How to pitch to anyone
This episode's expert guest is Dmitry Dragilev, whose DIY PR took his startup from 0 to 40m+ pageviews and got it acquired by Google. Join us to learn:
How to find journos looking to quote you
How to write subject lines that get open rates of 70%+
How to pitch to podcasts and webinars
Pitching is a refined art: you need to know know how to find the right people, at the right time, and tell your story in a way that resonates with them. Needless to say, being in the midst of a global pandemic hasn't helped.
This episode's expert guest Dmitry Dragilev is here to share his experience of doing exactly that. Dmitry is a pro at DIY PR and pitching in the digital space, having taken his own startup from 0 to 40m+ pageviews and got it acquired by Google. Since then, he's even founded his own pitching platform to help others successfully secure coverage.
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Dmitry Dragilev: CEO & Founder @ JustReachOut.io
As the CEO and Founder of JustReachOut.io – a software platform that has helped 5,000+ businesses get featured in press without the help of big PR firms – Dmitry is no stranger to the trials and tribulations of contact management.
Over the past decade, he has earned the title of "thought leader" and published more than 1,400 articles across various publications including Forbes, Entrepreneur, ReadWrite, TheNextWeb, Wired and many others.
"I've done DIY PR for 13 years now; I grew a company from 0 to 40million pageviews through PR and got it acquired by Google, I grew my current startup from 0 to 5k customers all through PR. The one lesson I've learned in my entire career? 'Give a TON of value up front and NEVER ask for anything right off the bat.'"
Jesse Wynants: CEO @ Prezly
As always, your host will be our very own founder and CEO, Jesse Wynants. Together with co-founder Gijs and the rest of the Prezly team, Jesse has spent the past ten years building a tool completely focused around one thing: building relationships. Managing your media list and knowing which contact is the best fit for your story is a huge part of that!
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