I found a very cool website where you can insert photos of yourself or others into other photos and create your own custom photos that really attract attention.
It’s PhotoFunia.com. Insert your photo onto a billboard, turn it into a painting, or plaster it onto a big sign outside a sidewalk cafe, like a I did here.
Turn it into an Andy Warhol painting. Artists, this online tool is perfect for you because you can actually make it look as though an artist is drawing your portrait. You can even use video to make it look like you’re dancing , fanning yourself, or appearing on TV.
I don’t think these photos are appropriate for publicity campaigns, or are they?
What are some fun ways you could use them for publicity, PR and marketing and in social media? Provide links to your own PhotoFunia photos so we can see how you’ve used them.
We don’t want to see only the photos. We want to know how you will incorporate them into your marketing or your blog or website.
Who knows? I just might include your photo in the next update of my ebook, “How to Use Photos & Graphics in Your Publicity Campaign.”
Hi Joan Thank you for your info. I’ve been getting your newsletters for quite awhile. You’ve really helped in ways you can’t imagine. Now I’m knee deep in learning as much as possible about facebook and twitter. I’m on both but I’m putting Mrs. Claus on. I understand how a business gets tons of fans, but what about when your branding something. I’m not sure how to get a lot of people in different industries to become her fans. I feel like I’m one step away from learning what I’m supposed to be doing. Thank you again for all that you do, if you have any suggestions please let me know.
Nancy
Nancy, I assume you’re referring to branding your books about the North Pole.
There are a zillion ways you can get friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter. Here area few:
–“Like” mommy bloggers on Facebook (daddy bloggers too). And follow them on Twitter. Then start building a relationship with them by discussing, for instance, how you can gt children to bed early on Christmas Eve.
–Search the groups on Facebook to see where the moms and dads are hanging out. Join those groups, then join the their discussions.
–Go to Search.Twitter.com and search using keywords. You’ll quickly see which tweeple are tweeting about those topics. Visit their pages and then decide if they’re a good fit.
–Sponsor a fun contest and promote it through the social media sites.
Also check out “11 ways to avoid missed opportunities on Facebook.” I created it last year when I started to become inundated with questions like yours. It’s at
http://publicityhound.com/publicity-products/marketing-tapes/how_to_use_facebook.htm
Joan – your newsletters have ALWAYS been informative for me. Currently, I am conducting Digital Photography classes to middle school kids during the week and seniors on the weekend. This PhotoFunia will be an exciting addition to my classes (and myself as well). Just awesome!
I think your students will have a lot of fun with it. See the comment below regarding terms of service.
Just be aware that Photofunia’s terms of use includes this restriction: “You are not allowed to use the Website (or to copy or use any material from the Website) for any commercial purpose other than to conduct a commercial transaction with us unless you have our permission. Such forbidden commercial transactions include allowing access to your photo album in return for payment or for any other commercial purpose.”
You are also granting them the right to “display, modify, print, transmit or distribute any of the images that you upload or email to us, in order to provide any of the services offered by us through the Website subject to these Terms.”
Walt, thanks for the heads-up. (Does anybody read Terms of Service anymore?)
Great reminder, Walt.
“For commercial purposes” can be interpreted several ways.