As I watched Tiger Woods sink his putt on Sunday to win the British Open, I couldn’t help but wonder whether the Porta Potties on the golf course at St. Andrews in Scotland had pretty toilet paper and delicate hand towels. I doubt it. But every time I watch golf on TV, I’m curious about… Read More
Help CEO promote sport/entertainment management firm
Jamar Johnson of Phoenix, Arizona writes: “I need help from Publicy Hounds on how to market my company, SportsPro HR, Inc. It provides personal wealth and human resource management services for professional athletes, entertainers, and small business owners. The sports and entertainment management industry is very, very competitive, and I need ideas on how I… Read More
Use powerful subheads on press releases and other copy
Of the five stories that appeared on the front page of today’s edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, my local newspaper, every one of them had a subhead just below the main headline. In today’s edition of the Wall Street, all four stories on Page 1 also have subheads. You’ll probably find something similar if… Read More
How Attorneys Promote Their Experts
Attorneys have more disdain for the media than any other group of professionals I can think of. “Don’t talk,” they tell their clients who have just been sued or charged with a crime. “No comment,” they tell reporters who ask about a big case they’re defending. That’s why I was delighted to read about the… Read More
How to find freelancers for news releases, media kits and more in a hurry
Within the last several weeks, two projects have been driving me crazy: something I needed written very quickly, and a PDF document of an ebook that I need to update. But the Word file that I used to create the PDF was corrupted. It’s possible to edit a PDF but it’s time-consuming and it would… Read More
Author needs help promoting inspirational book
Marsha Jordan of Harshaw, Wisconsin writes: “I’m the founder of a national nonprofit charity helping sick children and I’ve written a book to use as a fundraiser—a compilation of inspirational essays designed to encourage anyone dealing with difficulties and challenges of life. It’s illustrated with drawings by children battling cancer and other serious illnesses. It’s… Read More
How to find a reporter’s hot button
One of the best ways to generate publicity for a product, service, cause or issue is to find a reporter who has experienced a problem that’s related to the story you want to pitch. It’s called finding a reporter’s hot button and sometimes it happens purely by accident. Publicity Hound Carol Adams of Charlotte, North… Read More
Pitch college newspapers
If you want publicity that reaches the 18-to-22-year-old crowd, take advantage of the powerful reach of college newspapers. But don’t use the same pitching tactics you use with weekly and metro newspapers. For one, reporters at college newspapers are difficult to reach in the morning. That’s because many of them study or party late into… Read More
Piggyback Publicity onto Hot Summer Movies
Keep your eyes open for summer movies that might help you create publicity for your product, service, cause or issue. It’s Just Lunch, an international dating service that gives clients a chance to meet over lunch, uses this strategy to get phenomenal publicity. It recently surveyed 2,774 East Coast singles on whether they found romance… Read More
Press releases: Dead or alive?
Is the press release dead or alive? Publicity Hounds have conflicting opinions and we want to know yours. Sally Saville Hodge says it’s dead, and she backs up her claim in this article at the MarketingProfs website. Harry Hoover says it’s very much alive and offers this rebuttal. What do you think? Dead or alive?… Read More