Be a Guest on Oprah by Robert Smith The Oprah Effect Susan Harrow
Jay Lillie
May 29, 2009
In 1998 Robert Smith sent a letter to The Oprah Show on behalf of a client. A few days went by and then a few months and Robert never heard from the show. Then one day by accident Robert saw a show based on the volume of mail Oprah receives.
" It was crazy. She gets like 20,000 letters a week. I thought I was being smooth when I put my letter in a bright red envelope. Boy, was I wrong. There were hundreds of red envelopes," beams Smith, president of Champion Media Worldwide, a 22 person agency
Smith says, "If you've ever thought about reaching a worldwide audience and promoting your business on Oprah, now is the time."
You might be thinking why would Oprah talk to me since I'm not a famous celebrity or I haven't done anything important.
The Oprah Show has 48 producers who need a constant flow of guests. You can write to the show at Harpo Productions PO Box 909715 Chicago, IL 60690.
A much faster way to contact the show is to go to www.oprah.com and about half way down her site is a link that says, Share Your Story/Be on the Show.
Click on this link and you will be taken to a dozen or so upcoming stories that they need guests for. Pick a story that interests you and fill out the form.
If they are interested in you a producer will call you and send you their FEDEX account number and request your press kit and book.
Here's a few of the stories she's working on.
Decide Oprah's big adventure
Who inspired you
Do you have a weight loss story
Oprah, please come to my small town
What's your dream job for a day
If you don't have a relationship with TV producers this is the absolute best way to go. It's much easier to tie your into a topic they are covering then to try and pitch your business.
It seems as though every celebrity, Fortune 500 CEO, and athlete has a $5,000 a month publicist making sure that they are on The Oprah Show so going to www.oprah.com gives small businesses and entrepreneurs a level playing field.
Robert Smith is in tremendous demand as a PR consultant and speaker. His PR Hot Tips Newsletter is read by savvy entrepreneurs and CEOs in 10 countries. He's the hot-shot that hundreds of authors, speakers, small business owners, CEOs, inventors, and entrepreneurs have hired to promote their business. Please visit www.championmediaworldwide.com
" It was crazy. She gets like 20,000 letters a week. I thought I was being smooth when I put my letter in a bright red envelope. Boy, was I wrong. There were hundreds of red envelopes," beams Smith, president of Champion Media Worldwide, a 22 person agency
Smith says, "If you've ever thought about reaching a worldwide audience and promoting your business on Oprah, now is the time."
You might be thinking why would Oprah talk to me since I'm not a famous celebrity or I haven't done anything important.
The Oprah Show has 48 producers who need a constant flow of guests. You can write to the show at Harpo Productions PO Box 909715 Chicago, IL 60690.
A much faster way to contact the show is to go to www.oprah.com and about half way down her site is a link that says, Share Your Story/Be on the Show.
Click on this link and you will be taken to a dozen or so upcoming stories that they need guests for. Pick a story that interests you and fill out the form.
If they are interested in you a producer will call you and send you their FEDEX account number and request your press kit and book.
Here's a few of the stories she's working on.
Decide Oprah's big adventure
Who inspired you
Do you have a weight loss story
Oprah, please come to my small town
What's your dream job for a day
If you don't have a relationship with TV producers this is the absolute best way to go. It's much easier to tie your into a topic they are covering then to try and pitch your business.
It seems as though every celebrity, Fortune 500 CEO, and athlete has a $5,000 a month publicist making sure that they are on The Oprah Show so going to www.oprah.com gives small businesses and entrepreneurs a level playing field.
Robert Smith is in tremendous demand as a PR consultant and speaker. His PR Hot Tips Newsletter is read by savvy entrepreneurs and CEOs in 10 countries. He's the hot-shot that hundreds of authors, speakers, small business owners, CEOs, inventors, and entrepreneurs have hired to promote their business. Please visit www.championmediaworldwide.com
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