The Publicity Hound’s
\nTips of the Week
\nIssue #527 Oct. 12, 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. Lots of Sample Press Releases<\/p>\n
2. Promote Events These 5 Ways<\/p>\n
3. Virtual Assistants Can Do PR<\/p>\n
4. Win Lunch with Jack Canfield<\/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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\n1. Lots of Sample Press Releases
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If you struggle figuring out how to write press releases, why
\nreinvent the wheel?<\/p>\n
Mickie Kennedy is giving away a free ebook of 75 sample press You’ll find 35 industry-specific press releases, 40 occasion- If you see a release format that you like, make note of it, and He’s also giving you two free ebooks on how to use Facebook and ====================================== Here are five types of websites you should be targeting when –Location-based social networks like http:\/\/www.FourSquare.com –Social media sites like LinkedIn and Facebook, where you can –Niche sites like Haunted House Magazine at –Websites for your local convention & visitors bureau, state –Websites for traditional media outlets. Shrinking newspapers, You won’t believe the incredibly cool websites I found while I’ve been inundated with registrations since last week because Register at ===================================== Never ask a virtual assistant to call a media outlet or blogger But I assign my virtual assistant all types of PR-related tasks:<\/p>\n –Uploading press releases to distribution sites. (Experts, did –Updating media databases.<\/p>\n –Doing research you can use to write articles, blog posts, tips –Proofreading.<\/p>\n –Monitoring your social media accounts and telling you when you A virtual assistant is an independent contractor who works Read my free article on other PR tasks that virtual assistants ====================================== Would you like to have lunch with Jack Canfield, and pick his Jack was featured in the movie “The Secret” and co-created the In fact, at one point he had seven books on the New York Times My friend, Steve Harrison, is offering a free 90-minute telephone Go here now to register for the call and you’ll be entered into a http:\/\/www.teleseminarwithjackcanfield.com\/?10011<\/a><\/p>\n Even if you don’t win the lunch, this is a call you won’t want to ====================================== Dr. Stephanie Buehler of Orange County, Calif., writes:<\/p>\n “I am a psychologist and sex therapist who is publishing the book “It discusses how a spectrum of problems affect sexuality, “The book offers examples of struggles couples have faced and “I’m looking for ideas on how to market to specific niches like The Publicity Hound says:<\/p>\n They sure can! They’ll give you a bunch of great ideas for ====================================== Maybe you’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places. A dog 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 ===================================== You can now sign up to receive email notifications every time I Here are posts from the last seven days:<\/p>\n This blog now part of Bulldog Reporter’s ‘Dog blogs Make event promotion\/PR easy: 27 questions spark ideas ================================================<\/p>\n Joan Stewart The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #527 Oct. 12, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Lots of Sample Press Releases 2. Promote Events These 5 Ways 3. Virtual Assistants Can Do PR 4. Win Lunch with Jack Canfield 5. 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\nreleases to give you ideas on all the different ways you can
\nwrite your own releases (a $49 value). Download it at
\n http:\/\/www.ereleases.com\/ph<\/a><\/p>\n
\nspecific releases, tips for formatting and getting your press
\nrelease noticed, and ticklers that will help you generate ideas
\nfor your own press releases.<\/p>\n
\nuse it as a template the next time you need to write one.<\/p>\n
\nTwitter. Download them here: http:\/\/www.ereleases.com\/ph<\/a><\/p>\n
\n2. Promote Events These 5 Ways
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\nyou’re promoting a live or virtual event:<\/p>\n
\nand http:\/\/www.Yelp.com<\/a> where thousands of people search daily
\nfor fun, interesting or educational things to do in their cities
\nor neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
\ncreate events, and invite your connections, followers and fans to
\nattend.<\/p>\n
\n http:\/\/www.hauntedhousemagazine.com\/myaccount\/new_sign_up.cfm<\/a>
\nwhich offers free calendar listings for haunted houses, corn
\nmazes, hayrides and other Halloween and autumn events.<\/p>\n
\ndepartment of economic development and other government bodies
\nthat specialize in promoting tourism. Many of these websites will
\nthen distribute your event listing to several smaller calendar
\nsites.<\/p>\n
\nfor example, usually don’t have room for all the news, so they
\nhave event listings at their websites. Remember, too, that many
\npeople have canceled their subscriptions because they can get
\nmost of the same information online. If you aren’t reaching those
\npeople with your event promotion, you’re leaving money on the
\ntable.<\/p>\n
\ndoing research for my webinar, “50+ Places Online to Promote Your
\nLive & Virtual Events to Reach Your Target Market and Pull Sell-
\nout Crowds.” It’s from 3 to 4:15 p.m. Eastern, and if the time is
\ninconvenient, sign up anyway because you’ll get the video replay
\nlink and the handouts.<\/p>\n
\nPublicity Hounds everywhere are looking for ways to fill seats
\nduring a time when everybody is pinching pennies.<\/p>\n
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/publicity-products\/marketing-tapes\/promotevents.htm<\/a><\/p>\n
\n3. Virtual Assistants Can Do PR
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\nand pitch a story idea about you. That sends the message: “You’re
\nnot important enough for her to make the call, so she sent me.”<\/p>\n
\nyou get your free Press Room Page yet and free news release
\ndistribution from Expertclick at
\n http:\/\/www.ExpertClick.com\/Discount\/PublicityHound?<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nsheets and other content.<\/p>\n
\nneed to spend time at those sites replying to comments and
\nquestions.<\/p>\n
\nremotely. Even though she might live 2,000 miles from you,
\ntoday’s technology makes that a moot issue.<\/p>\n
\ncan do:
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/free_publicity\/Articles\/Virtual_Assistants_Publicity_Training.html<\/a><\/p>\n
\n4. Win Lunch with Jack Canfield
\n======================================<\/p>\n
\nbrain about your own book or project?<\/p>\n
\n“Chicken Soup for the Soul” series, which has sold over 115
\nmillion books.<\/p>\n
\nBest Seller List simultaneously–a world record.<\/p>\n
\nseminar with Jack this Thursday, Oct. 14. I’m a compensated
\naffiliate.<\/p>\n
\ndrawing to have lunch with Jack and Steve and a maximum of three
\nother people.<\/p>\n
\nmiss. You’ll hear about Jack’s journey from inner city public
\nschool teacher to best-selling author and speaker, how he and co-
\ncreator Mark Victor Hansen kept going when “Chicken Soup” was
\nrejected by 144 publishers, and savvy advice on what to do if you
\nfind yourself reluctant to aggressively market your work.<\/p>\n
\n5. Help This Hound
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\nSex, Love, & Mental Illness: A Couple’s Guide to Staying
\nConnected. It’s geared toward couples in which one (or both)
\npartners has a mental health problem, and toward the therapists
\nand others who may help them.<\/p>\n
\nincluding side effects of medication–and ways couples can work
\ntogether to overcome them. The problems include depression,
\nbipolar disorder, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ADD,
\nsubstance dependence, and Asperger’s Syndrome, among others.<\/p>\n
\nprovides pragmatic activities including sensual touching and
\nmindfulness.<\/p>\n
\npsychotherapists and pastoral counselors who may want to buy my
\nbook and use the info with their clients. Hounds, can you help?”<\/p>\n
\nreaching your target market and building buzz for your book.
\nHounds, don’t prove me wrong. Share your best ideas for Dr.
\nStephanie at my blog at
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/how-can-an-author-reach-therapists-
\npastoral-counselors\/<\/p>\n
\n6. Hound Joke of the Week
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\nwill treat you better than anyone you’ll meet at happy hour.
\nTrust me. I’ve been to happy hour.<\/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 Blogs & Mobile Site…
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\npublish a new blog post. Submit your email address to “Subscribe
\nto Email Updates” on the right side of my blog at
\n http:\/\/www.PublicityHound.net<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/this-blog-now-part-of-bulldog-
\nreporters-dog-blogs\/<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/make-event-promotionpr-easy-27-
\nquestions-spark-ideas\/<\/p>\n
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