Hi Friends & Colleagues,Happy Labor Day Weekend! I hope you have plans to do something fun and relaxing on Monday. This morning's e-newsletter features 4 photography workshops you won't want to miss, Startup Nation's latest contest (will you please vote for us?), a few of the non-profits we're helping out, tips & tricks and more. Keep reading for all the details!
Cheers,Erika Taylor MontgomeryThree Girls CEO & Chief Publicist
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CLIENT CHITCHAT
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 Pictures are important. They evoke emotions, capture memories and tell stories. Three Girls client Hold the Eye Photography has four upcoming workshops you won't want to miss. Be sure you register right away, too - there's limited space!
- Photographing Your Kids' Sports - Learn how to create stunning sports photos that freeze the action and capture the hero shots of any sport or action event. Learn more and register at http://ow.ly/5YWkt.
- Shooting the Complete Story - Learn techniques from a Pulitzer Prize winner that enable you to create a photographic story with images that take the place of a thousand words. Learn more and register at http://ow.ly/5YWql.
- The Art of Composition: Finding Your Photographic Muse - Focus on finding your creative eye for unusual images that reflect your personal perspective. Learn more and register at http://ow.ly/61RdR.
- First Lessons in Landscape Photography - Explore the challenges beginning landscape photographers face, with solutions, in non-technical language and a friendly, supportive atmosphere. Learn more and register at http://ow.ly/61Rdf.
Click here for more information about our clients!
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THREE GIRLS GOSSIP
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 Have you voted for Three Girls yet? We're competing Startup Nation's Home-Based competition as a Recession Buster and would really appreciate your vote! Please visit http://ow.ly/6jckV to cast your vote once a day.
We're also excited to meet with Feras Alhlou of E-Nor (a Three Girls client!) and the YWCA to discuss how we might be able to support them with pro-bono work. Interested in other non-profits we're supporting? Check out My Hope Chest and 100 Thousand Poets for Change to find out what they do and how you can help!
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COOL CONNECTIONS
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TIPS & TRICKS
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 5 Tips for Writing a Pitch That Stands Out: Journalists and bloggers literally receive hundreds of pitches, or story ideas, a day. How do you make sure yours doesn't get lost among the masses? Here are tips for writing a pitch that stands out from all the others:
- Before you start writing, think about why the outlet's readers should care and summarize it in one sentence. For example, if you make high quality chocolate that looks like sushi, why would Moms and Dads reading a parenting magazine care? One successful angle we used for this was sushi she could eat while pregnant.
- Include the summary of why readers should care at the beginning of the pitch - within the first sentence if possible. This will ideally catch the reporter's attention right away and provide incentive to keep reading.
Read the other 3 tips on our blog.
Being Nice Can Set You Apart: Do you use the words "please" and "thank you" very often? When working with the media, being nice and including the words "please" and "thank you" can make all the difference in the world. Whether you're communicating via phone or email, journalists tend to be short and quick in their replies as they are extremely busy. On top of developing, researching and writing stories at a fast pace to make their deadlines, they literally have hundreds of people asking them for coverage every day. Read more on our blog.
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