By using the LinkedIn app, you can write a longer headline on your profile that’s a total of 240 characters—that’s 100 characters more than what you’re allowed if you write it on your desktop. Read more
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How to Sell on Pinterest in as Little as 3 Minutes a Day
Spending only 3 minutes a day on Pinterest, and creating graphic elements with tips tied to your product or service, will help you sell more. Watch this free training on how to weave a variety of Pinterest sales tactics into a powerful Pinterest sales strategy. Read more
Tomorrow: Free Training on How to Use Pinterest to Drive Traffic and Sell
Learn how to create tip-o-graphics and other stunning images on Pinterest that beg to be shared. Register for free training on Thursday, April 26, 2018, with Daniel Hall and John Kremer. It’s for newbies and Pinterest users who have been on the site awhile. Read more
Condom Snorting Dangers Ripe for Newsjacking
The dangers of condom snorting are back in the news, the perfect opportunity for authors, speakers and experts to explain what can happen when kids snort condoms and participate in other tyeps of dangerous “challenges” to attract attention. Read more
Frequently Asked Questions About Selling Books to Libraries
Here are frequently asked questions about selling books to libraries through the special promotion available via Amy Collins and New Shelves. Deadline for ordering is midnight Wednesday night, March 21, 2018. Read more
How to Encourage 4,000 Libraries to Buy Your Book
Selling your book to libraries can be lucrative, whether you write fiction or nonfiction. Here’s a fast, easy way to get your book in front of 4,000 librarians throughout the United States. Read more
Facebook’s Messenger Kids App Perfect for Newsjacking
Facebook’s controversial Messenger Kids app offers the perfect opportunity for authors, speakers and experts to create publicity by newsjacking this story and commenting on it, or creating content around it. Use these hooks and angles. Read more
The Best of The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week of 2017: Yours to regift
“The Best of the Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week of 2017,” a free ebook, includes two dozen tips on how to use traditional media and social media to build a following, promote what you’re selling, connect with journalist and use inexpensive marketing tactics and strategies. It’s yours to regift. Read more
Are Men Whose Wives Keep Their Maiden Names Wimps?
Men whose wives choose to keep their maiden names are often viewed as less masculine and lacking pants in the relationship, a new study finds. Authors, speakers and experts can piggyback onto this story for publicity, also known as newsjacking. Read more
Advice Needed on Using IMDbPro to Contact Celebrities
Publicity Hound Teri Brown of North Las Vegas, Nev., asks: “Do you know if IMDbPro is a good resource for finding current contact info on celebrities? They charge $19.95 on a month-to-month basis or less yearly. My main concern is current info. Have you heard anything about them one way or the other?” The Publicity… Read More