First and foremost: Shout out to my husband—a loyal Pitch, Please subscriber—who immediately spotted the tragic typo in Monday’s Tuesday’s Pitch, Please.
AND in a newsletter where I literally call you pitches out on your typos. Talk about adding insult to injury!!!
Suffice it to say, I am humbled.
And because I am me, I am now calling myself out so we can all take part in publicly shaming me. Cue the stockades.
F@#%&@*^.
Not to make excuses for myself, but I will have you know that I am working with three broken nails—one of which is a key player in the art of typing—so I (mostly) recuse myself of responsibility and place the blame of my faux pas on le fingernail.
Apparently, I also included a share button that incorrectly said the newsletter was free AF, so clearly we’ve got some kinks to work out. I digress! (And sob!!!)
Note to self: Let the husband line-edit the letter.
Anywho, I have spent an egregious amount of time trying to intelligently figure out the difference between the paid version and the free version of Pitch, Please. Hopefully—with the help of my morning Hot Girl Walks and the back-and-forth banter between me and my dog, AKA my sounding board for all important life decisions—I have landed on something you all like. Or at least, don’t aggressively hate.
Feedback, as always, is extremely encouraged during this crucial time of working out said kinks.
In the future, there should be a little more beef (vegan protein alternative?) here but for now, we’re gonna soft-launch this puppy as is.
Andddd, your friendly reminder to sign up for the Ultimate Masterclass and Introduction to Affiliate Marketing for Publicists!
What Paying Pitches Got This Week
Other than a typo? The absolute, be-all-end-all #1 thing not to do when pitching me.
You can read here and subscribe here.
Other sh*t the paying pitches got
An ode to the start of gift guide SZN, the importance of channeling Aaliyah when pitching, and complaints about Penn Station.
Each of these newsletters for paid pitches includes a lot more content and a lot more of my useless musings—including what I’m working on this week.
Free tip of the week
Per gift guide season: Instead of asking what a writer is working on or interested in as far as broad categories, simply pitch your products/categories/angles directly.
Do: I represent TK. It would make a meaningful holiday gift guide inclusion for TK audience because of XYZ.
Don’t: What are you currently working on? What categories are you interested in? Here’s a PDF attached of the brands I represent. Let me know what to pitch you.
Did you know Pitch, Please has group offers?
That’s right, pitches, we offer group rates for agencies looking to sign up 4+ or more at a time. Kindly–sassily?—inquire within if this strikes your fancy!
See you next time, pitches.
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