Where to pitch in March?
Key dates in March Use these dates to help you plan your social media or if they’re relevant use them as hooks for stories to approach...
top of page
Search
Rebecca Slater
- Feb 22
- 2 min
How to measure PR success
What can PR do for your business? Whilst not a direct sales driver PR is a great tool for raising awareness, securing your brand...
9 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Feb 22
- 1 min
Media Matters
Small businesses and charities are the reason I went self-employed. I’d worked for lots of big businesses and whilst out networking I’d...
1 view0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Dec 18, 2023
- 3 min
Planning your PR over Christmas without doing much
As we all wind down for the festive break PR might, understandably, be the last thing on your mind. Whilst I could say the break would...
3 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Oct 24, 2023
- 2 min
How to pitch for PR
There is a section of your favourite publication or a spot on your favourite podcast that you think would be a great fit for you and your...
2 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Oct 17, 2023
- 3 min
Pretty Powerful Press Releases for PR
There is way more to PR than writing press releases, it’s a lot about forming relationships, spotting opportunities, creating features,...
6 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Oct 4, 2023
- 3 min
PR - Quality over quantity
When starting on your PR journey it can be easy to focus on racking up the coverage and mindset of why be in two publications when you...
3 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Sep 19, 2023
- 2 min
You already have everything you need to start doing your PR
Getting started in PR can be scary for a small business but I have something to tell you. You already have everything you need to get...
1 view0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Sep 12, 2023
- 2 min
What do you value?
Self-employed life can be a minefield. When I first started, I lacked the confidence to charge what I was worth which I think is quite a...
8 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Jul 24, 2023
- 3 min
Let’s work together
It’s the summer holidays here and so now I am in the midst of the parenting/going on holiday/work juggle which I am sure is something...
6 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Jun 28, 2023
- 2 min
Where to pitch in July
Summer is in full swing the weather has warmed up, the summer clothes are out, the school holidays are looming and for some an actual...
9 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- May 24, 2023
- 2 min
Where to pitch for the rest of the year
As mentioned in previous blogs there are two types of media: long lead and short lead. Long lead media are things like print monthly...
15 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- May 17, 2023
- 3 min
Self-employment and self-care how to combine the two
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and what a way to start it other than to wake up with a huge (seemingly never ending) to do...
10 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- May 9, 2023
- 4 min
How much should you tell the world?
When I first start working with a client, they usually have a list of media that they want to be seen in but what many (especially...
9 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- May 3, 2023
- 2 min
Your business is my why
It’s been nearly 10 years since I started Beck and Call PR and as like most self-employed people work tends to be full of peaks and...
6 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Apr 25, 2023
- 3 min
A day in the life of a PR
What is it like working in PR? What do I do every day? People perceive PR to be a world of glamour and parties and whilst I have had my...
10 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Mar 28, 2023
- 3 min
Best bit of advice I've been given
Somebody asked me the other day what the best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is and I didn’t have to think twice “Being able to...
3 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Mar 14, 2023
- 2 min
Thank you for the music
What gets you through the working day? Myself and my husband are both self-employed and work from home a lot. We have to work In...
2 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Mar 6, 2023
- 3 min
PR Expectation Vs Reality
I’ve been in the PR industry for more than 20 years and one thing that has never changed is that the expectations from friends, family...
25 views0 comments
Rebecca Slater
- Feb 1, 2023
- 2 min
The stories we tell…..
This week is National Storytelling week and whilst I am an avid reader I’m not here to tell you about my favourite story but to tell you...
8 views0 comments
Thoughts from inside my head
bottom of page