Looking for some ink, air time or online publicity in the next few weeks? Consider these controversial holiday stories: Annual brag letters. Do you cringe when you receive a "year in review" letter inside a Christmas card from a friend or family member? Or do you appreciate the update? Are these letters inconsiderate, or a practical way of staying … [Read more...]
Job center for people with disabilities wants national publicity
Teri Arnold of Chesapeake, Virginia writes: "I work for a small local non-profit organization that helps people with severe developmental disabilities find employment. Our clients are people who most other people think either belong in institutions or in day programs where they literally do nothing all day long. "With us, they earn a paycheck, … [Read more...]
Media bias: God isn’t welcome in the newsroom
As I've mentioned here before, and in the column about media bias that I wrote recently for Bulldog Reporter, I'm sick to death of journalists proclaiming they're "fair and impartial," and that there's absolutely no media bias … [Read more...]
Publicists’ tips booklet deadline Dec. 31
If you read the item in this week's issue of "The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week" about the Tips Booklet Anthology for Publicists, and you're interested in a clever idea that will help bring in more business, you'll want to know that the deadline has been extended to Dec. 31. If you missed the item, I explained how at least once a week, … [Read more...]
Media relations checklist for 2007
Publicity Hound Nancy Juetten, who writes a column on media relations for the Snahomish County Business Journal, wrote another winner in the December issue. It lists 10 media … [Read more...]
Press Releases: Put ’em on steroids
Anyone who self-promotes needs to know about the new press release: the one that's written and distributed online and can be found by consumers, not only by journalists. You can hear The Publicity Hound and four other … [Read more...]
Forbes.com wants reader-generated content
Dying to get into Forbes magazine but can't? Forbes.com is the next best thing---or maybe even better. Although prewritten contributions are rarely accepted, Forbes.com invites concise reader-generated content that’s relevant to business people. [Read more...]
Tech trends podcast: What’s hot in 2007
Technology journalists from top-tier media outlets will predict what's hot and what's not in technology for 2007 when they participate in a panel discussion that starts in a few hours in San Jose, California. "Tech Influencers Predict: What's Hot & What's Not" is sponsored by the Silicon Valley chapter of the [Read more...]
‘Top 10 Tips’ lists: Great year-end publicity
Here's a great end-of-the-year idea for your publicity campaign. They're short, punchy lists of "the best" or "the worst." The number doesn't even have to be 10. Your list can include 5 items. Or 7. Or 9. Just now, I googled and found these lists: The Top 10 Best Blogs, as chosen by [Read more...]
Information products: A major revenue stream
If you've toyed with the idea of turning your knowledge into a product other than a print book, take a look at the new book "From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur" by Stephanie Chandler, due out in December. A copy arrived in the mail today as a thank-you for contributing to Stephanie's book. In it, I discuss my [Read more...]
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