The Publicity Hound’s
\nTips of the Week
\nIssue #616 May 29, 2012<\/p>\n
Publisher: Joan Stewart<\/p>\n
mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com<\/a> ==========================================<\/p>\n “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”<\/p>\n Receive this ezine direct to your desktop =================================== 1. Pitching on Social Media Sites<\/p>\n 2. Your Bio as an Infographic<\/p>\n 3. Angry Over Free Pizza<\/p>\n 4. Hound Video<\/p>\n ================================== Ask 10 journalists how they prefer to receive pitches on social –“Only pitch me on my Facebook page, not on my Facebook –“Never pitch me on Facebook, period. It’s too intrusive.”<\/p>\n –“Pitch me on Twitter because I’m on top of my feed all day and –“Never pitch me on Twitter. I don’t want my competitors to see –“Always pitch me by email.”<\/p>\n So what’s a confused Publicity Hound to do?<\/p>\n The general rule, which I’ve been teaching for years, is to pitch But how do you know how they prefer to be pitched if you can’t Mark 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 7, on your calendar ================================ Life is not a static bio. It’s an evolving story.<\/p>\n So says Biogrify.com, which will soon allow you to create a fun You can sign up for an invitation to test the site when it goes If you missed last week’s webinar on “How to Easily Create Free I shared the four biggest mistakes I made experimenting with =============================== A Dallas-based discount pizza chain has created a huge Pizza Patron, which markets heavily to Hispanics, created I love the free pizza idea. Do you? Read the story and cast your =============================== This video, about three and a half minutes, has had more than 2 Is this an optical illusion? How do think they made this look so http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vdX_OBUeHb4<\/a><\/p>\n Dog Jokes & Quotes Ebook: 170+ G-rated dog jokes and quotes, ——————————————<\/p>\n Read my publicity tips on Twitter: Join my Facebook Fan Pages: Connect with me on LinkedIn (and tell me how we know each other) ——————————————–<\/p>\n Permission to Reprint:<\/p>\n You may reprint any items from “The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Reprinted from “The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week,” an ezine If you like these tips, please pass them on to your friends, You are receiving this because you signed up for it at The Privacy Statement:<\/p>\n The Publicity Hound respects your privacy and has a strict anti- ======================================= The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #616 May 29, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com http:\/\/publicityhound.com http:\/\/www.publicityHound.mobi http:\/\/www.publicityhound.net\/ (Blog) http:\/\/www.publicityarticles.net (Ezine Archives) ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” Receive this ezine direct to your desktop http:\/\/www.publicityarticles.net\/feed\/rss\/ =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. 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\nIn This Issue
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\n1. Pitching on Social Media Sites
\n==================================<\/p>\n
\nmedia sites, and you’ll hear 10 different answers, like these:<\/p>\n
\nprofile.”<\/p>\n
\nuse it to track down leads.”<\/p>\n
\nwhat I’m up to.”<\/p>\n
\njournalists the way each one prefers to be pitched.<\/p>\n
\ncontact them? Many journalists never respond to email pitches or
\nvoicemail messages.<\/p>\n
\nbecause that’s when I’ll present a webinar on “How to Use Social
\nMedia Sites to Connect with Journalists.” You can start
\nregistering this weekend. I’ll include the link in Saturday’s
\nnewsletter.<\/p>\n
\n2. Your Bio as an Infographic
\n================================<\/p>\n
\ninteractive infographic about your life to share with others.<\/p>\n
\nlive at http:\/\/biogrify.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nor Inexpensive Infographics,” you can buy the video replay at
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/publicity-products\/marketing-tapes\/infographics.htm<\/a><\/p>\n
\nthese sites during my research for this webinar. Knowing what
\nthey are will save you hours of time and aggravation.<\/p>\n
\n3. Angry Over Free Pizza
\n===============================<\/p>\n
\ncontroversy over its offer to give away thousands of large
\npepperoni pizzas on the evening of June 5 to anyone who orders in
\nSpanish.<\/p>\n
\ninternational publicity five years ago during its “Pizza por
\nPesos” campaign, when its franchise locations started accepting
\nMexican pesos as a method of payment.<\/p>\n
\nvote in the poll at
\n http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/arizonarepublic\/business\/articles\/2012\/05\/23\/20120523free-pizza-you-order-spanish.html#ixzz1wH6Sthgz<\/a> and
\nsee if a majority of respondents agree with you.<\/p>\n
\n4. Hound Video
\n===============================<\/p>\n
\nmillion views on YouTube. It features an exercise instructor who
\nlooks like a poodle and her obedient students–a pack of poodles
\nthat look like the exercise instructor.<\/p>\n
\nlifelike? It starts slow, but stay with it.<\/p>\n
\nperfect for a dog-lover, your favorite vet, or just for a few
\ngood laughs: http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/dogjokebook\/<\/a><\/p>\n
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