WorkshopIn personUSD 25

Holiday Gift Guide Prep - In Person

SEP29
10:00
  • This workshop covers strategies for getting products featured in holiday gift guides by teaching how to pitch journalists, build media relationships, and position brands for seasonal opportunities.
  • It is designed for startup founders and brands seeking media exposure during the holiday shopping season.
  • Attendees will gain practical skills to increase their holiday visibility at local and national levels.

About this event

Holiday Gift Guide Prep
Want to get your product featured in holiday gift guides this season? Join Amanda Leesburg of Leesburg PR for a special workshop designed exclusively for GT.FBA Accelerator and Incubator members. Amanda will share practical strategies for pitching your products to media outlets, building relationships with journalists and editors, and positioning your brand for holiday gift guide opportunities at the local and national level.
Whether you're a new brand or looking to increase your visibility during the busiest shopping season of the year, this session will help you prepare your outreach and make the most of holiday media opportunities. Don't miss this chance to learn from a seasoned public relations professional and get your brand holiday-ready.

Amanda Leesburg, President
Leesburg PR
A 27-year veteran of the public relations industry, Amanda Leesburg has deep experience in local, regional and national media relations, including consumer products, entertainment, environmental, wellness and restaurant/food publicity. Founded in 2002, Leesburg PR is a strategic public relations company, currently specializing in promoting consumer/food products, restaurants, wellness and sustainability. Capabilities and expertise include media relations and publicity, red and “green” carpet events, media training, branding and new product launches.
As an independent publicist, Amanda has partnered with television networks including Discovery Home, Discovery Health, Animal Planet and Discovery Digital Networks and has worked one-on-one with celebrity clients.
She has secured three front page stories in The New York Times as well as front page coverage in other major market publications including the L.A. Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Seattle Times and Houston Chronicle. Her broadcast media successes include Oprah, Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, FOX News, CBS, NBC, PBS, The Vie

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