If you want publicity in traditional media for a food-related story, don’t miss these tips from Nancy Wall Hopkins, deputy editor of food and entertaining at Better Homes and Gardens. Brian Pittman of Bulldog Reporter interviewed her. Here’s a quick summary, but please read the entire article. After each one of Nancy’s tips, I’ve also given you some of my… Read More
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Gardeners, USAWeekend wants photos of giant fruits, veggies
It’s a strange time of year to be asking for photos of giant fruits and vegetables, but that’s exactly what USAWeekend magazine wants. Yesterday’s edition invites gardeners to mail photos of large specimens. The magazine will announce entries on its website and might even publish them in a book. Photos don’t have to be from… Read More
Ugly patio furniture contest needs publicity ideas
Jill Cranford of Livermore, Colo. writes: “My company, Stone2Furniture, which makes indoor and outdoor furniture from stone, is having an Ugly Patio Furniture Contest and we’ll be giving away a set of our stone furniture valued at $4,100. The contest runs through August. “So here I am with the rules drawn up, and it’s live… Read More
How Twitter can help you fix your toilet
The next time you have problems with your toilet, just check in with Scott Soncray, aka The Twitter Plumber, who goes by @stoncray. Scott, director of communications for a nonprofit, is one of the thousands–perhaps millions of Twitterers–who helps a fellow Twitterer in need. Take, for example, the annoying problem of a running toilet. When PR pro Judy Lederman of JSL Publicity &… Read More
Product publicity is easier if you can get into gift sections
If you have a consumer product that would make a great gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduation Day, or the holidays, try to get into one of the many holiday gift sections featured by newspapers and magazines, or featured in holiday gift coverage on TV and radio. Most of this coverage does NOT require that… Read More
How to choose your profile photo for social networking sites
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
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