Don Luepnitz of Norwalk, CA, writes: "I am with the Norwalk, CA, Moose Lodge, and we can sure use some help getting the word out and trying to get new people to come down and or join. "We … [Read more...]
Churches, claim your free social media platform
Looking for a social media site where members of your church can recruit volunteers, share prayers on the Prayer Wall, and announce the next Friday fish fry?
Compete to win one of 28 remaining slots offered by The TableProject and your church can … [Read more...]
7 ways to use surveys for publicity, PR, business-building
If you aren't using surveys in your business, you're missing a chance to read your customers' minds.
Surveys will let you outsmart your competitors, generate publicity that pulls traffic to your website and blog, and know immediately … [Read more...]
Need a clever tagline? Learn from nonprofits Taggies contest
Taglines, those pithy one-liners that follow the name of an organization, can let people know within two seconds what your organization does and how it helps them.
Yet too many companies don't have a tagline because they can't think of something clever.
If that's you, Nancy Schwartz's 2010 Tagline Contest for Nonprofits will … [Read more...]
Nonprofit needs ideas for marketing training programs
Deborah Avens of Temple Hills, MD writes:
Virtuous Enterprises, Inc. is a nonprofit devoted to transforming lives of underserved women and girls in the Washington, D.C. area through … [Read more...]
Pittsburgh nonprofit needs help getting onto local TV
John and Bobbi Robinson of Vanderbilt, PA write:
"Unity, a Journey of Hope, is our nonprofit that grants wishes to adults with a life-limiting illness.
"We take them to concerts and sporting events, introduce them to people they want to meet, send them on vacation … [Read more...]
How can nonprofits get free PR help? Ideas?
Vicki Young of Dallas, Texas writes:
"What's the best way for a very worthy nonprofit agency to get free help with their PR campaign?
"I've been doing PR work for Captain Hope's Kids as a nonprofit client for years, but I have to step down. It's a great organization in … [Read more...]
Nonprofit marketing: Contest offers ideas for creative taglines
Last year, nonprofit marketing expert Nancy Schwartz produced the largest collection of nonprofit taglines ever assembled as part of the GettingAttention.org Nonprofit Tagline Award Program.
Her survey showed that most nonprofits either don't … [Read more...]
Business teaches green living, needs Earth Day angles
Colleen Schmid of Heathrow, Fla. Writes: "I've recently started a new business teaching families how to start going green in their homes. I go through their homes and, room by room, show them what things they can be doing to save on power and water bills as well as removing toxins. I will also begin showing small businesses how to do the … [Read more...]
Free ebook can help you promote your business or nonprofit
Susan Payton of Egg Marketing & Public Relations interviewed me this week on how Publicity Hounds can use free ebooks to promote a product, service, cause or issue. I told her about the success I've had with the free ebook I give away to my readers every Christmas. It's called [Read more...]