How much does Mirror Online pay for a story?
How much do newspaper websites pay for a video or story? The Mirror website pays £60 to include photos, writer’s fee and any payment to the interviewee
Soak.com review, Soak.com customer service and care contact – Warning
Review: Soak.com – a personal warning to others about this bathroom retailer An organisation, in my opinion, which is more interested in posting on social media than responding to real paying customers When I wrote a review about them on TrustPilot they made a complaint to get it removed. About Soak.com, says the blurb on…
Can you give me a valuation on my story?
Story ‘valuations’ – can an agent put a price on a story? Many interviewees ask for a ‘valuation’ on their story “I have a really clear video of a shocking event? How much can you offer?’ Most weeks someone contacts Featureworld with this very question. So is it possible for any agent to tell someone…
Esure review – Esure decline claim – loophole warning
Esure declines holiday theft claim because burglars did not enter villa with ‘force and violence’ How your insurance with Esure could be worthless Esure insurance has so many loopholes it is unsurprising according surveys, they are one of the companies LEAST LIKELY to pay your claim I want to warn people going on holiday that…
Are adverts taking over Instagram?
Working with ‘brands’ on Instagram – the reality behind those glossy photos Advertisers are becoming more demanding Brands can be picky and competition is fierce It might look glossy and happy on the surface. But it seems not everything in the Insta world is rosy… Recently insta influencer Clemmie Hooper aka @mother_of_daughters periodically deleted her…
Featureworld wins top journalism award!
Feature of the Year award I was absolutely delighted recently to win the National Association of News Agency (NAPA) award for Feature of the Year 2018. As many people know, Featureworld was the agency which broke the Charlie Gard story last year and I wrote many of the personal articles for his parents, Connie…
Are charities making it too hard to adopt a pet?
Adopt a pet: Are charities and rehoming centres making it too difficult? Have you been turned down to adopt a pet? If you were deemed ‘not suitable’ to adopt a rabbit, cat or dog and would like to take part in a feature, do let me know! When one of my pair of rabbits died…
Public should consider using PR professional to represent them in the media, says Govt
Dealing with the media can be a positive experience but public should take professional advice, advises the government If you find yourself caught up in a major story – or you want to tell your story to the media – what should you do? I believe contacting a publication directly is one of the worst…
Explorer Benedict Allen – was getting lost a publicity stunt?
Did explorer Benedict Allen, who went missing in Papua New Guinea, get lost on purpose? From a publicity point of view, this adventure couldn’t possibly have worked out better. British explorer and father of three goes missing in Papua New Guinean jungle – a remote area where tribes called ‘headhunters’ are known to keep the…
Exposing the PRs who jumped on the Charlie Gard bandwagon…
Sarah Hall PR, FCIPR, CIPR President-Elect, and a self confessed ‘PR Superstar’ – how they and other PR Luvvies used tragic Charlie Gard’s story to promote themselves… ‘A grieving family lies at the heart of this case and our thoughts are with Charlie’s parents at this time,’ says PR Sarah Hall about people she has never met…