Happy Monday, friends. So, I know some of you are off for the long holiday weekend. If you’re celebrating, I wish you nothing but calm and relaxed vibes and obviously ignore this till tomorrow. If you’re like me and working because the holidays are looming and OMG we’re running out of time, heyyyyyyyy!
First, I want to thank my BFF for Friday’s newsletter shoutout celebrating my husband’s newfound citizenship. Also thanks to all the kind friends here and on social media who sent him well wishes and love. We were pretty excited. I mean, we painted our house red, white, and blue. The dude is over the moon with USA pride right now, so if you see a guy running around the Catskills in 4th of July gear, that’s him. He’s friendly, doesn’t bite, is vaccinated, and will likely have at least a few puppies and toddlers popping out of his pockets.
Moving on to what I’m working on today:
Readers’ Digest/RD.com: Gifts for people who are impossible to shop for. Think unique, useful, practical and other gift items people will love but probably didn’t know they needed in their lives. Open to men, women, children, pets, and gifts that are universally appealing regardless of age or gender. Need pitches by Wednesday so I can map it all out, but I NEED SKIMLINKS-READY RETAILERS or major retailers. Seriously, I say it a lot and I always mean it. Sorry if it’s a bummer for you/your clients, but that’s the way the publishing cookie crumbles in these modern times. Also, be good about social media shares. It goes a long way — especially when there’s a crowded playing field of product pitches out there. bryce@theluxuryspot.com
Family Handyman: New product launches from bestselling home-improvement brands. Hit me up if you’re a nationally recognized brand and launching something totally groundbreaking. I’ve made launch feature pieces this way for the new Ruggable collection, Carhartt, Home Depot smoke detectors, etc. bryce@theluxuryspot.com
Some things that have published in the last few days (thanks!):
This RD.com Gifts for Boys piece that will syndicate heavily and push to the front lines of search in the next several days/weeks. Expect it to syndicate out across MSN, AOL, NewsBreak, and oodles of other outlets. ALSO, I posted a video of my almost 5-year-old son giving that ride on toy a whirl on my Instagram stories. I promise you, worth every penny and the kid is oozing with happiness.
RD.com Gifts for Girlfriends guide is live too! Same syndication jazz as above, and I think at least a few dozen newsletter subscriber friends have their clients in this one. Thanks!
This affordable smart plug has half a million great reviews on it, so obvi I covered it for Readers’ Digest.
Best champagne glasses to cheers any occasion, a bubbly piece for Taste of Home.
This clever over-the-sink drying rack is selling out, so I wrote about it for Taste of Home.
This Carhartt launch news for Family Handyman.
What you really want to know: how to wash your athleisure properly, for Readers’ Digest.
Honestly, I’m pretty sure I missed 5-6 more pieces that hit last week, but I’ll get ‘em in the next newsletter. Grammarly told me I wrote 50,000 words in the first week of October, so there’s that and my fingers are nearly numb.
Jobs:
The NY Times is looking for an editor at The Daily. Maybe that’s you?
DotDash needs a cryptocurrency editor. Frankly, I love this subject beyond what words can convey and if I didn’t have this years-long love affair with TMBI I’d be barking up that tree. I do love TMBI truly, madly, deeply though. If you get it, message me all the time so we can chat about trades. But seriously, I would write a book about women in crypto with someone. Please hit me up yesterday.
The Guggenheim needs new PR. If you get this gig, I’m here to celebrate you and your art-filled lifestyle. What a dream!
Finally, here’s a picture of my chickens crossing my road yesterday. Because the journalist in me is here to answer questions, I want to confirm that chickens cross the road because my neighbor leaves snacks for them in her driveway.
Till tomorrow, friends!
Congratulations to your hubby!!!