Note: This post contains dramatic videos – plan to stay for awhile.

My trip to KÀ began with a brief email exchange . . .

ME: Thanks so much for making this offer. Last year I found out about it a few hours too late. I’ve never seen a show in Vegas, but I love theater, magic, dance and drama. Thanks for letting me know what is open.
JESSICA BERLIN [Cirque Du Soleil]: Thanks for your email. Hmm….if …

Monday means Marketing Sherpa. Today’s Marketing Sherpa PR Interview features Peter Shankman and his new site/service called “If I Can Help a Reporter Out, I Will.” The founder of The Geek Factory Inc., Peter also wrote the book, “Can we do that? Outrageous PR Stunts That Work and Why Your Company Needs Them.”

Matchmaking PR

The idea behind “If I Can Help Out a Reporter, I Will” is to match in a hurry, always-on-deadline journalists to a list of media-hungry experts …

It’s no secret that I am on the Academy Awards’ media email list – to my friends and family. Two years ago, while watching the Oscars with my laptop, I decided to see how and if I could ever be on the red carpet.

Remembering how press passes got me into other events, I tried that route. Within minutes, acceptance speech and backstage interview transcripts began popping up in my email box.

And since then, the Academy’s kept me informed about …

If you read Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound’s blog or e-zine [affiliate link], you might enjoy her “Help this Hound” feature. This post is in response to a question from one of Joan’s readers, a media relations professional, who put out a call for tips on how to deal with impatient clients.

Technorati Tags: Joan Stewart, publicity, PR tips, public relations, PRWeb, Barbara Rozgonyi, CoryWest Media, press release, client expectations

What to Ask …

Now, here’s an idea I found in ineptuser’s Boost PR blog post via a Google Alert.  If you want to get in on the Viral Tag Train game, instructions follow, copied directly from the post. The idea is to build viral steam by exchanging links. When your blog shows up somewhere, you add the blog to your viral list. Remember to change the host tag to your own blog before publishing your post.

And, in compliance with number four, here’s a personal invitation to get on board.

When David Meerman …

I admit it. I love to give stuff away. Today’s MTN free ezine subscribers got treated to a video marketing report – as my gift. Now, in our house Easter is not a gift holiday [well, no gifts over $25], but what’s nice about having a list of loyal readers is that I can give away free information whenever I want. Like today’s guide, which is packed with links, ideas and resources. Want to join my herd? Sign up for a …

This article goes out today to MTN News subcribers, which is published by CoryWest Media and written by Barbara Rozgonyi. For permission to reprint this article in your publication email connect [at] corywestmedia [dot] com.

Grab Front Page Attention Fast with The Public Relations Primer

Whether you’re trying to trap leprechauns or attract niched traffic, if you can see the countryside, but you can’t see the customers, you can apply the same public relations skills to help them …