The Publicity Hound’s
\nTips of the Week
\nIssue #562 July 5, 2011<\/p>\n
Publisher: Joan Stewart
\n=========================================<\/p>\n
“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”<\/p>\n
===================================<\/p>\n
In This Issue
\n===================================<\/p>\n
1. 33 Ways to Attract Facebook Fans<\/p>\n
2. The Best Times to Tweet<\/p>\n
3. Summer Story Ideas<\/p>\n
4. Trigger Thousands of YouTube Views<\/p>\n
5. Pitch “If You’re Going…” Tips<\/p>\n
6. Hound Quote of the Week<\/p>\n
7. And at My Blog & Mobile Site…<\/p>\n
=====================================
\n1. 33 Ways to Attract Facebook Fans
\n=====================================<\/p>\n
Have you used Facebook’s new Question feature yet?<\/p>\n
If not, it’s time to start. Facebook expert Mari Smith says that
\nasking a question is powerful for these three reasons:<\/p>\n
–Facebook gives a question significant weight when deciding
\nwhether to show that content in somebody else’s news feed. You
\nwant your content to show up in as many people’s news feeds as
\npossible.<\/p>\n
–Questions engage your fans.<\/p>\n
–Questions are also a handy way for you to find out what
\nproblems and issues your fans are most concerned about, so you
\ncan provide the answers and help them. Ask them what their Number
\nOne question is about a certain topic. When you see all the
\nanswers, you can then create a special report or White Paper. You
\ncan host a free or paid teleseminar or webinar to answer the
\nquestions. Or you can write a series of blog posts.<\/p>\n
Asking questions was just one of 33 tips Mari shared during the
\nwebinar I hosted with her on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
After the 90-minute call, I reviewed the entire video replay and
\ncompiled a handout listing all 33 ideas. I also created a list of
\nall websites she referred to during the call so you don’t have to
\nworry about taking good notes.<\/p>\n
I’m using the list of 33 ideas as a checklist, and I’m
\nimplementing all the tips one by one.<\/p>\n
The handout, Mari’s slides, the MP3 audio and the video are
\navailable for purchase here:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/facebookpages.htm<\/a><\/p>\n ===================================== The best time to tweet is around noon and 5 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n The best days to tweet are midweek or on the weekends.<\/p>\n The best time to post on Facebook is noon and 7 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n Sharing one post every two days will garner the most likes on The Eastern and Central time zones represent almost 80 percent of Those are five interesting statistics in a clever infographic Ragan’s PR Daily offers the entire infographic here:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.prdaily.com\/Main\/Articles\/8728.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n I get so many basic Twitter questions that I’ll be sponsoring a ===================================== Here are six summer story ideas that journalists will love:<\/p>\n –The 5 most dangerous picnic foods. Chefs and caterers, invite –Is your company relaxing its dress code because of hot weather? –It isn’t too late to start pitching back-to-school stories. –Higher gasoline prices mean many families aren’t traveling as –With the construction industry still in a slump, many smaller –5 ways to avoid the emergency room. Summer means hospital TV producer Shawne Duperon teamed up with me to present the ====================================== Two minutes.<\/p>\n That’s all it takes to dramatically boost your social media Sound unbelievable? I thought so too, until I saw this video: Don Crowther, one of my social media teachers, has done it again. I’ll never look at social media the same again.<\/p>\n This video shows you a unique strategy that will trigger Get the YouTube Explosion Strategy now: In 8 simple steps, you’ll be able to turn a trickle of traffic Getting hundreds of hits to your blog posts or videos within Watch the YouTube Explosion Strategy here: ===================================== If you’re sponsoring an event this summer, and you’ve already Submit a list of “If You’re Going…” tips.<\/p>\n For example, sponsors of outdoor festivals and other events such –Do they need to bring their own bottled water?<\/p>\n –Will they find road construction delays? If so, can you suggest –Are children and dogs welcome?<\/p>\n –Should they bring their own repellant, lawn chairs or –Are grills permitted?<\/p>\n You get the idea. You can also submit a map that helps people Did you know there are more than 50 places online where you can Stop relying only on the same old websites to promote your You can access the video replay, the handouts, the PowerPoint http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/events.htm<\/a><\/p>\n ====================================== This isn’t a joke, but it made me laugh.<\/p>\n Thanks to Publicity Hound Nancy Juetten for sharing on Facebook http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/07\/02\/us\/02dogs.html?_r=1<\/a><\/p>\n ====================================== Review of e-readers: WSJ likes the Nook (Is your ebook ready?) The Top 13 self-defeating practices on LinkedIn =======================================<\/p>\n Joan Stewart The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #562 July 5, 2011 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================= “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. 33 Ways to Attract Facebook Fans 2. The Best Times to Tweet 3. Summer Story Ideas 4. Trigger Thousands of YouTube Views 5. Pitch “If You’re\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":[16,71,56,36,19,5,10],"class_list":{"0":"post-784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tips-of-the-week","7":"tag-facebook","8":"tag-facebook-fan-pages","9":"tag-how-to-get-free-publicity","10":"tag-pitching-the-media","11":"tag-pitching-to-reporters","12":"tag-publicity-tips","13":"tag-twitter","14":"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\/784","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=784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2. The Best Times to Tweet
\n=====================================<\/p>\n
\nFacebook.<\/p>\n
\nthe U.S. population, so keep that in mind when timing your posts
\non the social media sites. If you live on the West Coast, either
\nget up earlier, or use a program like HootSuite or Tweetdeck to
\nschedule your tweets to go out early the following day.<\/p>\n
\nfrom KISSmetrics, using data from social media expert Dan
\nZarrella.<\/p>\n
\nwebinar on Twitter for Beginners in a few weeks. Registration
\ndetails next week.<\/p>\n
\n3. Summer Story Ideas
\n=====================================<\/p>\n
\nTV cameras into your kitchen to shoot you making one of the
\nculprits: potato salad.<\/p>\n
\nIf so, what’s acceptable and what isn’t? And what about all those
\ntattoos that are suddenly in full view, now that the clothing is
\nskimpier?<\/p>\n
\nMany newspapers publish special sections in August, and they
\nassign these stories early. What’s new at your school, college or
\nuniversity?<\/p>\n
\nfar as they once did for their summer vacation. What is your
\nresort or tourist attraction doing to encourage them to spend
\nmoney closer to home?<\/p>\n
\nconstruction companies are settling for smaller “handy man”
\nprojects in their own communities. If you’re one of the
\nconstruction people taking smaller jobs, let the media know.
\nGreat visuals!<\/p>\n
\nemergency rooms fill up quickly with people suffering from heat
\nstroke, bug bites and ear infections brought on by swimming. Your
\nhospital or clinic can offer tips on how to know when you can
\ntreat common ailments at home, and when to come to the emergency
\nroom.<\/p>\n
\nteleseminar “103 Sizzling Story Ideas from July through
\nDecember.” It includes a handout with all the ideas that we
\ninvite you to steal. Great for when you’re short on ideas. Read
\nmore about what we discussed at
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/publicity-products\/marketing-tapes\/JulyIdeas.htm<\/a><\/p>\n
\n4. Trigger Thousands of YouTube Views
\n======================================<\/p>\n
\ntraffic and sales.<\/p>\n
\n https:\/\/btconsulting.infusionsoft.com\/go\/vid4\/a342\/<\/p>\n
\nThis time, he’s pulled back the curtain on how to generate
\nthousands of likes and tweets that share your content, gets
\ndozens of websites to share your content, and pushes your site to
\nthe first page of Google and Bing, with just a few minutes
\neffort.<\/p>\n
\nthousands of YouTube video views by only slightly changing what
\nyou’re already doing.<\/p>\n
\n https:\/\/btconsulting.infusionsoft.com\/go\/vid4\/a342\/<\/p>\n
\ninto a wave you can ride all the way to the bank.<\/p>\n
\nhours, and thousands within a day, is easier and faster with this
\nstrategy than you would’ve ever dreamed possible.<\/p>\n
\n https:\/\/btconsulting.infusionsoft.com\/go\/vid4\/a342\/<\/p>\n
\n5. Pitch “If You’re Going…” Tips
\n=====================================<\/p>\n
\nsubmitted it to all the online and offline event calendars,
\nhere’s how to create one more publicity hit.<\/p>\n
\nas garden walks, concerts, bike races, parades and neighborhood
\nblock parties can compile a list of helpful tips that people need
\nto know if attending your event:<\/p>\n
\na detour?<\/p>\n
\nflashlights?<\/p>\n
\nlocate your event. If you have photos from past years, include
\nthose with your pitch.<\/p>\n
\npromote your special events? I listed them all, and gave lots of
\ntips on how to use them to generate publicity, when I hosted the
\nwebinar, “50+ Places Online to Promote Your Live or Virtual
\nEvents to Reach Your Target Market & Pull Sell-out Crowds.”<\/p>\n
\nevents. Use my list of high-traffic sites to promote, and smaller
\nniche sites where you’ll find your ideal attendees, and you can
\nsell more tickets, fill more seats and pack ’em in.<\/p>\n
\nslides and the audio here:<\/p>\n
\n6. Hound Joke of the Week
\n======================================<\/p>\n
\nthis incredible story of how all dog owners in an apartment
\ncomplex in New Hampshire must now submit a sample of their dogs’
\nDNA, taken by rubbing a cotton swab around inside the animal’s
\nmouth, so the complex can identify dog owners who don’t clean up
\nafter their pets:<\/p>\n
\n7. And at My Blog & Mobile Site…
\n======================================<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=8814<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=8793<\/p>\n
\nThe Publicity Hound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"