Issue #800 March 15, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Get Your Book Into Costco Don’t Pitch Your Website Mind-Body-Spirit Radio Shows Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: I’m wondering, why are school kids wearing shorts to school in the middle of… Read More
Need TV publicity? Don’t pitch a website. Pitch a yummy hook
One way to kill your chances of getting onto local TV is to pitch your website. That’s what Tom Graber of Milwaukee wanted to do a few weeks ago. Tom’s website, Friday Fish Fry Guide, lists more than 1,000 restaurants in a six-county area in metropolitan Milwaukee. Every Friday of the year throughout the entire… Read More
Tips for getting booked on the more than 800 Mind-Body-Spirit radio shows
When you think of talk radio, you think politics, home improvement shows and public radio. Mind-Body-Spirit shows aren’t as obvious, but they have huge followings. Guests talk about familiar topics like the law of attraction, positive thinking, walking your life journey and guided meditation. Not-so-obvious topics include soulgasms, twin flames, platonic solids, and mystic visualization.… Read More
35 Million Free Getty Images
Issue #799 March 11, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue 35 Million Free Getty Images Less is More When Pitching 3 Crowdfunding Musts Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: I’m so grateful that I downloaded the “Find My iPhone App” onto my… Read More
Free Getty Images come with risks, exceptions
If you’re tempted to use a free Getty image in a blog post, at your website, in a press release, in a PR campaign, or any other way, understand the risks which could include legal problems. Getty recently opened up its archives to allow 35 million of its images to be used for free. You can now… Read More
Wine Condoms
Issue #798 March 8, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Wine Condoms Author U Extravaganza Radio Publicity Tip Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: It’s off to the Apple store for a workshop on the iCloud. I love their free workshops, except… Read More
Crowfunding Success Stories
Issue #797 March 4, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Crowfunding Success Stories Meatballs and Meatheads Facebook Cover Photo Template Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: My early morning walks with Bogie down to Lake Michigan are almost painful in this rotten… Read More
Crowdfunding Success Stories: Will Your Dream-come-true be Next?
If you think your idea for a crowdfunding project is too “out there,” and that total strangers will never fork over their hard-earned money to make your dream come true, a closer look at this social media phenomenon might convince you to just go ahead and ask. Crowdfunding is a way to get financial help,… Read More
Book publicity tip: Share testimonial photos on your Facebook page
When author Gail Mencini wrote her fiction novel To Tuscany with Love, she included a character who must deal with breast cancer. The novel follows the adventures of Bella Rossini, a vivacious college junior, who is suddenly thrust into living in Tuscany with seven strangers during one life-altering summer. Gail, a breast cancer survivor, hoped that… Read More
Why People Will Give You Money
Issue #796 Feb. 25, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Why People Will Give You Money Use Twitter in a Crisis 9 Seats Left at Publicity Summit Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: An 8-year-old girl was burning up the chess boards… Read More