PR Services
With publicity on your side,
you can't lose
I work with small business owners and entrepreneurs to get their name out there with the big dogs. Just because you are a one-man or one-woman show doesn't man that you aren't entitled to a media feature. Let me do the work as your publicist and get your business featured while you sit back and focus on being the entrepreneur that you are.
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I've Got My Clients Covered (Literally)
What Publicity Can
Do For You
Publicity plays such a huge role in boosting brand visibility and credibility for all business owners. It helps them reach a wider audience, establish authority in their industry, and attract new customers. Big-named legacy media companies have millions of readers a month and when your business gets featured, those eyeballs are on you.
When you hire a publicist like me, you can enhance your reputation and build trust with your target market. Publicity also creates opportunities for you to share your unique stories, values, and offerings with a large audience. This helps increase your brand awareness and drive traffic to your website or your physical location.
Here's Why it Matters
In today's digital age, where online visibility is crucial for success, harnessing the power of the media and publicity helps your digital footprint grow, and positions you as an expert online so when your target clients Google search keywords associated with your business, you come up in the search rankings. People won't know you exist if your business isn't showing up online.
Let's Get StartedMy PR Service Includes...
Media Relations
IĀ build relationships with journalists, bloggers, and influencers to land media coverage for your business through press releases, interviews, and feature stories. Sit back, and watch your name get featured in the news.
Media Monitoring
After we land you a media feature, I will scour the internet to track media coverage, mentions, and analyzing media sentiment to gauge the impact of our PR efforts. This will let us both know the success of our efforts so far and help us make informed decisions for future outreach.
Media Training
When I land you a media feature through TV or digital, I will NOT leave you hanging. I will walk you through the journalist's process, how to answer questions, and how to represent your business positively.
Book a Call to StartHow We'll Get Started
It's as easy as 1-2-3Ā
Step One
Book a Call
Let's hop on a call together to find your irresistible story ā one that I know no journalist, editor, or media professional would pass up on.
Book NowStepĀ Two
Kick-Off Call
Once we get the boring stuff (like invoices and contracts) out of the way, we will have our official kick-off call. Here, we'll go over the exact branding, messaging, and target media outlets weāll be focusing on.
StepĀ Three
Sit Back and Relax
While you're focusing on running your business and tending to your clients, Iāll be working behind the scenes and contacting journalists to get your story featured! Let's get your business from unknown to a household name.
From My Clients
āMercedes is an exceptional PR professional! Sheāll get you featured but whatās equally important to me is how much she guides and supports you along the journey. During times when a deal falls through at the last minute, she didnāt let me get discouraged and was our biggest cheerleader. And it paid off! Sheās a phenomenal PR person and an amazing human being. So glad I found her!ā
Amabel Akwa-Asare
Co-founder, ShoeShoe
āWorking with Mercedes has been the best business decision Iāve made in a long time.Ā She understands my business and message. Her communication is timely and helpful. Her journalism background and professionalism helps her target the best media for me, and Iāve been so happy with my press coverage."
Sharon Rose Hayward
Founder, Winning at Work
āMercedes is one of the most talented journalists Iāve ever worked with ā in fact, Iāve hired her not once, but twice! She has killer instinct for finding viral stories, a huge network of sources and editors, and an innate ability to connect with entrepreneurs and understand what makes them special. I wouldnāt miss a chance to work with her.ā
Adam Auriemma
Editor-in-Chief, CNET
Frequently Asked Questions
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