Amanda FitzGerald PR’s Post

Last minute advice for the awards tonight!! If you are up for a Best Business Women Awards tonight and haven't yet watched my PR Masterclass for AWARDS, then this is essential viewing before you get glammed up tonight!! The incredible awards host Debbie Gilbert was my very special guest and spilled some amazing golden nuggets on PR wins from previous award winners and gave some excellent tips for securing local PR... ...that in many cases snowballed into national press!! The PR Masterclass is only £27 to watch and you get a press release template - for your award - to use once you have collected your award so you can get sending it out on Monday morning to keep up the amazing momentum. The replay link is in comments - but hurry as it comes down on Monday. I cannot WAIT for tonight! I am sponsoring the Best Coach category so am looking forward to opening up that golden envelope!! See you there! Ella Jaczynska PCC Henriette Danel Jane Galloway Mary Gregory Kelly Tucker Poonam Mawani Silvia Del Corso Tessa Day Becky Wall BEM Gillian Jones-Williams (She/her/hers) Sophie Preston-Hall Vicky Grammatikopoulou Zeenat Ahmed-Peto Alex Hughes Pia Honey Selina Donald Sophia Campbell-Shaw Ellen Picton Nicola Court Path to Wellbeing Sandra Roycroft-Davis Angela Roberts Aimee Garraway Ashley Walker Caroline Talboys BA (Hons) Dionne Popplestone ✨ Kelly Ann McPhilbin Leah Boxell

Many congrats to Jade Garratt, Psychological Safety and education expert with her incredible piece which has been published in Times Higher Education on why students don’t speak up at lectures. See her article below and discover how students can be encouraged to raise their hand and to speak up.   Very thought provoking and nostalgia inducing! Wish my lecturers had read this 35 years ago! #TeachingStrategies #TimesHigherEducation #PsychologicalSafety

Happy World Mental Health Day 💛 Thank you for starting the #Q4PRsprint by passing on the baton anxiety expert Caroline Cavanagh 🙏🏼 Over to you Kate Porter - The Midlife Metamorphosis Coach Katherine Hornby SADHNA CHAMAN - heal chronic illness from the root cause Simon Pollard speaking with you at 2pm so will pass it on then! #WorldMentalHealthDay #helloyellow

🤓 Just replying to a call out for Forbes (yes, that hallowed ground all clients want to get into) 'I'm writing an article for Forbes about how much self-employed consultants charge/earn. To be included tell me: What you do, for who What you sell, for how much (in $) Your experience Website link' Here's my reply to the US contributor's Q: I mentor& train busy entreprenuer CEOs to get game-changing press coverage (in less than 7 minutes a day 😱😅 ⏰) My signature programme which is hybrid combo of PR agency and PR academy is $13,000 Been doing this for 10 years and LOVE it! ... I ran out of space to say why I love it... 🔥My clients confidence grows as they get into top tier media outlets 🔥They build credibility super fast (much faster than years on the social media treadmill) 🔥They gain brand new clients in places that weren't on their radar 📡 🔥 They build instant authority and kudos as they appear on stages and infront of audiences that they'd only dreamed of appearing on / spent years trying to get on 🔥 It's great fun and my clients are lovely go getter thought-leaders who inspire me 😍 🔥 I get to network and meet a wide range of incredible people 🔥 I walk the talk and pitch to journalists, invite them onto my Pitch Clinics and do CPD pretty much on a daily basis 🔥 I have a wonderful PR team of Ex BBC journalists who ROCK 🙌🏼 Would YOU like the link to PR & Visibility Unleashed ? 🤔 Put 'Unleashed' in comments below (and NO it's nothing to do with Bojo's new book, just an unhappy coincidence 😂😂😂)

Finalists! Here's my message for you, you and YOU! Hooray, it's here, finally the week of the Best Business Women Awards! It's all happening on Friday which is SO exciting. It's such an honour to be sponsoring the Best Coach category - and secretly quite relieved I haven't entered myself as I know how nerve-wracking it is when you're waiting for your name to be read out...😅 😂 We have TWO clients who are up for the same award Best Businesswoman in Business Services:  Rachel Dunford and Sarah Johnson It's a proud PR mama moment already whatever happens!! I may even do another 'plank off' with Platinum magazine's 'Toned Arms After 50' piece by client and fellow plank lover Gemma Junyent-King The Movement Maestra (Let's just say, she'll beat me hands down, 'scuse the pun!) >>> NEWSFLASH!!: Don't forget to PR your award once you've won! <<< It's a perfect time to turn the award into PR GOLD - so many opportunities can arise as a result from sharing it with the press. Take Alison Edgar MBE who got onto BBC Breakfast after her award win a couple of years ago and in her own words, she has 'milked every opportunity' so you do too! Click the link in comments below to watch my Award Winners PR Masterclass with very special guest, host of the BBWA and winner of a Stevie Award, Debbie Gilbert See you in the ballroom: Ella Jaczynska PCC Henriette Danel Jane Galloway Mary Gregory Kelly Tucker Poonam Mawani Silvia Del Corso Tessa Day Becky Wall BEM Gillian Jones-Williams (She/her/hers) Sophie Preston-Hall Vicky Grammatikopoulou Zeenat Ahmed-Peto Alex Hughes Pia Honey Selina Donald  Sophia Campbell-Shaw Ellen Picton Nicola Court Path to Wellbeing Sandra Roycroft-Davis Angela Roberts Aimee Garraway Ashley Walker Caroline Talboys BA (Hons) Dionne Popplestone ✨ Kelly Ann McPhilbin Leah Boxell to name but a few!!

Friday legends roll call! 🥁 Yesterday was ram packed! From attending Expert Empires and seeing legendary MC 👑🐝 Dani Wallace 👑🐝 warm up and entertain the crowd... I first saw her in action at Olivia Marocco Showtime event and hearing the double sell out success of the big festoon was so inspiring 🙌🏼 To then after a day of experts on stage, to hot footing it to Home Grown Club to see fashion designer and retailer extraordinaire Karen Millen OBE give a very intimate and fascinating fireside chat on how and why she started her company, sold it and what she's doing now. Such a lovely, warm and interesting woman. 🙌🏼 Excellent interview Jessica Barwell 👌🏼 Her biggest lesson learnt that she wanted to pass onto the audience was: When you sell your company, yes let the lawyers do their thing... But 100% be sure to read all the small print so you don't lose your rights to your name, your initials and any other iteration of your brand for when / if you'd like to make a comeback. Her story really reminded me of Jo Malone's. Karen was burnt out and exhausted having set up a hugely succesful fashion empire with her hubby, raising a family et al, so hadn't checked all the dots and the i's meaning she was severely restricted for a new busines idea under her name. In the Q&A I asked her how important PR was for her when she set up her first shop in her hometown, Maidstone. One of her first lucky breaks around 1985 was when fashion industry magazine Drapers Record featured her store in the Top 10 Shop Scout section as one of the scouts had spotted her shop. A mention in The Clothes Show was memorable for her too. It so reminded me of when my mum's mail-order company (Janet Coles Beads) had it's first ever bit of press and was featured in the Daily Mail in the 80's. It was a game-changer as the PR snowball ❄️started to roll, leading eventually to a slot on The Clothes Show which was incredible for the business (I stillneed to get the VHS recording to digital! ). Thanks to PR, my mum ended up being a household name with the moniker: The Queen Bead 📿 Phew! It’s been an inspiring and nostalgic few days filled with valuable lessons with female powerhouses —from navigating the fine print in business deals to the power of PR in shaping the success of personal brands. Oh and hello Sarah Clay my evening buddy, the cycling legend who's just completed Geneva to Milan 😅💪🏼 🚵♀️ Y Angela Hammond un placer conocerte, que risa tuvimos! Here's to Day 2 of Expert Empires 🙌🏼 #FridayLegends #Inspiration #BusinessGrowth

Think PR is only for the big players? Think again! 👀 One of the biggest myths I hear is that you need a massive budget and a household name to get any media attention. In reality, PR is for everyone—from solopreneurs to SMEs. Here’s the truth: 🔸 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. It’s not about size; it’s about relevance. If your story connects with their audience, you’ve got a shot. 🔸 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. You can pivot quickly, adapt your message, and offer fresh insights. 🔸 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗥 means focusing on the right outlets, not the biggest. A niche blog could be more valuable than a national paper if it speaks directly to your audience. So, don’t let the myth of “too small for PR” hold you back. Start pitching today—you might just land the spotlight! 🌟 _____________________________________ I’m Amanda FitzGerald, AKA The Ultimate Door Opener🚪✨ Stop playing small! It’s time to play big on a big stage and transition from the Best Kept Secret to being seen EVERYWHERE🌟 Work with me to confidently pitch to the press and get VISIBLE in top-tier media outlets, leading podcasts, and even speaking gigs like TEDx talks! 🎙️📰🎧 Learn more: 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gywzKb3

What an incredible session! Our PR + Visibility Strategy Masterclass was packed with actionable insights, and we shared the insider secrets to boosting personal brands and securing press coverage without costly PR agencies. Got FOMO as you've missed out? Don’t worry – there’s more to come! If you’re ready to level up, I offer a range of PR training programmes to suit your needs—from In-House PR training to the Power PR Hour. Let’s work together and make your brand the media’s go-to expert! _____________________________________ I’m Amanda FitzGerald, AKA The Ultimate Door Opener🚪✨ Stop playing small! It’s time to play big on a big stage and transition from the Best Kept Secret to being seen EVERYWHERE🌟 Work with me to confidently pitch to the press and get VISIBLE in top-tier media outlets, leading podcasts, and even speaking gigs like TEDx talks! 🎙️📰🎧 Book your call! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gywzKb3

🏆 Are you an award winner? You don’t want to miss this! In my Award Winners PR Masterclass, I’ll show you how to turn your recent award win into a powerful tool to boost your personal brand and attract game-changing PR. 🚀 Learn how to share your success with the press and secure visibility opportunities fast! ⚡ I’ll reveal insider PR secrets designed specifically for award winners like you to maximise your moment in the spotlight. ✨ 📅 Date: Wednesday, 1st October ⏰ Time: 12pm BST 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ec9TbyQn Don’t let this opportunity go unnoticed! 🎯

You have won an award! 🏆 Congrats!! 🎉 But now what?? 🤔 How about you join me tomorrow at 12pm BST and discover insider PR secrets to leverage your award, boost your brand, and secure game-changing press — all without expensive PR agencies. 🚀 Skyrocket your visibility and make your win count! ✨ Sound good? 🙌 Register your spot here: https://lnkd.in/ec9TbyQn 📅 Date: Wednesday, 1st October ⏰ Time: 12pm BST Here we are at last year's EVAS awards ceremony in Blackpool! 🎊 Having fun with good friends Pamela Langan - Queen of Careers® and Olivia Marocco