Deborah Avens of Temple Hills, MD writes: Virtuous Enterprises, Inc. is a nonprofit devoted to transforming lives of underserved women and girls in the Washington, D.C. area through training and development. Our programs include training in computer science, engineering and computer information systems; a 16-week program for women who want to become entrepreneurs; and a… Read More
Learn words for persuasive PR during May 4 teleseminar
Company PR departments spend hours—entire days even—poring over a press release, picking apart every paragraph and sentence—and then waiting for multiple layers of approval before it goes live. Everyone puts their stamp of approval on the document that includes words and phrases THEY like. If only the readers were that receptive. The next time you write… Read More
Do you thank people for retweeting your content?
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and in social media circles, that means retweeting somebody’s content. But what do you do when you check your Twitter mentions (@PublicityHound, below your photo) every day and see that, say, more than a dozen people—or two dozen, or three dozen—have retweeted your content during the last 24… Read More
How to get a non-LinkedIn user to recommend you
By Joan Stewart If you’re trying to generate recommendations for your LinkedIn profile, you’ll eventually extend an invitation to someone who would be happy to endorse you, but isn’t on LinkedIn and doesn’t want to bother creating an account. It could be your college advisor, who’s in her 90s. You were her star pupil. But… Read More
Facebook traffic nipping at Google's heels
By Joan Stewart If you still aren’t on Facebook because you’re late to the party, recent traffic statistics should convince you to hop onboard NOW. A chart at social media strategist Sally Falkow’s blog shows that Facebook’s traffic is almost dead even with traffic from Google. Facebook now has more than 400 million users worldwide, up… Read More
Frustrated authors, speakers: Canfield has sage advice
If you’re a frustrated author who has been trying to think of an idea for a book, finish a book already under way, or boost sluggish sales of a book that’s been on the shelves for several months, Jack Canfield has some sage advice for you. And who better than Jack to give it? He… Read More
Food Freebies Soothe Tax Bite
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #501 April 20, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Food Freebies Soothe Tax Bite 2. PublicityHound.mobi 3. How to Use Surveys 4. Teleseminars This Week 5. Promoting Online Parenting Classes 6. Help This Hound 7.… Read More
Harpist needs computer tips to save time—and her hands
Anne Roos of South Lake Tahoe, CA, writes: “I am really struggling with time management. I’m a professional musician and a published author, working on two upcoming CDs, live performances, and an upcoming book.” “I am also very physically active, taking classes in the martial arts. These activities all involve practice/rehearsal and being offline… Read More
How to get a recommendation from someone not on LinkedIn
When Scott Allen was my guest during the teleseminar “How to Use LinkedIn to Promote Anything—Ethically and Powerfully,” he urged LinkedIn users to collect as many recommendations as possible. That’s one of the very best ways to flaunt your expertise and really stand out from your competitors. But what if the person who you ask for a recommendation… Read More
Columnist needs ideas on ethnic minorities & updating job skills
Here’s a chance for publicists to generate some super publicity for their clients who are experts in workplace issues. Mildred Culp, who writes the syndicated column called WorkWise, which appears in newspapers from The Miami Heralds to The Modesto (CA) Bee, needs sources in two areas: Ethnic Minorities She wants pitches by or about ethnic… Read More