How to Communicate With a Fashion Publicist

There are many reasons you may want to get in touch with a fashion publicist. If you work at a fashion magazine, you may need to get certain products or images featured in the magazine. If you are a fashion designer, you may need to employ a fashion publicist to give your company a certain image. Whatever your reasons may be, a fashion publicist is a very important part of the fashion industry. Here's how to communicate with one.

Instructions

1. Determine your reason for seeking to communicate with a fashion publicist. Having a specific reason in mind will help you narrow down exactly which publicist or company you should contact. For example, if you want to request products or images, you will need to speak with the fashion publicist that represents certain fashion brands and designers.

2. Obtain contact information. A fashion publicist's phone number, address and email will usually be available in any public directory. You can also find certain fashion publicists' contact information on fashion companys' websites.

3. Email the fashion publicist. Once you have all of the contact information, send the person an email first. Fashion publicists are very busy, and they might not be able to answer phone calls right away, especially if they don't know who you are. Sending a polite and cordial email with details about any questions, concerns or requests is the best way to open up the lines of communication.

4. Follow up with a phone call. If your email is answered promptly, you can continue to communicate via email. Remember that all communication via email must be strictly professional and very courteous. However, if you are unable to get hold of a fashion publicist through email, then you should place a follow-up phone call. Sometimes you will be directed to voicemail, so leave a detailed message with your contact information and someone will get back to you. Keep the voicemail short and to the point.

5. Communicate via regular postal mail for another option. This method is less popular, but still effective. In fact, you may have to communicate via postal mail when requesting products that need to be shipped or when sending fashion publicists any magazines, newspapers or advertisements that feature their product or brand. It is also appropriate to send publicists notes thanking them for their help.