Agh! Last min stories to fill :)
I know it’s Friday afternoon and near quitting time, but I have a few last minute stories I’d love to source pitches for. Keeping this short/neat/sweet because weekend time is sacred and not for work <3
Also, if y’all need a Friday afternoon laugh, please see this VRBO request I got. Who taught them how to smoke?
Working on now/need pitches:
Reader’s Digest: The best last-minute gifts for the entire family. Think quick-shipping items that arrive next day/two or three days later at the most. Ideally Prime, Walmart+, Target or other quick delivery services. We love affordable, real-world budget items (think under $300). If you’re pitching an Amazon product it needs to have at least 500+ ratings (other retailers we can be less stringent on). Need by EOD Monday to frame the piece! No exceptions. bryce@theluxuryspot.com
Reader’s Digest: The best micellar water products on the market… we’re going to try ‘em all! Well, I am. Pitch affiliate-friendly and top-rated micellar waters and micellar water-infused beauty products. As always, we love covering a variety of price points… so pitch both luxe items and drugstore cheapies. Will start calling in good fits Monday AM. Quick turnaround. bryce@theluxurypot.com
Reader’s Digest: Who is working on Ilia? Need to give y’all a giant makeup feature story + need a contact there ASAP! bryce@theluxuryspot.com
Musings:
Kinda nice to be back on the beauty beat a bit! That’s where I started my career, so it always feels like coming *home* when I get to cover that stuff—especially as first person reviews!
Sat in on so many cross-publisher trainings in the last few weeks and have some gems to share with you next week. The point? All the big ones are aiming for content groups, linked “chapters” and story connections. This is going to better weave existing content, get rid of old content (yup, big publishers are actually going to start unpublishing/deleting big chunks of content if it’s not meeting expectations) and grow new topics.
For my writer friends, this also means if you have stories you’re proud of from the last three to five years but know it hasn’t performed at any super exceptional value… find a way to screen grab/download/copy & paste your content. There’s a chance it’ll be deleted or entirely overhauled without your byline by next quarter.
That’s it for now. Happy weekend, friends <3