Episode 75: How to Get Featured on TV without an Agent or PR Experience with Tijana Ibrahimovic

 

What’s the best way for you to land that sought-after TV feature?

For many small business founders, getting featured on any TV show may seem an almost impossible task at first. Or at least, that’s what the big players of the PR game have been telling you.

But if you have a story to tell and know who you should speak to, you’re on the right track to sharing your message with the world.

Getting yourself featured on TV is one solid way to show that you are a credible, unique, and relevant business.

That’s because your target audience views these TV shows as some of the most trusted sources of information.

So take the plunge and pitch your ideas to TV journalists, regardless of your PR experience or lack of a PR agent.

Instead of paying expensive PR agencies, take the necessary action using our proven and organic pitching framework.

It’s this system which helps small business founders in our Small Business PR community get noticed by top media outlets in television, magazines, and more.

By now, you might ask, “How is that really possible?”

Well, the answer goes beyond writing your pitch. That’s what you’re about to discover in this episode.

We’ve invited Tijana Ibrahimovic, a renowned international TV journalist. Taking from her vast experiences and the best practices in her profession, Tijana will share expert and practical information to help you get featured on TV.

“Don't take no's. Don't let them devastate you. There will be a yes. The more emails or more pitches you send out the bigger chance you'll get more yeses. So don't give up. You have to be persistent and just keep going.”
-Tijana Ibrahimovic

Tijana Ibrahimovic is an international broadcast TV journalist, shopping, lifestyle, and travel reporter. Also, she’s a celebrity TV host who's covered award shows and red carpets and has interviewed famous public figures like Oscar de la Renta, Joan Rivers, Wendy Williams, Steven Spielberg, and more.

This episode is meant for you, small business founder, if you want to get featured on TV even without any agent or PR experience. So, follow along and discover the organic framework that’ll help you go from unknown to being a seen, heard, and valued small business hero.

 

Topics We Cover in This Episode: 

  • Key differences in pitching TV shows and online publications

  • Objectively finding the uniqueness in your product and services 

  • Why goodwill and relationships with journalists really matter

  • Expert steps to get inside a top journalist’s inbox

  • The right people and time in the TV industry to offer your pitch 

 

If you want to land your first feature for free without any connections, I want to invite you to watch my PR Secrets Masterclass where I reveal the exact methods thousands of bootstrapping small businesses use to hack their own PR and go from unknown to being a credible and sought-after industry expert. Register now at www.gloriachou.com/masterclass.

Resources Mentioned:

Join Gloria Chou's PR Community: Small Biz Pros: By Gloria Chou

Follow Tijana Ibrahimovic on Instagram: @tijanastyle

Know more about Tijana and her work: https://popstyletv.com/author/tijana-ibrahimovic

 



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Here’s a glance at this episode…

[1:50] Pitching, online platforms, media, in general, is changing all the time. So, you do have to keep up with the trends.

[02:59] It's very important that the pitch you send sounds personable, so that I don't have a feeling that you emailed hundreds of other people with this copy-paste sort of email. So, it's very important that you also did research on what it is that my platform or whatever platform you're trying to pitch to.

[10:56] A lot of times founders of brands aren't very objective with what it is that they're presenting. So, I do think that before they go out and pitch, they should maybe ask their friends or practice with family members.

[15:47] I do think that in this industry, it is very important to keep relationships and to not show up only when you need something. Don't disappear and then reappear two years later and expect we're going to feature you again.

[22:36] People in my industry, they freelance. They work for smaller and bigger platforms. So don't dismiss them, if they're writing for an outlet that you've never heard of, but has good articles or good features.

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