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Hack Your Own PRAuthor: Odette Barry
Learning how to DIY your PR is the growth hack every small business owner needs - the Hack Your Own PR podcast will teach you everything you need to know to get your business and yourself authentically featured in the most impactful publications. Publicity, PR, media relations, call it what you like. On Hack Your Own PR Odette Barry shares conversations with some of her favourite publicists, journalists, editors, presenters and producers about the often misunderstood industry of public relations. So whether you're a small business owner learning how to DIY your PR, a publicist looking to deepen your knowledge, or an aspiring publicist striving to gain new skills and understand the media landscape, this podcast offers personal insights and stories, practical tips to improve your pitching and step-by-step guidance to secure headline news. If you have any questions about how to DIY your PR and win your own publicity - shoot me a DM over on LinkedIn or Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/odetteandco/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/odette-barry/ Language: en Genres: Business, Education, How To, Marketing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Pitching 6pm Nine News features with Meredith Marks | Ep 113
Episode 113
Monday, 3 November, 2025
In this episode of Hack Your Own PR, the podcast where we pull back the curtain on what actually works in modern PR and media, host Odette Barry, publicist, and the founder of Odette & Co chats with someone who sits at the coalface of mainstream television journalism, Meredith Marks, Features & Investigations Producer at Nine News in Sydney. Meredith has spent over 20 years in news from the trenches of 4am radio starts and election campaign media rooms, to the high-pressure deadlines of 6pm news bulletins. These days, she's the powerhouse behind many of the feature stories you see promoted across Nine's platforms, the ones that hook you in and have the whole group chat buzzing the next morning. In this episode, Meredith generously shares: What actually makes a pitch stand out in her inbox The kind of data, case studies and visuals that cut through (and what makes her hit delete) Why exclusives matter and how to offer them properly Her biggest bugbears with product PR and last-minute case study dropouts Plus, the behind-the-scenes realities of what it takes to get a story from inbox to screen We also talked about ethical storytelling, especially for those of you working in social impact, and Meredith gave incredibly grounded advice on how to work with sensitivity while still telling powerful, visual stories. Honestly, this chat is a goldmine for anyone pitching television and Meredith is a dream. Straight-talking, smart, and so generous with her wisdom. Big Ideas Masterclass This FREE 60 minute masterclass will help you - a leader or changemaker - turn your stories into powerful tools for visibility and impact. Stories that open doors. Through PR strategies, pitching techniques, and influence-building tactics, you'll learn how to secure media coverage, land speaking engagements, and amplify your mission…before you burnout! Find Odette Barry online: https://www.odetteandco.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/odetteandco/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/odette-barry/ Find Meredith Marks online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-marks-458138277/
