The Publicity Hound

August 24, 2010 by Joan Stewart

Italian restaurant in Texas hurting; needs marketing tips

Deborah Lott of Giddings, Texas, writes:

"My husband and I opened a casual pizza and Italian restaurant in the small Texas town of Giddings, population 5,000, on … [Read more...]

August 22, 2010 by Joan Stewart

How to turn a Golf Digest article into more publicity

When you land a big story in a magazine, it's all too easy to become giddy with excitement, and miss doing the hard work necessary to "publicize the publicity" and turn one media hit into what can become multiple hits.

Larry Jacobs reminded me of … [Read more...]

August 20, 2010 by Joan Stewart

5 ways to use Twitter lists for PR, publicity

I've been inundated with questions from Publicity Hounds … [Read more...]

August 17, 2010 by Joan Stewart

Wanted: Alternatives to dreaded ground-breaking events

Lois Kirkpatrick of Fairfax, Va., writes:

"I work for a large county government that has a variety of groundbreaking/grand opening events.

"The facilities range from libraries, parks and public safety buildings to homeless shelters … [Read more...]

August 13, 2010 by Joan Stewart

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...]

August 12, 2010 by Joan Stewart

21 ways to promote your webinars and teleseminars

If you're new to hosting webinars, the team at SocialBrite.org has a very helpful summary of 10 steps for planning a successful webinar.

It includes nine ways to promote your webinar. I took their list and added to it. Most of these … [Read more...]

August 5, 2010 by Joan Stewart

Free call today on ‘Secrets of Publicity Superstars’

If you're around today, Thursday, Aug. 5, join Steve Harrison for a free webinar (or teleseminar) and discover 12 strategies you can use to get more publicity. It's called "Discover the … [Read more...]

August 4, 2010 by Joan Stewart

13 fun, easy ways to find content for your blog

The next time you're looking for a topic for your blog, ask yourself these three questions, suggested by small business marketing coach Sydni Craig-Hart in [Read more...]