Publicity Hounds usually use the strategies they read about here to sell more products or services, promote books, get speaking engagements, promote a nonprofit, position themselves as experts, or offset negative publicity. Here’s another time when you should try to get the media’s attention: When your company is for sale. Last year, PestPatrol, a company… Read More
A great way to get more PR clients
If you work in the PR industry and you’re fishing for new clients, here’s a clever way to hook ’em. Choose a company that you’re dying to work with. Then keep your eyes open for coverage their competitors are getting. When you see a story written about a competitor, clip it and send it along… Read More
Create something that’s uniquely you to get publicity
John Gray didn’t tell us that men and women approach the world in a different way. He told us that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. That’s his concept and he owns it. When you see a fit and trim guy named Jarrod holding up a pair of oversized pants in front… Read More
17 new trade publications
Add these 17 trade magazines to your media database, then send your photos, news releases and new product announcements. But first, study the magazines carefully so you know whether your idea is a good fit. You can sign up for a complimentary subscription to any of these titles . Engineering –III-Vs Review Finance –Accounting Technology… Read More
Host a teleseminar and sell it as a product
If you aren’t hosting telephone seminars for your clients and customers, you’re missing a valuable marketing tool. Here are some of the ways you can use these fast, easy and inexpensive learning tools, more commonly referred to as “teleseminars.” –Use them to build customer loyalty. You can offer them for free and explain how customers… Read More
Ask for corrections as soon as errors appear
If you don’t correct errors in the newspaper, they have a way of reapperaing. For example, last summer, my morning newspaper included a correction, buried at the bottom of Page 2. It took up less than 2 inches of space. CORRECTION An article Aug. 14 about residents of Haven greeting visitors arriving for the PGA… Read More
Don’t pitch your books as the story idea
If you’re an author and you want to get onto Fox & Friends (or any other show for that matter), avoid the Number One problem authors make when pitching. Don’t pitch your book as the story. In the April 11 issue of PR Week, Jess Todtfeld, an associate producer at Fox News, says authors sometimes… Read More
How to attract a corporate sponsor for ezine
Three Publicity Hounds have suggestions for Darcie Harris of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma who wnats to know how to seek paid sponsors for her ezine. It is geared toward women business owners and executives. She wants help on things such as pricing and how to contact potential corporate sponsors. From Vic Cherikoff of Kingsgrove, Australia: “I… Read More
How to make book reviewers open your package
Book publicist Kate Bandos says authors who send their books to book reviewers, reporters and other media people must know how to make their packages stand out from all the rest. That could mean sending the book in a purple envelope so that when you make your follow-up call, you can remind the reporter to… Read More
Hotmail, Yahoo email addresses scream “cheap”
When it comes to deciding if I want free publicity or a paid ad, I’m the Queen of Cheap. I’ll choose free publicity almost every time. You should, too. But if you’re submitting articles to online portals, where you’re promoting your expertise and attracting the attention of editors and publishers, you don’t want to broadcast… Read More