Dear Mom Spark, A PR Rep Lied to Me

Pin it We are here with a new question in our Dear Mom Spark advice column! Need a sounding board?  Simply submit a question (click here to submit) to Dear Mom Spark and we will do our best to feature. Please feel free to submit anonymously. Dear Mom Spark, How should you react when a PR rep lies to you. Don’t they realize bloggers talk? Thank you, Anonymous Please leave a comment below to offer your advice to Anonymous.  Have you experienced the same issue?  You can share

PR Asking Bloggers to Review Products They Will Never Receive

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Pin it Lately, I have been taken aback with requests from PR to review products based only on images and written copy.  In other words, requests to review items that I will never touch, see, or most importantly, test.  Did you just let out a “Huh?” Yeah, my sentiments exactly. While I understand the sad attempt to score a written review by a blogger without actually sending an item to them, I do not see how even the newest of bloggers would accept such an

What is Your Mom Blogger Status?

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Pin itI’m curious.  Has anyone else seen a trend in the SAME mom bloggers who are being handpicked for special events, conference panels, or incredible business opportunities?  With the web overly saturated with so many fabulous mom bloggers, it seems that only a select few are being recognized over and over again.  Why is this happening?  This observation has me intrigued as to how one determines blogger status, and if that method is fair. I am not a marketing or PR guru, so I do