Weekly Update to the TV&Media companies

I've just sent off my weekly update to the industry - and within minutes someone from Topical TV had registered to search the site. Want to have a look at the updates? Here's the link.

And the media keep registering ..

New researchers, series producers, executive producers and production managers from Two Four Productions, the BBC, Free At Last TV, Monkey, Ricochet, Tigress Productions and Silver River Productions have registered to search findaTVexpert in the last couple of weeks. Plus freelance journalists, PR Companies and TV agents. It's great news for all the experts on the site!

I've joined Twitter!

I haven't quite got my head around it yet but I've done what I said I'd do. To have a look at the findaTVexpert Twitter, click here.. All that's left to do this month is phone 20 journalists. If you know of any I could put on my list - please let me know!

What a week + PR Plan of Action

The Daily Telegraph feature generated a lot of interest from experts - and from TV&Media people, which is good news all round. As a result, last week was extremely busy but that's ok: busy is good. And things are about to get busier because I've met up with my PR Guru - Alan Stevens, The Media Coach and we're drawing up a plan of action for this year. My first job is to join Twitter, update this blog - hence new look, links, etc - and call 20 journalists. Stick around. 2009 is going to be amazing!

'New look' updates

One of the things on my 'to do' list this year was to find a newsetter mailing system that was fast, efficient and easy to use. Mission accomplished! Quite a few people recommended Constant Contact and it's great. Not only can I send stylish looking updates quickly and efficiently, I can also create a link to an archive. So if you'd like to have a look at them, click here.

A few more success stories

Abigael San - Doctor of Clinical Psychology: filmed for upcoming Sky Real Lives programme which explores the psychological reasons behind overeating.
Craig Henderson - Classical Historian: has done 3 pieces for BBCs 'Inside Out', is being pitched for a new historial series, and has been approached regarding a series on the architecture of churches.
Patricia Davidson - Online Shopping expert: Patricia had a lot of media bookings after she registered in November and has now been approached by a TV Agent.
John Rennie, Sian Astley, Roger Southam, Oliver Heath, Tina Huelin, Lindsay Blackman: all featured in the Daily Telegraph article.

Here's to many more!

2009 has just got even better!

The Daily Telegraph feature has come out - page 4 of the property section of today's paper: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/4141461/Property-shows-Sold-on-television.html.

It's fantastic. The press release I sent out on the 14 November (see blog) definitely paid off!

I've won a year's free PR advice for the business - what a fantastic start to the year!

Alan Stevens - www.mediacoach.co.uk - offered a year's free PR advice to the person who correctly answered his 10 (very difficult) music trivia questions. I didn't know any of the answers so I enlisted the help of my friends on facebook - because this was something I really wanted. Luckily for me, Mailan Henning and Karen Taylor - two friends from my old school in Brazil - came up trumps. The answers were correct, my name went into the draw and I got picked out of the hat! I just can't believe it. This is so great for the business - and for everyone involved with it. What a fantastic start to the year!