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Entries from September 2009

How To Tuesday: Creating PR Through Blogs

Date September 29, 2009

Here’s another post I wrote for Bill Stoller’s Publicity Insider. If you have a blog, or have thought about starting one, you may only be thinking in terms of how your blog will help generate attention for your product or service. But have you considered working with other blogs to get publicity? If not, you’re [...]

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Mashable Post: How to Set Up a Winning Facebook Page

Date September 28, 2009

I recently had this article published on Mashable.com. Read it in its entirety here. With more than 300 million active users, Facebook is nearly the size of the United States in terms of population. In fact, odds are that you’re a Facebook user, perhaps using it to keep in touch with family and friends, with [...]

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Branding Friday (Well, Saturday): Working Conventions

Date September 26, 2009

I am so wrapped up at the conference I’m attending this weekend (Type A Mom) that I forgot to write my post yesterday. But that gives me a great topic for my branding post: working conventions. No matter what industry you’re in, there are conferences you can attend to learn more on your field and [...]

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Book Review: So What? by Mark Magnacca

Date September 24, 2009

I had the chance to review So What? How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience by Mark Magnacca. I’ve been chewing on it for a few weeks, because it gave me a lot to think about. The key concept is that most people give presentations or pitches based on their own interests, not [...]

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How-To Tuesday: Creating a Need From Thin Air

Date September 22, 2009

I was inspired by a website today, and wanted to craft my post around it. The site is I Wear Your Shirt. The concept is that this guy (soon to be joined by another guy) wears a different promotional t-shirt every day. Companies pay for the privilege of him wearing their shirts. He also blogs [...]

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Branding Friday: Writing Articles to Brand Myself

Date September 18, 2009

Last week I shared my epiphany with you, that I’d finally found my niche. It’s like trying to tie your shoes as a kid. You keep getting frustrated because you can’t get there, and one day, magically, you can tie your shoes. Dos that make sense? So each week I want to check in on [...]

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How-To Tuesday: Pitching Media Contacts Through Twitter

Date September 17, 2009

I wrote this article to be published in Bill Stoller’s Publicity Insider newsletter, but thought it was so good I’d share it with you too! And yes I just realized this was a How-To Tuesday post published on a Thursday. Oops! Anyone who does PR for a brand knows that getting the attention of the [...]

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Get Your Business Travel on Thanks to British Airways

Date September 17, 2009

This is a sponsored post. I thought you should know. British Airways just announced its Business Opportunity Grant program, which lets you, the entrepreneur, win airfare, hotels and shipping services for a year. They’re playing off studies that doing business in person is where it’s at, so they want to help you and your company [...]

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