I write this a few hours before heading to Whitewright, Texas, to Skydive Dallas for my first tandem jump appointment. Ever since I posted I would jump out of a plane if we collected $5000 worth of prizes by this blog’s 8th birthday, I’ve fretted and regretted my offer. Sometimes publicity forced a person to [...]
Prizes for this entry: $450 basic WordPress customization package from Kim Beasley. one copy of Andy King’s upcoming Website Optimization. Here’s its companion site. Just leave a 30-word comment on this post by June 29 (yes, I made it longer — through the weekend) to get an entry for a drawing. For a long time, I [...]
Lots of PR talk hitting the scene as of late as PR peeps and bloggers argue about PR spamming, blacklists, and doing PR pitches right. Just the messenger trying to collect them all in one spot. I do both sides of the PR biz… receiving-end and PR’ing end. Advice, Arguments, Debates, and Articles [...]
With book coverage in print and newspaper sales declining, authors and publishers must extend their reach to the Internet if they want to boost book sales and publicity. Furthermore, authors are more involved in marketing their books than in the past as publishers can’t or won’t do enough. Print publications still play a valuable role in [...]
The Hot Button Theory: Maximizing Media Response to Your News Releases. 5 tips for giving feedback on creative work. 50 sites for book lovers. 8 Easy Ways to Remove Tough Stains [I need all the help I can get!] [...]
Lois Carter Fay brought this week’s Global PR Blog Week to my attention. More details are also available in TheNewPRWiki. I look forward to seeing what information is gleaned each day. Today’s topic is PR in the Age of Participatory Journalism with Trevor Cook, Don Crowther, Dan Forbush, and others. I am interested in seeing how effective [...]
