What Do Journalists Want?
Securing Media Coverage For Your
Advisory Business
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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Samantha Russell
Chief Evangelist
@SamanthaTwenty
/samanthacrussell
Twentyoverten.com or
Fmgsuite.com
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Nicole Casperon
Reporter, Investment News
@NicoleCasperson
/nicole-casperson-0820a5133/
https://www.investmentnews.
com/author/ncasperson
What We’ll Discuss
Do’s & Don’ts of working
with Journalists
How to feature where you’ve
been quoted on your website
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What constitutes “news”
that should be put into a
press release?
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How to get yourself or your
CEO, etc quoted in major
publications?
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5 How to promote on social
media
Do’s & Don’ts
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Do
● Introduce yourself via email, Twitter
● Share your area of expertise so the journalist is aware of what you can speak on
● Reach out with availability to comment on big headlining news (I’m more than likely
looking for sources to contribute their perspective!)
● Be persistent with outreach (but not pushy)
● Share relevant stories you find interesting, story ideas that relate to the journalists beat!
● Be a human! Just say hi and let’s set up a catch up/intro to get to know each other!
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Don’t
● Get upset at the reporter if your comments/quote doesn't make it in the article
● Get mad at the journalist if she doesn’t respond to an email
● Peddle your firm when speaking to a journalist for a story comment
● Bombard a journalist with ideas that aren’t timely or relevant but just push your firm’s
agenda (it’ll be very obvious)
● Blast a reporter’s article on social media if there’s something you don’t like (DM us
privately, or email us so we can hash it out)
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How to Add a “Featured In”
Section To Your Website to
Boost Credibility
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Right Below the
Fold on your
Homepage
Visuals communicate
faster
Easily showcase
expertise
Reinforce credibility
Source: https://prominentfp.com/
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At The Top of
Your Blog Page
Highlight niche-specific
publications your
audience would be
aware of too
Source: https://wealthkeel.com/blog
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TIP:
Don’t hyperlink
to the
publications,
which could
cause broken
links down the
road
Source: https://quarryhilladvisors.com/
How to Promote the article
you are quoted in on Social?
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Source: https://twitter.com/lazettabraxton
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Source:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danalwilson_fintech-leadership-podcast-activity-6824410
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How Can We Help?
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