Joan Stewart

Stalking Reporters

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #618 June 2, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Stalking Reporters 2. Two Big Facebook Changes 3. New Posts at My Blog 4. Hound Video ================================== 1. Stalking Reporters ================================== If you saw a reporter… Read More

Authors: Lasso your book blurbs, put them on LinkedIn

Admit it. You feel like I do—way too busy and far too hassled—to stop and recommend somebody on LinkedIn when they ask you to, even though the tan bar says “It only takes a minute.” You and I both know we’re sometimes tempted to slave away at these recommendations much longer than we need to,… Read More

Dog Tweets–Why PR people should take infographics more seriously.

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter. Why PR people should take #infographics more seriously. http://ow.ly/bf7Aj 10 survival tips when planning your next event. [Tip: Lay off the booze.] http://ow.ly/be2r1 How to successfully pitch an idea for a TV show (this… Read More

How to get publicity for your company’s anniversary

You might so excited about your company’s anniversary that you’re ready to shoot off fireworks. But don’t expect anybody else to join you. Unless, of course, you offer an interesting timeline of the most newsworthy events in your industry, or your company, during that time you were in business. I came up with that… Read More

Dog Tweets—Why buying email lists is always a bad idea.

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter. Why buying email lists is always a bad idea. http://ow.ly/b5es1 Bloggers: If your readers are leaving your blog, vowing never to return again, this could be why. http://ow.ly/b4zlY Even non-geeks with no artistic talent… Read More

My newest—and best—infographic (You can do this too)

I’m still playing around with free infographics tools and apps in preparation for my webinar tomorrow—Thursday, May 24—on How to Easily Create Free and Inexpensive Infographics. You’d be amazed at the astonishing number of web-based tools, and reviewers, who refer to so many of these DIY graphics sites as “drop dead simple.” Not for my… Read More

Even non-geeks can create infographics—here’s mine

Now I know why PR firms and graphics artists charge a fortune for those big, detailed infographics you see everywhere, like these on Pinterest. They’re very difficult to plan, draw and execute. The one below took me about an hour and a half to create on Easel.ly, a free tool that’s still in beta. It’s… Read More

Bloggers: Don’t make visitors log in before commenting

Don’t you hate it when you visit a blog, read a post, love the topic, and even before you get to the end, you know what comment you’re going to add? Then you reach the bottom of the post and you see this: That’s what happened to me just now when I read… Read More

Giving Birth to an Infographic

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #615 May 22, 2012 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. Giving Birth to an Infographic 2. Organic Food & Jerks… Read More