My Road to Success: From Sales to an Award-Winning Publicist
Tracy Lamourie is a high-profile international award-winning publicist, she is the Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media Inc.
Tracy did not choose a traditional career path for a publicist. While having no education and experience in PR, she fit herself into a career that she thought should be.
Her journey started by writing a press release as an activist for a good cause, up to working in sales and jumping into PR as a freelancer.
Now she is the proud owner of Lamourie Media Inc, helping people reach the media and build their public presence.
In this episode, you will…
- Learn how Tracy Lamourie jumpstarted her career in PR with no upfront education or experience
- Get all the tips on how to build your personal brand
- Understand the path Tracy chose to price and package her services to serve her clients
- Know how to reach to media to create a public presence
Insights:
- ''Don’t be afraid of going to every table and telling people what you do''
- ''You can be as smart, as wise, but if you are in the corporate world, it’s other people making all the decisions you live and die on''
- ''I’ve really boutique my prices so that everyone is getting exactly what they need''
- ''It is definitely hard to price yourself, you bounce between not wanting to undervalue yourself either, but you also need to build up your reputation''
- ''I didn’t have an industry to fit myself into, I kind of created what I thought it should be, from what I should do, and the result is that people tell me that I do more than any other publicist has done for them''
Tips:
- Don’t be afraid to ask for referrals
- Boutique your prices
- Build up your reputation
- Put yourself out there
- Don’t be afraid to go to every table and telling people what you do
- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
Contact Tracy Lamourie:
Website: http://www.lamouriemedia.com/
Email: lamouriePR@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracylamourieprmedia/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylamourie/
Book an appointment with Tracy: https://calendly.com/lamouriemedia
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Until next time,
Doina
tracy lamourie
Founder, Managing Director
Tracy Lamourie,a high profile international award winning publicist, is he Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media Inc. a Universal Women's Network 2020 Woman of Inspiration Winner for the Women In Media award and the author of the upcoming book GET REPPED - Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations. She is a well known long time advocate on a myriad of important worldwide issues and an award-winning international publicist working across industries from major entertainment projects to small businesses. Tracy is passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. Recognized by media around the world for her 20-year campaign tht ultimately helped free an innocent man from death row to her work getting clients major media attention and for her local community work, she is the winner of the FIRST PLACE PLATINUM award Hamilton Spectator ReadersChoice for PR 2018, Diamond 2019.A frequent guest on TV, radio and high profile podcasts around the world on topics of leadership, empowerment, and entrepreneurship as well as all aspects of media and public relations.
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