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Back from 9 European countries in 28 days with the stomach flu ... but my deadlines are looming! (opens the original)
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Hello!I left for Europe at the end of August and just got back on Saturday night … it was an epic monthlong journey on so many levels. An amazing cruise from Norway to Portugal and an unforgettable week each in Italy and Ireland. Plus I met some wonderful people along the way. <s
The Anatomy of a High-Converting Commerce Pitch (opens the original)
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Hey there — Sarah Karger here! Jill was kind enough to let me crash her newsletter this week, and then she did something genuinely brave. She opened her inbox and forwarded me 8 real pitches.Not the bad ones. Anybody can dunk on a bad pitch and it makes for a mean little newsletter.These were fine, many good even! Clear writing, real products, prices, retailers, nice photography. The kind of pitch most of us send on a Tuesday and feel pretty great about.Jill spends her whole life helping PR peop
Medicare, RDs, Gift Guides, Flight Attendants ... I’m working on a lot! (opens the original)
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Hello from somewhere between the Channel Islands and Spain (on a luxury yacht, of course)!I hope you’ve been following along via Instagram on my month-long trip through 9 European countries, where I’m back to sharing stories after a long IG hiatus!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kg9_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe00d87cc-2ae3-4edb-93a8-44a76c2986cb_32
The Most Important Thing Publicists Aren’t Putting in Their Emails (opens the original)
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In the past three weeks, I’ve had three completely different travel assignments go sideways for three completely different PR-related reasons.A restaurant I showed up to had no record of a hosted meal that had been arranged for me. A hotel tried to charge me $800 for a room that was supposed to already be covered. And less than 24 hours before an international trip, one leg of my 3-leg flight reservation simply disappeared.On the surface, these sound like unrelated travel mishaps. They weren’t.E
The Wait Is Over: Holiday Gift Guide Season Starts ... NOW! (opens the original)
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A month ago, I told every publicist asking about holiday gift guides to pump the brakes.My advice was simple: Wait until mid-August.Well...It’s mid-August.And judging by what’s happening in my inbox, the entire PR industry had the same date circled on the calendar.The holiday pitches have started piling up, so I’m opening up my 2026 holiday gift guide lineup.So if you’ve been sitting on your holiday pitches because I told you to wait...Consider this your gre
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