"How do I open this damn thing?" I ask myself in frustration at least once a week. I'm trying to tear the wrapper off a piece of candy, open one of those big padded envelopes, rip the stubborn cellophane off a new CD, or get inside a molded piece of plastic glued to a cardboard backing so I can retrieve the CD headphones I just bought. If my … [Read more...]
Gift Guide Show June 13 in New York City
If you sell consumer products in one of seven areas, you can meet journalists who want to know about your products by attending the Holiday Gift Guide Show June 13 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. It's sponsored by Stark & Associates. The show will feature 50 non-competing exhibitors in the health, home, beauty, fashion, men's, … [Read more...]
Small newspapers prospering, so contact them now
Amid all the grim news we've been hearing about the demise of big-city newspapers, some small newspapers are sitting pretty. An article at WashingtonPost.com says that while the Internet is transforming the largest papers in the … [Read more...]
Author’s blog pulls 32,000 readers, two-book deal
He blogs about poems, and he started out with a pathetic 10 readers a day.Within two months, he had a two-book deal with a major publisher. It's not easy to attract a lot of traffic---anybody who blogs knows that. Meet Greg Pincus, who used a system of viral marketing to create buzz for his … [Read more...]
YouTube: Perfect place to sponsor a contest
Sponsor a contest on whatever it is you're promoting, and let the amateur videographers over at YouTube participate. That's what the nonprofit SmartPower has done. Its national non-profit marketing campaign, which promotes the use of clean … [Read more...]
Book marketing: Pitch high-traffic, niched websites
Here's a great success story on how authors can get exposure at high-traffic websites by writing a regular column. Mike Archer of Firebomber Publications emailed it to me and I'm reprinting it here. My 'Firebombers Incorporated' novels relate the adventures (and misadventures) of a … [Read more...]
‘The Secret’ offers publicity opportunities galore
You've heard of the "The Secret," haven't you? It's the best-selling hardcover book and DVD that tells people how to achieve what they want from their relationships, jobs, finances and future through positive thinking, gratitude for what they have, and envisioning what they want. And Jim Labadie, who coaches personal trainers, has a terrific idea … [Read more...]
L.A. Times to discontinue book review section
More bad news for authors and publishers who want book reviews in top-tier newspapers. The Wall Street Journal says that sometime this spring, the Los Angeles Times will announce that it's folding its highly … [Read more...]
Great Dane Rescue League needs publicity tips
Joan Schramm of Annapolis, Maryland writes:
"I volunteer with the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League and recently took over as the publicity coordinator for Maryland/D.C.
"I'd like some new ideas for getting the word out about our monthly Meet and Greet events (where we set … [Read more...]
Doing TV interviews? Don’t overuse the reporter’s name
The best sales people address a person by name when trying to sell them something. But if a TV reporter is interviewing you, don't overdo it. That's the advice from Michigan TV reporter Shawne Duperon.
"During a live interview, if you keep repeating the reporter or … [Read more...]
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