Free Media ShoutOuts from Vogue Business, Inc, HuffPost, WashPo etc

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Ada at Sellify
February 05, 2025

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Here’s your weekly media roundup, and as usual, please reply directly to the journalists (unless otherwise stated).

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Beauty and Fashion

Vogue Business is looking for fashion brands to comment on the impact of De minimis on fashion and beauty. Please respond to Jessica directly using the email below.

QUERY: Jessica is researching a story for Vogue business that will explore the potential ramifications for the fashion industry if the US permanently closes the de minimis loophole.

She’s looking for experts who can address these and other questions:

The political climate: How has the recent de minimis suspension for certain goods from China, Canada, and Mexico influenced the debate around the broader loophole?

Industry impact beyond Shein/Temu: Which other fashion companies and sectors are most vulnerable to the loophole's closure?

Supply chain and inventory shifts: How will the loss of de minimis affect supply chain strategies and inventory management for fashion retailers?

Consumer behavior changes: What shifts in consumer spending can be expected if prices rise due to lost de minimis exemptions?

US company adaptation: How might US-based fashion companies adjust their business models to compete in a post-de minimis world?

Long-term global effects: What are the potential long-term consequences for the global fashion industry if the loophole is closed?

Impact on emerging tech: How will the closure affect emerging fashion tech companies and e-commerce startups?

Mitigation strategies: What strategies can fashion companies employ to lessen the impact of increased tariffs and customs scrutiny?

StyleCaster is looking for stylist recommendations on the best sweatpants for tall women Seeking stylists to share product recommendations on the best sweatpants for tall women from easily accessible retailers + a blurb on why each style works for taller individuals!

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Beth from HuffPost UK is putting together a Valentine’s Day guide and is looking for product suggestions. Pitch your product directly to her via: [email protected]

Brides.com is looking for amazing dressy pants suits for women wedding guests (story geared towards mother of the bride but can work for any woman). If you’re a clothing brand who makes something that works for this, please send with numbers: Preferred Retailers: Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Zappos, Amazon, Moda Operandi, Revolve, Net-a-Porter, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s

  1. Name of company, name of pantsuit, link to buy on Nordstrom's, Bloomies, etc. that's in DDM's affiliate network (if your brand is directly, state ecommerce affiliate details here), price

  2. Dropbox/Google Drive link of images of pantsuit and photo credit listed here.

  3. Please describe what makes this dressy pantsuit so great in 3-5 sentences max. Then share: Size Range: (XXS-XXL, 0-12, etc.)| Materials: (95% cotton, 5% spandex, etc.) | Colors: (list them)

  4. Optional: Please repeat sections 1-3 for up to two more dressy pantsuit choices, please make sure they fall into a different category than ones you pitched, i..e, one is floral, one is a jumpsuit, etc.)

  5. Best email address for follow-up Qs.

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A PR executive is looking to speak to an activewear brand for comments around activewear 🏃‍♀️

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Hardware Products

Sigma is looking to interview EV experts/retailers about challenges facing incorporating EV technology in long-haul/trucking industry. Please email Maura directly with your response.

QUERY: I need to interview EV experts about the biggest challenges facing the long-haul/trucking EV industry. What are some of the biggest hurdles the EV tech needs to overcome in order to fully integrate EVs in the long-haul trucking industry?

Family and Lifestyle

Parents.com wants to speak to Children's Bike retailers to help re-write this kid's bikes roundup (https://www.parents.com/best-kids-bikes-7852233).

Looking for experts in children's bikes, pediatricians., retailers, etc

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Home and Garden

Apartment Therapy is looking for interior design brand home stagers to share before and after of projects they've worked on. Please pitch Jennifer directly using her email below:

QUERY: I'm working on a before and after story for Apartment Therapy, where I share a project a home stager completed and how they accomplished it, with photos. Here's an example:

I need a stager to share a project (and corresponding photos) they've worked on. Photos are required. I also need some thoughts on how the room was staged to make it flow better, what specific choices you made, how much you spent/how much time it took, and what difference it made on the sale, if it did. Did the property close higher than asking? Did the house get an increase in viewings? Etc.

Please send answers/photos as a response to this pitch -- I do these stories on a regular basis so if you're not used this time, you likely will be in the future.

Real Homes is looking to test out steam mops for upcoming pieces. Recommend your product directly to Beth at [email protected]

Bobvila is looking for US Based Interior Design brands to Comment on Murphy Beds. Please pitch Katie directly using her email below:

QUERY: I’m looking for US-based interior designers to comment on using Murphy Beds when space is limited for an article on BobVila.com

Do you recommend wall-mounted or folding (chest cabinet style) Murphy beds for those short on space? Is one better than the other, or does it just come down to preference?

What are the benefits of Murphy beds over sleeper sofas or futons?

Can you find Murphy beds of any size, or are mattress sizes limited?

Please provide your name, title, business name, website, email, and a link to your LinkedIn profile.

Washington Post is looking for cleaning brands to comment on microplastics in Household Cleaning Products

  • NAME: Stacey Colino

  • EMAIL: [email protected]

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  • MEDIA OUTLET: The Washington Post Home section

  • MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home-garden/

  • DEADLINE DATE: 2025-02-06

  • DEADLINE TIME: 09:00 am

  • TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time

QUERY: I'm looking for health, chemistry, and cleaning experts who can discuss microplastics in cleaning products. Specifically, I’d like to discuss which household cleaning products are most likely to contain microplastics (I suspect detergent pods, melamine sponges are big offenders but I’d like to hear about others), what the concerns are for human health and the environment, whether the products that don’t contain them are less effective (and if so, why?) and what people can do to avoid microplastics in their cleaning products.

Health and Wellness

Inc is looking for founders of companies that offer body scans for Health & Wellness

QUERY: I'm working on a solo feature story about a tech company specifically focused on body scans as a preventive health check for wellness and longevity. Does your process include checking moles? Does it scan the overall health of your heart and arteries? How is this different from traditional CT scans similar to a calcium score test? Does your process include blood sugar, cholesterol measurement? I'd like to interview the founder or member of the C-suite for my column that reaches an audience of approx. 10 million.

Link to where stories publish: https://www.inc.com/author/bryan-elliott

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Food

The Spirits Business is looking for Spirits brands or producers to speak on Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

They are specifically looking to speak with spirits brands, producers, distributors and importers from Mexico and Canada about what measures will be taken during the 30 day delay to Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico to prepare for the chance that these tariffs will still come into place.

Similarly, keen to speak with US spirits brands that would be affected by retaliatory tariffs.

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Till next week,

Ada