Welcome to the new resources section of our website. We have launched a series of 'How to' guides, covering such things as handling press attention and gaining fame.
Managing press attention
How to get a book deal
Free publicity for a business
If you suddenly find yourself caught up in the news, you may find yourself feeling totally overwhelmed by all the media attention you receive.
We often receive calls from people who have journalists outside their homes, knocking on the door and asking for interviews. When you don’t know how the industry works, it can be hard to know what to do.
Everyone has a book in them... The old saying may well be true but having a great story to share with the world isn’t the same thing as actually getting a book published and displayed on bookshelves around the country.
We try to help people who have sold stories through us explore book opportunities and have compiled some of our top tips to help you turn your dream of being a writer into a reality. Plus, respected literary agent Andrew Lownie has written an exclusive guide to approaching an agency with your book. More.....
When it comes to getting the word out about your business, many people think of the usual PR strategies. Press releases, events, setting up a presence on social media sites...all of these are useful strategies that lots of businesses – including Talk to the Press! – use to get publicity.
Sometimes, people who approach us with a story to sell tell us they want to be famous. We can help you get press coverage about your true life experiences, but if you want to pursue a career in modelling, acting or singing, there are lots of other great resources out there.
To make it easy for you, we’ve compiled some handy hints and useful websites for you to check out.
Lots of people contact us asking us how they can land a job as a journalist. We’ve put together a handy guide with our top tips for breaking into the industry. It's not exhaustive but we hope it helps point you in the right direction!
Charities up and down the country invest lots of time and effort trying to get coverage of their work and raise awareness of key issues in our society. Talk to the Press regularly helps charities place case studies in national newspapers and women’s magazines, securing fees for the people telling their stories and securing valuable publicity for the charity concerned.
