{"id":61330,"date":"2021-09-03T11:13:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T18:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7a79d08315.nxcli.net\/?p=61330"},"modified":"2021-09-03T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T18:13:42","slug":"bti-281-how-not-to-pitch-to-magazines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamespatrick.com\/bti-281-how-not-to-pitch-to-magazines\/","title":{"rendered":"BTI #281: How NOT to Pitch to Magazines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20362043\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/yes\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/1952366\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know what would get your podcast, TV station, magazine, or digital publication pitch or submission thrown out immediately? Today, I&#8217;m diving into that and bringing in my 20 year personal experience in the industry.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve received thousands of pitches and in reviewing them, I know what makes the pitch stand out in a good way, and what makes a pitch get thrown into the trash. Let&#8217;s talk about it so you know what NOT to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">Where to plug in to make sure you are pitching the right way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">Things that will get your pitch immediately thrown out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">The importance of getting company and people&#8217;s names correct on your pitch submissions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">Why personalized messages are best.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping your ego out of pitching.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">Making sure your pitch is not all about you and explaining how you can bring value to the publication.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;You need to say specifically how this benefits the publication, what you&#8217;re doing for the publication, why this matters to the readers, why this is a good fit.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Go lock in your pass NOW at<\/strong> <a href= \"http:\/\/fitposium.com\"><strong>FITposium.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share this podcast with a friend and remember to leave a 5-star review!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more, visit<\/span> <a href= \"https:\/\/jamespatrick.com\/\"><span style= \"font-weight: 400;\">jamespatrick.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/20362043\/tdest_id\/1952366\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what would get your podcast, TV station, magazine, or digital publication pitch or submission thrown out immediately? 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