USA Weekend magazine is looking for the best high school musicals. Students, parents and schools are invited to enter the second annual HSM Showstopper event. Any musical performed during the 2007-2008 school year is eligible. The winning show will be announced and featured in a late spring issue of USA Weekend magazine. In a separate contest,… Read More
Promotions
Goodie bag, promo opps listed at ProfNet blog
Authors, have you written a book that would be the perfect goodie bag item for a man or woman who has just gone through a divorce and will be attending a divorce party April 4 in Fort Lauderdale? Publicists or celebrity agents, do you have an up-and-coming young female celebrity client to endorse and be actively involved with a tween… Read More
Information marketers turn their content into cash
One of the most important things I learned during my Internet marketing career was that people prefer different learning modalities. Many professional speakers, for instance, are auditory learners. They like to listen to audio recordings on CD or their MP3 players. Authors, on the other hand, are wordsmiths and often prefer edited transcripts of recordings. When I… Read More
Marketing in a down economy? This webinar can help
The Public Relations Society of America will offer a free webinar on “What Recession? Nine Ways to Cut Through Regardless of the Economy,” hosted by Drew Neisser, CEO of Renegade. It will be at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 14. You will learn: • How to develop a meaningful strategy • How to market… Read More
What you can learn from TripAdvisor.com’s ’10 Dirtiest Hotels’
In today’s newsletter, “The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week,” I wrote about the “10 Dirtiest Hotels” contest sponsored by TripAdvisor.com. The annual contest draws attention to TripAdvisor’s “Travelers’ Choice Award Winners” in 10 categories, from the Best Luxury Hotels to the Best Inns and B&Bs. Each year, consumers nominate the filthiest hotels, then weigh in with… Read More
Promote special events with a ‘hall of fame’
If you’re planning a special event, even if it doesn’t have anything to do with owls or animals, take a tip from the Houston Nature Center in Houston, Minnesota. When Publicity Hound Karla Kinstler of the center read one of my tips about creating a Hall of Fame, she knew the idea was a perfect fit… Read More
ACT! promotion needs ideas for publicity
Lori Feldman of St. Louis, Missouri writes: “I am an ACT! Software consultant and I belong to The CRM (Cusomter Relationship Management) Alliance, a consortium of the top ACT! Consultants across the U.S. “We have pooled resources to offer a $6,300 grand prize for a complete CRM/Email Marketing/Internet Marketing package for one winner, with other… Read More
‘America’s Favorite Mom’ to appear on ‘Today’ show
Do you have a great mom? Tell the world how much you love her by nominating her as “America’s Favorite Mom.” The top 25 moms will be featured on NBC’s “Today” show the week leading up to Mother’s Day. The audiences will vote, and the top five winners will be the focus of a prime time… Read More
Corporate sponsor needed to fund college ‘care package’
Patricia Hudak of Jersey City, New Jersey writes: “I am a young entrepreneur and recent college graduate. I started my company, Real World 101, to help graduating college seniors transition from college to the real world. “I’ve created an informational care package for college seniors that covers all of the topics they will face such… Read More
Newseum, the news industry museum, to open April 11
The Newseum, an interactive, state-of-the-art museum about the news industry, will announce today that it plans to open April 11, about six months later than originally planned. An article in the Washington Post says admission will be free for everyone on April 11. The article also explains how schools can take advantage of lower admission prices. I’m not traveling… Read More