One of the "Seven Sisters" women's magazines, circulation 3.8 million, has asked freelancer Leah Ingram to write a roundup of eight fun European cities to travel to with your kids (toddlers to teens). This is based on a trip she's planned for her family to visit Edinburgh, Paris and London the last week of July. Now the magazine would like her to … [Read more...]
Gossip columnists tell what happens when celebrity publicists say ‘no comment’
When the gossip mags are tracking down a rumor about a celebrity, how do they know when they've struck gold?
When they call the celebrity's publicist, and the publicist says "no comment."
‘Today’ looking for great grandmas, foodies, cheap dates
The "Today" show will be honoring outstanding grandmothers this May and wants you to nominate your favorite grandma. It also wants to hear from Publicity Hounds who live in or near Chicago, Seattle or West Palm Beach and love food. This is for an upcoming series with [Read more...]
Breast Cancer Wellness magazine wants your stories
How does a terminally ill breast cancer patient prepare her family for life without her? The Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine: Empowering Mind-Body-Spirit is seeking inspirational messages on this subject from families that had to go through this experience. The magazine focuses on ways to empower mind, body and spirit in each issue, as well as the … [Read more...]
BookExpo America will feature journalists galore
If you're attending the giant BookExpo America convention in Washington, D.C. May 18-21, pay attention to the journalists, book reviewers and other media people who will be there, keynoting or speaking on panels. I found these names while paging through the convention program. This list … [Read more...]
Write press releases for the media and Google News
Here's a big mistake that many PR people make when they start writing a press release. They write the release for only one audience: the media. Twenty years ago, when most of us were snail-mailing releases, that would have been fine. But today, you should be writing press releases so people in your target audience, not just the media, can find … [Read more...]
‘Hudson Restaurant Week’ in New Jersey needs publicity tips
Tamara Remedios of New Jersey writes: "We're doing a restaurant promotion July 24-August 4 in northern New Jersey. It's Hudson Restaurant Week for Hoboken & Jersey City (across the river from Manhattan). I created the event last year. I own a local magazine and it was an idea brainstormed with one of my advertisers. It's a 10-day dining … [Read more...]
Speaking at colleges can be lucrative–here’s who to contact
Attention authors, speakers and others who are experts on topics such as leadership, being successful in and out of school, relationships and dating, overcoming challenges, alcohol awareness and drug prevention. Stop grumbling about not booking enough speaking engagements. Right now, in thousands of colleges and universities, there's a group of … [Read more...]
‘The View’ producers know what they want–don’t try to change their minds
A Publicity Hound writes: "I have a client who has been booked on the 'Today' show as part of their "Love After 40" series. I didn't get the segment directly. 'Today' called us after seeing the local NBC segment about my client. I am wondering the best wording to use to capitalize … [Read more...]
Time, Fortune, People, Business 2.0 to feature easy-to-find table of contents
Finally, no more fumbling around to find the table of contents in four popular magazines published by Time Inc. WSJ.com reports that Fortune, People and Business 2.0 will feature the table of contents on the … [Read more...]
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