Authors, writers and bloggers, do I have a treat for you! If you write press releases, bios, articles, books, White Papers, blog posts, or even something as simple as a daily journal, you'll love the cool list "Best Blogs for Writers." Michelle … [Read more...]
‘Meanest Mom on the Planet’ uses classified ad to sell son’s car
Thanks to Publicity Hound Bryan Todd of Lincoln, Nebraska for tipping me off to this fun story. Buying newspaper classified ads is an expensive way to spread the word about whatever you're promoting. But guess who reads the classifieds? Reporters---lots of them. That's where they find the low-hanging fruit in the form of clever, funny or unusual … [Read more...]
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I'm mentioned in more than 50 books on marketing, publicity, media relations and small business, and I'm always amazed at the number of leads and sales that result.
Publicity Hounds who want to promote their expertise should be trying to get into as many books as they can, too.
But how do you track down authors who are writing … [Read more...]
Chicago media expand opportunities for commentary
If you're pitching Chicago-area media like The Chicago Tribune, The Sun-Times and Chicago Public Radio, you have more opportunities than ever before to promote a particular … [Read more...]
Waymarking.com lets you promote interesting places
Here's a cool social media tool to use in your publicity campaign if you're promoting a tourist attraction, an event, a neighborhood, or even something as mundane as your local firehouse. It's called waymarking, and you can do it here. A tip of the hat to Publicity Hound Rebecca Davey of … [Read more...]
Find a writer with free classified ads
If you're looking for a freelance writer writer for your press releases, articles, a bio for your media kit, or anything else, Angela Adair-Hoy offers free classified ads in her excellent ezine, WritersWeekly.com. Send her an [Read more...]
Public, leased access let you have your own TV show
Wishing and hoping for your own show on national TV?
Stop waiting for an invitation to audition. Instead, create your own show on your cable TV company's public access channel.
That's what foodie Dave Lieberman did when he was a student at Yale University. … [Read more...]
Website traffic eluding you? Free White Paper has tips
Frustrated because your website isn't pulling the traffic you expect? I'll bet part of your problem isn't just a lack of traffic, but that you aren't converting existing traffic into paying customers. Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff, aka The Blog Squad, have a free 12-page white paper called [Read more...]
Correcting press releases difficult with free services
Here's a great example of what can happen when you're writing a press release in a hurry. I was writing a release about my August 14 media relations and press release writing workshops, … [Read more...]
Pitching top-tier editors? Let them critique your pitch
Aching to get into the New York Times, Time magazine, Forbes or People magazine? The Harvard Business Review? USA Today? Or Inc.? The Expertizing Forum, hosted by publicity expert [Read more...]
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