The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #495 March 9, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. The Next Big Thing: Mobile 2. Time-saving Blogging Tips 3. Social Media Cheat Sheet 4. Marketing a Lifestyle for Boomers 5. Help This Hound 6. Hound… Read More
Blogging
Why a press release and not just a blog post?
If you’re releasing a report on the state of your industry, what’s the purpose of writing a press release? Why not just post the information to your blog? In fact, why even bother with press releases? Can’t blog posts serve the same function? That’s what law firm marketing expert Kevin O’Keefe asked at Real Lawyers… Read More
12 proofreading tips for press releases, blogs & other copy
Before you send that next press release, or add copy to your online press room, or post something to your blog, or upload a new article to an article directory site, use Mickie Kennedy’s 8 top tips for proofreading. His company, eReleases, writes and distributes press releases for people who don’t want to do it… Read More
Let people comment at your blog without logging in first
By Joan Stewart One of the biggest frustrations of blogging is seeing too few comments at your blog—or no comments. Here’s one way to encourage comments. Don’t require people to first log in. Because I’ve created Google Alerts for my Publicity Hound website URL and my name, Google alerted me this morning to a blog post someone had written… Read More
Huffington: ‘Blogs more effective than press releases’
If you had to choose one or the other, which would you choose: a blog or press releases? Arianna Huffington, cofounder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, says a blog is more powerful. Her comments appear during a Q&A interview in the Febuary issue of PR Week. The magazine asked if PR pros were reaching out to offer rebuttals… Read More
When Google Speaks, Listen
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #490 Feb. 2, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. When Google Speaks, Listen 2. Five Blogging Must-Haves 3. LinkedIn Recommendations 4. For Authors & Publishers Only 5. A Book on Inappropriate Touching 6. Help This… Read More
Social Media Rx
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #489 Jan. 27, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Social Media Rx 2. Newspaper Map of the World 3. Let Bloggers Test Your Product 4. Getting Artwork onto TV/Movie Sets 5. Help This Hound 6.… Read More
Pitch Comics Artists
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #488 Jan. 19, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Pitch Comics Artists 2. 9 Places to Find Blog Content 3. Write a Book in a Weekend 4. Promoting a Religious Book 5. Help This Hound… Read More
9 easy places to find content for your blog
If you’re blogging, or you want to start a blog but you’re afraid you won’t have enough content, forget the binoculars! You don’t have to look far to find it. It’s all around you. The trick is to be aware of it, learn how to recycle it, and be willing to tweak it, edit it, and repurpose… Read More
The Missing Marketing Tool
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #487 Jan. 12, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. The Missing Marketing Tool 2. Ban This Cliche 3. How to Attract PR Clients 4. Promoting a Book for Associations 5. Help This Hound 6. Hound… Read More