I'm not above stealing good ideas, tweaking them, and using them for my own blog. You shouldn't either.
Agility PR Solutions did a round-up of Our top 10 PR articles for … [Read more...]
Tips, Tricks & Tools for Free Publicity
by Joan Stewart
I'm not above stealing good ideas, tweaking them, and using them for my own blog. You shouldn't either.
Agility PR Solutions did a round-up of Our top 10 PR articles for … [Read more...]
by Joan Stewart
If you're like most authors, the long process of writing and publishing your book feels like you've crossed the finish line after running a marathon.
But unlike a road race, you're not done. The success of your book depends on approaching people, companies and groups and asking for their help to publicize, promote … [Read more...]
by Joan Stewart
You dream of the day something like this happens:
An influential blogger asks to do a video interview for his popular blog.
Or a top-tier journalist, desperate to speak with an expert like you for a story she's writing on deadline, needs an interview now.
Or a podcaster who has a huge audience had a guest cancel at the … [Read more...]
by Joan Stewart
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...]
by Joan Stewart
If you're launching a book, or if your book has been out awhile, you need a media kit.
It's the primary marketing piece that includes a variety of items that will make it easy for people to promote your book. Those don't only include journalists. They include bloggers, meeting planners, your social media friends and followers, bookstore … [Read more...]
by Joan Stewart
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...]
By Marcia Yudkin
Conflict. Disagreements. Disputes. Differences in perspectives.
Not only are these fundamental elements of storytelling in literature and movies, they also represent a key ingredient for coverage of a product, event, company or person in traditional media, blogs, online news and social media. The friction of … [Read more...]
by Joan Stewart
If you're new to publicity, or you're not getting the publicity you'd hoped for, stop dreaming about it and learn how to do it in only 21 days.
Publicist Michelle Tennant Nicholson and publicity expert Drew Gerber, both of … [Read more...]
by Joan Stewart
If you have a streak of creativity, you can probably relate to one of these seven problems:
1. You find yourself struggling with writer’s block.
2. You can’t find lucrative opportunities for your writing, your artwork or the creative product or service … [Read more...]
by Joan Stewart
Before you get sidetracked this weekend, read this summary of Quick & Easy Media Kit Templates, the popular package I created that will shave weeks off the tedious chore of building a media kit for your fiction or nonfiction book.
My partners in this project are Joel Friedlander and Tracy Atkins, and we're doing a special promotion … [Read more...]
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