Do It
Yourself PR
Who Is TMI?
The Media Insider is a woman-owned company, where owner Margaret Croom is dedicated to empowering self-employed individuals and entrepreneurs to manage their own public relations and communication strategies. She also creates, plans, measures, and manages branding strategies for clients. Recognizing that hiring professional consultants can be costly, The Media Insider offers a range of DIY PR content, communication strategy templates, branding services, copywriting services, and press release writing services tailored to various professions.
Her mission is to provide actionable PR instruction and increase DIY PR successes, making effective communication accessible to those who may not have the budget for in-house public relations or agency partners. The Media Insider resources are designed to help businesses enhance their brand, exposure, and reputation by guiding them through the process of creating comprehensive communication strategies.
Overall, The Media Insider aims to demystify the public relations process and equip businesses with the tools they need to effectively communicate their brand message, engage their target audience, and achieve their strategic goals.
Provide Actionable PR Instruction
Increase DIY PR Successes
Known DIY PR Experts
Services
Communication Strategy
Dive deep into what you want to communicate to your audience by using our extensive Communication Strategy Template. We have created a downloadable excel spreadsheet with all of the details we use when working with a client to audit, analyze, create and track communicating to your audience. It is created for the DIY’r, however, we also offer the opportunity to do it for you.
Press Release
Writing Service
Let us write your press release! We hear all the time, ‘I know I should write and send out a press release, but I just put it off until it’s too late’ or ‘I don’t have time’ or ‘I send it but don’t have time to follow up’. We will do all of that for you!
TMI
Hello!
I’m Margaret
Margaret is an ambitious growth marketing professional with extensive experience in identifying new channels and opportunities as well as an experienced, detail-oriented marketer. She can take an idea and make a business out of it … fast! She is a hands on communication strategists and helps businesses identify and communicate effectively to their audience.
If you need an expert who has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and retail owners, Margaret is your person.
Accomplishments
Margaret has published books as well as written Pitch Decks for startups, averaging $1M in raised dollars. None other than the Nosey Parker Guides from 2008-2016 where conceptualized and produced by Margaret. She opened markets in Spokane, WA and Oklahoma City, working with over 225 retailers.
Margaret’s accomplishments:
- Chosen as a top 250 women entrepreneurs in the United States by NYU WE2
- Top Blogger 3x’s Spokane, WA, brought Ignite to Spokane and Mentored Startup Spokane
- Selected by Salesforce.com as a small business analyst for Dreamforce
From The Blog
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Mastering Content That Stands Out
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