Hi again! Thank you for all the nice and encouraging notes yesterday. They put a lil’ pep in my step as I sort out all these last-minute plans. If you’re a newer friend, I had my first kiddo in my early 20s when the rest of my friends were out partying. I think Ben sort of missed out on that being surrounded by little kids his own age thing since he was really the first one born amongst my siblings/peers, and I kept the bar-mitzvah-in-Israel dream for him since day 1 because that’s where the family is and so many of his friends are. But hey, c’est la vie. We’re making the most of some bagel platters here in the Hudson Valley instead — if you’re local and want to see a 13-year-old boy read from the Torah in mid-December and a 30-something-year-old editor cry her eyes out with pride, consider yourself invited. Arak will be served in the morning, obvi.
So, without much additional fuss, I’ll just share what I’m working on since it’s fairly rushed/tight turnaround times (which is good for you because that means published stories pop up sooner!).
Need pitches ASAP:
Family Handyman: Still need a few more pitches for space-saving multitasking furniture and storage pieces. Hit me, I want to finish this piece in the next couple of hours (I mean, I have to, but I also want to). bryce@theluxuryspot.com
Taste of Home: Adorable kids party decorations. Hit me with your cutest balloons, signs, plates and tablecloths sets, confetti, cups, super colorful cake sprinkles etc etc. Major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Target, etc all preferred but also open to Etsy and skimlinks-ready smaller retailers. Need pitches TODAY! bryce@theluxuryspot.com
Reader’s Digest: Best after-Christmas sales shoppers can’t afford to miss. If your brand or store is running a major post-Christmas sale, get me all the details by the end of this week. No exceptions, I seriously need it by end of week bc this major syndication story will take a while to format and syndicate. It won’t publish for a couple weeks at least, so don’t worry, but I don’t have wiggle room on MY deadline. Again, skimlinks-ready or major .coms please. bryce@theluxuryspot.com
As promised, some jobs:
Archetype is hiring a VP of public relations + a PR manager + oodles of other exciting roles. If you comb through their job listings and end up applying, please tell them you got to them via my Substack newsletter.
Saks 5th Ave needs an e-comm writer yesterday!
DuJour needs a .com digital editor for ~10 stories a week.
Also, again, if you’re near-ish me and want farm fresh eggs… c’mon over <3