Your vacation will be a lot more enjoyable if you know you’re regularly publishing to your blog while wiggling your toes in the sand, or letting the wind whip through your hair while tooling around the country in that pink convertible. Do a little planning before you leave. Find other people to do the… Read More
How to pitch a guest post for The Publicity Hound’s blog
If you want to get in front of an audience of people who love to self-promote, including business owners, authors, speakers and experts—as well as PR people and publicists—you’re in the right place. I love publishing guest blog posts. But I hate pitches from people who have never read this blog. Or pitches that are… Read More
Your YouTube Channel Ruined
Issue #726 June 18, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Your YouTube Channel Ruined Danger: Guest Blog Post Links Lots of Help for My Slogan Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: If you visit Milwaukee, don’t miss Maria’s Pizza, one of my… Read More
Don’t Nudge with a Sharp Stick
Issue #725 June 15, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Don’t Nudge with a Sharp Stick Washington Post Opinion Page Ads New Posts at My Blog Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: I’ll be in the garden all weekend, fighting with the… Read More
Dog Tweets – The Difference Between a Press Release and a Pitch
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. The difference between a press release and a pitch.WHETHER YOU’RE A RETAILER announcing a store opening or a vendor announcing a market event, knowing the difference between a press release and a… Read More
Ignore journalists who say, “We don’t want follow-ups”…Here’s what they REALLY mean
Don’t break into a sweat when you pitch a writer from a national magazine and hear nothing, even weeks later. You’re tempted to follow up. But you remember the warning from a reporter at your local newspaper who spoke at your Chamber of Commerce breakfast several months ago. She told audience members that after they… Read More
Mistakes When Following Up
Issue #724 June 11, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue 3 Mistakes When Following Up How to Grow Your Twitter Following Help Journalists Quote You Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: Had a blast at my niece’s wedding in Ohio on Saturday.… Read More
Following up pitches to journalists? 3 mistakes to avoid
A decade ago, expecting to hear from journalists after delivering a pitch was frustrating. Today, it’s almost impossible. Why? Because shrinking newspaper staffs mean reporters are covering more beats than ever. It could also be because your pitch is boring. Or it looks like a cookie-cutter pitch that you’ve sent to every blogger who covers… Read More
How to Follow Up After Pitching
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #723 June 8, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. How to Follow Up After Pitching 2. Your Vine Videos 3. New Posts at My Blog 4. Hound Video of the Week —————————————– First, This Weekend… Read More
Dog Tweets–Press release, news release or media release? Which is right?
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. Press release, news release or media release? Which is right?All three phrases mean the same thing and which one you choose isn’t a big deal. The content of the release is far… Read More