| It's the time of year when calendars
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| | some examples of editorial
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| crowd out the books and magazines in
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| | calendars:- Choice: The Magazine for
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| bookstores and are even on sale at
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| | Professional Coaching - Small Business
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| reduced prices. But there's a special
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| | Technology Magazine - Fortune Small
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| kind of calendar that all good public
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| | Business - all publications have
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| relations professionals use - the
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| | editorial calendars. Really small
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| editorial calendar.Using editorial
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| | magazines - the many labor-of-love kind
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| calendars is one of the most effective,
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| | of magazines published by enthusiasts
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| yet most overlooked tool in a publicist's
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| | -usually don't. Magazines, which don't
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| toolkit. Most people avoid using
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| | accept ads, may have one but they don't
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| editorial calendars because it takes some
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| | publish it. Totally reader-contributed
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| time to research and compile. The top PR
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| | publications don't. New magazines
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| professionals do this every year and I've
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| | generally don't because the content is so
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| personally found that outcomes are well
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| | often changed and tweaked as the
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| worth the time - especially when you end
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| | publication searches for its voice.Even
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| up getting featured in a key article in a
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| | some large, national magazines don't have
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| major publication.Except for the year and
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| | calendars. News weeklies like Time and
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| the names of the months, these calendars
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| | Newsweek don't. Neither does People or US
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| bear little resemblance to the glossy
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| | Weekly. They are steered by what news
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| hang-up calendars in the stores. No
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| | hits that week and that is, of course,
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| swimsuit-clad models, lush scenery,
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| | something you can't predict months in
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| puppies, kittens or cartoons of Dilbert.
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| | advance.After reviewing the calendar, you
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| Editorial calendars are usually
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| | can decide which stories you can offer to
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| bare-bones lists of upcoming issue topics
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| | be a source or expert for, or, in the
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| and major features - or at least the
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| | case of trade publications, which months
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| cover stories or special sections. Not
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| | you could offer a written expert-opinion
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| much to look at - unless you're a PR pro
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| | piece.Remember that editorial calendars
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| trying to crack that market.That's
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| | can and do change, so check for updates
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| because knowing what publications have in
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| | regularly. Also, pay attention to
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| store allows you to tailor your pitches,
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| | deadlines. Article queries and pitches
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| news releases and articles to particular
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| | especially should be sent to the editors
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| issues. Helping editors and journalists
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| | well ahead of time. And if they don't
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| by providing the stories they need earns
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| | have deadlines, assume that the media
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| you goodwill and increased
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| | need the information about four months
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| attention.Editorial calendars are
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| | out.Shannon Cherry, APR, MA helps
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| basically telling you exactly what
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| | businesses,
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| information they need for each issue. "If
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| | entrepreneurs and nonprofit
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| you can spin your own story to match what
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| | organizations to be heard. She's a
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| the media is looking for, then you have a
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| | marketing communications and public
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| great chance of being featured in that
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| | relations expert with more
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| publication," she says.A current
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| | than 15 years experience and the owner
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| editorial calendar can usually be found
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| | of Cherry Communications.
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