If you read the item in this week's issue of "The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week" about the Tips Booklet Anthology for Publicists, and you're interested in a clever idea that will help bring in more business, you'll want to know that the deadline has been extended to Dec. 31. If you missed the item, I explained how at least once a week, … [Read more...]
Media relations checklist for 2007
Publicity Hound Nancy Juetten, who writes a column on media relations for the Snahomish County Business Journal, wrote another winner in the December issue. It lists 10 media … [Read more...]
Press Releases: Put ’em on steroids
Anyone who self-promotes needs to know about the new press release: the one that's written and distributed online and can be found by consumers, not only by journalists. You can hear The Publicity Hound and four other … [Read more...]
Forbes.com wants reader-generated content
Dying to get into Forbes magazine but can't? Forbes.com is the next best thing---or maybe even better. Although prewritten contributions are rarely accepted, Forbes.com invites concise reader-generated content that’s relevant to business people. [Read more...]
Tech trends podcast: What’s hot in 2007
Technology journalists from top-tier media outlets will predict what's hot and what's not in technology for 2007 when they participate in a panel discussion that starts in a few hours in San Jose, California. "Tech Influencers Predict: What's Hot & What's Not" is sponsored by the Silicon Valley chapter of the [Read more...]
‘Top 10 Tips’ lists: Great year-end publicity
Here's a great end-of-the-year idea for your publicity campaign. They're short, punchy lists of "the best" or "the worst." The number doesn't even have to be 10. Your list can include 5 items. Or 7. Or 9. Just now, I googled and found these lists: The Top 10 Best Blogs, as chosen by [Read more...]
Information products: A major revenue stream
If you've toyed with the idea of turning your knowledge into a product other than a print book, take a look at the new book "From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur" by Stephanie Chandler, due out in December. A copy arrived in the mail today as a thank-you for contributing to Stephanie's book. In it, I discuss my [Read more...]
Free family fitness ebook needs marketing tips
Howie Jacobson of Durham, North Carolina writes: "I teach parents how to raise healthy children in a crazy and busy world, and be a good role model. I've written a free 27-page guide called 'Uncle Howie's Fit Family Gift Guide 2007.' It includes helpful information about the four … [Read more...]
Company anniversary? Use this clever publicity hook
Here's a great idea on how to get media attention for your company's anniversary. The longer you've been in business, the more effective it will be.
Let's say you're celebrating your 20th anniversary. Find one or more employees who have been with you all 20 years to comment on the changes they've seen the past two decades.
If … [Read more...]
Black Friday or Jack-ass Friday?
Sick of all the hoopla over Black Friday, the day-after-Thanksgiving media frenzy that's the "official" start of the Christmas shopping season? A blogger named Chris apparently is and wrote an interesting post about how shameful the media act when they give "free … [Read more...]
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