Some Publicity Hounds sabatoge themselves and make it difficult for the media to find them, then wonder why they don't get publicity. For example, they give media contacts only their office phone numbers, forgetting that radio talk show hosts and newspaper reporters work around the clock and sometimes need to contact sources in the wee hours of … [Read more...]
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Tracking trends in retail, radio, utilities, housing, groceries, delivery services, advertising, the security industry, venture capital and steel
Thanks to Publicity Hound Paul Furiga for pointing out the special section on trends in the November 21 Wall Street Journal. It's worth a trek to your local library to check it out. The paper tracked trends in 10 industries: retail, radio, utilities, housing, groceries, delivery services, advertising, the security industry, venture capital and … [Read more...]
Contact info for L.A. radio stations
If you want to get booked as a guest on a Los Angeles radio station, check out LARadio.com, a subscription site that gives you access to news about L.A. radio stations, behind-the-scenes bulletins and breaking news, night-before headlines delivered to your email box, more than eight years of archived columns, … [Read more...]
How to clinch radio interviews
Alex Carroll says that if you want to get onto radio talk shows, the host or producer probably won't book you for an interview unless you can do one of these 6 things: --Tell listeners how to save time or money --Give them information that will make them rich --Tell an amazing story --Make them laugh --Share little-known tips or secrets to … [Read more...]
Authors can sell, sell, sell on talk radio shows
Want to get booked on top radio shows, sell hundreds of books, give great interviews and be invited back? Learn how when book marketing guru John Kremer sponsors a free teleseminar at 8 PM Eastern Time on Monday, April 11, featuring Alex Carroll of RadioPublicity.com The number to call to … [Read more...]
Use drive-time radio to promote church spaghetti supper
You volunteer to do PR for your church, and the job includes generating publicity for--groan--the annual spaghetti supper.
A morning drive-time radio show in your community would be the perfect place to promote the event. It's a fun show and everybody listens to it because the deejay is a real character.
But what can you say about … [Read more...]
Finding the right story hook will help you sell on radio
Veteran radio talk show host George McKenzie thinks radio is an often overlooked publicity outlet for authors, consultants, and anyone who has a product or service to sell.
Why? Because they pitch their books, products or service to radio DJs, and fail miserably.
The secret, he says, is not to pitch what you are selling. Rather, … [Read more...]
The Best of The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week of 2016: Yours to regift
Here's a gift that's perfect for small business owners, a nonprofit that needs publicity, authors who want to sell more books, or anyone who wants to self-promote on a shoestring budget and without an … [Read more...]
How to Know When You Need to Hire a Publicist
Even though my job is devoted to teaching people how to generate their own publicity, two frequent questions I hear are, "How do I know if I need a publicist?" and “Where do I find a good one?”
Stars like Audrey Hepburn had their pick of the crop and could afford the best. But most other people don't.
I am not a publicist. But … [Read more...]
11 Audiences Can Promote You: Here’s What They Want
One of the biggest problems people make when they want publicity is treating everyone who can give it to them like a herd of cattle.
Got your hands on a pretty good media list? Great.
Using the same pitch … [Read more...]
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