Publicity Blog

Dog Tweets of the Week–101 Tips for Using Instagram for Business

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. 101 Tips for Using Instagram for BusinessInstagram is a relatively new mobile app. The company created a website and appears to be growing. Businesses are finding success building followings on Instagram and… Read More

13 smart reasons to use captions on YouTube videos

I started using captions on my YouTube videos about a year ago when someone reminded me that it’s just one more place where Google can find keywords. That’s Reason Number 1 and it’s reason enough for me. (The screenshot above is my “Welcome to My Website” video.) Reason Number 2: It helps people who are… Read More

How to promote a Hangout, webinar, podcast after you’re the guest

If you’re an expert in your topic, you’ve probably been invited onto at least one program as the guest expert. Afterward, you thank the host, send out a few tweets linking to the replay, and then get back to work. That’s what I usually do. There’s a much better way. Mike Allton, a social media… Read More

How to get Camtasia 8.0 for free and make easy videos

One of the easiest ways to create videos fast, without having to look good in front of the camera, write a script and memorize your lines, is to shoot a video of what you see on your computer monitor. You use screen-capture software and a headset with a mic to do things like take people… Read More

How to Pitch the Top 50 ‘New Product Review’ Bloggers

Whether you’re launching a book or introducing a new app, plan to spend time researching and pitching bloggers who do product reviews. Cision has published its list of the Top 50 New Product Review Bloggers, a great starting point. Authors and publishers, add to this list three more bloggers who review books:: But don’t just click… Read More