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August 19, 2016 by Joan Stewart

5 Ways Your Bank Can Help You Sell More Books, Products

One of the best ways to sell books is to do a book signing or author event at your local library because libraries are publicity machines.

I was reminded of that this week when I visited the … [Read more...]

December 7, 2015 by Roshanda E. Pratt

How to Entice Your Local TV News Team to Cover Your Story

By Roshanda Pratt

News just doesn’t happen. Often, it's planned.

Most TV stations have what’s called "the morning meeting" or an editorial meeting where news executives share the stories of the day. It starts at 8 or 9 a.m., depending on the station.

This gathering of reporters, content managers or assignment editors, … [Read more...]

February 5, 2015 by Jen Thames

Do you make these 5 beginner’s mistakes when doing event publicity?

By Jen Thames

Event PR is a special breed of publicity.

Whether you’re just starting out in this niche or you’re taking on event PR yourself for the first time, there’s a lot you need to know. Being new to anything, you’re sure to make a few missteps at first. But if you know what common mistakes PR event newbies make, you can … [Read more...]

September 19, 2013 by Joan Stewart

Targeting media in Alberta? Use these helpful resources

If you're targeting media in Alberta, Canada, or you want to become more familiar with publicity opportunities, check out the helpful resources from Marilyn Jones, a media relations and social media strategist and "self-confessed news junkie," who publishes the … [Read more...]

July 9, 2013 by Joan Stewart

Make killer videos with nothing more than an iPad

If you've been resisting creating videos for your business because you need too much equipment, and (like me), you don't consider yourself a techie, this is for you.

My friend Mike Stewart (no relation) shoots good-quality … [Read more...]

September 20, 2012 by Joan Stewart

Speakers: Help meeting planners publicize your gigs

If you do public speaking, help meeting planners with publicity to draw the biggest crowd possible so they invite you back.

Each time you have a speaking engagement, offer to write the promotional copy that advertises the event for the group's flyer. Include a … [Read more...]

September 14, 2012 by Joan Stewart

Dog Tweets—21 tips for pulling off a spectacular live event

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter.

21 tips for pulling off a spectacular live event. [Read more...]

August 20, 2012 by Joan Stewart

7 tips for the care and feeding of media at your event

This is the 17th of 50 Tips for Free Publicity which I've pinned on Pinterest. You can follow me there, and repin this by clicking on the red "Pin It" … [Read more...]