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Contributed content ✍️
Contributed content was a hot topic this week among agencies. Haymaker interviewed TechCrunch, CNN, & CNBC on how to land op-eds, while BAM followed with an AMA on the topic. Both were excellent. Here’s a recap of the highlights if you’re short on time.
CNBC’s Vanna Le
Oversees op-eds for the CNBC’s elusive ‘Make It’ section, which aims to help you get smarter about how you earn, save and spend your money
Emails from PR get a lower priority (ouch) because “it’s probably not going to be a fit”
Instead draft an email for your client to send and include lessons (no promotional stories!) Put credentials and bio in the pitch.
Pitch her with a subject line that is very ‘Make It-y’, show you have read her work
She wants a pitch before a draft piece.
Aims to publish 1-2 op-eds a day
Word count shouldn’t be more than 800
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