Category: Pitch 101 Blogs
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280 Character Pitch – Challenge
I just soft pitched an idea via Twitter’s DM. 280 character pitch. Concise! Let’s see what happens. If nothing else. I figured out a way to beat the time of an elevator pitch! 🤗 TRY IT! Can you pitch an idea in less than 280 characters? On another note… Don’t…
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A Subject Heading Away From Pitching
A SUBJECT HEADING AWAY FROM PITCHING So, I just finish a call where an award-winning author (has been on Oprah and Ellen for his book), pitch me his new book idea that he wants me to pitch, to possibly have it made into a movie (and I’m adding limited series.)…
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Are You Guilty of This Development No-No?
DEVELOPMENT TIP The problem that so many content creators make is spending an exuberant amount of time (or maybe not), developing tv and film ideas and writing scripts, and so little time developing the materials. Not only does this allow for development loop holes, it also doesn’t help a good…
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7 Proven Ways to Make Your Boss Agree With Your Ideas
I read this article today and thought it was spot on. I can see how these suggestions could work when pitching media, your business, or anything really. A suggestion the writer makes to Show, Don’t Tell “Paint a picture of the larger opportunity. If this worked, what kind of impact could…
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A Candid Conversation About Pitching – March 14th
Mark your calendar! Grab your lunch and tune in from your home or office! On March 14th at 12:15pm, we’re broadcasting live with pitch expert Squeaky Moore. It’s a candid conversation on creating a winning pitch. I’ll be having a candid conversation with the Black TV & Film Collective Group…
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How to Become an “Official Selection” and Dominate The Festival Circuit with Antoine Allen
How to Become an “Official Selection” and Dominate The Festival Circuit with Antoine Allen Join the Facebook Live conversation hosted by Squeaky Moore with Award-winning filmmaker Antoine Allen. Forgoing the traditional film school route, he began educating himself on all creative, technical, and business aspects of the process and never…
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LIMITED REPLAY: Garnering The Spotlight and Broadening Your Audience – PR EXPERT
Hey Creative People! OMG, did you miss the call with expert PR rep, Steve Allen? If you did, YOU MISSED OUT! No worries. I’m sharing the replay for a limited time only. Steve literally gave us the 1-2-3 steps of how to get FREE publicity, the script to say when…
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Robert Townsend: The Pitch That Taught Me To Pitch
Robert Townsend: The Pitch That Taught Me To Pitch When I pitched Robert Townsend, it was both my worst and best pitch ever. I’d pitched before Robert, and had done pretty well in the room, so I thought, but it was with Robert that I learned I was making a…
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Garnering the Spotlight & Broadening Your Audience with Steve Allen Media!
Want to know the keys to promoting yourself and your work?
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4 Steps To Getting Through The Door
4 Steps To Getting Through The Door Hey pitch guru, I felt compelled to go live on Facebook to deal with a few struggles I’d been having in terms of reaching out to get pitch meetings. We all go through these struggles; doubt, and lack of self-worth. I asked myself……