The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #531 Nov. 16, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Your Own “Seal of Approval” 2. Yahoo Launches Weekend Edition 3. USA Today’s Health Website 4. Publish an Ebook for the Kindle 5. Promoting a Writing… Read More
event promotion
How to Use QR Codes for PR
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #530 Nov. 9, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. How to Use QR Codes for PR 2. Before You Speak on Cruise Ships… 3. Fun, Free Photo Tool 4. Promoting Garden Club Lectures 5. Help… Read More
Garden club needs help naming a winter gardening event
This week’s “Help this Hound” question is from me and my fellow members of the Port Washington Garden Club in Port Washington, Wisconsin: We’re sponsoring our first-ever daylong lecture series on Feb. 26, and we’re looking for a catchy title that will really build the buzz and draw a huge crowd. Guest experts from within and… Read More
How to Target Zip Codes
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #528 Oct. 19, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. How to Target Zip Codes 2. Sell Your Blog on Kindle 3. Columnist Needs Source 4. Thrive as an Expert in Any Economy 5. Speak on… Read More
How to avoid choosing the wrong date for your event
When I hosted the teleseminar last week on “50+ Places Online to Promote Your Live & Virtual Events to Reach Your Target Market & Pull Sell-out Crowds,” I mentioned briefly that event planners can use online calendar sites to see which events are competing with theirs on a certain date. It isn’t always possible to… Read More
Lots of Sample Press Releases
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #527 Oct. 12, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Lots of Sample Press Releases 2. Promote Events These 5 Ways 3. Virtual Assistants Can Do PR 4. Win Lunch with Jack Canfield 5. Help This… Read More
If you MUST stage a groundbreaking event, try this
You can lump groundbreaking ceremonies, check-passings and ribbon-cuttings into one category. They’re tired, lifeless events staged for the media and to stroke the organizers’ egos. Smart Publicity Hounds avoid them at all costs. But if you absolutely MUST have a groundbreaking event because your boss demands it, here’s a different twist on a tired theme. It’s… Read More
Florist needs ideas, events to promote shop online and offline
Cheryl Muskus of Oak Creek, WI, writes: “I’m the owner of The CarmelRose, a floral shop, and I’m looking for ways to generate publicity in a very competitive market. “Even though our industry is hurt to a large extent when obituaries state ‘in lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to…,” we’re trying to form relationships with… Read More
I See Your Name Everywhere’
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #463 Aug. 11, 2009 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” ========================================= In This Issue ========================================= 1. ‘I See Your Name Everywhere’ 2. Share Your Best Food Nuggets 3. Use Receipts as Marketing Tools 4. Inflight Mags Want Your Events 5. Promoting Skirts… Read More
Media event to feature products linked to celebs, good causes
If you sell a consumer product that has a celebrity connection, or supports a good cause, you’ll be able to pitch your product to the media, face to face, at a media event on Wednesday, April 1, in New York City. Two shows—The Celebrity Connections Media Event and the Good Causes Media Event—will be held… Read More