FAQs

There are a few things that make our media lists the best modern solution for your PR outreach:

1. MORE CONTACT DATA: Many of our competitors are still giving you a fax number and a mailing address. No offense to the fax machine, but there are more necessary pieces of information than faxing a PR pitch (not recommended). Our media lists provide you with data that is actually valuable to crafting a PR pitch, like social media handles, audience demographics, domain authority, monthly traffic, and a lot more.
2. MORE MEDIA: The modern media landscape goes beyond traditional print media, television, and radio (the extent of most other media list providers). With our media lists, you're getting modern press contacts on today's forward-thinking platforms, like podcasts, blogs, and influencers.
3. MORE CONTACTS: We lead the market in the volume of PR contacts per media list, and provide more than one email address for all publications. In PR, it's important to email the most relevant media contact you can. Our media lists (even the standard ones) come with multiple emails so you can choose the best email for your pitch and increase your odds of getting coverage.
4. MORE CONTEXT: Our lists are built and used by PR pros. That allows us to provide more than a list of media contacts and publications that we've mined from the internet, but to provide valuable context and hard-to-find PR contacts that you won't find elsewhere. For example, you have a story about a new pet product. People magazine is probably not the first publication you think of, however, did you know they have a dedicated column about pets that is distributed daily to Apple News and other digital news sources? We did! Our media contact lists give you the specific contact you need, AND those regular columns and beats you might miss otherwise.
5. 100% VERIFIED: We are constantly maintaining and updating our media lists to make sure all emails are current and deliverable. These are not low-quality mined contact lists. We have taken the time to personally add each contact and verify that the data we provide is 100% accurate and updated.

We are constantly updating our media lists and uploading new versions every month. Since we provide more detailed contact information, we keep a close eye on every masthead so we're aware of any personnel changes. This ensures you're getting the most up to date information for your pitch at the time of your purchase.

We also know that you will likely use our media list more than once (and we've designed them to be useful for doing so!), so we offer an additional service to Evergreen Your Media List. This means that we'll send you an monthly email with any changes to your purchased media list and send you a copy of the updated version.

Media lists and media databases are two tools that serve different purposes. (Here's a detailed comparison, if you want the full story.)

To summarize, media lists give you a list of organized media contacts to pitch with their contact information.

Media databases are searchable sites where you can create and build your own custom media list within their portal by searching their database for media contacts.

Both are helpful tools for PR professionals. Depending on the size of your PR outreach, you may find one is more helpful than the other. We see media lists as a shortcut to sorting through journalists and publications to find the right media contacts for you.

Media lists also tend to be more affordable than media database subscriptions. Most PR databases start around $5k annually. For startups and individuals just getting started, media lists provide a more affordable option, and...you don't have to do any of the research work!

Our media lists are manually compiled and maintained by PR professionals using a combination of research and industry expertise. We continuously update and verify our lists to ensure accuracy and relevance.

We'd love to help!

You can either: send an email to customersupport@medialistmarket.com to request that we add a category list to our offering (we release new media lists each month, and welcome all requests!), OR request a custom media list here.

First of all, thank you for your purchase! We do not want to make you pay full price twice if you want to upgrade your media list to the premium version.

Email our customer support team at customersupport@medialistmarket.com with your order number and premium upgrade request and they'll send a custom link to purchase your premium upgrade.

We do not offer customization options for the media lists listed in our shop, but we do offer custom media list services. By providing comprehensive and complete media lists, we believe you'll have the best chance of finding the media contacts that will truly elevate your PR campaign.

Our publication analyses, audience demographics, pitching notes, and specific column recommendations offer invaluable insights that can help you find more avenues to share your brand or product—ones you know about, and ones you don't.

If you are looking for a completely custom solution, learn more about our custom media list services.

Our media lists can be downloaded in Excel (xls) or CSV format, making it easy to import and manage contacts in your preferred CRM or spreadsheet application.

Purchasing a media list is simple. Just browse our collection of media lists in the shop, select the one(s) that best fit(s) your needs, and proceed to checkout with your payment option of choice.

You'll receive instant access to your media list upon completion with a digital download of an Excel or CSV file that you can then import into your CRM, Google Sheets, or spreadsheet application.

Due to the nature of our products, we generally do not offer refunds or exchanges on media list purchases. However, if you encounter any issues or discrepancies with your media list, please contact us, and we'll do our best to resolve the issue promptly.

Yes, our team is here to support you every step of the way toward PR success!

Whether you need help selecting the right media list for your campaign, need to order a custom media list, or need assistance navigating your purchased list, you can contact our team with any questions at: customersupport@medialistmarket.com.

Absolutely! Our media lists are compatible with Google Sheets (and any spreadsheet application or CRM), allowing you to easily import and manage your media contacts in a familiar and user-friendly platform. Simply download the media list in Excel or CSV format and upload it to Google Sheets.

Oh no! We're sorry that happened. We work hard to keep every single contact up to date, but sometimes things change faster than we can update them.

Please send us the undeliverable contact to customersupport [at] medialistmarket.com. We will update the email in our system and provide a new media contact in its place.