Journalist requests/media opportunities - September edition

Requests from MSN, Forbes, TNN

Author

Ada at Sellify
September 03, 2025

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In the spirit of the season, we have lots of product placement opportunities to help you get links to your products in the right publications in time for it to count for SEO when it all kicks off! Please take advantage of these opportunities as appearing in these publications can help push your store to Page 1 of Google and PR experts often charge a fortune to get brands placed, but you get it all here - free!

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Food/Drink

Mysterious Ramblings is looking for product recommendations for its food & Drink Gift Guide

Query:

Hi, I run Mysterious Ramblings, a lifestyle blog where I share reviews, gift guides, and more. I am working on my 2025 Food & Drink Gift Guide and am open to ideas for working together! Looking forward to connecting. Please, no books.

TNN is looking for new cereal / snack brands for unique monthly early morning event

Query:

Seeking Innovative Cereal Brands for Live Testing Event

I run The New Normal (TNN), a series exploring emerging tech/platforms and ideas ideas. I am looking to have a different cereal 'experience' at each one, or work with a brand for the series (monthly). We've done taste tests with Surreal for example. If you’re launching or running a cereal brand—especially one that challenges the traditional cereal market—we’d love to showcase your product.

Recent speakers include senior execs from Meta to Bloomberg, to behavioural psychologists and Wing Tsun masters. Attendees range from unicorns, big tech, entrepreneurs, media etc.

Requirements: Emerging or independent cereal brands preferred Products must be ready-to-eat and ship-ready Innovative flavors, formats, or brand stories strongly encouraged

Brand/s selected will have a small stipend, large promo package, memberships to TBD+ (members.tbdpl.us) and more.

Deadline: ongoing

Submission Info: Please send brand info, product details, and a link to your site. If selected, we’ll provide shipping details for product inclusion at the event.

Gifts/Gift guides

MSN is looking for holiday gifting trends this year (for all ages)

QUERY: With the squeeze of tariffs, inflation fatigue and tighter available credit, what trends are expected for holiday gift-giving this year? What are anticipated to be some of the hottest gifts and where/how can Americans get the best deals?

What gifts are expected to be popular among:

  • Kids

  • Moms, grandmoms, etc.

  • Dads, granddads, etc.

  • Young adults (20/30 somethings)

Will we see a return to practicality where ties, grocery store gift cards, etc., prevail this year? Or are shoppers expected to splurge on "fun" gifts?

Midwest Modern Momma is looking for products for its Toddlers’ Holiday Gift Guide

Query:

Our team at Midwest Modern Momma is putting together a Toddlers’ Holiday Gift Guide with a special focus on neurodivergent and sensory-seeking little ones. We are looking for products that make thoughtful, fun, and practical gifts while supporting different developmental needs. This can include sensory toys, calming tools, fidget-friendly items, interactive books, clothing with comfort in mind, and other toddler-friendly products parents will be excited to gift this holiday season.

Midwest Modern Momma complies with FTC guidelines.

Requirements: Please no interview requests or links to your article/blog, kick-starters, or app review requests. A full-size product is required for inclusion in our holiday gift guides. Products must be available for review in the UK.

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Version 1 - Over the Top This year, I'm working on two fun themes. The first is the same as last year -- over the top gift ideas to mirror the Neiman Marcus Holiday Gift Guide. I want expensive, fun, and if not too expensive, perhaps something I can package together like I did Act 3 of last year's article. Version 2 - The Marketer's Guide to Planning Taylor Swift's Wedding I think this will be very fun. So I want to hear from every brand who would love to somehow be integrated into her wedding, whether as a gift idea, honeymoon location, bridesmaids gifts, everything. This will end up ultimately being a gift guide with this fun twist. I will likely release a second edition of it whenever we know the wedding date and perhaps one more when we get closer to that date, so anyone that doesn't get into the first edition, believe me when I say I keep all pitches -- as those who've gotten coverage from me 9 months later keep discovering! Version 3 - Not Confirmed But Maybe ~ Low-Key Gifts I may or may not do a repeat last year’s. where I look at low-key Secret Santa type gifts as well but I'm not entirely sure. Everything depends on what I'm pitched. It is truly about gifts you can give while avoiding the impression you're trying to bribe someone.

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A blogger, Life with Kathy is looking for products for a holiday Gift Guide

  • Name: Kathy Potvin

  • Category: Gift Bags

  • Email: [email protected]

  • Media Outlet: Life With Kathy (https://lifewithkathy.com)

  • Deadline: 12:00 AM ET - 6 September

Query:

It's hard to believe it, but the holidays will be here before we know it.⁣​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁣ I'm looking for items for my holiday gift guide. I am looking for all kinds of items ranging from all different categories. Some including toys, women, beauty, men, food, décor, etc. Anything that would be a great gift for the holidays. If you have anything you'd like put in my holiday gift guide this year, I'd love to hear back from you. I have different categories for the holidays, and some will be including, beauty, kids, men, women, kitchen, appliances, home, etc. If you have anything you'd like to include in my holiday gift guide this year, I'd love to hear from you.

Hanging off the Wire is looking for product recommendations for a Halloween/Fall Product Round Up 2025

Query:

With Halloween and Fall just around the corner, I’m excited to announce my annual Halloween Round Up on the blog! I’m currently seeking products to include in this seasonal feature, with a focus on items that bring the spirit of autumn and Halloween alive.

What I’m Looking For:

• Halloween or fall-themed products • Fragrances and home scents • Fashion and accessories (adult or kids) • Food, snacks, and beverages • Unique, spooky, or cozy finds

All products will be tested, kept, and reviewed with high-quality photos and authentic opinions. If you represent a brand with something fitting for this theme, I’d love to consider including your products in the Round Up.

Mysterious Ramblings is looking for product recommendations for its furbabies Gift Guide

Query:

Hi, I run Mysterious Ramblings, a lifestyle blog where I share reviews, gift guides, and more. I am working on my 2025 Fur Babies Gift Guide and am open to ideas for working together! Looking forward to connecting.⁣​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁣ Please, no books.

She Rises Studios is offering a Hollywood gift bag opportunity during Emmys week

  • Name: Adriana Luna Carlos

  • Category: Gift Bags

  • Email: [email protected]

  • Media Outlet: She Rises Studios (https://sherisesstudios.com)

  • Deadline: 3:00 AM ET - 4 September

Query:

She Rises Studios is curating elevated gift bags for a private, invitation-only media and influencer event in Hollywood, CA during Emmys Week this September. This exclusive experience will spotlight powerful individuals in media, Emmy nominees, entertainment, and business through red carpet interviews, content creation, and luxury brand exposure.

We are currently accepting a select number of product sponsors who want to place their beauty, wellness, fashion, tech, or lifestyle products in the hands of rising talent, established entrepreneurs, and high-visibility personalities in town for Emmys Week festivities.⁣​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁣

Participating brands will receive:

Product placement in our curated gift bags (150 guests)

Visibility to a curated group of media-facing, brand-aligned women

Option to include a business card or small insert (no flyers)

Location: Hollywood, CA Event Timing: During Emmys Week, September 2025 Shipping Deadline: September 4, 2025 Requirements: Minimum of 150 premium units, physical products only, must align with our audience (no political or adult content)

Please note: This event is privately hosted by She Rises Studios and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Television Academy or the official Emmy Awards. It is independently produced and designed to coincide with Emmys Week to maximize exposure and relevance.

Houston Remarkable Women alongside MaxMara, Kendra Scott & More are offering a giftbag opportunity at the 6th Annual Pink & Black Gala

Query:

We are excited to announce the upcoming 6th Annual Pink & Black Gala, a premier event that brings together community leaders, influencers, and supporters for an evening of celebration, connection, and impact. As part of the experience, each guest will receive an exclusive gift bag curated with high-quality products and brand partners.

We are currently seeking gift bag sponsors who would like to showcase their products or services to an engaged and diverse audience. This is a unique opportunity to:

Place your brand directly in the hands of gala attendees.

Gain visibility with influential guests and community stakeholders.⁣​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​⁣

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We would love to feature your brand as a partner in this year’s gift bags. Contributions can include sample products, promotional items, or gift certificates. In return, sponsors will receive recognition across event materials and visibility as part of the gala experience.

If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share more details about audience demographics, sponsorship recognition, and logistics.

She Leads Media is seeking donated products for Gift Bags for High Level Women's Conference. Please pitch Adrienne directly via the email below

Query:

We are seeking products to include in our conference gift bags for a high level women's business owner conference. We have 2 different gift bags. One is a VIP Gift Bag for 50 women. The other is for our regular conference gift bag for 150 women. This is an opportunity for a brand to get in front of high level women business owners who are decision makers in their households and their businesses. We are only interested in receiving inquiries from brands who are able to gift/donate items. We will not be making any purchases of items. We are not accepting offers or coupons for services. If you would like to gift a service such as a spa day, a hotel stay, a meal or similar, for a giveaway, we will consider this.

That’s all, folks!

Ada

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