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BoomerWomenBlog.com needs promo ideas

Lois Carter Fay of Massanutten, Virginia writes: “I just started a new blog, BoomerWomenBlog.com, that combines marketing ideas with Boomer Women. It’s also set up to maintain contact with a women’s group, Women’s Forum, that I run in my local community. What’s the best way to publicize my new blog and to generate heaps of… Read More

Prepare for TV/radio interviews via Toastmasters

Here’s a great tip from Publicity Hound Kay Canavino, a photographer from Adams, Massachusetts, for anone who wants to sharpen their interviewing skills for radio and TV appearances: “They can hone their speaking skills by joining a local chapter of Toastmasters. Talk about a big bang for your buck! It is the best way to get comfortable speaking… Read More

How to promote a pocket-size medication tracker

Donna Davidson and Laurel Simmons from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada write: “We have a product that is a practical and very cool medication tracker, a pocket-size manual that lets people record their medications. It’s simple and low tech on purpose. You don’t need computers. It can be carried anywhere. It’s tear-proof and water-proof and great in… Read More

Piggyback onto Harry Potter publicity

The phenomenal success of the sixth Harry Potter book leaves opportunities galore for Publicity Hounds. Here are ways to piggyback off the wave of publicity that will continue in the months ahead for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” —Therapists and grief counselors can be the local angle to this national story by commenting on… Read More

Writing articles will generate publicity–don’t make editors beg

It’s a sad day in Publicity Land when editors have to beg people for articles they can print in their newspapers and magazines. When I spoke to a group of micro entrepreneurs last week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the editor and publisher of a new business magazine in Milwaukee called Magazine SOHO, was in the audience.… Read More

How to Use Social Live Videos for Branding, Publicity

Social Live Videos are changing the way your audience interacts with your brand. Have you tried them yet? Many businesses large and small include this type of content in their marketing strategies.  Live videos present a format that encourages viewers to comment and share. Social live videos include Facebook Live, XXXXX, XXXXX, XXXXX and XXXXXX,… Read More

Deadline Jan. 31 for 2020 Yearbook of Experts

If you’re a subject matter expert who wants media attention, make sure you’re listed in an experts directory, and write and distribute lots of press releases on your topic. Bypass expensive per-release distribution charges with a subscription to Expertclick.  Read more

Take Precautions When Newsjacking in an Era of Fake News

When I first saw the story a week ago that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had decided to raise their baby as “gender-fluid,” the first word that came to my mind was newsjacking. That’s the word invented by PR expert David Meerman Scott that describes the publicity tactic of injecting your commentary quickly into a… Read More

7 Outdated Press Release Tips and Rules to Ignore

If you learned how to write press releases in college, you might be following rules that are hurting instead of helping your chances for publicity and website traffic. Here are 7 outdated rules you can ignore. Read more

How an Indie Author Created a Partnership with L.L. Bean

Indie authors who market books with passion and energy stand as much chance of partnering with a big retail brand as a best-selling author does. Here’s how L.L. Bean found an outdoors writer through a web search and partnered with her to create a win-win. Read more

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