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Queries!
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Business and Finance
1) Long-term Considerations for Activity in Office Spaces (CommercialCafe)2) Pre-Employment Assessment (Mercer Mettl)
3) What are employers' and employees' legal rights regarding mandatory COVID vaccines in the workplace? (Business.com)
4) Why is sustainability becoming so important to Gucci's brand/marketing? (Luxury Daily)
5) Storytelling and Persuasion (Persuasion by the Pint)
6) Coinbase Pre-IPO Contracts (Blockworks Group)
7) HR/Executive stories/quotes on on-boarding pre-COVID vs now (remotely) (Anonymous)
8) Predictions for Customer Success in 2021 (Anonymous)
9) Need entrepreneurs to answer "what advice would you give to aspiring entrepreneurs?" (We Live to Build)
10) Men getting better paid family leave than women (Romper)
11) Seeking Thought Leaders in Big Data (One Million by One Million)
12) Seeking Thought Leaders in Cybersecurity (One Million by One Million)
13) Tips to increase personal and team productivity to achieve your goals in the year 2021 (Productivity Land)
14) Florists, floral industry experts and merchandising experts to discuss new trends in merchandising (Florists' Review)
15) Seeking Estate Planning Attys (Addicus Books)
16) Looking for companies who have brought back employees for office work (Detroit Free Press)
17) Looking for leaders to help us uncover what it takes to make it in the workforce. (Mass Appeal magazine)
18) SaaS Implementation Process (Cleanshelf)
19) Need experts to weigh in on importance of external collaboration (Nectafy)
20) COVID exclusion clauses in liability insurance: Ways to enhance your liability protection (Assurance Agency)
21) How Biden's labor secretary choice could affect the gig economy (Zenger News)
22) product entrepreneurs who use a fulfillment company (Create for Cash)
23) Will you be hiring a freelance social media coordinator in the next couple of months? (Anonymous)
24) Landing your first social media services client (Anonymous)
25) Freelancers in social media earning a full time salary (Anonymous)
26) Have You Grown and Sold a Business? We Want to Tell Your Story (Divestopedia)
27) HR experts: What are the best / most innovative ways to motivate and support remote employees? (Compt HR Blog)
28) Looking to interview female entrepreneurs (Femfounder)
29) UI testing (SD Times)
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Business and Finance
1) Summary: Long-term Considerations for Activity in Office SpacesName: Lorena Blaga CommercialCafe
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqpd@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: CommercialCafe
Deadline: 10:00 PM PST - 8 January
Query:
CommercialCafe has run several surveys and reported on various
short-term COVID-19 coping strategies during 2020, in
conversation with employees working remotely, as well as
employers and commercial real estate professionals. Various
strategies have been employed across the board, their effect on
overall productivity varying greatly depending on industry, as
well as on the more or less limited possibilities for remote
work comfort of staff. Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond, we
would greatly appreciate your thoughts and personal experience
contributions on long-term considerations regarding the
following:
1. Are commercial tenants considering/planning for a long-term
reduction in office density? 2. For the commercial tenants that
have considered long-term reduction in office density, which of
the following two strategies has been most appealing? (A) keep
existing footprint and turn most of the workforce remote, or (B)
plan for an increase in office square footage to eventually
accommodate more of the work force back into the office? 3. Have
there been any notable changes in preferred lease terms, both
for tenants and for landlords? 4. Has there been a notable
increase in interest for commercial properties in suburban
markets, due to COVID-19 long-term considerations? (Commercial
tenants looking to either move or expand their urban footprint)
Please provide your responses to any or all of these questions
by Friday, January 8th. If the deadline has passed, please email
your answers to lorena.blaga@yardi.com . We appreciate your
time!
Requirements:
Please respond if you are a commercial real estate agent or
broker that has been operating in U.S. commercial real estate
throughout 2020 at least. MUST include details on the market in
which you operate, for reference. Will credit social media, blog
or website, please include preferred contact details for
follow-up.
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Name: Shirisha Jain Mercer Mettl
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqpw@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Mercer Mettl
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 January
Query:
*Why are pre-employment tests important? *For what kind of roles
do you screen using these tests *what kind of tests do you
undertake and how? *Do you use online or offline pre-employment
tests? *Name some tools you utilize for pre-employment
assessment? *how do you know which is the best pre-employment
assessment tool? *What do pre-employment tests check for? *What
is the success rate for such tests?
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Name: Skye Schooley Business.com
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqzw@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Business.com
Deadline: 6:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
1. What are employers' legal rights when it comes to requiring
employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine (when available)? 2. What
should employers consider when deciding whether to require
mandatory COVID-19 vaccine? 3. Who should require mandatory
vaccinations and who should not? Why? 4. If employees don't feel
comfortable returning to the workplace, do they have the right
to continue working remotely? 5. Do employees have the legal
right to know if their colleague has previously contracted the
virus or received the vaccine? 6. Please include anything else
a small business owner should know about requiring the COVID
vaccine. 7. Please list your name, company, job title, LinkedIn,
and contact information (email and phone).
Requirements:
labor and employment lawyers, HR experts
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Name: Sarah Ramirez Luxury Daily
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-br1s@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Luxury Daily
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 6 January
Query:
Gucci has been positioning itself as "eco-friendly" more and
more recently, especially through efforts such as Gucci Off the
Grid and Gucci x The North Face and a brief partnership with The
RealReal. But is Gucci walking the walk? In what areas can Gucci
improve its sustainability efforts? How is the brand falling
short despite its marketing? Is it valuable for Gucci to center
its marketing around sustainability to such an extent?
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Name: Jonathan Taylor Persuasion by the Pint
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-br2k@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Persuasion by the Pint
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 7 January
Query:
We are looking for bestselling authors/ experts to join us on
our weekly podcast "Persuasion by the Pint "to discuss the topic
of Storytelling and persuasion. Our show airs every Friday
afternoon at 4pm EST.
Requirements:
We are looking for bestselling authors/ experts to join us on
our weekly podcast "Persuasion by the Pint "to discuss the topic
of Storytelling and persuasion. Our show airs every Friday
afternoon at 4pm EST.
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Name: Sam Reynolds Blockworks Group
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-br2v@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Blockworks Group
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 7 January
Query:
Hello, I'm doing a story on the pre-ipo contracts for Coinbase.
I'm hoping to get comment from an investment banker on what kind
of interest/demand you are seeing (retail vs institutional), the
pricing, and general thoughts on Coinbase's overall value prop
for investors.
Requirements:
Investment banker, broker, etc
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-br4f@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 12:00 PM PST - 8 January
Query:
Looking for HR / executives to share how onboarding new hires
remotely post COVID-19 has been different versus 2019 when new
hires were onboarded onsite. In particular, what have been the
challenges, and how have you modified your approach to address
these new challenges?
Requirements:
With your submission, please provide concrete examples of how
your organization has adapted to these challenges, and any
feedback / behavioral changes you've seen from new hires
onboarding in a post COVID-19 world versus before.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-bpnx@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
What trends, best practices, or strategies do you see for the
Customer Success industry in 2021? We'd like to hear from you!
We'll be featuring a roundup of predictions.
Requirements:
Please provide your full name, title, company you work for and
LinkedIn profile and Twitter handle.
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Name: Sean Weisbrot We Live to Build
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bpon@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: We Live to Build
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
What is the most important thing you've learned that might help
someone who wants to start a company in 2021 be more likely to
succeed?
Requirements:
* Please provide us with the following information in EXACTLY
this order to help us work faster:
- Full name - Current position @ Current Company + company URL -
LinkedIn URL (we may connect) - Link to your Photo (must submit
this) - No more than 300 words about the topic. We may edit your
submission for clarity.
NOTE: If we like your quote, we may invite you to be a guest on
our podcast.
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Name: Lisa Selin Davis Romper
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqcs@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Romper
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
I'm looking to interview parents in which a father got
better-paid family leave than a mother, due to the mother being
encouraged to short-term, partially paid disability leave and
the father getting full-paid family leave. Open to experts on
policy as well but really looking for families who have
experienced uneven pay for leave.
Requirements:
Open to as much geographic (within US) and all other kinds of
diversity as I can get.
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Name: Sheldon Chi One Million by One Million
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqep@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: One Million by One Million
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
Our Thought Leaders in Big Data (TLBD) blog is a follow-up to
our highly successful Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing (TLCC)
(http://www.sramanamitra.com/big-data/) series. In TLBD, we
interview thought leaders in the big data sectors -- whether
they are entrepreneurs building great companies, product/user
experience designers building great products, or executives at
large companies with unique perspectives on how the big data
industry is evolving. We discuss trends, disruptions,
entrepreneurial opportunities, monetization models, challenges,
socio-cultural impact and much more in a seven-part series. Of
particular interest to us is the use of machine learning
techniques in scaling analytics models within Big Data. This
blog is part of the One Million by One Million global
initiative, whose aim is to help a million entrepreneurs reach
$1 million in annual revenue. 1M/1M has syndication
relationships with many venues: HBR, Xconomy, SmallBizTrends,
EconomicTimes (India), Women 2.0, Mashable, Huffington Post,
Business Insider, ReadWriteWeb, and several other sites.
Articles we develop through these interviews often get
repackaged for the syndication partners. The 1Mby1M blog was
named by Forbes in the Top 100 Blog for Entrepreneurs
(http://onforb.es/1a6RkOs) and among the top 100 influencers on
the topic of cloud computing. Indicate in your pitch the revenue
level, as we use this as a qualification criterion for selecting
entrepreneurs to profile. We don't necessarily have to publish
this number in the actual story. Please also provide the story
angle, talking points, etc., so we can gauge what is the thought
leadership point of view we will be highlighting in the series.
Our audience is extremely sophisticated, so the conversation
needs to be equally interesting.
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Name: Sheldon Chi One Million by One Million
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqes@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: One Million by One Million
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
Hi, My name is Sheldon Chi. I am responsible for coordinating
stories for the 1Mby1M blog [1mby1m.com]]. I am looking to
interview entrepreneurs who are building cutting-edge
cybersecurity solutions for various segments of the market. I am
only interested in those who already have customers and at least
some revenue. The market, of course, is crowded, so we'd need to
understand what is unique, how you differentiate, etc. Pitching
Instructions: Please outline the specific story angle, value
proposition, target market, differentiation vis-a-vis
competitors, as well as revenue level and customer validation
situation. This blog is part of the One Million by One Million
global initiative, whose aim is to help a million entrepreneurs
reach $1 million in annual revenue (http://1mby1m.com). The
1M/1M blog is read by tons of VCs in the technology industry,
and the publicity we can create for you may very likely help you
attract investor attention if that's something you desire. Our
media work is aligned with our core mission of helping
entrepreneurs build successful companies. Also, 1M/1M has
syndication relationships with many venues: HBR, Xconomy,
SmallBizTrends, EconomicTimes (India), Women 2.0, Mashable,
Huffington Post, Business Insider, ReadWriteWeb, and several
other sites. Articles we develop through these interviews often
get repackaged for the syndication partners. The 1Mby1M blog was
named by Forbes in the Top 100 Blog for Entrepreneurs:
http://onforb.es/1a6RkOs
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Name: Frank Lewis Productivity Land
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqgv@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Productivity Land
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
What are your proven hacks to get more done with minimal efforts
to nail your personal and business goals?
This article is for team managers and business leaders who wants
to get productive this year. Looking to hear from agile experts,
DevOps manager, business owners, Product experts.
Requirements:
Please respond with your credentials including full name,
headshot link, email and Linkedin URL in the subject line so I
know you've read the whole query. Thank you
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Name: Keith Loria Florists' Review
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqn8@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Florists' Review
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
COVID has caused many in the floral industry to reinvent
themselves as retailers have needed to look for new and creative
merchandising ideas to stay afloat. Looking for cutting edge
ideas and tips that could help retailers stay strong in 2021 and
some merchandising things that have worked for florists already.
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Name: Rod Colvin Addicus Books
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqnm@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Addicus Books
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
Seeking attys, who specialize in estate planning, to contribute
to a book on estate planning. Editorial support will be given.
Requirements:
Attorney(s) will experience in estate planning.
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Name: Adrienne Roberts Detroit Free Press
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqsl@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Detroit Free Press
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
Hi! I'm looking to talk to companies who have brought back
employees for in-person office work during the pandemic. I'd
want to know why they chose to do it/why it was important, how
it's gone, what have they learned, what do employees say, etc.
Looking for some honest commentary about why having employees
work in person was worth the risks.
Requirements:
Must be a company in Michigan.
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Name: evan wilson Mass Appeal magazine
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqst@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Mass Appeal magazine
Deadline: 11:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
They say the game is to be sold, not told. Not at Mass Appeal,
we are here to give you The Art Of The Game. Through wisdom and
truth, we share what it takes to get in the game and win. In
this master class, leaders will help readers uncover what it
takes to make it in their work.
Requirements:
The Corona Virus impacted all of our lives, some more than
others. We are looking for people who had to shift gears/pivot
during COVID-19 and build a new business or career doing what
they love. Photos and editorial releases required.
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Name: Andraz Reich Pogladic Cleanshelf
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bquz@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Cleanshelf
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
SaaS Implementation process is important in any organization to
maximize SaaS's adoption and RoI. What is your process when
implementing new SaaS? What are the important steps / best
practices? What are the goals of successful implementation?
Requirements:
Please provide answers only if you implemented SaaS in your
organization. Add your short BIO, the industry you're working
in, and your current role.
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Name: Henry O'Loughlin Nectafy
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqwa@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Nectafy
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
1. Why is external collaboration important in business?
2. What are two examples of successful external collaboration
situations from your company?
Looking for responses to be at least 150 words. If we use your
input, we will notify you by email.
Note: This article will be published on www.glasscubes.com.
Requirements:
Please include your: - Name - Title - Company name - Company URL
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Name: Zeina Yacoub Assurance Agency
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqwc@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Assurance Agency
Deadline: 8:00 PM CST - 8 January
Query:
Hi there! My name is Zeina and I'm a marketing communications
specialist at Assurance Agency in Chicago. We're a
rapidly-growing insurance brokerage that recently got acquired
by Marsh, and I run the transportation and manufacturing
sections of our blog, which cater to industry executives within
the niches we serve.
The insurance market was already hard when the pandemic hit,
causing umbrella insurance premiums for businesses to skyrocket
and rendering this important coverage cost-prohibitive for many
business owners. As an added obstacle, many business insurance
carriers are now adding COVID-19 exclusions to their policy
terms and conditions. I'm looking for a subject matter expert
who has insights on different ways manufacturers and
transportation companies can fill that coverage gap and better
protect themselves from COVID-related liability.
Requirements:
Ideally, this person works in or has knowledge of the
transportation or manufacturing industries, specifically in
insurance, risk management, HR, or compliance.
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Name: Erik Sherman Zenger News
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqx8@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Zenger News
Deadline: 5:00 PM EST - 11 January
Query:
There's been a tug of war between unions/Democrats and
corporations/Republicans over independent contractor (IC)
status. The former don't like it and the latter do, with money
(for unions or companies) being a major driver. The current DOL
is trying to push through a rule that would make IC status
easier to enable. But many Democrats in Congress have pushed to
bring the ABC labor test from California national, which would
keep companies from allowing many current ICs, including gig
workers, from using that status. I'm interested in the impact
the various potential choices for labor secretary would have in
the process, as well as the makeup of Congress after the Georgia
elections. I'm looking for experts in political science/labor
history, someone from the union side, someone from the corporate
side, and Congress watchers who could discuss how easily a new
law enshrining the CA ABC test might or might not get through.
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Name: Julie Austin Create for Cash
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-bqxf@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Create for Cash
Deadline: 10:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
Looking for product entrepreneurs who have had success using a
fulfillment company to ship their products. Please include at
least 2 paragraphs on why you started using them and your
experience.
Requirements:
Name, company, URL
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-bqzj@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 4:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
I would like to interview companies that are beginning the
process of hiring a freelance social media consultant. What are
you looking for? What skills are you needing? Are you just
beginning the search or have you narrowed down? Anything else I
need to write about?
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-bqzl@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 4:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
Looking for cover letters, client outreach, cold email scripts
and other ways to land your first social media client.
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-bqzn@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Anonymous
Deadline: 4:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
I'm looking to interview freelancers or self-employed
individuals who earn 4-5 figure income on freelancing sites like
Fiverr, Upwork etc. I'd love to chat about your strategy! Need
to see your cold email outreach, follow up letters, promotional
posts you make on your own social media, proposals for services
and contracts used
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Name: Tara Struyk Divestopedia
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-br18@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Divestopedia
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 8 January
Query:
Divestopedia.com is a resource for entrepreneurs who want to
sell their business for the best price and at the best terms.
We're looking for entrepreneurs who've exited their business to
share their stories - both the good and the bad - with readers
to help them on their own journeys.
Requirements:
Business owners who have sold a business earning $5 million+ in
revenue and are willing to share the details about how they grew
and sold their business and what they learned in the process.
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Name: Linda Phan Compt HR Blog
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-br2i@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Compt HR Blog
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 14 January
Query:
Hello! We are writing a piece about how to motivate and support
remote employees, and are looking for People Ops & HR Leaders to
share their valuable perspective.
Specifically, we'd love answers to the question: "What are some
of the best or most innovative tactics / tools / programs you've
used to successfully motivate and support your remote
employees?"
We are really looking for unique ideas, or things that you've
found to be effective through real experience within your
organization and among your people.
Requirements:
To submit yourself as an expert source in this piece, please
respond with your full text answer (under 300 words) along with
your name, title, company and website. If you are selected to be
included in the published piece, we will reach out to you
directly. Thank you!
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Category: Business and Finance
Email: query-br2w@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: Femfounder
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 9 January
Query:
Looking to interview successful and established entrepreneurs,
authors, and coaches for our business interview column. Please
send a short pitch, bio, URL, and social media links.
Requirements:
Please send a short pitch, bio, URL, and social media links.
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Name: Jenna Sargent SD Times
Category: Business and FinanceEmail: query-br3j@helpareporter.net
Media Outlet: SD Times
Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 7 January
Query:
Looking for sources to speak with about UI testing. I'd be
asking questions about the basics, such as what is involved in
UI testing, manual vs automated, challenges, etc., as well as
looking for opinions on whether UI testing needs more of a focus
and should be moved earlier in the development life cycle, as
well as trends/predictions for UI testing.
Requirements:
Looking to speak with QA testers or developers with experience
with UI testing.
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