Fran Silverman is looking for fiction and non-fiction authors of all stripes to interview, as well as publishers and publicists for her radio show called "Book Marketing with Fran" on Achieve Radio, an Internet radio station. The show is 57 minutes. It airs live each Tuesday at 3 PM Eastern. She's booked through September but wants to hear from … [Read more...]
NPR’s ‘This I Believe’ wants essays about your core values
If you're struggling to come up with a story idea, or your pitches keep bombing, and you live in the U.S., this tip is for you. National Public Radio has a new feature called "This I Believe," a national project that invites … [Read more...]
Radio talk shows can be a publicity gold mine
Remember me telling you about Business Solutions, the hour-long Milwaukee radio show for entrepreneurs that hosted me as their guest expert on Saturday afternoon? I was disappointed that we didn't get any calls from the audience. But here's what happened and what I learned as a result … [Read more...]
Radio talk shows: 6 traits of ideal hosts, guests
If you're trying to figure out how to be a great guest on a radio talk show, just exhibit the same traits that stations demand in their hosts. In the February issue of Talkers magazine, talk show consultant John Mainelli who also covers radio for the [Read more...]
Talk radio shows can help you promote your product, service, cause or issue
Smart Publicity Hounds listen to talk radio and use every chance to promote their product, service, cause or issue on a show---whether it's national shows like Howard Stern or [Read more...]
Publicity tip—Mom authors can take blogging tour courtesy of Mom Writer’s Talk Radio
Are you a mom author looking for publicity for your book? Mom Writer’s Talk Radio, the premier online talk radio show for writing moms, is starting a Mom Writer’s Blog Tour. Blog tours, which have been gaining in … [Read more...]
Selling books on ‘Oprah’ harder than it looks
Dan Janal of PRLeads says no authors came forward to prove they made at least $10,000 in book sales after one appearance on "Oprah." Thousands of authors read this … [Read more...]
Publicity stunt on baseball’s opening day generates TV publicity
Thanks to Jeff Crilley, an Emmy Award-winning TV reporter from Dallas, Texas for letting me excerpt this tip from his ezine: A disc jockey in Dallas named Alan Kabel knew he couldn’t fight the media attention being given to opening … [Read more...]
Does a gig on ‘Oprah’ guarantee book sales?
Does an author's appearance on "Oprah" automatically guarantee fame and fortune? My good friend Dan Janal, president of PR Leads, a company that provides leads from working journalists, and a former journalist himself, is skeptical. Last week, he blogged [Read more...]
Fitness, weight loss still big during February sweeps
Several weeks ago, I posted an item about how January was a big month for fitness and weight loss stories, because people were trying to get back on track after the holidays. The media's love for these stories spills into February, one of … [Read more...]
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