This time of year, the media are looking for every interesting angle they can find that ties into heat waves. Al Tompkins, whose blog gives newspaper reporters great story ideas, has a bunch of heat-related examples in [Read more...]
Need publicity for a charity? Former WSJ reporter offers tips
If your charitable organization or nonprofit needs publicity, stop trying to convince the media how "newsworthy" you are. Instead, give media outlets what they want. That's great advice, and it comes from Dean Rotbart, a former Wall Street Journal reporter who is host and executive producer of [Read more...]
Food editors love stories about your harvest
Our huge garden is producing green beans faster than we can pick them. Two weekends ago, a friend and I canned 56 jars of cherry jam. Next on my to-do list are canning beets and dill pickles, followed by homemade applesauce in September. I'll also set aside a Saturday sometime next month for the annual pesto-making extravaganza with my friend Ann … [Read more...]
Press releases or news releases? Which is it?
After I announced my free 89-day tutorial this week called "89 Ways to Write Powerful Press Releases," Publicity Hound Jim Nugent emailed me with this question: "In keeping with what you say about press releases, shouldn't this series be renamed either '89 Ways To Write Better News … [Read more...]
Janet Jackson’s CD cover design contest a clever publicity stunt
Janet Jackson might never recover from the bad publicity over the wardrobe malfunction incident, but give her credit for a smart publicity stunt. The first 1 million copies of her next CD, "20 Years Old," due September 26, will include a design created by one of her fans at the DesignMe … [Read more...]
Publicity stunts to try when the idea well is dry
Author Marcia Yudkin is one of the most creative people I know. Her book "6 Steps to Free Publicity" is perhaps my very favorite book on how to work with the media. I'm one of her groupies, and I read her ezine "Marketing Minute" each week. So I was thrilled when she gave me … [Read more...]
Press releases just got easier thanks to this free tutorial
Writing press releases isn't easy. If you think I'm wrong, take this little quiz. Answer true or false to the following statements: I write press releases primarily to encourage journalists at newspapers and magazines to write articles about my company, or for broadcasters who will feature us on the news or invite us as guests on talk shows. I … [Read more...]
I Keep Safe Coalition needs publicity tips
Carolyn Cox of Virginia Beach, Virginia asks: "Optimist International, one of the Big 4 of community services groups, focuses their volunteer efforts on 'Bringing Out the Best in Kids. Right Here. Right Now.' "We recently joined the I Keep Safe Coalition in order to help keep kids safe on … [Read more...]
Book reviews vs. advertising an easy call for book marketing expert John Kremer
Book marketing expert John Kremer says that if he had his choice between buying an ad to promote a book or going after free publicity, he'd choose free publicity almost every time. That's because generating interviews, giving your expert opinion, writing articles and having journalists … [Read more...]
Oprah needs gift ideas for magazines and “Oprah’s Favorite Things”
At the end of each year, the Queen of Daytime TV Talk Shows makes a list of things she likes, then features them on her show in December. They're known to her fans simply as "Oprah's Favorite Things." Last year, they included an Apple iPod, croissants from William-Sonoma, a Burberry coat and purse, a … [Read more...]
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