Fourteen Publicity Hounds had advice for Julie Berry of Rivendell Communications in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania. Julie’s company represents an author who has become an expert on grief and loss. The author is also a mountain climber and nature lover who enjoys sharing the lessons she learns from physical challenges with nature. Julie said typical book… Read More
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How to promote an online honeymoon gift registry
Maya Sunpongco of Giftpile.com in Chula Vista, California, wants to know how to promote her online honeymoon registry. From Danielle Shanke of Tempe, Arizona: “Rather than pitch a story to her local media, target brides specifically through bridal magazines and websites. You’ll have a much more qualified audience. I bet you could easily pitch a… Read More
Author gets tips for promoting SAT book for students
Jacqui Byrne of Fanwood, New Jersey gets great tips from Publicity Hounds on how to promote her SAT Vocabulary Express, a book of word puzzles to teach high school students to play with words, to take them apart, and to increase their vocabulary and, ultimately, their verbal SAT score. From Carol Johnson of Schaumburg, Illinois:… Read More
Hounds offer ideas to promote volunteer fire department
Ten Publicity Hounds have lots of ideas for Brien Farley of Genesee, Wisconsin who wants to promote the Wales Genesee Volunteer Fire Department. The department is raising money to build a new station. From Karen Fiala of Gold Cost, Australia: I was in the local shopping mall last week when I was approached by a… Read More
How to promote a mystery novel
Prudy Taylor Board of Delray Beach, Florida wants to know how to promote her book, “Murder a la Carte,” the first a series titled Recipes for Murder. From Harry Hoover of Huntersville, North Carolina: “Every major paper has a food writer or editor. Pitch a story about how to do a themed dinner party featuring… Read More
Healthy ideas help author promote spinach cookbook
Burgundy Olivier of Lafayette, Louisiana asks: “On every list I see about the Top 3 or Top 10 healthy foods for disease-prevention, spinach is always on the list, usually in the top spot. How can I use this fact in the publicity arena? “I have, what is believed to be, the world’s only ‘exclusively spinach’… Read More
Dad gets ideas for promoting “Father of a Preemie”
Jeff Stimpson of New York, New York wrote the book "Alex: The Fathering of a Preemie" and wants ideas on how to get speaking engagements throughout the U.S. to promote the book. From Christina Steder of Milwaukee, Wisconsin: "I would suggest partnering with the March of Dimes. They are in the midst of a five-year,… Read More