Ask any journalist if people should follow up with them after sending a press release or emailing a pitch, and you'll hear the word "No!" The persistent people who follow up, however, are sometimes the ones I write about in my ezine, "The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week," or this blog. Last month, a publicist who had sent me a book to review … [Read more...]
Celebrity addresses can be yours for $1
I just got my hands on the mailing addresses for the agent, publicist or manager of these celebrities:
Jodie Foster Meg Ryan Maggie Gyllenhaal Diana Krall Elizabeth Perkins Ming-NaI received an email from ContactAnyCelebrity.com, … [Read more...]
Germ-laden purse can make you sick
When I found a big splotch of dried chocolate ice cream on the bottom of my Coach purse last week, I was mortified How long has THAT been there, I wondered. And how many people have seen it and said nothing? The next day, I read the first item in Marilee Tolen's ezine, titled [Read more...]
Blogitive: A sleazy way to get free publicity
The make-money-at-home crowd is going ga-ga over a service called Blogitive that pays bloggers to blog about certain companies.
Blogitive gives pre-approved bloggers a list of press releases, then pays the blogger $5 for every company the blogger mentions. The companies on the list, of course, pay Blogitive. So it looks like everybody … [Read more...]
Free ebook on publicity ideas
If you're short on ideas for publicity, read the 24 ideas in "The Best of The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week from 2005." It's yours free. It's a compilation of some of the best ideas from my ezine of the same name. (You can subscribe in the box on the right side of my blog, or sign up for the RSS feed at my [Read more...]
Embedded cartoon animates press releases
If you want a good example of how to embed video into your press release, take a look at this release from Marketwire, one of the Big Three press release distribution services. It features a two-minute cartoon that ties into the company's "Retire Your Old Newswire" campaign. I like the … [Read more...]
Save the Date magazine needs products to review
Marie Y. Lemelle, a columnist for Save the Date magazine in southern California, is seeking on an ongoing basis, interesting products to feature for its "Lifestyle Section." The January issue will focus on women. The products can vary from fashion, health, beauty, hi-tech gadgets, jewelry, etc. Special consideration will be given for products … [Read more...]
Big magazines want your briefs
Aching to get into a major magazine like Time, Cosmopolitan or AARP? The easiest way is to start writing short items, or briefs, on timely, controversial or fun topics, then submit them to magazines on your media list. When editors are creating a particular issue of the magazine and place a story onto a page, they sometimes end up with a hole on … [Read more...]
8 kinds of visuals to enhance your story
If you pitch environmental journalists, take a look at this post from the Green Media Toolshed about the importance of visuals with a story, and eight different types of visuals.
The tips come from journalists at the [Read more...]
Publicity needed for seminar on teen problems
Publicity Hound Susan Stein of Dallas, Texas writes: "I work in an independent medical practice in a major city. We are planning a one-day seminar in Dallas in April for parents of adolescents with a major speaker, lunch and break-out sessions. The goal is to make parents aware of the myriad of issues facing today's teens and what we can do to … [Read more...]
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