The PR Agency That Gets Your Brand Into the Right Hands
Celebrity gifting | Product placement in TV and film | Top-tier media coverage | Podcast bookings | Four things most agencies can’t do together
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TRUSTED BY AND SEEN IN:
THE FORMULA BEHIND EVERY CAMPAIGN
Visibility
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Credibility
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Profitability
To build real brand awareness, you have to gain visibility first to earn credibility, and that eventually achieves profitability. It’s a sequence, not a shortcut, and the brands that commit to it are the ones that build something that lasts.
PR is not a sales channel. As a celebrity gifting agency and full-service PR firm, chatterbox builds the foundation that makes every other sales channel work better. When your brand shows up in Forbes, in the hands of an A-list celebrity, or on the big screen, something shifts. Customers who find you already trust you. That’s not a coincidence. That’s credibility doing its job.
ceo and founder of chatterbox
Meet Amy Bartko
Amy Bartko has been building visibility for lifestyle, baby, parenting, beauty, and wellness brands for 25 years. She founded chatterbox PR & Marketing in 2013 on one belief: that great brands deserve to be seen, and that honest PR beats overpromising every time. She still believes that on every single campaign she runs.
She has been doing celebrity outreach and product placement in TV and film since before influencer marketing had a name. The relationships she has built over two decades are personal, trust-based, and not something that transfers to a database or a junior team. Amy is directly involved in every campaign, every step of the way.
Her clients have been featured in Forbes, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The New York Times, and People. Their products have landed in the hands of A-list celebrities. Their brands have appeared on the big screen and across major studio productions. None of that happened by accident.
What drives her is simple: the moment a founder sees their brand in the right place for the first time and realizes people are paying attention. That moment never gets old.
LET'S BE HONEST ABOUT PR
PR Isn't Magic.
It's a Formula.
“Before you book a call, Amy wants you to know exactly what you’re getting into. Because the founders and thought leaders who win with PR are the ones who understood this going in.“
- PR builds visibility. That means your product in the hands of the right people, your name in Forbes, your voice on the right podcasts, your brand on the big screen.
- Visibility builds credibility. That’s what makes someone trust your product before they’ve ever touched it, trust you before they’ve ever met you, and choose your brand before they’ve ever visited your website or seen your ad.
- Credibility builds profitability. Customers choose you over the competition, clients pay the higher rate, retailers take the meeting, investors pay attention. That’s the sequence PR is built to create.
What PR doesn’t do is blow up your Shopify dashboard the week a feature drops. If you’ve been told otherwise by someone else, that’s worth talking about.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Whether You Sell a Product or Share an Idea,
There's a Path Here for You
Whether you want a team behind you executing every piece of your visibility strategy, or you want to learn the system and run it yourself, there is a path here that fits where you are right now.
For product-based brands
You have a product that deserves to be in front of the right customers and decision-makers. PR builds the third-party validation that makes that happen. When your brand shows up in the right publications, in the hands of the right people, and on the right screens, consumers don't just find you. They already trust you before they buy.
Social Media & Digital Strategy
Leverage PR-driven content and digital storytelling to enhance engagement.
That’s third-party validation. And that’s what chatterbox builds.
How to Work With Chatterbox
We do it for you
Amy and her team handle strategy, outreach, relationships, and execution. You stay focused on your business. We make sure the right people know it exists.
We teach you how
Not ready for a full retainer, or want to own your PR before you outsource it? These are chatterbox's coaching and consulting options, built for founders who want the strategy, the templates, and the confidence to go get coverage themselves.
Full-Service PR Retainer
The complete visibility strategy for brands ready to make bold moves.
Amy and her team manage your entire PR campaign, from media pitching and podcast bookings to celebrity gifting coordination and product placement outreach. Every campaign is custom-scoped to your goals and your category. No two clients have the same plan.
Best for: Lifestyle product brands, thought leaders, and service-based businesses ready for expert-led, high-impact PR.
Investment: Contact Amy to discuss what fits your goals.
VIP Intensive (1:1)
Private strategy, built entirely around your brand and your goals.
A one-to-one session with Amy, focused on your story, your pitch angles, and exactly what to do next. You leave with clarity and a plan you can execute immediately.
Best for: Founders who want senior, personalized strategy without a full retainer commitment.
Investment: Contact Amy to discuss what fits your goals.
Media Relations and Press Placements
Your brand in the publications, on the shows, and across the platforms your customers actually trust.
Every pitch goes out because it fits, not because it was next on a list. We pitch your brand with angles that are specific, timely, and built around your story.
Best for: Any brand ready for national visibility, gift guide placements, expert features, or founder profiles.
Investment: Included in full-service retainer.
PR Workshop
The fastest way to learn how to pitch your brand and get covered.
A live group workshop where Amy teaches you the exact system she uses with retainer clients, adapted so you can execute it yourself. You leave with a pitch template, a resource sheet, and a clear plan for what to send and who to send it to.
Three tiers available. Contact Amy for details.
Best for: Founders and entrepreneurs ready to DIY their PR with pro-level guidance.
Investment: Contact Amy to discuss what fits your goals.
Podcast Bookings
The right shows, with the right audiences, where your expertise actually lands.
We book you on podcasts where your ideal audience is already listening. Not vanity metrics, not shows with big download counts and wrong-fit listeners. Shows where a real conversation about your expertise builds the kind of credibility a social post never could. Across our active client roster, we book 60+ placements per month.
Best for: Thought leaders, founders, and service-based brands building authority through long-form storytelling.
Investment: Included in full-service retainer or quoted as standalone.
PR Consulting Package
The full system, delivered and taught over three months.
A customized PR roadmap, founder story, pitch templates, and press boilerplate, all delivered on your first call, plus three months of coaching sessions where Amy walks you through everything and supports you as you execute. All sessions recorded.
Best for: Founders who want to own their PR and build a system that works long after the engagement ends.
Investment: Contact Amy to discuss what fits your goals.
Celebrity and Influencer Gifting
Your product, in the hands of the people who set the trends.
Amy curates seasonal gifting campaigns placing your product with A-list celebrities and top-tier influencers who align with your brand. Every campaign is built around fit and relationship, not volume. Past gifting recipients include Kate Hudson, Mandy Moore, Jenna Dewan, Olivia Munn, Kim Kardashian, Lea Michele, and P!nk, among many others. Gifting is organic and relationship-driven. Posts are never guaranteed, and the credibility lift that comes from the right placement doesn’t need a caption to work.
Best for: Product-based brands ready for social proof, credibility lift, and third-party validation that no ad budget can buy.
Investment: Contact Amy to discuss what fits your goals.
Product Placement in TV and Film
Your product on the big screen and on the shows people are actually watching.
We connect directly with prop masters, set decorators, and production teams to place your products in television shows, films, and streaming content. On-screen placement builds the kind of long-term credibility that stays with a brand long after the credits roll.
Best for: Product-based brands ready for next-level visibility and lasting brand recognition.
Investment: Contact Amy to discuss what fits your goals.
Not sure which path fits where you are right now? Book a free discovery call and Amy will tell you exactly what makes sense.
Media Insights
How Amy Bartko Became a Leading PR Expert for Family Products
Embracing Visibility as We Age with Amy Bartko
Visibility is Profit: The Power of Being Seen and Heard
The Secret Formula to Elevate Your Brand’s Visibility + Growth with Amy Bartko
Part 1: Building Authentic Brands | Guest Amy Bartko
Part 2: Overcoming Branding Challenges | Guest Amy Bartko
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Real Clients, Real Campaigns
Why Chatterbox?
The Relationships.
The Strategy.
The Follow-Through.
Celebrity gifting. Product placement in TV and film. Traditional media relations. Podcast bookings. Most agencies do one or two of these well. No boutique agency does all four with the founder personally involved in every campaign and two decades of relationship equity behind it.
Amy started doing celebrity outreach and influencer marketing in 2008, before influencer marketing was even a phrase. The celebrities, managers, and talent in her network respond because they trust Amy personally. That kind of relationship equity takes decades to build and cannot be replicated by anyone starting from scratch.
No junior handoffs. No account manager who learned your brand last Tuesday. Amy is the strategist, the relationship, and the point of contact on every retainer, every gifting campaign, every placement pitch. When clients need something handled, it gets handled.
You are not here to blend in.
You are here to build something that lasts.
Let’s get you seen where it counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Chatterbox offers boutique PR and marketing services designed to help brands get seen, including media relations and press placements, podcast bookings, celebrity and influencer gifting, product placement in TV and film, PR consulting, and strategic brand visibility.
Most brands start seeing early placements within the first 60 to 90 days, but meaningful momentum — the kind that builds credibility and changes how a brand is perceived — typically takes six to twelve months. That’s why chatterbox requires a minimum six-month commitment. A 30-day sprint can generate a placement. A sustained campaign builds a brand reputation.
No — and any PR agency that does is making a promise they can’t keep. Earned media is exactly that: earned. What chatterbox guarantees is senior-level attention, real media relationships, and a strategy built around your specific brand and goals. Our track record includes Forbes, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The New York Times, Netflix, and celebrity placements with talent including Kate Hudson, Kim Kardashian, and Mandy Moore, among many others across 20+ years of campaigns. That’s not a guarantee — it’s proof of what consistent, relationship-driven work produces over time.
A gifting suite is an event where brands pay to put products on a table and hope a celebrity picks them up. There’s no curation, no relationship, and no meaningful reason for talent to post. A chatterbox celebrity gifting campaign is personal — products go directly to specific talent whose audience matches your brand, with real follow-through on the back end. The difference in results is significant, and so is the difference in how it’s executed.
Yes, and this is the most common gap we see with new clients. Media outlets, especially digital publications, will not cover a product without an affiliate commission structure in place. Platforms like Impact and Awin are the standard. If you’re not already enrolled, get that done before your first pitch goes out. It is a non-negotiable part of being media-ready, and skipping it will cost you placements you’ve already earned.
Chatterbox works with three types of clients, and all three go through the same values-fit check before engagement begins. Product-based lifestyle brands ready to build national visibility — typically doing $500K and up, with a product and story worth putting in front of major media and A-list talent. Thought leaders, authors, and experts actively growing their platform — speakers, consultants, and founders who need consistent podcast bookings, tier-one media, and the kind of credibility that justifies higher fees and bigger opportunities. And mission-driven organizations and nonprofits working to amplify their impact — organizations like the Family Online Safety Institute, where the PR strategy has to move both public audiences and policy conversations simultaneously. If Amy wouldn’t personally use, recommend, or feel genuinely excited about the work, it’s not a fit, regardless of budget.
Yes — and that combination is one of chatterbox’s core differentiators. Most boutique PR agencies do one or two channels well. chatterbox runs celebrity gifting, influencer gifting, product placement in TV and film, traditional media relations, and podcast booking simultaneously, with Amy personally involved across all of it. Running those channels together creates compounding visibility that a single-channel approach can’t replicate.
We adjust. PR is a strategy that evolves based on what’s resonating, what the media landscape is doing, and where the real opportunities are. chatterbox provides monthly reporting so clients always know what’s been pitched, what’s been placed, and what’s shifting. If an angle isn’t landing, we find a better one.
Less than running it yourself, and more than a complete handoff. chatterbox handles the pitching, the relationships, and the strategy — that’s the point. What we’ll need from you from time to time is availability for interview and podcast requests, which can move quickly, and shipping access or a backend order code so product can go out to media and talent without delay. The brands that see the best results stay responsive and trust the process.
LET'S TALK
Ready to Build Visibility That Actually Lasts?
Whether you are ready to kick off a full PR campaign, want to learn how to land coverage yourself, or just want to know if chatterbox is the right fit, the conversation starts here. Amy does a values-fit check with every potential client before anything else, because the brands and experts chatterbox works with are ones Amy believes in.
If you are ready to talk, book a free discovery call directly on Amy’s calendar. If you would rather reach out first, send an email to amy@chatterboxbrands.com. Either way, the conversation starts here.
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