Do you want to sell your story to newspapers, magazines and television shows

 

 

Talk to the Press is THE agency for selling your story

 

We work for the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Mirror, The Sunday Mirror, The Sun, the News of the World, the Express, The Mail on Sunday.

We sell stories to women's magazines, including Closer, Woman, Woman's Own, That's Life, Best, Bella, That's Life, Real People, Pick Me Up, Full House. We sell stories to glossy magazines too, such as Glamour magazine, Grazia, Marie Claire and Company. 

We also sell stories to GMTV, LK Today, This Morning, Five News and other

chat/discussion shows on television and radio. To find out more log on to www.talktothepress.co.uk

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Stories Sold


 

'We survived the earthquake in China .'
China earthquake survivors Maureen and Anthony Baker got in touch with Talk to their Press via their son, who asked 'How do my parents sell their story to raise money for the earthquake survivors?'. Through www.talktothepress.co.uk, they appeared on the front page of the Sun, and on a range of television shows.

 

‘We fell in our love when our partners had an affair.’

David Flannigan got in touch with www.talktothepress.co.uk saying 'How do my wife and I sell our story'. David and his wife Tracey met when their previous partners had an affair with each other, and are now married with a family of their own. Tracey and David appeared in the Daily Mirror, Woman magazine and also went on This Morning.

 

'I nearly died from anorexia, then I got a first from Cambridge .'

Mandy Kaye contacted www.talktothepress.co.uk asking 'How do I sell my story'. She ended up with a deal that involved the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph, The Evening Standard and The London Lite, as well as Closer magazine. Mandy also appeared in LK Today, and Five News with Natasha Kaplinksy.

 

'My ordeal of being sued after refusing to hire a Muslim woman in a headscarf.'

Sarah Desrosiers phoned www.talktothepress.co.uk after being hounded by the national press. Last year, Sarah made the headlines when she was sued by a Muslim woman who she'd turned down for a job because she wore a headscarf. Click here to read the full article, which appeared in the Daily Mail.

 

'I gave birth to one twin, my mum had the other.'

Jessica contacted us from Indiana, in America, wanting to know how to sell her amazing surrogacy story. Jessica had eight miscarriages, then her mother offered to be a surrogate for her. But just as her mum conceived, so did Jessica, and Jessica ended up with twins. Jessica appeared in the centre pages of the Sunday Mirror and Pick Me Up magazine. 

 



Why sell your story?

 

The real reasons Brits sell their real life stories to the national press:
top ten motivations revealed in a new survey

 

The survey of people contacting www.talktothepress.co.uk with a story to sell unveiled the top motivations to be:

 

Warn others of dangers they had faced (31%)

Inspire and motivate others (21%)

Raise awareness of an issue (17%)

Earn cash (10%)

Gain publicity for a product/business (8%)

Find a missing person (4%)

Gain closure on a personal situation (3%)

Pay tribute to a lost loved-one (3%)

Kiss-and-tell (2%)

 

In an era where people are increasingly selling their own real-life stories to the press for cash, you’d be forgiven for assuming that the majority are salacious “kiss-and-tells”, with the tale-tellers seeking instant fame and a quick buck. However, recent research* reveals that Brits’ motivations for sharing their experiences in national newspapers and magazines are often far more admirable – in fact, almost ONE THIRD of those wishing to sell their stories were hoping to warn other people of dangers they had faced first-hand, ranging from the criminal (such as identity fraud and date rape), to the medical (including gastric band disasters and slimming pill abuse).

 

The research, conducted by www.TalkToThePress.co.uk, an agency which specialises in placing real-life stories in the media, also shows that a further 21% hoped to “inspire and motivate others” with their tales of successful weight loss, moving on after heartbreak and recovering from serious addiction or illness. The third most popular reason for selling a story was to raise awareness of an issue (17%) – whether it be promoting disabled sports or talking about personal experiences of illnesses such as anorexia, cancer and dementia. Just 10% claimed to be solely interested in earning cash from their experience while, right at the other end of the scale, only 2% were peddling a kiss-and-tell.

 

Commenting on the findings, www.TalkToThePress.co.uk’s founder, Natasha Courtenay-Smith says, “People contact us daily in the genuine hope that they can prevent someone else from going through a horrific experience or, on the flipside, spur people on to some level of success in their personal or business life. The fact that some newspapers and magazines are often willing to pay for first-hand accounts of true life experiences is seen purely as a bonus by the majority of people we hear from – and who would turn down a fee for their time as the credit crunch bites?”

 

More stories sold by www.talktothepress.co.uk

 

 

'How I overcame my addiction to diet pills.'

Carissa Hopkins called Talk to the Press wanting to warn other young girls about the dangers of diet pills. Her story appeared in Now magazine.

 

‘TV's Ten Years Younger left me in agonising pain.’

Julie Davis emailed www.talktothepress.co.uk asking 'How do I sell my story'? She had been a participant on TV's Ten Years Younger and had not had a good experience with the veneers she'd been fitted with. To read the story in full, click here.. Julie appeared in the Daily Mail.

 

'I won £52,000 on the lottery and am having a full body makeover.'

Elaine wanted to talk about how, having battled with her weight for years, she's now won the lottery and spending her winnings having a full body makeover. To read the story in full, click here. Elaine appeared in The Sun.

 

Paula and her husband got in touch with Talk to the Press after hearing about research which stated than an affair can helped a marriage in trouble. They wanted to talk about the fact that their marriage was saved by Paula's affair. To read the full version of the article click here.. Paula appeared in Fabulous magazine.

 

Click here to find out more about selling your story