Is it right to take someone down? At this moment, an online press release someone distributed about their twitter accomplishments is on Digg. The title isn’t very complimentary. And while I agree with the assessment that bragging about something isn’t the right way to market – especially if what you’re […]
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As Halloween trends into a major holiday, why not tap into the promotion potential and be part of the revelry? For a few Halloweens, I promoted my business by posing as a PR Witch. How did I get visibility? By judging the local chamber of commerce costume parade, of course. […]
Speaking to a group is a great way to get out in front of new audiences. Most organizations have a communications person who will publicize your appearance to their members and maybe the media. You can help them promote their event – along with your appearance – by sending out […]
“Do me a favor. Sand the door first.” That’s what my interior decorator told me when I called and asked him to paint a new entry door in the next day or two. That was his way of saying he didn’t want the job. Why not? He’d already painted the […]
One way to get attention is to talk in new places. That’s what guest posting is all about. Thanks to Brad Shorr for letting me sit in as a guest author with an article called “Make Up Your Mind to Make Some News.” Here’s an excerpt . . . While […]
Take a look at this picture I snapped in the Morton Arboretum’s Daffodil Glade last Friday. You can see there is beauty in one flower, but there is pure power in bunches. That’s also true with news releases: write one about you and you get all the attention, or you […]
One of the biggest benefits to blogging for me is seeing how others use the information they find here. Did you know poets and artists write press releases? Thanks to Adan, a reader who shared his National Poetry Month press release and a report on how his online PR campaign […]
If there’s one thing every speaker and author could use it’s more publicity. “I See Your Name Everywhere,” the title of PR/PR founder Pam Lontos’ new book, was also the topic of her presentation to NSA-IL today. Pam covered what you need to know to get more publicity, media attention […]
A reader wants to know more about a service called WebWire. Here’s Adan’s comment he wrote on a post that covered news about online news distribution services: barbara, hi, i’m very new to this, and this trying to choose which online pr to go with for our first (and hopefully […]
A reader writes . . . “Love your blog, your approach and resources! Do you have a post that addresses a comparison of the PR services? We’re looking at PRWeb vs. PR Newswire and which might be the best for developing an ongoing relationship. We’re launching a new e-commerce site […]
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