Joan Stewart

Help! No one can see my Facebook Fan Page

Talk about frustrating! For the past few months, I’ve had no activity at my Facebook Fan Page, despite the fact that I’ve been posting videos, notes, tips and photos. If you click on that link or paste http://www.Facebook.com/publicitytips into your browser window, you’ll end up in your own account. Yet the page comes up in… Read More

Hyper-Local Site Covers 19 States

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #536 Dec. 21, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Hyper-Local Site Covers 19 States 2. Inspiration for Clever Taglines 3. Problems Downloading My Ebook? 4. No Gifts for Journalists 5. Year-end Recommendation 6. Hound Video… Read More

Hyper-local Patch.com covers 600+ communities

Here’s another website to add to your media list consider if you want publicity for local news. It’s Patch.com and it already covers more than 600 communities and neighborhoods in California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.… Read More

How to un-Google yourself & push bad news off Page 1

This month’s guest blog post is from Mark Macias, a crisis communications consultant. He runs a TV production and PR company that has consulted with restaurants, retailers, lounges and Congressional candidates. He also wrote the communications book, Beat the Press: Your Guide to Managing the Media. You can read excerpts at BeatthePressBook.com. By Mark Macias Guest Blogger Everyone likes to… Read More

Manage your online reputation BEFORE bad news hits

A reader asked me to recommend a company that will help her manage her online reputation. Here’s my advice, which every Publicity Hound should pay attention to, before the you-know-what hits the fan: “I don’t remember recommending a specific company. Many companies do this. “Of far greater importance, I believe, is being proactive long before… Read More

My Gift to You

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #535 Dec. 15, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com http://publicityhound.com http://www.publicityHound.mobi http://www.publicityhound.net/ (Blog) http://www.publicityarticles.net (Ezine Archives) ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” Receive this ezine direct to your desktop http://www.publicityarticles.net/feed/rss/ =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. My Gift to You 2. Share Books on LinkedIn 3.… Read More

Of all the blog posts you’ve written, what’s your favorite?

When I spoke last week at the Meetup hosted by the Wisconsin Business Owners Network, the audience couldn’t get enough information on blogging. And tomorrow, when I speak about social media to a CEO Roundtable at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, I hope to convince at least one CEO to start a blog. But I’ll need success stories. … Read More

Your favorite LinkedIn group for marketing, PR, publicity?

If you’re curious about whether email pitches are effective, you’ll want to know about the interesting discussion under way in the PRWise group on LinkedIn. “Given journalists’ overcrowded inboxes, does e-mail pitching work anymore? What are your secrets to achieving success with email pitches?” asks Stephen Spenser, principal of Praxis Communication and formerly with the… Read More

5 ways to use Twitter lists for PR, marketing, spying

Anne Deeter Gallaher has written a helpful blog post on How to add Twitter to your PR to mix in 9 easy steps. I commented and suggested using Twitter lists these five ways. All were discussed in more detail during the webinar I hosted on How to Use Twitter Lists & Directories to Generate Publicity &… Read More