ACPR Blog

www.findatvexpert.com gives experts who want to be considered for TV&Media opportunities the chance to showcase their expertise to the industry – and gives the industry a fast and easy way of finding experts to comment on a subject or be part of a show. TV&Media companies might go to the site to find a specific expert for a specific article or programme - or they might go to the site to browse through the photos and profiles and get the inspiration for a new series or the next ‘big thing’. (more…)

Miranda Levy, formerly of Grazia, is the new editor of Mother and Baby Magazine. Kyrsty Hazell joins Junior as Editorial Assistant, always a good person to start with for your PR efforts.

To find out more emails and addresses for contacts at pregnancy and parenting magazines and websites, buy the Parenting Media Contact database. It is bigger and better than ever, putting you in touch with the people who can write about your products and services.

Our most popular media contacts database, as used on a daily basis at ACPR is on special offer this month. Hundreds of up-to-the-minute contacts at 20 national parenting magazines, 90+ local parenting magazines and 50+ parenting websites, plus journalists with an interest in parenting from other media.

Using the database, you can reach the right people to get your business coverage with a few clicks of a mouse.

Just £75 until May 31. Normally £95. Buy it here.

“I am very impressed with the quantity and quality of media contacts. I can’t wait to get started using them.”
Julie Sherwood www.juliemarketing.com

Just a quick reminder that you have until 31 March to enter the competition to win a copy of Working Mothers - the perfect guide for anyone who needs a bit of motivation when juggling family and work. Simply email antonia@acpr.co.uk to enter.

You also have until 31 March to buy ‘A Guide to Promoting Your Business’ for £9.99 instead of the usual price of £15.

Since the last newsletter, we have also added a brand new database of contacts at crafts magazines. If you want to get in touch with women who love crafting, this database contains 29 of the UK’s most popular crafting magazines. Use the database to get in touch with craft magazine editors at the click of a mouse, and send press releases to the right people to get them in to print. Just £90 until April 30th - usually £100.

And don’t forget the brand new E-Book, The Beginners Guide to TV Interviews. Not just a guide, this great book by Joanne Mallon will help you get in TV in the first place.

Finally, I’m in need of a Scottish case study, someone who offers a service like freelance gardening, or dog walking, or laundry or ironing. This is for a feature in the Sunday Post. Please email antonia@acpr.co.uk if you can help.

It’s always nice when someone says good things about ACPR - and especially when they know what they are talking about. Marketing pro Julie Sherwood recently bought the parenting contacts database, and said, “I am very impressed with the quantity and quality of media contacts. I can’t wait to get started using them.”

Thanks Julie!

If you want to take part in the Bonkers about Babies show over 19th and 20th April in Peterborough, there are just 7 stands left, which are being offered at a discount. The show is marketed across East Anglia, into Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and South Lincolnshire. If you would like more details of the discounts, please contact Cressida Johns as soon as possible as there is very limited space.  

If you have a ‘work from home’ business and want to reach more mums and dads there are a couple of websites offering a new, and free, chance to promote your business. Visit My Baby Radio to hear a range of interviews, download podcats and post an ad for your business in their WOHM forum. Then, visit Mumsclick for chat, book and music reviews, and recipes. To promote your business, enter their Mothers in Business competition and win free advertising on the site and in their newsletter.

If you want to get in touch with women who love crafting, ACPR has the media contacts for you. Bang up to date, this database contains 29 of the UK’s most popular crafting magazines. Use the database to get in touch with craft magazine editors at the click of a mouse, and send press releases to the right people to get them in to print. Just £90 this month - usually £100. Email antonia@acpr.co.uk to buy or click on ‘PR Contacts’.

Woman and Home are seeking “a 50-something who has turned her passion into a business or new career. Please send a photo if possible. “

Email me if you might fit the bill - but you’ll need to get in touch by 5pm today