL.
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Name: Devan Randolph Incfile Blog
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b7xj@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Incfile Blog
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
Looking for small business experts, finance experts,
entrepreneurs, CFOs, CEOs, or CPAs to gives us tips, secrets,
and strategies that family owned businesses can implement to
help recession-proof their small business.
Requirements:
All experts are encouraged to respond, but small business
experts, finance experts, entrepreneurs, CFOs, CEOs, or CPAs are
preferred.
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Name: Eulises David Flores TITOMA
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b83i@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: TITOMA
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 30 September
Query:
We're looking for entrepreneurs who have had success with their
hardware startups. We would like to know your story.
1-How did you come up with the product idea? 2-What was the
biggest challenge you encountered in the product development
process? 3-How did you overcome it? 4-What advice would you give
to someone starting in hardware manufacturing?
Please answer all 4 questions with as many details as possible.
Requirements:
Refer to a specific electronic device. Send us a link to your
website. Your name and position in the company LinkedIn profile
(Optional)
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Name: Hal Koss Built In
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b87u@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Built In
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
What are the best strategies and tactics for tech CEOs to pass
the torch? Looking for a phone or Zoom interview with a tech CEO
(current or former), or board director, who can speak about
succession planning best practices, for a "roundtable" Q&A.
Requirements:
Must be a CEO -- current or former -- or a board member of a
tech company who can speak from experience about succession
planning.
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Name: Anushka Pandey Freshsales
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b89t@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Freshsales
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
Need real life women to talk about the following topics from
their own experiences
- Misconceptions about Women in Sales - Sales Roles for Women -
How to Succeed as Women in Sales
Requirements:
If you have thoughts/ opinions or real life experiences that can
shead some light on these topics - Misconceptions about Women
in Sales - Sales Roles for Women - How to Succeed as Women in
Sales
Feel free send me a writeup and it'll be included in the article.
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Name: Rachel Hartman U.S. News & World Report
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8a4@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: U.S. News & World Report
Deadline: 7:00 PM CST - 10 September
Query:
For a piece that looks at reverse mortgages for retirees, I'm
interested in hearing how they work, along with the pros and
cons of reverse mortgages. Please include your name, title, and
location (city/state). Thanks!
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8ab@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
How can (business professional) candidates stand out from other
applicants in terms of the formatting/layout of their resume?
What does that look like and what should/shouldn't be included?
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8au@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 10:00 AM CST - 9 September
Query:
We're looking for advice on the best ways to cope with financial
stress. Statements on the importance of properly managing money
stress and how it can affect one's health are also appreciated.
This is to accompany a survey on how Americans are already
dealing with their stress and how often they feel overwhelmed by
their finances.
This will be published online on a DA 77 site.
Requirements:
Looking for advice from health and financial experts including:
licensed therapists, counselors, financial planners, or personal
finance experts.
Thanks!
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Name: Laurie Morgan PracticeLink magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8c2@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: PracticeLink magazine
Deadline: 9:00 PM EST - 22 September
Query:
I'm working on a story called "A Physician's Job-search
Timeline" for PracticeLink magazine. I'm interested in speaking
with physicians who can help with advice for job-seeking
physicians on how to plan and strategize.
I'm interested in interviewing any physicians who can comment
helpfully on this -- whether speaking from the perspective of
someone who currently hires physicians, as a physician who has
recently completed a job search, a doctor who learned some
useful hints about job-seeking at some point, or even physicians
in the middle of job-hunting who've picked up some useful
knowledge or learned about some surprising 'gotchas.'
Requirements:
Must be an MD or DO in any specialty.
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Name: Sarah Kuta Apartment Therapy
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8cd@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Apartment Therapy
Deadline: 12:00 PM MST - 8 September
Query:
What do people need to know about wire fraud in real estate? How
common or uncommon is wire fraud? What is it exactly? What steps
can they take to protect themselves?
Requirements:
Must be an expert in real estate, lending or law enforcement.
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Name: Sara Routhier Insurance
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8cv@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Insurance
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
How has the Paycheck Protection Program affected your industry?
What challenges have businesses in your industry faced during
the coronavirus pandemic? How has the Paycheck Protection
Program helped businesses in your industry survive and grow
during the pandemic? How has your industry adapted in response
to the economic changes during the coronavirus pandemic to keep
customers? How have businesses in your industry used the
Paycheck Protection Program loans to benefit their employees?
Have some industries benefited more than others from the
Paycheck Protection Program and, if so, why? If there was one
thing you could change about the Paycheck Protection Program to
benefit your industry or a particular industry, what would it be
and why?
Requirements:
We will link to your site and we would appreciate a link in
exchange. Please send all of the following: 250 words or more,
full name, title, headshot (300x300 minimum), and website URL
you want us to link to. We use all the good answers that meet
these requirements.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8eg@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 September
Query:
Experts in the Government Experience domain are requested to
provide a quote /recommendation to governments to create better
Government Experience.
Please mention your
Organization Name Twitter Handle
Requirements:
Must have experience with Government Experience creation.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8ei@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
Are you a search marketing expert? Then we want to hear from
you. We are preparing an EPIC round-up post.
Against the backdrop of the recent Jumpshot shutdown (you can
read about it here:
https://www.astutecopyblogging.com/jumpshot-demise-and-keyword-research
and here:
https://www.billhartzer.com/marketing/jumpshot-shutdown-keyword-research-tools),
we want to know:
If you could only use ONLY 4 tools for keyword research, which 4
would you choose and why?
Please be specific. The more focused and original your quote,
the more likely we'll use it (and you'll get a link to your
site). Please limit your response to 250 words. Thank you!
Requirements:
#1. Must be a search marketing expert. #2. Must be familiar with
the Jumpshot shutdown. (You can read about it here:
https://www.astutecopyblogging.com/jumpshot-demise-and-keyword-research
and here:
https://www.billhartzer.com/marketing/jumpshot-shutdown-keyword-research-tools)
#3. Must provide the following: (i). A LINK to a picture of you
(square format please) that we can use along with your quote, if
your pitch is accepted; Please note: Don't attach an image to
your email, because that won't reach us and we can't publish a
quote without an image. (ii). Your Name and title (iii). Your
Organization's name (iv). A link to your website
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Name: Elizabeth Bromstein CareerBeacon
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8eu@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: CareerBeacon
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 September
Query:
I am looking for people in a hiring role to share the best
question they have ever been asked by a job candidate in an
interview. And why it was a good question. Thank you!
Requirements:
Please be someone who works or has worked in a hiring role.
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Name: Dana Fiddler Dana Nicole Designs Inc
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8f1@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Dana Nicole Designs Inc
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
What one tip would you give to someone who would like to grow
their following on TikTok?
Requirements:
1) Must have a TikTok account with over 20K followers 2) Please
leave your TikTok username (or URL) for verification and leave a
link to your website
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Name: Angela Stringfellow 6 River Systems
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8f2@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: 6 River Systems
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 12 September
Query:
Looking for logistics & supply chain professionals to answer the
question: What's the single most important ingredient to
developing an effective logistics strategy?
Requirements:
To participate, please respond with your full answer. Overly
self-promotional answers will be ignored-please be reasonable.
Use a head shot 200 x 200 pixels, a brief bio (around 50 words -
overly long bios will be truncated to fit the piece), and a link
to your website and your Twitter link (if applicable). Please
don't attach head shots - it doesn't render correctly on HARO-
rather use a link to host the headshot image. Thanks for your
participation. Good pitches will be notified to via email. Good
luck!
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Name: Angela Stringfellow CallMiner
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8f4@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: CallMiner
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 12 September
Query:
Looking for contact center experts to answer the question:
What's the single worst thing a contact center agent can do
during a call?
Requirements:
To participate, please respond with your full answer. Overly
self-promotional answers will be ignored-please be reasonable.
Use a head shot 200 x 200 pixels, a brief bio (around 50 words -
overly long bios will be truncated to fit the piece), and a link
to your website and your Twitter link (if applicable). Please
don't attach head shots - it doesn't render correctly on HARO-
rather use a link to host the headshot image. Thanks for your
participation. Good pitches will be notified to via email. Good
luck!
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Name: Priscilla Tan AppSumo
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8fm@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: AppSumo
Deadline: 11:00 PM EST - 8 September
Query:
When was the last time you experienced burnout, and what did you
do to overcome it?
I want to hear your best tip/strategy that helps you to recover
from burnout and recharge your mind! :)
Requirements:
You must be a freelancer, agency / small business owner,
entrepreneur, or startup founder.
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Name: Priscilla Tan AppSumo
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8fp@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: AppSumo
Deadline: 11:00 PM EST - 8 September
Query:
How do you network remotely? Share with me the channels you
often use, and what you do specifically.
What are the benefits you discovered from this remote networking
approach?
Requirements:
You must be a freelancer, agency / small business owner,
entrepreneur, or startup founder.
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Name: Cindy Martin Pear Video
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8fq@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Pear Video
Deadline: 10:00 AM PST - 9 September
Query:
Looking for two Economic experts who can do a Zoom interview,
separately, on the economic fallout of the US from COVID.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8hg@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
I am looking for responses to the following:
1) How do you endeavour to retain and keep employees engaged -
do you run initiatives for improving employee retention/ have an
official strategy? What does this involve?
2)How have these initiatives positively impacted employee
retention? Statistics welcomed
3) Have you put more of an emphasis on engagement and retention
strategies as a result of the pandemic?
Please also provide your Twitter and LinkedIn handles
Requirements:
HR Managers, L&D Managers, Operations Managers, HR Experts
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Name: Andrey Sergeenkov Hacker Noon
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8i2@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Hacker Noon
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
The article will be about how to use Product Hunt to find
investors, I need useful advices: 1-2 paragraphs each, no more.
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Name: Katherine Gustafson LegalZoom
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8ia@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: LegalZoom
Deadline: 3:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
Hello, I am writing a piece for LegalZoom about whether retail
business owners should consider switching to wholesale sales.
Here are some questions I'd love answers to over email: --Why
might switching to wholesale be a good idea in light of the
uncertainty of the pandemic? --What does it take to turn a
retail business into a wholesale operation? --What pricing
strategies do wholesale businesses use to succeed? --What advice
do you have about finding a wholesale customer base? --What are
best practices for preparing for a successful transition from
retail to wholesale? --What background or qualifications do you
have in this topic? --If you are a business owner who has
transitioned from retail to wholesale, what did you find most
challenging? How did it help your business? And what advice can
you offer?
Requirements:
I am looking for anyone who advises businesses on retail vs.
wholesale business, or business owners who have made the
transition themselves.
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Name: E. Napoletano Forbes
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-b8ik@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Forbes
Deadline: 7:00 PM PST - 8 September
Query:
Seeking HR and credentialed financial industry experts who can
speak to the details/ins/outs of money purchase plans. Do not
reply if you are not a credentialed expert in HR/financial
services. Seeking US-based sources only.
Requirements:
Please reply with your credentials including licensure and
certifications (again HR/financial services experts ONLY) and a
sentence or two on the insights you can share on money purchase
plans.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-b8ja@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 6:00 PM EST - 9 September
Query:
I'm doing a story about online communities for entrepreneurs and
need those in the know to comment on best online communities,
groups, forums, etc. for entrepreneurs/small business.
Please answer all of the following questions: 1. Name and link
to online entrepreneur community/group/forum/facebook group,
etc. that you find useful or are a member of 2. How this
community helps/helped you 3. Your tip on joining/taking part in
an online entrepreneur community
Requirements:
Entrepreneurs with relevant experience on the topic.
For credit, please include your short bio and link to HEADSHOT.
Please do not send attachments as HARO doesn't accept them.
No overly promotional pitches, please. If your quote is
selected, we'll notify you via email within one week.
Thank a lot, everyone! Look forward to reading your stories.
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