The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #652 Oct. 6, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Why Pitching Quickly is a Waste 2. 10 Worst Ways to Sell Books 3. New Posts at My Blog 4. Hound Joke of the Week This… Read More
Book Marketing
Would You Embarrass the Host?
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #456 June 23, 2009 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =============================== In This Issue =============================== 1. Would You Embarrass the Host? 2. Gift Guides Stress Value 3. Write a Book in a Weekend 4. Brag About Publicity on Facebook 5. Promoting a… Read More
Letterman’s Lesson
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #455 June 16, 2009 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =============================== In This Issue =============================== 1. Letterman’s Lesson 2. Facebook Vanity URLs June 28 3. Give Away Food for Publicity 4. Let Corporate Sponsors Promote You 5. Promoting a Kosher Cooking Show… Read More
25 Reasons to Hate Facebook
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #452 May 26, 2009 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” ========================================== In This Issue =============================== 1. 25 Reasons to Hate Facebook 2. Getting onto Oprah 3. How Oprah Expert Got onto CNBC 4. Ask the Politicians for Help 5. How to Promote… Read More
Predict end of Harry Potter series
Here’s a great publicity idea for book clubs, libraries, book stores, author groups or any organization that relates in any way to books or reading. Offer predictions on how you think “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” will end. It’s the last book in the record-breaking series by author J.K. Rowling. The article asks whether… Read More
Most successful authors do 7 things differently
For almost two decades, Steve Harrison has worked with more than 19,000 authors. He’s convinced that the most successful authors—the top 3 percent—do 7 things differently than all the others. He’ll explain them all during two free 75-minute telephone seminars today. You can listen at 2 p.m. Eastern Time or 7 p.m. Eastern Time. Steve says you’ll… Read More
Free ebook of publicity tips (consider regifting)
Put your 2007 publicity campaign on steroids with my special holiday gift to you—“The Best of The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week of 2006” ebook. I reviewed all 52 of my newsletters from last year, hand-picked the top two dozen items that generated the biggest response from readers and included them in this ebook. It will… Read More
Publicists’ tips booklet deadline Dec. 31
If you read the item in this week’s issue of “The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week” about the Tips Booklet Anthology for Publicists, and you’re interested in a clever idea that will help bring in more business, you’ll want to know that the deadline has been extended to Dec. 31. If you missed the item, I… Read More
Celebrity endorsements for your book
If you’ve just finished writing a book, don’t think the worst part of the job is finished. If you really want the book to hit the best-seller list, generating endorsements from famous celebrities is a must–not at easy task. Take Jacqueline Marcell, for instance. When she wrote a book about her struggles caring for her father, who… Read More
Author reads to kids on YouTube
Author Dora Crow wrote to tell me about a clever way she’s using YouTube to promote her book. She writes: “In order to share the story of Winky & Wonder, I’ve begun reading my children’s book on YouTube as an online ‘Children’s Storytime.’ I uploaded the prologue a few days ago, and today I uploaded the… Read More