The it-borders-on-kiddie-porn photo of Miley Cyrus in the current issue of Vanity Fair magazine screams for comment from artists, photographers, parents, teens, and anybody else who wants to jump onto this controversy. Miley, who was … [Read more...]
‘The Takeaway’ competes with ‘Morning Edition’ on NPR
Publicity Hounds, you have a new program on National Public Radio to add to your publicity toolbox. It's called "The Takeaway," a rival to "The Morning Edition." It's a chatty, less-formal, more interactive program that launched yesterday on PBS in New York, Boston, Baltimore and several … [Read more...]
Product placement watchers: ‘The Office’ is back
NBC's hit series "The Office" returns at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 10. That's good news for its huge legion of fans, which includes "producet placement watchers" who are looking for the next brand name to pop up in the popular series. "The Office" is known for, among … [Read more...]
High school musicals contest sponsored by USA Weekend
USA Weekend magazine is looking for the best high school musicals.
Students, parents and schools are invited to enter the second annual HSM Showstopper event. Any musical performed during the 2007-2008 school year is eligible. The winning show will be announced and featured in a late spring issue of USA Weekend magazine.
In a … [Read more...]
Associated Press hires 21 writers to cover celebrities
Newspapers are headed for extinction, but celebrity news has never been more in demand. The Associated Press wire … [Read more...]
What you can learn from TripAdvisor.com’s ’10 Dirtiest Hotels’
In today's newsletter, "The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week," I wrote about the "10 Dirtiest Hotels" contest sponsored by TripAdvisor.com.
The annual contest … [Read more...]
Zvents.com sends your calendar listings to local, national media
Update: Zvents is closing its doors on Oct. 31, 2014.
Here's another local events calendar listing service to add to your list.
Zvents.com sends your event listings to more than 200 media outlets, for free. They … [Read more...]
How to get your product into celebrities’ hands
Princess Grace once said this about Estee Lauder:
"I don't know her very well, but she keeps sending me all these things..."
Estee Lauder would mail her homemade cosmetics to celebrities she didn’t know. She'd even give them to stars she spotted on the street. The constant practice of gifting celebrities … [Read more...]
ACT! promotion needs ideas for publicity
Lori Feldman of St. Louis, Missouri writes: "I am an ACT! Software consultant and I belong to The CRM (Cusomter Relationship Management) Alliance, a consortium of the top ACT! Consultants across the U.S. "We have pooled resources to offer a $6,300 grand prize for a complete CRM/Email Marketing/Internet Marketing package for one winner, with … [Read more...]
Hannah Montana, buckle your seatbelt!
Piggybacking onto celebrity news and hot movies almost guarantees publicity, especially if you see the celebs misbehaving on or off screen and you take them to task.
On Monday, Consumer Reports criticized Miley Cyrus, the alter ego of Hannah Montana, and … [Read more...]
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