If your company or nonprofit serves a national or international audience, here’s a great idea publicity idea you can steal. Ditto if you’re an author, speaker or consultant. One of the ideas in my ebook “How to be a Kick-butt Publicity Hound” is to create a list of the top 10 cities or states that are… Read More
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Vote for POOPY PR photos
I’ll bet many of you work for companies that regularly have “POOP” in their newsletters, annual reports and even at their websites. “POOP” stands for Photos that Ought to be Outlawed Permanently. The acronym is the brainchild of Jean Clough, who teaches photography. Her friend, Steve Crescenzo, thought it was so clever when he first… Read More
And the bad taste award for PR & marketing goes to…
When PR and marketing firms become giddy over their own creativity, look out. A new 44-second commercial called “BANG” created by Maloney & Fox to announce the launch of its Quality Products Division, spoofs a commercial for a male enhancement pill. M&F calls it an “advermation” and is sending the video to new business targets… Read More
How to Promote Community Meeting Rooms
Publicity Hound John Faisandier of Karori in New Zealand writes: “I would love a few tips to help with a small business I have. We have two training rooms for hire by corporate and community groups in central Wellington. Mostly we want to increase our business for Monday-to-Friday hire, but also weekend hire. “The rooms… Read More
Wal-Mart PR push is too little, too late
I love Wal-Mart’s convenience, store hours and low prices. Of all the merchants that get a chunk of my money, Wal-Mart probably gets the most. But when it comes to PR, I’d give Wal-Mart the booby prize. A story in the July 25 issue of PR Week says Wal-Mart has begun a media relations and… Read More
How Attorneys Promote Their Experts
Attorneys have more disdain for the media than any other group of professionals I can think of. “Don’t talk,” they tell their clients who have just been sued or charged with a crime. “No comment,” they tell reporters who ask about a big case they’re defending. That’s why I was delighted to read about the… Read More
3 PR contests accepting entries
Awards usually don’t mean squat because the true test of a P.R. campaign is how the project has changed people’s behavior or perceptions. If you care about these things, however, two contests are seeking entries. PR News is sponsoring its first-ever Nonprofit PR Awards program for nonprofit communications. It’s open to all communications and marketing… Read More
Stop calling news conferences
A reader wrote this week and asked: “We are looking for some advice on when to send a media notice to our contacts announcing a press conference. A week prior to the press conference? Two days? Or is it best to hit them a couple of times?” The Publicity Hound says: Why do you think… Read More
CDs, tapes available from Media Relations 2005
If you missed the Media Relations 2005 conference in San Francisco in April, you can still learn terrific PR and publicity tips by buying the CDs or cassette tapes for $15 each. Read the entire list here. It includes the panel I participated in titled “The 10 worst Journalist Faux Pas You Can Make.” I… Read More
PR tips at AMA website
PR Newswire is now providing educational PR content to the American Marketing Association’s website. It includes writing tips, frequently asked questions and educational articles including: Using Your Website as an Effective PR Tool; Six Simple Steps for Turning Your Company into a Heavily Quoted Source; Tips on Writing an Effective Feature Article; Press Release Writing… Read More