Joan Stewart

Create Simple Infographics

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #613 May 15, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Create Simple Infographics 2. Facebook Webinar Today 3. Pitch a Guest Blog Post 4. Hound Video ================================== 1. Create Simple Infographics ================================== You can’t go anywhere… Read More

Celebrity Doodles

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #612 May 12, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Celebrity Doodles 2. Win a Facebook Makeover 3. New Blog Posts 4. Hound Video ================================== 1. Celebrity Doodles ================================== Betty White drew a picture of her… Read More

Dog Tweets—8 Ways to Get the Biggest Marketing Bang Out of SlideShare

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter. 8 Ways to Get the Biggest Marketing Bang Out of SlideShare [Love Tip #4 for capturing leads] http://ow.ly/aLJGG How to Use Facebook Ads to Get More Quality Leads and Attract More Blog Traffic. http://ow.ly/aLP4N… Read More

‘Celebrity doodles’ help raise money for Cystic Fibrosis

When Becky Gomes of Pittsburgh attended the ArtiGras festival in Jupiter, Fla., several years ago, she saw colorful doodles, drawn by well-known celebrities, that were being auctioned off. “That is just brilliant!” she thought. “Why don’t I do that for Cystic Fibrosis?” Becky is on the Board of Directors for the nonprofit and got… Read More

Celebrate Employees’ Milestones

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #611 May 8, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Celebrate Employees’ Milestones 2. Manage Your SM Profiles 3. Use Pinterest to Teach 4. Hound Video ================================== 1. Celebrate Employees’ Milestones ================================== What do you do… Read More

Library ties employees’ weight loss to wellness event

Here’s an idea for companies, nonprofits, government agencies and organizations whose employees are celebrating significant milestones such as finishing a marathon, stopping smoking or losing weight. Plan a special event around the celebration, invite the community, offer a fund-raising component to help a local charity, and promote it like crazy online and offline. That’s what… Read More

Wanted: Sources for story on how well we listen

A reporter at a top-tier national publication is exploring how well people listen to each other in relationships and is looking for people to interview. Do you feel that someone you are close to such as spouse, significant other, family member or close friend doesn’t listen to you? Does this drive you nuts? How have… Read More

-Bad Pitches: Are You Guilty?

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #610 May 5, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Bad Pitches: Are You Guilty? 2. Create Free Infographics 3. New Posts at My Blog 4. Hound Video ================================== 1. Bad Pitches: Are You Guilty? ==================================… Read More

5 reasons I don’t tweet during conferences anymore

I’ve stopped tweeting from seminars, workshops and other live events I attend as a speaker or an audience member. Here’s why: 1. Multi-tasking, research shows, isn’t productive. In fact, the opposite is true. If I’m in the audience to learn, and I’m busy listening, and busy tweeting, something’s got to give. If you… Read More