TELL Public Relations

06/08/2026

The gig isn’t over after you say “goodbye”.

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Before you take our advice, know that our founder, , operates from intimate and knowledge of the landscape:

• She earned a six-figure book deal in 2021.

• She earns 5-figures for her keynote presentations.

• She’s earned one of the top positions on Google for her area of expertise.

• And she’s a recurring guest expert on the , , , and .

This all happened because of 8 years of intentional branding and positioning.

Here are her tips for MAXIMIZING your speaking gigs:

1. Use the stories you collect from all the women you speak to )before, during, and after) the event in future conversations/ podcast interviews/ LinkedIn posts.

Starting with, “When I was speaking in [city] last week, a woman walked up to me afterwards and said [reference to conversation].”

This reminds people that you are in the trenches and talking to people on the ground. It also serves as proof that you are a regular speaker, giving people imagery of what you do best.

2. Share with the audience about any upcoming events or gigs. Try not to do it in a promotional way, but in a way that lets them know you want them to be the first to know so they can join you later.

You want to take advantage of the fact that you have multiple people listening in real time who are already primed for your content.

3. Days, data, data. We share tools with our clients that allow them to poll the audience in real time.

This data can be leveraged for your own platform or to be shared with the people who hired you so they can have Intel on their members challenges, growth areas, and sentiment in real time.

4. Display a QR code somewhere— anywhere— so people can access you immediately. This allows you to direct them into your Funnell and stay connected without having to verbalize it and come across as a salesman.

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When we secure speaking opportunities for our clients, we work as a team to create multiple personalized strategies to help them milk the opportunity for all it is worth!

06/03/2026

For AUTHORS who want more “shine” for their books:

About one-third of the women we work with are authors, so we knew we had to send team members to NYC for the week to attend US Book Show.

This event helps us to keep our fingers on the pulse of emerging trends in the publishing industry.

On day one of , the opening panel included:

• Karen Kang, Culture and Education Partnerships Lead at

• Steph Pilavin () Content Creator at Celestial

• Felicity Vallence (), Director of Digital Marketing, Penguin Young Readers

We appreciate the insight we received from these women (we shared their advice and hot takes in our private “Visibility Vault”. You should join…link in bio!)

But for now, know that authors are expected to collaborate with content creators, but they should prioritize relationship/ partnership over sending a script (creators reeeeeeeally don’t like this) for them to read to “sell, sell, sell”.).

We immediately shared m the fresh intel via WhatsApp with 18 authors we personally know who are eager for these kinds of real-time updates.

Because at TELL, we not only teach women how to strengthen their professional identity, but we also bring them the LATEST trends and updates so their stories, content, and strategies meet the moment.

Ready for day two!

05/27/2026

Here’s what you’re seeing in this video:

TELL typically consults with and strategizes for women who are looking to be known as THE authority in their industries, showing them SPECIFIC tactics to implement over a certain period of time to be highly visible (and respected).

But here’s the thing:

Whenever clients wanted to add video and content creation to create visuals for the brand we were helping them to build, we referred them to other agencies.

Until now.

WE NOW OFFER CONTENT CREATION AND VIDEOGRAPHY SERVICES as a part of our commitment to help women BUILD REAL AUTHORITY.

And here’s how we’re going to do it:

By inviting Shaniya Clarke () to join TELL Public Relations as our Creative Director.

It’s about to get real.

Shaniya’s eye for capturing, sequencing, and editing video helps to convey women as they’d like to be seen:

Strong.
Knowledgeable.
Funny.
Experienced.

She’s building the storyboard, giving direction, and telling stories that get noticed.

And once women are armed with both compelling visuals AND a publicity plan?

They’ll be unstoppable.

05/08/2026

Two years ago, we coordinated the entire ten-city book tour for “Fighting for our Friendships” (released May 2024).

Many authors want to host a tour for their book launch, but are unaware of all the moving pieces required to make it a success.

Planning a book tour often starts one year in advance and requires:

• Multiple venues
• Qualified and engaging conversation partners in each city
• An exciting marketing strategy to get people to actually attend
• Promotional graphics
• A plan for capturing content in each city to leverage for authority-building
• The artful coordination of many moving parts

The “Fighting for our Friendships” book tour was a success with five of the ten cities selling out! 💅🏾

And it wasn’t possible without our venue partners and co-hosts:






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[All content is human-powered and A.I. free.]

04/21/2026

08/09/2024

Ladies, welcome home.

If you've been looking for tactical ways to increase visibility for your brand, TELL is your agency. We hit the ground running, leveraging our knowledge of and connections with the speaking, television, and podcast industries to get more of the shine you deserve.

Learn more at Tellpublicrelations.com

08/24/2021

THREE REASONS YOUR LAST INFLUENCER CAMPAIGN FLOPPED

1. You didn't offer helpful talking points. Which features of your product or service do you want them to highlight? What's the call to action?

2. You forgot to define what "success" will look like. Do you want more web traffic? Ticket sales? Increased followers? You must articulate this upfront in order to know if the influencer you hired did a a "good job".

3. You obsessed over her follower count instead of her engagement. Use a tool like inbeat.co to calculate her ACTUAL audience engagement, because if she has 20k followers with an average of only 88 likes per post, something's off.

Influencer collaborations is only one of SEVEN things we cover in our private "Vision Sessions". Book yours NOW by visiting www.tellpublicrelations.com.

TELL Public Relations is a diverse, women-powered agency helping female entrepreneurs get the shine they deserve.

08/17/2021

To them, it just doesn't make sense.⁠
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When we chat with other publicists about being an education-based agency, they do a double-take.⁠
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"But if you teach women how to get publicity for themselves, doesn't that.... make you irrelevant?"⁠
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Nope.⁠
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It makes us more relevant than ever.⁠
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Female business owners are doing some amazing things, but not enough people know about it. ⁠
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That's where we come in.⁠
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When we're not representing TELL clients, we host workshops to teach women how they can get more attention for what they do.⁠
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Why?⁠
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Because we believe PR pros shouldn't have a monopoly on the knowledge that can make or break a lot of businesses.⁠
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So if you're looking for a little guidance with increasing your visibility, book a session or buy our e-book ( link in bio), because one way or another, we're gonna help you get the shine you deserve.

08/16/2021

"The picture's ALL over the internet."⁠
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We recently received a frantic call from a small business owner who is experiencing the ugly side of social media. TELL jumped into crisis mode and shared first steps toward calming the fire.⁠
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Hear us clearly: IF YOU THINK YOU DON'T NEED A CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT A LARGE COMPANY, YOU'RE WRONG, SISTER.⁠
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If a sticky situation hits before you have time to make a formal crisis strategy, here are 5 tips for getting through it:⁠
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1. MURPHY'S LAW: Assume whatever can go wrong will go wrong. If you prepare for the worst, then you'll be able to handle anything.⁠
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2. LOOP IN THE BEST: It may be tempting to involve tons of friends, family, and colleagues into your situation. But involving lots of opinions makes things messy (and is hard to manage if they go public). Identify 1-2 people you trust to serve as your sounding board.⁠
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3. BE A (CHIRPY) EARLY BIRD. Nip. it. in. the. bud. The longer you wait to address negative attention, the more likely people are to insert their speculations to fill the gaps. Be quick and clear in your response from the beginning.⁠
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4. CHOOSE ONE STAGE. It's tempting to go back and forth with people on social, write a press release, post on Facebook... but you should be communicating in a central space where all stakeholders can get the information straight from the source. Use the other platforms to direct people to the central stage to maintain clarity and train people where to get the right information.⁠
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5. AVOID BLAME and END WITH ACTION: It may be tempting to make excuses or to blame others, but it's never a good look. Explain what you know, when you learned it, who's involved, and what you're doing to handle the situation. ⁠
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If you find yourself in a crisis and need a little back-up, follow these steps (or give us a call) and you'll come out on top.

08/09/2021

Reasons your pitch was DENIED
(that have nothing to do with you)