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Dear ambitious (knowledge) entrepreneur, consultant or author,
You are an expert in your field and have already proven yourself on several fronts. Moreover, you want to make a difference in the world with your products/services. However, you just don't seem to make (or stay in) the news. Even though you have a clear mission and vision and now you really feel the need to make a contribution to this earth.
Perhaps you experience the following:
- You are not yet or not sufficiently seen as an expert in your field. Yet you would like everyone to know about your company, and you are often invited to participate in debates or events.
- You are not sure how to launch your product or service, how to get your event publicised or how to get your brand new book noticed by a large audience.
- You find it difficult to get into the newspaper, on the radio or on TV without advertisements. Your fellow entrepreneurs/colleagues make the news more or more often than you.
- You may have tried to get in touch with journalists before, but you just couldn't manage to get a publication done. Let alone multiple free publications on a regular basis.
- First everyone told you to write a press release, get a business Facebook page, then they told you to write opinion pieces, then they claimed again that you should go all out on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook Live. Now you are wondering what the right thing to do is. How to make the news with ease without losing energy on things that lead nowhere and only distract from what you most want to do: your core business and tell about it.
- Because you try so much and keep failing to get the desired results, you also have too little time for your family, partner, family, friends. You are still too unknown in the market and your expertise is (heavily) doubted by the media and those around you...
You realise that your newsworthiness is your credibility. You would like to reach more clients, but you have no idea how to get in the media for free. That's why you want to learn how to take that first step. After all, getting into the media is possible for every entrepreneur. In a personal strategy call, together we explore how best to go about this.
Linda helped us to make the news with an opinion piece 'Let the human touch lead in discussions about robots', in a renowned national newspaper. That same day I appeared on BNR news radio on the same topic; putting humans at the centre of technological developments. The reactions were overwhelming... It brought us new assignments and a huge growth in our brand awareness. Do you understand that we recommend her to everyone?
Randall van Poelvoorde
Exponential Technology Strategist & Speaker
Offer: Now not €297, but €197
with temporary EXTRA discount code 'elastiekje'
Strategy Call with Linda Graanoogst, media expert and free publicity coach
With the EXTRA discount code 'elastiekje', you now pay only €197 ex VAT! Sign up quickly, as I don't know how long this offer will remain valid. During the strategy meeting, we will look together at where you stand now with your visibility, your publicity; where you want to work towards and what it takes to get free publications in newspapers, in magazines, or free airtime on radio or TV. RIGHT NOW!
After this strategy call with me, you will know:
- What free publicity could bring you
- What prompts your company to approach the journalist
- What your focus for free publicity is for the next 6 to 12 months
- What are the most appropriate strategies for you to get into the media (local, regional and/or national)
- What roadmap you can follow to make the news with ease
With the ultimate result, when you actively apply my advice:
- Your company/ you get a publication (or several publications)
- Your brand awareness (in the region or nationally) increases
- People see you as an expert & successful entrepreneur in your field
- You enjoy prestige and people trust your expertise
- You attract new clients who didn't see you before
- You get requests for joint ventures and other collaborations
- You gain trust with prospects, who are now lining up to engage with you
About Linda Graanoogst, founder of
Blooming Publicity
I teach ambitious trainers, coaches, consultants or independent professionals how to get more publicity and reach more clients. Are you that driven expert who - like me - wants to leave the world more beautiful & better than we found it? Then I would love to guide you! I would love to teach you how to make the news with ease, so that clients come to you.
A journalist for over 20 years
I worked as a journalist and copywriter for over 20 years, immersed myself in online marketing, blogging and vlogging and the power of the word and the media.
I have been self-employed since 2011. I got my first assignment when I wrote a positive-critical opinion piece that was shared 1,400 times (organically, by strangers and Dutch celebrities) in a fortnight in the summer of the same year. After that, my phone kept ringing and ringing. People wanted to work with me, joint ventures offered themselves; I could then choose which assignments I wanted to do. I received invitations to speak and was interviewed by various media. So I experienced the power of words. Five years later, I decided to become a licensee (& organiser) of TEDxAlmere. My efforts as a professional stood out so much that I was nominated for Business Woman of the Year (Flevoland) in 2016.
Mission
I know what free publicity can do for a business. I have seen the results free publicity led to for my clients: more brand awareness because they were frequently featured in various media, more growth, higher turnover, more freedom to act, more fun in their work, a greater favour factor and therefore more flow in their business... In addition, I sincerely believe the world needs more positive stories. We have a common 'mission' to leave the world better than we found it. This is why I address entrepreneurs who want to improve the world with their products and/or services, make it more sustainable, more energy efficient, more ecological, more 'green'. Our society is crying out for it; it is up to you and me to bring this positive flow to the attention of the public.
And I am convinced that both making good money and this healthy, positive attention can go hand in hand. Especially when you are aligned with your life purpose, you know how to get your message and story across. I am happy to help you bring out the story that lies within you.
I attended the Pak de Pers day with Linda, with the end result being a great press release and the knowledge of how and to whom to send it. This led to several publications. The press release also caught the eye of the Financieele Dagblad. They approached me a few weeks later for an interview that was published three pages in the Saturday supplement. I had not dared to dream that!
In addition, Linda started guiding me with writing an opinion piece. You have to write the research and content yourself, but Linda makes the text much sharper and better. "With ease in the news" is not an empty slogan!
Machiel Keet
Owner of accounting firm Gere-geld, author of the book "I have nothing to do with numbers"
Is the Strategy Call for you?
My time is limited and I always get a lot of requests. Therefore, I cannot schedule a Strategy Call with everyone. Moreover, not everyone has reached the point where they can make the news with ease. Simply because the business is not yet developed enough. I therefore make a selection from all applications. Read below when you stand a great chance of being interviewed by me.
For whom?
- You have a clear, valuable & sustainable product or service and - once you are in conversation with your prospect - you know how to sell it well. However, you are not yet sufficiently seen as an expert in your field, so you are not yet sufficiently visible and are missing out on valuable conversations with prospects (and therefore valuable sales).
- You have the ambition to have IMPACT with your business & grow. That's why you are willing to invest time, energy and money in your free publicity.
- You think now is the time to step out of the shadows and take your stage. You want to learn HOW to achieve this.
- You are 'coachable' and willing to take actions at least one half-day a week to increase your brand awareness! You are eager to learn how to become VISIBLE in the media in a short space of time and get permanently in the news with ease.
For whom?
- You want more visibility and brand awareness, but are unwilling to invest time in it yourself. (And you don't actually want effective advice from an expert.)
- You want to build more visibility and expert status, but you don't want to put energy into achieving it yourself.
- You want to get more brand awareness, but you don't want to learn HOW to achieve it. You are looking for a PR agency that will take everything off your hands.
- You want to grow, but are not ready to invest money in it. You think a few hundred euros will achieve enough, after all.
- You want to become (even) better known, but deep down you are too busy yourself to actually make changes in your business. And you don't have a team to support you with all the free publicity actions...
Why this temporary, super-attractive offer?
I normally charge €297 excluding VAT for this type of strategy call. So why such a discount?
Firstly, because I know what the power of words can do. I was able to grow my business when my opinion piece was suddenly picked up by social media and then by the media. I wish everyone such a flying start. It's wonderful when you get your own calls for work and you can choose who to work with. That's what happens when you keep getting into the news with ease.
Secondly, I expect that I can inspire you to start 'playing' with free publicity. And to experience how nice it is when your expertise is recognised thanks to free publications, for which you do NOT have to pay. Life for you as an entrepreneur becomes so much nicer, easier and healthier. You no longer have to keep proving yourself. After all, your credibility is in your publications, your newsworthiness takes you further.
Thirdly, I hope the strategy call makes you enthusiastic about me and Blooming Publicity. So that I may help you even further, for example with the Pak de Pers event, a Media Training or Signature Presentation or a long-term collaboration, from at least six months to a year-long programme. But of course you don't have to. You can also get started without my help with the strategy or roadmap you get during the strategy meeting.
Practical details Strategy meeting
- Cost: €197 (normally €297) as long as the extra discount code 'elastiekje' applies 😀.
- Duration: 45 to maximum 60 minutes. Should you have more questions after this strategy call of up to 60 minutes, you can book or request a follow-up call for further advice.
- Location: online via Zoom
- When: depending on my and your schedule, the strategy call will take place sometime in the next few weeks. You can pick a date after payment.
Sign up for a strategy meeting
You too can make the news with ease thanks to Free Publicity.
Do you think now is the time to step out of the shadows and take your stage? Then sign up NOW for a strategy call with publicity coach Linda Graanoogst.
