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Costs

 

 


Following are the costs for writing, coordinating your PR campaign, and sending out an e-mail queries to the media, speaking bureaus, and meeting planners. 

 

WRITING AND COORDINATING YOUR PR CAMPAIGN

 

   - writing a book or book proposal - $150 an hour; $8000-15,000 for a book;
       
  $2000-5000 for a book proposal

   - writing query letters or press releases - $100-125

   - writing Website copy - $100-150 an hour

   - developing and implementing a PR or social media campaign - $75-100 an hour
      

Call for specifics on consulting, speaking, workshops, and seminars, and we will put you in touch with the appropriate professional on our team to work out arrangements.


 

E-MAIL PRESS RELEASES AND LETTERS TO THE MEDIA

  

E-mail press releases and query letters to the media are sent out within 1-2 days of your order.  Responses are generally within 1-2 days.  Pick any 3 beats for your order (ie: Business, Health, Science, Lifestyles, Etc.) and we will send your PR release or query letter to the editors or producers who handle that beat. Additional beats are $50 each.  A complete list of the different beats and the approximate size is listed below, though the exact number will vary because of month to month changes in the media.  Expect about a 10% return rate due to the volatility of the media, despite monthly updates in our databases.  We obtain our data from three different industry sources.

 

Type of Media

E-Mail Query

All Beats in
Media Category

National and Local Newspapers

 $250.00

6000

National Magazines

  $250.00

11,000

Radio Talk Show Hosts and Producers

  $250.00

1500

Radio Station News, Drive Time, and Program Directors

  $250.00

800

TV Shows, News, and Program Directors

  $250.00

1300

Online Media and Blogs

  $250.00

1100

Wire Services and Syndicates

  $250.00

300

Any 2 of the 7 Media Services Listed Above

  $450.00

-

Any 3 of the 7 Media Services Listed Above

  $600.00

-

Any 4 of the 7 Media Services Listed Above

 $700.00

-

Any 5 of the 7 Media Services Listed Above

 $800.00

-

Any 6 of the 7 Media Services Listed Above

$875.00

-

All 7 Media Services

$950.00

-

Additional Beats $50 each

 

 
     

Writing a Query Letter
(from 2-3 pages about your project and you)

   $125.00

 

Writing a Press Release 
(from 2-3 pages about your project and you)

   $125.00

 

Writing a Query Letter and Press Release (from 2-3 pages about your project and you)

   $225.00

 

 

APPROXIMATE SIZE OF BEATS IN DIFFERENT MEDIA

Beat

News
papers

Mags

Radio

TV

Wire
Services

Online

 Arts/Entertainment

700 950

150

170

40

150

 Business

1200

3000

160

350

120

180

 Communications/Media

35

300

15

15

-

10

 Computers/Technology

60

350

10

10

10

150

 Education

250

230

15

15

10

250

 Energy/Environment

80

280

10

10

15

15

 Family

50

300

-

-

-

50

   Fashion and Beauty* 230 1450 10 70 20 25
   Food & Beverage 150 700 - 50 5 40

 General Science

110

680

15

25

10

100

   Government/Politics* 2000 1200 600 780 25 2000

 Health/Fitness/Medical

240

1050

10

80

15

70

   Home* 450 1100 190 290 70 500
   International 750 600 400 800 250 80

 Investment/Money/Finance

150

400

15

30

50

50

 Legal

600

270

50

120

40

20

 Lifestyle/Features

1000

1900

190

460

60

100

   Professional Services* 600 2000+ 2400 2500 80 2000+
   Retail* 150 490 20 200 25 370
   Society and Culture* 2300 2000+ 1250 1400 200 2000+

 Sports/Recreation

1200

700

100

125

50

10

 Travel

80

250

-

10

5

10

   Radio Talk Shows* - - 1500 - - -
   Women's Interests 1000 550 500 500 50 1000+

 Total (Rounded Off)

11,000

20,000

2700

5200

1100

6800

    *From Additional Database Source
 

E-MAIL LETTERS TO SPEAKER BUREAUS
AND MEETING PLANNERS

 

Type of Project

E-Mail Query

Speaker Bureaus

   $250.00

 Meeting Planners - All

   $700.00

      West Coast (1200+)

  $250.00

      East Coast (1500+)

  $250.00

      South (1400+)

  $250.00

      Southwest (800+)

  $250.00

       Midwest (1300+)

  $250.00

       Northwest (400+)

  $250.00

       Any 2 Regions

  $380.00

       Any 3 Regions

  $500.00

       Any 4 Regions

  $600.00

       Any 5 Regions

  $650.00

   

Speaker Bureaus and All Meeting Planners

   $800.00

Speaker Bureaus, Meeting Planners, and All 9 Media Package

$1500.00

 

 

Writing a Query Letter
(from 2-3 pages about your project and you)

   $125.00

Writing a Press Release 
(from 2-3 pages about your project and you)

   $125.00

Writing a Query Letter and Press Release (from 2-3 pages about your project and you)

   $225.00