The Publicity Hound’s
\nTips of the Week
\nIssue #488 Jan. 19, 2010<\/p>\n
Publisher: Joan Stewart<\/p>\n
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“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”<\/p>\n
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In This Issue
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1. Pitch Comics Artists<\/p>\n
2. 9 Places to Find Blog Content<\/p>\n
3. Write a Book in a Weekend<\/p>\n
4. Promoting a Religious Book<\/p>\n
5. Help This Hound<\/p>\n
6. Hound Joke of the Week<\/p>\n
7. And at My Blogs…<\/p>\n
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\n1. Pitch Comics Artists
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The next time you need to generate publicity for a worthy cause
\nor issue, don’t forget the comics.<\/p>\n
Yes, the comics. Comic strip artists might agree to make your
\ncause part of their storyline.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Rebecca Morgan, publisher of the popular SpeakerNet
\nNews ezine for sharing the fabulous tip to pitch comic strip artists
\nas a way of getting into newspapers large and small all over the world.<\/p>\n
Last fall, with just one email pitch, she convinced Greg Evans,
\ncreator of the strip Luann, to incorporate her campaign to
\nencourage people to give gently used books, instead of candy, for
\ntrick-or-treaters. That brought about 6,000 visitors to her
\nwebsite.<\/p>\n
See the strip, read about how she did it and learn about a ====================================== If you’re blogging, or you want to start a blog but you’re afraid –In your email box. When someone asks you a question, answer it, –In print newsletters and ezines for your industry.<\/p>\n –At other people’s blogs. (Comment on the post at your own blog, –In newspaper and magazine articles. Excerpt a few tips from an –5 things they don’t teach you in __________ school.<\/p>\n –3 things I want to do in my business before I die.<\/p>\n –In your office. Write about the best (or worst) computer –On TV. If a show or character you saw ties into your topic, –Your goals for 2010.<\/p>\n Want 68 more sources for blog content? They’ll be on the handout =================================== If you want to be taken seriously as an expert in your topic or The big mistake many authors make, however, is that they spend Ann McIndoo, the former creative assistant to motivational She has helped 268 authors write their books in just three days, Her system works best for authors who are writing non-fiction Ann will explain her system during a free telephone seminar with ==================================== This week, six Publicity Hounds have tips for Bonnie Stuempfig of From Jeff Rothe:<\/p>\n “Why not target 10 of the largest churches in your city, and get From Anne:<\/p>\n “If you are still thinking about selling it at churches, look “Another idea is to tie it in with a religious holiday (for From Dale Hutchings:<\/p>\n “The first thing that comes to mind for me is for you to target Read all the answers to this question. <\/a><\/p>\n Send your own “Help this Hound” question<\/a> and include your city and state.<\/p>\n =================================== Consuelo Okdie from Tampa Bay, Fla., writes:<\/p>\n “I’m hoping that you or one of your readers will be able to tell “My work is unique in medium and application as I am one of a The Publicity Hound says:<\/p>\n Hounds with ideas for Consuelo can post them to my blog.<\/a><\/p>\n Consuelo, you need to be willing to do the research necessary to ================================= Wanda’s dishwasher quit working so she called a repairman. Since “Oh, by the way, don’t worry about my dog, Spike. He won’t bother When the repairman arrived at Wanda’s apartment the following “Shut up, you stupid, ugly bird!”<\/p>\n To which the parrot replied, “Get him, Spike!”<\/p>\n ================================== 19+ story ideas to generate publicity, PR for your business<\/a><\/p>\n Add comic strips to your PR campaign and pitch artists<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #488 Jan. 19, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Pitch Comics Artists 2. 9 Places to Find Blog Content 3. Write a Book in a Weekend 4. Promoting a Religious Book 5. Help This Hound\u2026 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","iawp_total_views":2,"wds_primary_category":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[11,2,3],"class_list":{"0":"post-381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tips-of-the-week","7":"tag-art-marketing","8":"tag-blogging","9":"tag-book-promotion","10":"entry"},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Joan Stewart","author_link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/author\/jstewart\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nwebsite with links to hundreds of comics strips that might tie<\/a>
\n into your cause or issue. <\/a><\/p>\n
\n2. 9 Places to Find Blog Content
\n======================================<\/p>\n
\nyou won’t have enough content, here are 9 places to look to find
\nmore than enough topics to write about.<\/p>\n
\nand then include the question and the answer in a blog post.<\/p>\n
\nand link to it.)<\/p>\n
\narticle you’ve just read, with attribution, and comment on them.<\/p>\n
\nequipment and other tools you use.<\/p>\n
\nwrite about it.<\/p>\n
\nyou’ll get when you register for my teleseminar on “Time-saving<\/a>
\n Tips for Smart Business Blogging<\/a>” at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on
\nWednesday, Jan. 20, with Patsi Krakoff.<\/p>\n
\n3. Write a Book in a Weekend
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\nindustry, a book can give you credibility and put you heads above
\nyour competitors.<\/p>\n
\nyears writing their books, then many more months editing and
\nproofreading them. Many non-fiction books can be written in a few
\ndays.<\/p>\n
\nspeaker Tony Robbins, has developed a system for writing the
\nfirst draft of a non-fiction book in just one weekend-?a fraction
\nof the time it takes most authors.<\/p>\n
\nthanks to time-saving shortcuts.<\/p>\n
\nbooks on topics they know well, particularly how-to, leadership,
\nbusiness, self-help and autobiographies.<\/p>\n
\nSteve Harrison at 2 and 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, Jan. 21,
\nat your choice of two times. If the times are inconvenient,
\nrecruit someone to listen and take notes for you.<\/p>\n
\n4. Promoting a Religious Book
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\nWaukesha, Wis., author of Heavenly Connections<\/a>, a book of
\ninspirational religious stories. She wants ideas on how to sell
\nthe book.<\/p>\n
\nthem to get a copy to be discussed for X weeks at a Bible study,
\nor even better, used by the service head if they teach a weekly
\nclass.”<\/p>\n
\ninto their bulletins and see what kinds of church groups they
\nhave that meet on a regular basis. You might be able to be a
\nguest speaker (and pitch your book at the end) for one of their
\nmeetings.<\/p>\n
\nexample: Ash Wednesday for Catholics). Offer a small discount to
\nthose who purchase multiple copies.”<\/p>\n
\nChristian book reading clubs. On the Internet, there are numerous
\nwebsites that where you can find listings of these groups. There
\nis even a site where they show you how to start a Christian book
\nclub and how to join one.”<\/p>\n
\n5. Help This Hound
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\nme how to get my artwork used as set decoration for TV or films.<\/p>\n
\nvery few artists using polymer clay to create illustrations &
\npaintings. Any information you may be able to give me will be
\ngreatly appreciated.”<\/p>\n
\npitch set designers, costume coordinators, production
\ncoordinators, prop masters and product placement decision-makers
\nfor specific movies and TV shows. I hosted a teleseminar with Amy
\nBates Stumpf two years ago on How to Get Your Consumer Product
\nonto the Sets of Movies and TV Shows.<\/p>\n
\n6. Hound Joke of the Week
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\nshe had to go to work the next day, she told the repairman, “I’ll
\nleave the key under the mat.\u00a0 Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill
\non the counter, and I’ll mail you a check.”<\/p>\n
\nyou. But, whatever you do, do NOT, under ANY circumstances, talk
\nto my parrot. I repeat. Do NOT talk to my parrot!”<\/p>\n
\nday, he discovered the biggest, meanest looking dog he has ever
\nseen. But, just as she had said, the dog just lay there on the
\ncarpet watching the repairman go about his work.\u00a0 ?\u00a0 The parrot,
\nhowever, drove him nuts the whole time with his incessant
\nyelling, cursing and name calling.\u00a0 Finally the repairman
\ncouldn’t contain himself any longer and yelled,<\/p>\n
\n7. And at My Blog…
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