Joan Stewart

Your dog can soon have its own Twitter account

By Joan Stewart By the end of the summer, your dog should be able to start sending messages from his own Twitter account. It’s called Puppy Tweets and it’s made by Mattel. The package includes a plastic tag with a sound and motion sensor that attaches to the dog’s collar. Connect the USB receiver to… Read More

Job-hunters, publicity-seekers: Wake up your boring bios

Boring bios are more potent than sleeping pills. Yet you read them all the time in people’s online press rooms, in their books, and even on the mini-profiles they write on their Twitter and Facebook pages. Sometimes job-hunters include a useless paragraph of incredibly dull information on their resumes. Publicity expert Nancy Juetten hates boring bios,… Read More

Why a press release and not just a blog post?

If you’re releasing a report on the state of your industry, what’s the purpose of writing a press release? Why not just post the information to your blog? In fact, why even bother with press releases? Can’t blog posts serve the same function? That’s what law firm marketing expert Kevin O’Keefe asked at Real Lawyers… Read More

NYC to give press passes to bloggers–Hooray!

If you’re a blogger and you’re covering news events in New York City, you’re now able to obtain a press pass. FishbowlNY reports that City Hall will now issue press passes to online journalists to cover events where the public is denied access. Under the proposed new rules, an applicant must show that he or… Read More

Five Places to Meet Journalists

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #494 March 2, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” Receive this ezine direct to your desktop http://www.publicityarticles.net/feed/rss/ =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Five Places to Meet Journalists 2. Google Eyes Facebook Updates 3. Media Lead 4. Marketing Sspeeches on anti-Semitism… Read More

Editor of Motivated magazine welcomes pitches

If you or your PR client have a great story to tell that can motivate entrepreneurs and upper management, you might be a good candidate for Motivated magazine. Editor Shevaun Voisin said she welcomes pitches. But before pitching, please check out the magazine’s website to get a good feel for its mission. “MOTIVATED Magazine encourages readers… Read More

Expert needs to reach Texas Boomers who want to downsize

Patti Chavet of Frisco, Texas writes: “I’m a sales consultant and I want to brand myself as an expert in active adult lifestyle living in Texas. “My target market is Baby Boomers, age 55 and older, who want to downsize to a maintenance-free home so they’re free explore personal hobbies, interests, public service, education, travel, etc., all in the… Read More

12 proofreading tips for press releases, blogs & other copy

Before you send that next press release, or add copy to your online press room, or post something to your blog, or upload a new article to an article directory site, use Mickie Kennedy’s 8 top tips for proofreading. His company, eReleases, writes and distributes press releases for people who don’t want to do it… Read More

How to promote a speaker on anti-Semitism?

Judith Bron of Spring Valley, N.Y. writes: ” It is no secret that anti-Semitism is at its highest pinnacle since the end of World War II. “Jews are the longest surviving civilization on the face of the earth. I’d like to get onto the paid speaking circuit and speak about this topic: “In spite of… Read More