Marcus Simmons, president of the Motown Automotive Professionals, asks: "I want to broaden my presence in the digital world and need to enroll in various online courses. "Since I'm blind, I can't write down the characters in the image on the registration page, because my screen-reader can't decipher images. Do your Hounds have any suggestions … [Read more...]
National Publicity Summit success story
Have you ever had these kinds of nightmares? ---You're taking a final exam for a college course, and it suddenly dawns on you that you've never attended one class. ---You're going about your business, usually at work or in a public place, and realize you aren't wearing any clothes. ---All your teeth have fallen out. Dream expert Lauri … [Read more...]
Attract more clients with these 6 strategies
During these slow days of summer, I hear people complaining that business is flat. If you need more clients, consider these six ideas: Start blogging. The search engines love timely, content-rich blogs, particularly on niche topics. The more you blog, the more traffic you'll get. Also, start posting comments at blogs written for the same target … [Read more...]
Unusual product packaging is worth publicizing
"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...]
Greeting card/stationery company needs marketing tips
Lisa Tomlinson from Oakland, California writes: "I have a greeting card, stationery and gift items company that features fine art reproductions of extraordinarily unique mixed-media collage originals created by my brother, Jon Tomlinson. I don't have a bricks-and-mortar shop, but our office … [Read more...]
Free ebook of publicity tips (consider regifting)
Put your 2007 publicity campaign on steroids with my special holiday gift to you---"The Best of The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week of 2006" ebook. I reviewed all 52 of my newsletters from last year, hand-picked the top two dozen items that generated the biggest response from readers and included them in this ebook. It will help remind you of … [Read more...]
Write articles in pairs to attract more readers
Chris Knight of EzineArticles.com, the granddaddy of article directories, says article authors should write articles in pairs to pull more readers. "Immediately below each article is … [Read more...]
PR must focus on relationships: Follow these 7 steps
Do you sweat the small stuff? Based on the several dozen emails I get each week, lots of Publicity Hounds are. Stuff like the size of the margins on a printed news release, or what kind of trinkets to slip inside a media kit. Or whether to address a reporter as Miss, Mrs., Ms. or Sally. I wrote an article for [Read more...]
MarketBeat in Wall Street Journal a great landing spot for a CEO or business blogger
If you're dying to get your boss into the Wall Street Journal, add David A. Gaffen, who writes the WSJ's online news column MarketBeat, to your media list. Getting Quoted, which tracks who the media are citing as sources, says Gaffen quoted 87 different sources, some of them multiple times, … [Read more...]
Publicity tips for musicians
When musicians email me asking for publicity tips, I share my best advice. Then I lead them to Bob Baker's website. Bob is a writer, independent musician and former music magazine editor who is dedicated to showing musicians how to get exposure and publicity, connect with fans, sell more CDs, and book more gigs. Here are four tips I found … [Read more...]