The Publicity Hound’s
Tips of the Week
Issue #508 June 8, 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. How to Catch CNN’s Attention<\/p>\n
2. Add Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button<\/p>\n
3. Still Not Done Writing Your Book?<\/p>\n
4. Promoting a Course for Execs<\/p>\n
5. Help This Hound<\/p>\n
6. Hound Joke of the Week<\/p>\n
7. And at My Blogs & Mobile Site…<\/p>\n
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1. How to Catch CNN’s Attention
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If you’ve been pitching CNN and you’re getting nowhere, take
matters into your own hands.<\/p>\n
Go to the network’s IReport page <\/a>\u00a0where you’re invited to write your “One of the goals of CNN IReport is to expand the current The stories in this section are not edited, fact-checked or But if you can pique the network’s interest here, where you KNOW If you’re content with being on the news in your own community, ====================================== Make it easy for people to spread the word about your website, Add Facebook’s “Like” button to those pages.<\/a><\/p>\n The button lets users share content with their friends on If you aren’t tech-savvy, let your webmaster insert the button Then make sure you’re taking advantage of the power of Facebook.<\/p>\n ===================================== Is it taking you longer to write your book than you ever Is watching the whole thing come together like watching grass If so, you’re invited to a free telephone seminar on Thursday, Discover the speed writing system she’s used to help 268 authors ===================================== This week, three Publicity Hounds have tips for Anne Graham of From Eric Gruber:<\/p>\n “Do article marketing. Target top websites and ezines. For From Flo Selfman:<\/p>\n “Send the information to Karen E. Klein, a leading business From The Publicity Hound:<\/p>\n Video, video and more video!<\/p>\n Create short videos of no more than two and a half minutes packed Each video should include the landing page URL where people can The more videos you create, the more keywords, or tags, you can Read all the responses to this week’s “Help This Hound question,<\/a> Send your own Help this Hound question<\/a>\u00a0and include your city and state.<\/p>\n ====================================== Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. & Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D of Los Angeles, “We are family relationship experts who have developed an ebook, “We’re looking for some creative ways to let bloggers and The Publicity Hound says:<\/p>\n One of the first things you should do is get your blog off of Hounds with other tips on\u00a0how to promote your ebook<\/a> can post them ===================================== Dogs are better than kids. They eat less, don’t ask for money all ==================================== Consider retweeting:<\/p>\n New to publicity? Here’s a free 6-part email course<\/a><\/p>\n Online visibility: 13 ways to build a following<\/a><\/p>\n 2 ways to use controversy: At your blog and in a poll<\/a><\/p>\n Need an expert? Look at one of the article directory sites<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #508 June 8, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. How to Catch CNN’s Attention 2. Add Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button 3. Still Not Done Writing Your Book? 4. Promoting a Course for Execs 5. Help This\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":3,"wds_primary_category":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3,16,19,7],"class_list":{"0":"post-509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tips-of-the-week","7":"tag-book-promotion","8":"tag-facebook","9":"tag-pitching-to-reporters","10":"tag-tv-publicity","11":"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\/509","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=509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
own story, be heard and shape what CNN covers.<\/p>\n
definition of news. Please share the stories you think are
newsworthy and participate in discussions you think are
interesting. CNN’s producers will check out the most compelling,
important and urgent stories, so we can verify the information
and add them to CNN’s coverage.”<\/p>\n
screened before they post. Only ones marked “CNN IReport” have
been vetted by CNN.<\/p>\n
they’re paying attention, you might end up on the televised news.
Be sure to\u00a0stop by the assignment desk<\/a> so you know exactly
what kinds of sources they’re seeking. Your IReport article
doesn’t have to tie into one of the assignments, but it helps to
know what they need.<\/p>\n
increase your chances. Check out the teleseminar I hosted with TV
producer Shawne Duperon on “How to Get on the Local TV News<\/a>
Tomorrow.” <\/a><\/p>\n
2. Add Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button
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blog articles and other online content.<\/p>\n
Facebook with just one click. Since the content is hosted by
Facebook, the button can display personalized content whether or
not the user has logged into your site. For logged-in Facebook
users, the button is personalized to highlight friends who have
also “liked” the page.<\/p>\n
for you by following instructions.<\/p>\n
3. Still Not Done Writing Your Book?
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expected…a lot longer?<\/p>\n
grow?<\/p>\n
June 10, with Ann McIndoo, who has developed a unique system for
writing a quality non-fiction book in 90 days! I’m a compensated
affiliate for this program.<\/p>\n
get their books done quickly.<\/p>\n
4. Promoting a Course for Execs
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Vancouver, British Columbia who needs help launching a new
product,a toolkit for executives on how to survive and thrive
during the recession.<\/p>\n
example, FastCompany.com (they have member blogs), CEO Refresher
and hundreds more.”<\/p>\n
journalist who writes the InBox column every week in the Los
Angeles Times Business section.\u00a0 Karen could use you and your
product to answer a reader’s question. “<\/p>\n
with tips in a specific sub-category within your course or your
ebook.<\/p>\n
opt into the ebook.<\/p>\n
use.\u00a0 All those keywords and videos will be pulling in traffic
from the search engines.<\/p>\n
or join the discussion.<\/p>\n
5. Help This Hound
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Calif. write:<\/p>\n
‘Courage and Lessons Learned.’ It’s full of practical tips that
help you take the first steps toward a new goal–running a 5K,
starting your own business, reconnecting with an old friend. By
logging on to our blog,<\/a>you can join the email list and download
a complimentary ebook, in PDF format.<\/p>\n
organizations know about this free ebook. We already have an auto
responder on our blog and website. But a broader reach would help us
spread the word.”<\/p>\n
Blogspot’s server and onto another server where you have complete
control over it. I learned this the hard way. With no warning,
Blogspot denied me access to my ezine archives, and I never
learned why. Luckily, I backed up the archives and was able to
import almost all of it into a WordPress blog where it’s now safe.<\/p>\n
to my regular blog. What are some ways that Rosemary and
Phyllis can tie into breaking news events?<\/p>\n
6. Hound Joke of the Week
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the time, are trained, usually come when called, never drive your
car, don’t hang out with drug-using friends, don’t smoke or
drink, don’t worry about whether they have the latest fashions,
don’t wear your clothes and don’t need a gazillion dollars for
college.<\/p>\n
7. And at My Blogs & Mobile Site…
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