October Stories
Holiday gift guides for women, men & couples
Hello Friends,
I hope this message finds you well.
Starting in late October, I’ll be publishing a series of Holiday gift guides on truetrae.com and MSN.com. The gifts will be for adults with a maximum price of $200.
BONUS: Producers and other writers often ask me for product recos, so your products could be featured elsewhere, too, like on CBS Mornings Plus, WSJ BuySide, and GMA3.
DEADLINE:
The deadline for email submissions is Friday, October 3, at noon ET (this is firm).
Holiday Gifts for Grownups Under $200
DETAILS:
I am looking for gifts for women, men, and couples. I am fairly open in terms of categories, ranging from beauty and fashion to accessories, travel essentials, tech & tech accessories, food & bev, personalized gifts, advent calendars, etc., but I very rarely cover books or nutritional supplements.
I typically prefer gift sets, especially for food/beverage & beauty/grooming
Price cap is $200.
I will probably ask for a sample, which will need to be delivered by October 14. **THIS DEADLINE IS FIRM
Each pitch should include:
Description: 1-3 sentences about the item and why it makes a great gift. I only want things that make people feel GOOD, so nothing in the ballpark of weight loss supplements or teeth whitening, please!
URL: a direct URL to the item.
Price: A price or price range. The price cap is $200.
Affiliate: Affiliates are nice - especially Amazon - but please don’t lead with that. The gift needs to stand on its own.
Image: A jpeg or png
Important:
Send pitches to trae@truetrae.com directly rather than responding to this email. Responses to the Substack get packed together and can be overlooked.
I will ask for a sample to be delivered by Oct. 14. If your client/brand is not in a position to do this, please let me know upfront.
If I covered the product previously, I can't consider it, but I am open to different gifts from the same brand.
I’m busy! If your submission lacks important details, I will likely skip it.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Trae
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