Recently I had a craving for pot roast. I racked my brain to think of a restaurant that offered a great pot roast (as you can see, I'm not a whiz in the kitchen). Anyway, I did what I usually do when I need to find...
Would you like to expand the volume of your business? You can let thousands know about your service, your store, or your new product without spending a penny. Whether you want to make more sales or get an offer on television, you can broaden the scope of your clients by...
This is the ending to my previous article, How to get no cost publicity for your business. Some other options include signature files, joint ventures, free for all links, informational articles, webrings, and giveaways.Signature files are great ways to get free publicity for your business. It's just a short blurb...
Years ago when my Dad owned a group of local newspapers I spent my school and college vacations working in the editorial office. We used to amuse ourselves over our sandwiches at lunchtime looking through and trashing the endless press releases that would arrive in the mail each day, all...
If a reporter was writing a story about you and your company and she visited your website, could she find anything useful and interesting about you to use in her story? And could she find it quickly? Or would she immediately abandon your site and look for one of your...
How do you make a friend of the media? A press package can go a long way in helping you deal with the media. It allows you to have everything you need handy. Many individuals in the media will ask you to send yourpress package to them, so it...
To survive in business, you've got to focus your attention on the areas that will guarantee you success. Your clients are your greatest asset. Taking the time to educate them and connect with them will pay big dividends over the long haul. There are lots of ways to spend your...
©2004 Jeffrey DobkinSixty dollars doesn't go a long way in buying advertising space. But if you spend it creatively, you can get over ten times that value in newspaper or magazine lineage. And it's easy if you know how. Here's how.You're familiar with press releases, right? A press release is...
Press releases are one of the most cost-effective ways to get promotion for your online business. Many entrepreneurs ignore this type of promotion because they don't know how to write a press release. It's important to promote your online business with press releases because of the media all over the...
A PR product or service launching is a perfect way to build momentum slowly. It handles the first and most important hurdle to overcome in building a brand -- credibility.Step 1: Be a leak-er. The media adores describing events that are "going" to occur. Use it and use it to...
This guide to "SEOing" your PR efforts can help you get high-ranking search results for your press releases, marketing white papers and ezine newsletter content. Whether you are managing PR efforts for several online companies or just one website, you've probably wondered how you can increase your sites (more importantly,...
Only two media in Spanish speaking countries offer RSS: the Spanish newspaper El Mundo and the Argentine Clarín. Although the blogs are becoming more visible in the media and are becoming a research topic, still they are something of small "evangelist groups", who promote its use? but...
If you're seeking to promote yourself or your new business on a limited budget, you probably cannot afford the benefit of hiring a public relations agency to work on your behalf - at least not in the beginning.You've probably spent considerable money to get to the point of your grand...
Public relations is the art, as one of my colleagues put it, of "offering people reasons to persuade themselves." In other words, we are not Madison Avenue; we don't tell people what we want them to think. Rather, we give them evidence, facts, and opinions that help them reach a...
Media kits include a combination of information whether created for electronic delivery or print. The number of components depends on the kit's focus and intention. For instance, an author's kit would include a different combination of information than a service business, or a multifaceted company or speaker. Here is a...
Public relations changes minds in the process of delivering what...
When you pay good money for public relations services, you...
It can bite you and waste your public relations budget...
Quite a bit, actually. Public relations helps business, non- profit...
Some financial planners think that they shouldn't share their top...
Just promoted to manager?Here's something you need to know.Whether you...
What makes a good media release and how do you...
Only two media in Spanish speaking countries offer RSS: the...
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"Advertising is what you pay for. Publicity is what you...
One of the primary tools still used by PR professionals...
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We'd all like reporters to ask us about our career...
This is the ending to my previous article, How to...
In an ideal world, your business would be overflowing withnewsworthy...
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For some, public relations works well when their news release...
It sounds too simple to be true, but it really...
When, as a business, non-profit or association manager, you are...
Think that you aren't big enough for national media coverage?...
If you're like most of my clients, you're probably interested...
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If you get the hang of speaking to the press...
The message is determined by analyzing the brand being marketed,...
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When properly applied by business, non-profit and association managers, public...
Recently I had a craving for...
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1) Package your story. Two critical elements will help you...
?lose the confidence of your key target audiences? discourage them...
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Not a single reporter showed up at our news event....
Think carefully! You're a department, division or subsidiary manager for...
The least expensive, most effective way for you to promote...
What is the true purpose of public relations and how...
Yes? Then do something positive about the behaviors of those...
NUMBERS, NUMBERS EVERYWHEREYou just placed a terrific story on the...
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