The Publicity Hound’s
Tips of the Week
Issue #613 May 15, 2012
Publisher: Joan Stewart
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“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”
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In This Issue
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1. Create Simple Infographics
2. Facebook Webinar Today
3. Pitch a Guest Blog Post
4. Hound Video
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1. Create Simple Infographics
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You can’t go anywhere on the Internet these days without seeing
eye-popping infographics.
Wouldn’t you love to be able to afford to pay an artist several
thousands dollars to create one of those giant, fancy-schmantzy
infographics for your next PR campaign? I would. But it isn’t in
the budget.
So I’m doing the next best thing. I’m learning how to create
simple infographics myself.
Pie charts. Doodles. Flow charts. Bar charts. Maps. Word clouds.
Graphs. Those are only a few of many types of infographics you
can create to dress up your website, blog, press releases, press
kit or online pressroom. You don’t even have to be an expert at
Photoshop or have artistic talent.
I’m experimenting with dozens of free and super-cheap tools, and
I can save you hours of time.
Join me during the webinar “How to Easily Create Free or
Inexpensive Infographics” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on
Thursday, May 24. I’ll show you what I’ve created and I’ll share
lots of tips to make the process easy.
Note: I am NOT a techie. And I don’t expect you to be either. So
I am purposely keeping this very simple.
Register here:
http://publicityhound.com/publicity-products/marketing-
tapes/infographics.htm
Have you created your own infographics? If so, email me with the
links and explain what tool you used. I might include them in my
webinar.
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2. Facebook Webinar Today
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Stop struggling with Facebook.
Register for Mari Smith’s webinar at 3 p.m. Eastern Time today on
“10 Essential Money-Making Facebook Techie Tips.” If the time is
inconvenient, register anyway because she’s recording it and
she’ll send you the replay link.
In conjunction with the webinar, she’s sponsoring “The Great
Facebook Timeline Cover Image Contest.” Upload a Timeline cover
image from either your personal profile or, ideally, from your
fan page.
Anyone can vote for their favorite entry. The winner, chosen from
the top 10 entries with the most votes, will receive a Facebook
Marketing Makeover worth $1,000.
Read all about the contest, and register for today’s call at
http://budurl.com/facebookmakeover.
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3. Pitch a Guest Blog Post
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When you plan your summer vacation, remember that bloggers are
planning, too.
That’s why this is the perfect time to pitch a guest blog post.
In your pitch, remind the blogger that your content would be
ideal for them while they’re on vacation.
Publicity expert Bob Baker passes along this valuable tip if you
see a blog that would be perfect for your post, but there’s no
way to contact the blogger. Just Google the blogger’s name like
this: “Joan Stewart on Twitter.” Once you know their Twitter
name, you can contact the blogger there. Bob, an expert on how
bands and musicians can get publicity, is @MrBuzzFactor and
shares great tips. Follow him.
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4. Hound Video
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Ashleigh and a mutt named Pudsey, the dancing dog trick act
that’s taking the UK by storm, have won ITV’s “Britain’s Got
Talent.” Can your dog do this?
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/47421019/#47421019
Dog Jokes & Quotes Ebook: 170+ G-rated dog jokes and quotes,
perfect for a dog-lover, your favorite vet, or just for a few
good laughs: http://publicityhound.com/dogjokebook/
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