sell my story to the press for the highest fee
Do you have a strong weight loss story with good before and after photos?
If so, we’d like to hear from you. We guarantee the highest fees for weight loss and slimming stories.
As the UK’s largest press agency, we write more weight loss and slimming stories than anybody else – and the magazines are desperate for good, inspiring stories for their New Year editions.
Please contact us using the form on the right hand side of this page.
Founded by Natasha Courtenay-Smith in 2008, the site acts as a story broker for members of the public wishing to publicise or sell stories to the media, and advises individuals who need help handling press attention. The business has now become part of the Bristol-based SWNS Group, which includes several news agencies across the country.
SWNS also runs the website Sell Us Your Story (https://www.sellusyourstory.com) and the purchase of Talk to the Press will make it the biggest operator in the sector.
Martin Winter, director and news editor at SWNS, said: “This is a great acquisition for us and a perfect fit for our business. Our existing website has become an increasingly valuable way of generating exclusive stories and to acquire the market leader is a real coup for us. Natasha has done a fantastic job in setting up the business from scratch and leading the field from the start. We look forward to helping Talk to the Press continue to grow with the resources, distribution network and geographical spread of the SWNS Group.”
Natasha, who formerly worked as a writer at the Daily Mail, set up the business in 2008. It quickly won a number of business awards and saw her listed on Management Today’s 35 under 35 list of female high fliers. Talk to the Press has been responsible for numerous front page stories and has sold thousands of exclusive stories into national newspapers and women’s magazines. Natasha will leave the business after a short handover to concentrate on other business interests.
She said: “I can’t think of anyone better than SWNS to take over Talk to the Press. The directors have created a hugely inspirational and innovative business and I know they will add huge value to Talk to the Press, whilst maintaining its good reputation and growing it further.”
All Talk to the Press staff have been retained and former deputy editor Georgette Culley has taken over as editor. The business has moved into the London office of SWNS’s PR and market research operations – 72Point and OnePoll – in Clerkenwell. This is the latest of several acquisitions in recent years by SWNS, which is owned by Andrew Young, Paul Walters and Martin Winter.
The SWNS Group also includes Newsteam in Birmingham, Ross Parry in Leeds, Masons News in Cambridge, and Centre Press and Northscot in Scotland.
SWNS is also partnered with Famous Features Press Agency, SellMyStoryNow.co.uk, and SellMyStoryToday.co.uk. For more information about Talk to the Press, visit www.talktothepress.co.uk
As always, we’re looking for interesting magazine features and breaking news stories – we’ll consider any story. To tell us about a story, or apply for any of the media requests below, fill out the quick contact form opposite.
We’re also currently working on Summer Editions of the national women’s magazines so we have some specific summery requests.
Can you help with any of these Summer story requests for our summer issues:
We are also on the lookout for these stories:
Independent television production company, Oblong Films, wants to hear from teenagers who will be going to their (final year) school prom in 2014.
Do you or anyone you know have some special, outrageous or unusual plans for Prom? Are you planning a grand entrance or wearing something spectacular?
Kind regards,
SellUsYourStory
Ps. Don’t forget, we’re always on the hunt for any stories that would make good magazine or newspaper articles – and we’ll pay you for them. Tell us about your stories, or story update today.
Do you want to raise awareness through the press?
SWNS is the largest independent press agency in the UK.
We provide content to every major national media outlet and sell hundreds of stories to the national press every week.
The power of the media is a tremendous asset when it comes to getting a message out to the public. Sharing a story can raise awareness for an issue, business, cause or charity. It can help those in similar situations, stimulate change or create demand.
Newspapers, magazines and television channels will always be interested in running an article or feature if there is a good human-interest story behind it.
If you are considering using the press to raise awareness, please consider the following list and then give us a call or send us an email. You can reach us instantly using the contact form on the right hand side of this page:
When contacting our news and features team, all you need to do is send us very brief details of the story. A few bullet points will suffice at this stage. Give us brief details of who, what, when, where and tell us why you think we should cover the story.
Raising awareness through the press can be the most effective way of reaching people. Companies spend millions on PR companies, who try create interest in their business. However, you can get press coverage for free… and even get paid for it. All you need to do is think outside of the box and think about all of the interesting people and things that are connected to your business.
Newspapers and magazines are looking for interesting content each and every day, so why not capitalize and get your story out there.
The press look for anything with an eye catching news hook or human interest stories. You can’t go wrong with the following:
Raising awareness through the press can be easy with the right story, the more obscure the story the better. Although the story doesn’t need to be sensational, let’s face it, they won’t print boring stories.
If you are a company seeking more long-term PR solutions, the award winning 72point PR agency is part of the SWNS media group. You can read more at the 72point website.
If you would like to read more about selling a story to the press, please see our Sell My Story page.
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