Dave Kessler of Richmond, Indiana writes: "For the last 50 years I've sold everything from airplanes to caskets. But I've got a challenge now that is proving more difficult. "One of my ebooks published by Amazon.com (in the Amazon Shorts program) is The Crapper Digest #1. It's available for 49 … [Read more...]
Why I hate Amazon, B&N best-seller campaigns
My blood boils when I see authors wasting time on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble best-seller promotions in which they rally their friends and their friends' friends to buy their book on the same day so it jumps to the top of the … [Read more...]
How should PRWeek, Adicio respond to this PR crisis?
Week in and week out, I and thousands of others in the PR field look to PRWeek to tell us how companies and nonprofits respond to a variety of crises and PR problems. This week, it was the newspaper's turn to be embroiled in controversy and trouble. Online marking expert BL Ochman [Read more...]
‘Pink products’ media event helps you meet journalists
Do you have a "pink product" that supports breast cancer research and that you'd like journalists to see in time for their October 2008 coverage of Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
The first "Think Pink Media Event" will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, … [Read more...]
Why social media PR? Kids advise parents on purchases
Hewlett-Packard is expanding into the social media sphere and targeting college-age consumers, who offer advice to their parents and grandparents on which notebooks, desktops, work stations and other entertainment equipment to buy. That's part of a new PR campaign it's launching, with help from [Read more...]
New mom asks, ‘Where do we put the baby?’
PR Week editor Julia Hood, who gave birth to a boy about three months ago, asks that question in her column in the Jan. 28 issue. "The truth is that much of the marketing world, whether targeting the hip moms or 'Moms like me,' do not effectively answer the basic question of what the hell to … [Read more...]
Online press releases help your ideal customers find you
People searching for solutions to their problems type phrases like these into the search engines:
"Relationship commitment issues" "Non-engagement letter" "Disgruntled employees"When you write press releases or articles that addresses your customers' problems, and then post them online, you can generate lots of attention, new … [Read more...]
Writers, grab page of publicity in 2009 Writers’ Desk Calendar
Thanks to Publicity Hound Roberta Beach Jacobson for this tip on how to grab a page of free publicity in the Bylines 2009 Writers' Desk Calendar. "This marks my third year in a row appearing in this calendar," Roberta says. The deadline to submit a short piece, maximum 300 words, to editor … [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...]
Pre- and post-natal fitness expert needs marketing tips
Sara Holliday of Poway, California writes: "I specialize in pre- and post-natal fitness and relationship issues. "I've had a lot of press: Oprah & Friends Radio, Martha Stewart Living Radio, Playboy Radio, PBS Radio, KABC, KNBC and KTLA, and I'm a columnist for several women's health and fitness publications. "But it hasn't led to an … [Read more...]
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