The Publicity Hound’s
\nTips of the Week
\nIssue #500 April 13, 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. Celebrating 500: A New Look<\/p>\n
2. And the Winner is…<\/p>\n
3. Mobile Marketing: Panning for Gold<\/p>\n
4. Teleseminars This Week<\/p>\n
5. Help This Hound<\/p>\n
6. Hound Joke of the Week<\/p>\n
7. And at My Blog…<\/p>\n
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\n1. Celebrating #500 with a New Look
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I couldn’t have done it without you.<\/p>\n
If you submitted or answered a Help This Hound question, shared a
\ndog joke, passed along a helpful link or offered a publicity
\nsuccess story, thank you.<\/p>\n
You deserve a gourmet doggy treat wrapped in a big red bow.<\/p>\n
You’ve kept me going for almost 10 years, producing a really fun
\nnewsletter, and you’ve taught this old Hound lots of few tricks.<\/p>\n
To celebrate, I’ve spiffed things up a bit, thanks to Bob Ricca, Over the years, many readers have asked about the chance to Onward to Issue 600.<\/p>\n ================================== Congratulations to Gloria Beard, the marketing coordinator for She captured the most votes for the publicity success story she Debra Looper, who worked in admissions at the hospice, wished for “Your advice helped us attract TV news coverage, and prep for it You can see one of the stories at Thanks to all who participated and voted.<\/p>\n ===================================== Before long, somebody will ask, “Where can I find your mobile Don’t be forced to reply sheepishly, “I don’t have one yet.”<\/p>\n I don’t have a technical bone in my body. Yet my new mobile site Read about my new mobile site, the golden nuggets that await ===================================== “Discover the Secrets to Speaking in the Recession-Proof College “How to Achieve A Lot More Success As An Author By Discovering ===================================== Kathy Slattengren of Kenmore, WA writes:<\/p>\n “I have an online parenting class. It\u2019s $99 for three months of “For $139, students take the same course, starting April 19, and “The classes include issues like chores, how to set limits but “What are some quick and creative ways I can market the course The Publicity Hound says:<\/p>\n I know my Hounds, particularly those with frisky pups, will be Send your own question to: ===================================== The problem with all those drug ads on TV is I always think I DOG JOKES & QUOTES EBOOK: 170+ G-rated dog jokes and quotes, BONUS: Buy the ebook and you also get a compilation of the 50 http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/dogjokebook\/<\/a><\/p>\n ==================================== Consider retweeting: In-flight magazine editors and readers love these 7 topics Speakers, tweak your topic for the recession-proof college market ================================================<\/p>\n Joan Stewart The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #500 April 13, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Celebrating 500: A New Look 2. And the Winner is… 3. Mobile Marketing: Panning for Gold 4. Teleseminars This Week 5. Help This Hound 6. 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":0,"wds_primary_category":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[81,77,82,9,5,14],"class_list":{"0":"post-460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tips-of-the-week","7":"tag-ezines","8":"tag-mobile-marketing","9":"tag-newsletters","10":"tag-publicity-for-niche-markets","11":"tag-publicity-tips","12":"tag-social-networking","13":"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\/460","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=460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42185,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460\/revisions\/42185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nmy graphics designer at http:\/\/www.bobricca.com\/<\/a>. We hope you like
\nthe new look.<\/p>\n
\nadvertise, and the redesign presented a great opportunity. Call
\n262-284-7451 for details.<\/p>\n
\n2. And the Winner Is…
\n==================================<\/p>\n
\nFaith Presbyterian Hospice in Irving, Texas.<\/p>\n
\nshared about how my press release tips helped the hospice
\ngenerate publicity for a wish that was granted to a dying co-
\nworker last month.<\/p>\n
\na garden to be planted in front of her home. The hospice’s
\n“Faithful Wishes” program made it come true, and local TV
\nstations and newspapers picked up the story. Debra died two days
\nafter the garden was completed.<\/p>\n
\nby reviewing our key messages and providing them to the reporter
\nwho referred to them in the interview,” said Gloria, who wins a
\n$500 gift certificate for Publicity Hound products and services.<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/tinyurl.com\/hospicewishes<\/a><\/p>\n
\n3. Mobile Marketing: Panning for Gold
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\nsite?”<\/p>\n
\nthat I created myself went live this morning, and I feel like a
\nminer panning for gold in the 1800s. Mobile marketing is so new
\nthat I’m way ahead of my competitors who don’t realize that the
\nmobile gold rush is about to explode. You can be, too.<\/p>\n
\nthose smart enough to hunt for them, and how you can get in on
\nthe action, at http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mobilegoldrush<\/p>\n
\n4. Teleseminars This Week
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\nMarket\u201d:
\n2 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 14, with James Malinchak.
\nPerfect for authors, speakers, experts and anyone who has one of
\n17 in-demand topics. I’m hosting this as an affiliate. Register
\nat http:\/\/www.callwithjames.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe Seven Things Rich Authors Know That Poor Authors Don’t”:
\n2 and 7 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, April 15. Sponsored by Steve
\nHarrison. I’m promoting it as an affiliate and recommend that if
\nyou cannot attend, you recruit someone to listen and take notes.
\nRegister at http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/whatrichauthorsknow<\/a><\/p>\n
\n5. Help This Hound
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\ninstruction, and parents can take the course at their own pace.
\nYou can learn more about it at http:\/\/snipurl.com\/parentingclass2<\/p>\n
\nget email reminders and a weekly conference call with me. You can
\nlearn more about it at http:\/\/snipurl.com\/parentingclass1<\/p>\n
\nallow mistakes, controlling your temper, avoiding arguments,
\ncreating consequences for bad behavior, and being a good mentor
\nand role model.<\/p>\n
\nand reach the right people-\u2014parents who need help?”<\/p>\n
\nable to help you out by posting their best ideas to my blog at
\nhttp:\/\/tinyurl.com\/parentingclasses<\/p>\n
\nmailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com?subject=HelpThisHound<\/a>
\nand include your city and state.<\/p>\n
\n6. Hound Joke of the Week
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\nhave the disease. Yesterday, I was convinced I have heartworm.<\/p>\n
\nperfect for a dog-lover, your favorite vet, or just for a few
\ngood laughs.<\/p>\n
\nbest websites for dog humor.<\/p>\n
\n7. And at My Blog
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\nPrepare for the mobile gold rush with your new mobile site
\nhttp:\/\/ow.ly\/1xXq6<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/ow.ly\/1wOhg<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/ow.ly\/1wgCS<\/p>\n
\na.k.a. The Publicity Hound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"