Join me this weekend at the Startup PR Summit 2010 this Saturday, October 16 in San Francisco at Atelier. I’ll be joining a stellar group of PR professionals to speak about the ins and outs of pitching to the media for your startup. This is an exclusive opportunity to learn from accredited members of the national, local and technology press.
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More about the event:
This workshop provides more than just the basics for how to pitch your story to press. The speakers for this event include writers from well-known publications like Forbes, VentureBeat and Mashable.
Topics to be covered include:
- How and when to pitch the press
- How to tell your story
- How to do an interview
- Common mistakes made when pitching the press
- Talking to Press versus Bloggers
- Talking to Tech Media (Mashable, VentureBeat, TheNextWeb, etc.)
- National press (mainstream media): Financial Times, Forbes, etc.
- Local press: CBS5
- PR on a Budget
Speakers to present during the summit are:
- Kym McNicholas – Anchor/Reporter at Forbes
- Ben Parr – Co-editor at Mashable
- Owen Thomas – Executive Editor at VentureBeat
- Tom Foremski – Publisher of SiliconValleyWatcher, former US Technology Correspondent at Financial Times
- Chad Catacchio – Writer at TheNextWeb
- Joe Vazquez – Reporter at CBS5 San Francisco
- Chris McCann – Co-founder of StartupDigest
- Marissa Louie – Contributor at Huffington Post, BusinessWeek, Adotas, Stealthmode Startup Entrepreneur
Kym McNichols from Forbes will be offering special 15 minute private one-on-one coaching sessions where she will give tips and specialized advice on how to present and talk to the media.
Where:
Atelier BNP Paribas
2415 3rd Street, Suite 231
San Francisco, CA 94107
When: October 16, 2010 8:00 am to 3 pm.
Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite: Startup PR Summit Tickets
