One of the things I hated about the newspaper business was our failure, as a whole, to teach people how to use the newspaper. That's why I welcome a [Read more...]
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The difference between journalists and bloggers
Many PR people have added bloggers to their media contact lists--and for good reason.
Bloggers are making a name for themselves as legitimate news breakers, commentators and opinion-shapers.
If you're pitching your story to bloggers, you must understand the difference between a "real" journalist and a … [Read more...]
Is your website ready to welcome journalists?
Right now, as you're reading this, a journalist could be nosing around at your website, looking for clues that will help determine whether you're worth covering.
Will the reporter find typos galore, outdated news releases or incomplete contact information? PR pro Carolyn Moncel said there's a checklist of items you should have at your … [Read more...]
Congratulate journalists
From now until June, you'll be seeing articles about journalists whose newspapers, magazines, TV stations and radio stations have won industry awards.
The American Society of Newspaper Editors, for example, announced its 2005 winners recently.
Why is this important to Publicity Hounds? Because these awards are important to … [Read more...]
Journalists search linkedin
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Deadline Jan. 31 for 2020 Yearbook of Experts
When the media want comments on a breaking news event, or they need to book a guest quickly on a TV or radio show, they rely on the Yearbook of Experts.
That's because it's one of the most well-respected and frequently used databases of experts. It's easy to use. … [Read more...]
7 Outdated Press Release Tips and Rules to Ignore
If you learned how to write press releases in college, you might be following rules that are hurting instead of helping your chances for publicity and website traffic.
My free updated course, 89 Ways to Write Powerful Press Releases, covers each of these in detail. Here's a quick … [Read more...]
How an Indie Author Created a Partnership with L.L. Bean
This guest post was written by Marjorie Turner Hollman, an indie author, freelancer, personal historian and longtime Publicity Hound who loves the outdoors.
L.L. Bean came calling the other day.
Not to my door with one of those glossy catalogs. But by email.
An employee at an L.L. Bean store north of Boston, … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Writing a Flimsy Pitch for a Guest Blog Post
I don't like to humiliate people in public.
But I wish bloggers everywhere would start sharing screenshots like the one above to shame companies that spam us with generic, cookie-cutter pitches for guest blog posts. I didn't have to read past the subject line to know that the sender has no idea who I am, what I do, how to get to … [Read more...]
13 Ways to Use the 2019 ‘Black Book’ to Contact Celebrities
"How can I contact Charlize Therone and ask her to endorse my new book on transgender children? I read that she announced that her daughter, 7, is transgender. "
"Our non-profit wants to ask Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to donate a signed jersey for our silent auction. Who do we … [Read more...]
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