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Business and Finance
1) A Small Business Guide to Omnichannel Marketing (Motley Fool - The Blueprint)2) The Case for Sophisticated Remote Workstations (Inc. Online)
3) IoT and the Store of the Future (Inc. Online)
4) IoT and the Workplace of the Future (Inc. Online)
5) Social Media Client Onboarding Process [DA55 Site backlink]] (HeyOrca Blog)
6) Looking for Business Book Recommendations from Female Entpreneurs (Lioness Magazine)
7) Seeking Authors of Business Books for Recommendations (Lioness Magazine)
8) ISO Financial Therapist (Anonymous)
9) How Small Businesses Are Using Video (Confidential)
10) Looking for business leaders/execs to comment on how to decide if a PhD will help your career (BUSINESS INSIDER)
11) B2B content marketing campaigns (Anonymous)
12) Business lessons learned in 2020 (Enterprise League)
13) Topic: Buying a home sight-unseen or virtually (Money Magazine)
14) How can marketing agencies meet their online clients' needs? (Capterra Blog)
15) How can lawyers and legal professionals meet their online clients' needs? (Capterra Blog)
16) How can accountants meet their online clients' needs? (Capterra Blog)
17) Top online will making programs (U.S. News & World Report)
18) Seeking HR professionals and front line managers to discuss how to encourage PTO (HR Magazine)
19) Looking for Quotes from Cybersecurity/Business Leaders on Employee Cyber Risk (Visual Objects)
20) The Impact of the Pivot to Remote Work on Hiring (Spark Hire)
21) How do you stay safe in COVID during product photoshoots? (Clipping Path India)
22) How can contact centers address increased vulnerability within their customer base? (CallMiner)
23) What do people want in a retail experience when visiting a CBD store? (Incredible Edibles)
24) Cannabis Ballot Question Predictions (Benzinga)
25) Looking for home builders (realtor.com)
26) What legal implications are there now for hiring remote workers? (LegalZoom)
27) Questions a Chief Information Security Office Should Ask a Prospective Corporate Lawyer (CSO)
28) Retail Expert Secrets to Getting Best Black Friday Deals (NBC News Channel)
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Business and Finance
1) Summary: A Small Business Guide to Omnichannel MarketingName: Patricia Staino Motley Fool - The Blueprint
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bfgl@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Motley Fool - The Blueprint
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 6 November
Query:
I am writing an article for small business owners explaining
what omnichannel marketing is and and the steps they can take to
implement, as well as reviewing some best practices. I want to
explain to them when it's right for their business, when it
isn't, and provide actionable tips for utilizing omnichannel
marketing if it makes sense. Questions I'd like to answer:
-What is omnichannel marketing? -What are the benefits of
omnichannel marketing? -What types of businesses are best
positioned to take advantage of omnichannel marketing? -What are
the steps to create an omnichannel marketing campaign? Please
explain each. -What are some omnichannel marketing best
practices? Please explain/provide examples for each. I'm looking
to offer three to five tips to readers. -What are some examples
of omnichannel marketing that work? What are they and why do
they work?
Requirements:
I'm looking for marketing experts who frequently work with small
business owners. Please answer the above questions, if possible,
in your response, so I can gage if your experience is relevant
to my audience--you don't need to answer every question, but the
more info you respond with, the likelier I will be to follow up
with you. Remember that this audience is probably not overly
technical, so I have to answer these key questions in plain
language, not jargon. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Name: Michael McDermott Inc. Online
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh0p@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Inc. Online
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 2 November
Query:
What are the advantages of powerful remote workstations for
employees working from home? What advantages do they provide to
the enterprise and the employees? What qualities, features,
capabilities should they include in areas like security,
screens, computing power, seamless component integration, etc.
How accessible are they to small and midsize businesses. This is
for a sponsored white paper on Inc.com
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Name: Michael McDermott Inc. Online
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh0t@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Inc. Online
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 2 November
Query:
The Internet of Things is disrupting the way business is
conducted in many industries, including retailing. What are some
of the biggest impacts IoT is having? How will it define "the
store of the future"? What are the most important
benefits/advantages it offers retailers? How easy or difficult
is it for retailers to embrace IoT? This is for a sponsored
white paper on Inc.com.
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Name: Michael McDermott Inc. Online
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh0u@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Inc. Online
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 2 November
Query:
The pandemic has heightened the need for businesses to monitor
everything from health to supply chains. What kind of role will
the following IoT technologies play in helping to make the
workplace as safe as possible as we try to return to a world of
"business as usual": touchless building access, elevated
temperature screening, digital signage & policy communication,
safe workspace monitoring of social distancing, on-premise
contact tracing? Any other roles for IoT in this context? This
is for a sponsored white paper on Inc.com.
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Name: Datis Mohsenipour HeyOrca Blog
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh1x@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: HeyOrca Blog
Deadline: 12:00 PM PST - 3 November
Query:
Looking for Marketing Agency Staff & Freelancers to list the
different steps they include in their social media client
onboarding process:
1. Include the steps in you take during your client onboarding
process
2. Provide a brief description of the step & why it's important
3. Highlight any unique elements in your onboarding process
5) What CRM do you use? (if any)
6) Are you open to sharing the post on your social channels
and/or linking back from your website?
We will be providing a follow backlink from our DA55 website
(aHrefs score).
Requirements:
1) Must work for, or own a marketing agency or social media
agency.
2) Answer all the questions in the query
3) Please provide your name, title, website to backlink to, a
link to your headshot (no attachments), a 1-2 sentence bio
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Name: Laura Grant Lioness Magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh3e@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Lioness Magazine
Deadline: 12:00 PM EST - 2 November
Query:
I'm working on an article for Lioness Magazine regarding
business book recommendations for our audience of female
entrepreneurs. I'm specifically looking for female entrepreneurs
to recommend books that they find useful for their work.
Please answer the following questions if you'd like to be
considered:
1) Quick introduction, including your name, title, and a brief
description of your business 2) What is your favorite/most
helpful business book? 3) Why is it your favorite? What did you
find helpful? This can include quotes or specific sections
Thank you!
Requirements:
Female entrepreneurs
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Name: Laura Grant Lioness Magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh3f@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Lioness Magazine
Deadline: 12:00 PM EST - 2 November
Query:
I'm working on an article for Lioness Magazine and looking for
authors of business books. We'd like to create a list of
recommendations for our audience of female entrepreneurs.
Please answer the following questions to be considered:
1) Quick introduction, including name, company/title (if
applicable) 2) What is your book? Please include a link to where
it can be found 3) Briefly summarize the content/focus 4) Why do
you believe this would be a useful resource for entrepreneurs?
Thank you!
Requirements:
Author of a business-related book
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-bh76@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 8:00 PM EST - 3 November
Query:
Hello! I'm in search of a financial therapist to discuss "How to
Show Gratitude This Holiday Season Without Breaking the Bank". I
am not looking for financial advisors and cannot include them in
this story.
Requirements:
To contribute to either story, please answer the following
questions:
Name:
Title:
Company Name:
1-2 sentences on your experience as a financial therapist:
1. How can you show gratitude to family members this holiday
season without spending too much? 2. Same for coworkers? 3. Same
for friends? 4. Why do we feel so much pressure to spend to
show love and appreciation during the holidays? 5. Are there
non-monetary gifts people can give? Any fun creative ideas
you're a fan of? 6. How can we work on escaping our own guilt
when budgets are tight during the holidays?
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Name: Gwen Moran Confidential
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh7e@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Confidential
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 3 November
Query:
Looking for one or two video content marketing producers to
discuss the various ways that SMBs can use video. (e.g.,
marketing, customer service, etc.)
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Name: Robin Madell BUSINESS INSIDER
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh7i@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: BUSINESS INSIDER
Deadline: 8:00 PM EST - 2 November
Query:
I'm writing an article for Business Insider on how to decide if
getting a PhD is the right move for your career. I'd like to
quote some business leaders/executives who can weigh in on what
factors people should consider when making this important career
decision.
Requirements:
For consideration, please send your bio along with strategies
and insights to help guide our readers on how to decide if
getting a PhD is the right move for their career. Some questions
to consider: For employees who are already mid-career, when does
it make sense to pause your career to return to school for a
PhD? What careers will benefit most from this educational
decision? In terms of lost income while getting the degree and
how much more one can make after earning the degree, how would
you advise people who are hoping to make a smart financial
decision for their career?
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-bh9k@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 3 November
Query:
I'm looking for marketers, content marketers, CEOs, or marketers
to share how they PLAN and TRACK their content marketing
campaigns for specific companies. I'm looking for a quote to
tackle both of these aspects as well as talk about a specific
type of content/campaign you started. In-house and freelance
marketers are welcome but I can't link to agencies. If you're an
agency and want to talk about a client, that can be done instead.
Requirements:
Send your name, role, and company with link. I'll also need a
link to one or two articles, guides, or other content you decide
to talk about so I can take a screenshot.
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Name: Klaudija Nikolova Enterprise League
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bggu@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Enterprise League
Deadline: 8:00 AM EST - 2 November
Query:
We want to hear from small business owners about the biggest
business lessons 2020 has taught them.
Share ONE, the most valuable, business lesson you've learned
this year. Reflect on it and explain how you will implement it
in future.
Keep it between 100-150 words.
Requirements:
Must be an owner of a business.
Please include your name, position, company, website.
Biographies and company backgrounds are not needed.
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Name: Aly J. Yale Money Magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bgup@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Money Magazine
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 3 November
Query:
Looking for recent or current homebuyers + agents familiar with
virtual and sight-unseen offers
Did you buy (or attempt to buy) a house sight-unseen or totally
virtually? Why? Was your purchase successful? How did the
process work? Was it what you expected? Did any problems arise
during or after the purchase? Would you recommend it to others?
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Name: Toby Cox Capterra Blog
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bgyy@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Capterra Blog
Deadline: 12:00 PM EST - 4 November
Query:
Now more than ever, every sale counts. Where might there be gaps
in marketing agencies' online experience? What can these
businesses be doing better to ensure they're not losing out on
customers?
Requirements:
Must be associated with a digital marketing agency or must have
interacted with a digital marketing agency online in the last 6
months.
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Name: Toby Cox Capterra Blog
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bgyz@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Capterra Blog
Deadline: 12:00 PM EST - 4 November
Query:
Where might there be gaps in the online experience offered to
clients by lawyers and legal professionals? What can these firms
be doing better to ensure they're not losing out on clients?
Requirements:
Must be associated with a law firm OR must have interacted with
a law firm online in the last 6 months.
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Name: Toby Cox Capterra Blog
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bgz0@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Capterra Blog
Deadline: 12:00 PM EST - 4 November
Query:
Where might there be gaps in the online experience offered to
clients by accountants? What can these professionals be doing
better to ensure they're not losing out on clients?
Requirements:
Must be an accountant or accounting professional OR must have
interacted with an accountant online in the last 6 months.
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Name: Rachel Hartman U.S. News & World Report
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh0k@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: U.S. News & World Report
Deadline: 8:00 PM EST - 4 November
Query:
For a piece that looks at the best online will making programs,
I'm interested in hearing about top choices for consumers, along
with the reasons why they are the best. Thanks!
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Name: Lisa Roepe HR Magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh0r@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: HR Magazine
Deadline: 5:00 PM EST - 3 November
Query:
I'm seeking HR professionals and front line mangers who can
discuss ways to encourage staff to take time off this holiday
season despite the fact that most people won't be having
elaborate family celebrations or traveling because of the
pandemic. If you respond, please include explains of how you are
encouraging employees to take PTO before the end of the year.
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Name: Sydney Wess Visual Objects
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh0x@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Visual Objects
Deadline: 3:00 PM EST - 6 November
Query:
1. 63% of employees are not concerned about storing personal
information on work devices. What's the danger in this? Can
companies do anything to mitigate risk? 2. The majority of
employees have used the same password for several accounts on a
work device. How do companies combat cyber risk in these cases
during remote work? Do you have examples/relevant scenarios of
duplicate password use at your workplace? 3. To what extent are
employees responsible for cybersecurity at their companies? To
what extent are companies responsible for their own
cybersecurity? How does COVID-19 affect the split of
responsibilities? 4. We found that Baby Boomers are more
likely to show concern about data security but also more likely
to store personal data on work devices than Millennials. Why do
you think this is?
Requirements:
Feel free to answer any/all questions that are relevant to your
experience and knowledge of cybersecurity in the workplace.
Quotes will support data-driven report on employee behavior
surrounding cybersecurity-- especially during remote work.
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Name: Marikaye DeTemple Spark Hire
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh2h@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Spark Hire
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 4 November
Query:
Looking for insight from HR decision-makers and employers
regarding experience with shifting to virtual hiring and remote
team management during the 2020 global pandemic. Responses that
are selected will be interviewed/featured on the Spark Hire blog
and promoted to over 10K blog subscribers.
Please respond to the following questions to be considered for a
follow-up email interview: What is your role in the
recruiting/hiring process? How much of your workforce shifted to
remote work in 2020? How much of your workforce will remain
remote in 2021? How have you adapted your interview process? If
you used video interviews for the first time this year, please
share how it impacted your hiring process in a few sentences.
Requirements:
Please send your input in your initial response (requests for
interviews without responding to HARO questions will be
rejected). Include "Impact of the Pivot to Remote Work" in the
subject line. Answer each question separately. Keep answers
brief but informative.
Must Include:
Your title and qualifications Company size Contact information,
including an email Headshot (must be a link and at least
900x900) Twitter handle
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Name: Alexandra Sheehan Clipping Path India
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh2k@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Clipping Path India
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 6 November
Query:
I'm looking to speak with professionals who work on product
photoshoots, with or without models, about ways they maintain a
safe/clean/sanitary work space in times of COVID-19. If you have
multiple people on the shoot, how do you ensure social
distancing and mask-wearing? What about models you don't want to
wear masks for the shot? Do you sanitize equipment and the set?
What about the products? Are you doing more shoots at home?
Relying more on editing / post-processing? Would love to hear
answers to these questions and/or other information about
measures you've taken on your sets.
Requirements:
Must be involved in PRODUCT photography in some way. Please
provide name, website, job title, and pronoun (he/she/they).
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Name: Angela Stringfellow CallMiner
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh6g@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: CallMiner
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 7 November
Query:
Looking for answers to the question: How can contact centers
address increased vulnerability within their customer base?
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 Incredible Edibles
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh6h@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Incredible Edibles
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 7 November
Query:
Looking for answers to the question: What do people want in a
retail experience when visiting a CBD store?
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: Andrew Ward Benzinga
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh6s@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Benzinga
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 3 November
Query:
Seeking predictions on the medical and adult use cannabis ballot
initiatives in several states.
Please provide written responses to any of the following:
- Prediction: How many of the ballot initiatives will pass? Will
any fail to pass? - Which ballot questions give you the
most/least confidence heading into the day?
Requirements:
Seeking responses from cannabis advocates and political experts.
Other sources will be considered as well.
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Name: Erica Sweeney realtor.com
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh70@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: realtor.com
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 3 November
Query:
I'm looking for contractors, architects, companies that build
homes, etc. to answer some questions bout what consumers should
know about building a hew home. Please respond with an intro,
and I'll fill you in on the details. Thanks!
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Name: Diane Faulkner LegalZoom
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh75@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: LegalZoom
Deadline: 11:00 AM EST - 2 November
Query:
Now that the office has moved into people's homes, hiring
workers takes on a new set of concerns. From interviewing, to
onboarding, to starting the new job. What legal implications
should businesses who want to hire remote workers be aware of.
Requirements:
*Must provide first name, last name, title, company name,
company website (so we can link), email address and phone number
for fact-checkers.
Looking for business owners, labor/employment attorneys,
business consultants. Small businesses welcome to respond.
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Name: John Edwards CSO
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh7n@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: CSO
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 13 November
Query:
Technology journalist John Edwards (@TechJohnEdwards) is looking
for chief information security officers (CISOs) and lawyers who
can answer some or all of the following questions:
1. What's the most important question a chief information
security officer (CISO) should ask a prospective corporate
lawyer? 2. Why is this question so important? 3. What else
should a CISO know about a prospective corporate attorney? 4.
In terms of enterprise security, what is the most important
attribute in a corporate lawyer? 5. Is there anything else you
would like to add?
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Name: Nicole Spector NBC News Channel
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bh86@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: NBC News Channel
Deadline: 2:00 PM EST - 3 November
Query:
I'm seeking 10-15 tips from OBJECTIVE RETAIL EXPERTS on how to
get the most out of Black Friday this year. How will COVID make
things different? What are the most useful things shoppers
should keep in mind (like say, using price comparison tools --
which ones?-- or not falling for limited time deals, or ....?
The list goes on, I am sure!) In the end the piece will have at
least 10 relevant, fleshed out, and thoughtful tips about ways
to get Black Friday deals. Thanks so much! Please remember to
include your full name as you like to be quoted, site name and
pronoun preference. Happy election week!
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