If you’re strapped for cash and can’t afford a professional photographer, and you need a photo because you want to promote something on Facebook or another social networking site, what’s the next best alternative? The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal offers tips from three professional photographers on how to capture the right image. Each has a Facebook… Read More
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Writers, follow these 9 photography tips to sell your photos
If you sell freelance articles to newspapers or magazines and you’d like to make a little extra money selling accompanying photos, but you’re a lousy photographer, this is your lucky day. I just got off the phone with Linda Martin, production coordinator for Shotgun Sports Magazine, who told me that she had a frustrating day… Read More
Include special-interest weeklies in national publicity campaigns
In yesterday’s ezine, The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week, I wrote about how Publicity Hounds should rely on weekly newspapers more than ever, now that several dailies are eliminating their zoned editions because of mounting financial pressures. It wasn’t until today that I remembered a fabulous article in the May/June 2000 issue of The… Read More
Artists, photographers: Comment on Miley Cyrus photo
The it-borders-on-kiddie-porn photo of Miley Cyrus in the current issue of Vanity Fair magazine screams for comment from artists, photographers, parents, teens, and anybody else who wants to jump onto this controversy. Miley, who was photographed by Annie Leibovitz, has issued a statement saying she’s embarrassed by the way the photo turned out. And her father, Billy Ray… Read More
Nashville Opera sponsors ‘Put Me on a Billboard’ Contest
Are you a business or organization celebrating a big anniversary soon? Or how about just a Publicity Hound who wouldn’t mind being a celebrity in your own town? This idea is great for both. This year, the Nashville Opera is sponsoring a “Put Me on a Billboard Contest” to raise funds and awareness for a new opera… Read More
Pitch stand-alone photos ideas to weekly newspapers
When Tom Holubowicz wanted publicity recently for his custard stand in Grafton, Wisconsin, he donned an ape costume and visited the local Pick ‘n Save supermarket to buy bananas for Monkey Pox, his “flavor of the day.” The recipe calls for bananas, custard and chocolate-covered peanuts. Before he left, he called The News Graphic, his… Read More
Ditch the Shovels, Scissors & Checks
This week’s edition of my local weekly newspaper had another one of those ghastly ground-breaking photos. You know what it looks like because you’ve seen hundreds of them. Four guys wearing business suits and hard hats are posing, each with their foot on a shovel, looking very uncomfortable and out of place. These photos belong… Read More
Recycle Your National Media Hit
When a major newspaper, magazine or niche publication prints a story about you, or when you’re featured on a national network newscast, recycle that publicity by letting your local media know about it. Mystic Pop magazine, which features articles about holistic living and spirituality topics, wrote about surrealistic artist Mickie Bellah of Austin, Texas, and… Read More
Waymarking.com lets you promote interesting places
Here’s a cool social media tool to use in your publicity campaign if you’re promoting a tourist attraction, an event, a neighborhood, or even something as mundane as your local firehouse. It’s called waymarking, and you can do it here. A tip of the hat to Publicity Hound Rebecca Davey of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio who emailed… Read More
Make a Difference Day, Oct. 27, a great publicity op
Today’s issue of USA Weekend includes details on how your company, nonprofit, government agency, social club or neighborhood group can participate in Make a Difference Day on Oct. 27, the annual Saturday set aside to make a difference in your community. How? Paint a building, pick up litter, help at a home for the elderly, refurbish a community… Read More