Press Releases

5 reasons you must promote your press releases

Writing a press release, and then not promoting it, means you’re missing opportunities galore for more readers and possibly more customers. Here are five reasons why you should be promoting your press releases (same as a news release): 1. There’s too much noise online, including billions of press releases. Every day, people feel as though… Read More

5 ways to promote press releases on LinkedIn

Most people write a press release, upload to their website or one of the paid distribution sites, and then forget about it. Missed opportunities galore! One of the best ways to call attention to your release, assuming it’s for a business audience, is to promote it on LinkedIn five ways. I’ll be discussing them all,… Read More

More Eyes on Your Press Releases

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #623 June 19, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com http://publicityhound.com http://www.publicityHound.mobi http://www.publicityhound.net/ (Blog) http://www.publicityarticles.net (Ezine Archives) ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” Receive this ezine direct to your desktop http://www.publicityarticles.net/feed/rss/ =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. More Eyes on Your Press Releases 2. Site Rates Journalists… Read More

How to Drive Nonstop Traffic to Your Press Releases

When you write a press release, you probably post it to your website. If you have a budget, you distribute it through one of the distribution services like eReleases, PRWeb or PR Newswire. That’s a start. But you’re not done yet. The immediate bump in traffic you see after distributing the release won’t last long. In… Read More

How to get publicity for your company’s anniversary

You might so excited about your company’s anniversary that you’re ready to shoot off fireworks. But don’t expect anybody else to join you. Unless, of course, you offer an interesting timeline of the most newsworthy events in your industry, or your company, during that time you were in business. I came up with that… Read More

The Power of Facebook Photos

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #614 May 19, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. The Power of Facebook Photos 2. Infographics Boost Interest 3. New Posts at My Blog 4. Hound Video ================================== 1. The Power of Facebook Photos ==================================… Read More

Offer a trivia quiz along with your press release

People love quizzes. So do bloggers and journalists. That’s why adding a link to a quiz can super-charge your press release and tip the scales in your favor that a website, newspaper or magazine, or your favorite blogger will announce your news, or use the quiz by itself. Each year, The American Kennel Club announces… Read More

Dog Tweets — How to write a hip-hop press release

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter. How to write a hip-hop press release. http://ow.ly/9NW5M How To Add Tech Billionaires To Your LinkedIn Network Right Now – Forbes. http://ow.ly/9Ooag 12 Most Little Known Tricks to Use On LinkedIn. http://ow.ly/9Ooua 8 ways to… Read More

Let a Geek Help with PR

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #591 Jan. 24, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Let a Geek Help with PR 2. Membership Has Its Privileges 3. Make Your Book a Bestseller 4. Sponsoring a Contest on Flickr 5. Help This… Read More