{"id":5794,"date":"2015-07-18T08:26:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T08:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/?p=5794"},"modified":"2024-04-30T13:23:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T13:23:04","slug":"publicity-tips-your-own-star-on-hollywood-blvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/tips-of-the-week\/publicity-tips-your-own-star-on-hollywood-blvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Own Star on Hollywood Blvd."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Issue #934 July 18, 2015<br \/>\nPublisher: Joan Stewart<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>In This Issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Your Own Star on Hollywood Blvd.<\/li>\n<li>Water &amp; Food for the Media<\/li>\n<li>Your First Big Media Appearance<\/li>\n<li>Hound Video of the Week<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote><p><strong>This Weekend in the Hound House:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today is Fish Day here in Port Washington, Wis., where tourists come from miles to enjoy the World&#8217;s Largest Outdoor Fish Fry (also the World&#8217;s Largest Outdoor Drunk). Bogie, like most dogs, hates hearing the fireworks from our house. Good thing I found this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dAy6pp2Wh1M \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube video that includes an hour of relaxing music<\/a>, especially for dogs during fireworks displays.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>1. Your Own Star on Hollywood Blvd.<\/h3>\n<p>If you like Canva, the popular image tool, I have two new free tools for you, including one that lets you make a photo of a star with your name it, just like the ones on Hollywood Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p>First, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.FotoJet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FotoJet.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It lets you create collages, photo cards, social media images and more.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll love the clever options for Facebook cover photos. I created the one you see here for my Facebook page using a photo of me from a recent photo shoot, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redkid.net\/generator\/star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Generator<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5795\" src=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Publicity-Hound-Facebook-cover-7-17-15-for-NL.jpg\" alt=\"Publicity Hound Facebook cover 7-17-15 for NL\" width=\"376\" height=\"148\" \/><br \/>\nI wouldn&#8217;t have known about the FotoJet app unless the company had emailed me, asking me to review it. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/blog\/how-fotojet-pitched-me-and-got-publicity-for-its-web-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read their pitch, and my two suggestion<\/a> on how it could have been better, at my blog.<\/p>\n<p>Do you like FotoJet? Will you use the Hollywood Star Generator? If so, how?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts and see what you&#8217;ve created. And, hey, share this.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Better Instagram Photos<\/h3>\n<p>Instagram is turning into a handy tool for Publicity Hounds who want a quick way to take and share photos on social media, or to use in a publicity campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced editing tools and a wider range of filters can result in gorgeous pictures, but only if you&#8217;re starting with a great photo. Here are tips for Instagram photos, courtesy of Amanda Connolly, a reporter for The Next Web in Dublin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use your phone&#8217;s native camera horizontally so you have more flexibility when cropping.<\/li>\n<li>Center your subject, which will work perfectly with Instagram&#8217;s square composition. This is a no-no with traditional photography.<\/li>\n<li>Underexpose photos taken in the summertime midday sun.<\/li>\n<li>Keep it simple. People will view many of your photos on small screens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read Amanda&#8217;s other <a href=\"http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/apps\/2015\/07\/13\/hashtag-no-filter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tips on how to take better photos for Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. How to Record Skype Interviews<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5796\" src=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Skype-Interview-Ultimate-Guide.jpg\" alt=\"Skype Interview Ultimate Guide\" width=\"376\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Skype-Interview-Ultimate-Guide.jpg 376w, https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Skype-Interview-Ultimate-Guide-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you need video of someone, but they think recording it themselves is too much trouble, help them by recording a Skype interview.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what lots of journalists are doing.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m doing it, too, with authors who completed my Author Email Boot Camp yesterday. They loved the course, and I&#8217;ll be recording Skype testimonials with them.<\/p>\n<p>I found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visualistan.com\/2015\/01\/the-ultimate-guide-to-skype-interview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate Guide to a Skype Interview.<\/a> It&#8217;s a helpful infographic with tips for the interviewer and interviewee.<\/p>\n<p>Do you record video interviews on Skype? If so, I&#8217;d love to hear your tips, especially those dealing with aggravating techie issues. Email\u00a0 me at <a href=\"mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com\">JStewart@PublicityHound.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Hound Video of the Week<\/h3>\n<p>Meatball, an adorable Pembroke Welsh Corgi, runs around and around on this carousel. But be careful. You might get dizzy by the time the video is done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LvqzubPZjHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Corgi-on-a-Carousel-YouTube-2015-07-17-15-14-44.jpg\" alt=\"Corgi-on-a-Carousel---YouTube-2015-07-17-15-14-44\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n[Tweet &#8220;Your Own Star on Hollywood Blvd. #Instagram #PublicityTips&#8221;]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2>The Publicity Hound&#8217;s Tips of the Week<\/h2>\n<h3>&#8211; Issue #934 July 18, 2015<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Your Own Star on Hollywood Blvd.<\/li>\n<li>Better Instagram Photos<\/li>\n<li>How to Record Skype Interviews<\/li>\n<li>Hound Video of the Week<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/?p=5794\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/tips-of-the-week\/publicity-tips-your-own-star-on-hollywood-blvd\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rmlink\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5800,"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":1,"wds_primary_category":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[330,217,373],"class_list":{"0":"post-5794","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tips-of-the-week","8":"tag-graphics-and-images","9":"tag-instagram","10":"tag-skype","11":"entry"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Pinterest-slide-for-Tips-of-Week-2015July18.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/07\/Pinterest-slide-for-Tips-of-Week-2015July18.jpg","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\/5794","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=5794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}