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1). Get Free Publicity: Tips From The Experts
How can you get your story picked up by the media? The best answers to that question come from the producers, editors and journalists who decide which stories get coverage. Here are some of the best tips I have gotten from these experts.
Be familiar with the show/publication. Your pitch should be about how your story will work for them. Don't do a general pitch ("A story about dog training.
Article tags: publicity, free publicity, press releases, media releases, e-mail, press, pr
2). Anne Lamott Style Storytelling
The best stories are about truth telling or truth twisting. They have 6 common elements.
Article tags: susan harrow, writing tip, media, pr, public realtions
3). Create a TV Pitch Letter
How do you pitch a winning show idea to producers? Let me show you how.
Article tags: pr, public relations, media, susan harrow, publicity
4). Oprah! How To Get On The Oprah Winfrey Show
Do you dream of being on Oprah Winfrey's television show? Lots of people do. An appearance on Oprah is considered by many to be the pinnacle of success. Authors dream of having bestselling books as a result of an Oprah appearance, counselors imagine becoming the next Dr. Phil, and even celebrities get giddy about sitting next to Oprah.
Before pitching your story to Oprah, become familiar with how the show is structured.
Article tags: publicity, oprah winfrey, pr, book marketing, oprah winfrey show, television, book promotion, bestseller
5). Oprah! Appear On The Oprah Show In 10 Easy Steps
Who wants to be on the Oprah Winfrey Show? Almost everyone. Ambitious authors, business professionals, and charity organizations have aspirations to be on the show that's seen in 111 countries worldwide. But very few of them make it on to the show. And once they do their appearance can either be a bomb or a boon for their business.
A number of my clients have been on the show and had almost nil happen in terms of fame or fortune.
Article tags: media, media coaching, talk show guest, publicity, pr
6). Punctuality in Business: What it Says About You
"Nothing inspires confidence in a business man sooner than punctuality, nor is there any habit which sooner saps his reputation than that of being always behind time." (W. Mathews)
Being tardy can be a serious marketing blunder for today's business owner. From being late to meetings with a colleague or client, to not delivering your product or service on time, tardiness speaks volumes about who you are and how you do business.
Article tags: business, punctuallity, respect, marketing, sales, pr, website, promotion, clients, professional
7). Learn How To Get High PR Links
In order to rank high in the search engine results (especially on Google) you need a series of elements, such as unique content, freshly updated web pages and, of course, plenty of links from high PR sites. “PR” actually refers to Google’s algorithm – Page Rank – used to determine the importance of a web page in relation with the others.
High PR websites are considered by Google to be authority sites and their web pages are often displayed among the top ten results during a search.
Article tags: page rank, pr, google, exchange
8). Link Popularity and PageRank (PR) misconceptions and facts
In this article I'll try to demystify Link Popularity and PageRank, or PR, clarify some common misconceptions and tell you how things work, in plain English, with facts and examples.
Link Popularity is based on the premise that people link to good sites, and if a lot of people link to your site, then it must be good. In plain English, if other sites are linking to your site, your site is popular, therefore it is useful and deserves a boost in rankings, so people can find it faster and easier.
Article tags: seo, pr, pagerank, page rank, rank, link popularity, link, popularity, google, search engine, search results, ranking
9). Earn $100,000+ For Your Book
Every writer fantasizes about getting that big fat advance so they can take a little dream time, write, relax, or put their kids through college. But what most writers don’t know is it takes a heck of a lot of work to get to the point of being worthy of a publisher handing you the equivalent of the golden egg. Whether you’re a doctor with the latest get thin quick diet or a mom who has a foolproof way to turn brats into angels, you must be willing to do the work-alot of it.
Article tags: media, media coaching, publicity, pr, write a book, write a novel
10). Smashing the Myth of the Press Release
A musician spends years honing his craft. He writes world-class songs and performs them in a manner that moves his listeners to tears. He records a demo tape and sends it to record labels. He gets a contract and becomes rich, famous and adored.
The lesson: demo tapes are the secret of becoming a famous musician.
Wait, you say, the demo tape was just a tool, just his way of conveying his talent.
Article tags: publicity, marketing, pr, public relations, free publicity, internet publicity, bill stoller, press releases
11). Brand Management -- Beyond Marketing
In the past, the management of an organization's brand has usually been the sole domain of the organization's marketing team. However, with the evolution of the Internet and people's need for instant information, there is a greater call for public relations professionals to become more directly involved with an organization's brand management.
The Dictionary of Business and Management defines brand as: a name, sign or symbol used to identify items or services of the seller(s) and to differentiate them from goods of competitors.
Article tags: media analysis, news, articles, media monitoring, press clippings, media measurement, media intelligence, media relations, pr, public relations, brand, mediamiser
12). 3 Ways To Become A Media Bimbo
Bimboism is rampant in today's media climate where those who do get their fifteen minutes of fame squander it with empty words and idiotic antics. Think about how much of YOUR time is wasted when you watch TV, listen to the radio or read newspapers or magazines. How long do you stay with a story if it's not pertinent to your interests or if the interviewee is dull? With so much competition for your attention it's easy to move on to the next best thing.
Article tags: media, media coaching, marketing, publicity, pr
13). Games are a Reflection of Behavior as Told by John Satta
You are standing on a small stage yelling, “What's the name of the game?!”
“Win as much as you can!!!” comes roaring back.
“Who's responsible for your score?!”
“I am!!”
The audience is composed of ninety men, all prisoners in a federal maximum security prison.
One more thing - you're a woman.
For three years, Alicia volunteered every Thursday at FCI (Federal Correctional Institute) in Bastrop, Texas-
“I used my skills as a corporate trainer to help these men learn to shift their perspective on themselves and the world.
Article tags: business, respect, marketing, sales, pr, website, promotion, clients, professional, games, finite, infinite, behavior, personality, logical, logic, strategy
14). Avoid Being Vague
We are bombarded with thousands of marketing messages daily…on television and the radio, on the internet, in magazines and newspapers, on billboards and other signs, and even at the bottoms and on the backs of receipts. The world is, indeed, a very noisy place. And in order to get heard, we need our marketing messages to be clear and concise.
A vague message is one that isn't easily understood - it doesn't speak to a potential customer or client.
Article tags: marketing, business, customers, advertising, sales, pr, sales management
15). Change Your Tone - Media Coverage Shouldn't Be Toned By Software
The world of PR is benefiting from dramatic changes in the way media coverage is being delivered electronically to your computer desktop or PDA of choice. Perhaps the nuisance of ink on your fingers is being replaced by a bad case of "BlackBerry thumb" -- but nevertheless getting your media coverage electronically has never been easier or more mobile.
Article tags: media analysis, news, articles, media monitoring, press clippings, media measurement, media intelligence, media relations, pr, public relations, brand, mediamiser