Free Publicity – How to Guarantee You Won’t Get It

I’m shocked. I can’t believe the kind of responses I had to sift through to find a few good experts for the stories I’m writing for the Huffington Post and Psychology Today.

I’ve always had sympathy for the press given that they need to deal with people who are inexperienced, but the level of sloppiness, casual, “I’m your friendy wendy” attitude, and simple inability to follow directions stunned me. Here are a few pet-peeves that I share with journalists and producers who deal with this on a scale one hundred times greater than I do.

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Business Viralocity: Facebook Fan Pages

Tired of having to read about who just walked their dog, sent a gizmo to a friend, or raced to the bathroom? Do you want instead to focus on marketing your business, book, product, service or cause to the people who are truly prospects?

You may not think so, but Facebook is the answer. There is a critical gap in most people’s Facebook strategies — if they have a strategy at all. For entrepreneurs, authors, speakers, coaches and consultants who want to use Facebook for business, it’s not well known that fan pages can be automated and set up to be income generators. Here’s how.

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Three Steps To Building Community, and Your Business, With Surveys

By Guest and Teleseminar Expert Dr. Jeanne S. Hurlbert When I show businesspeople what surveys can do, the result is always the same. Suddenly, they see that this “scientific tool” they thought was about as cuddly as a stethoscope can connect them with their customers, building the bond and trust they so desperately seek. Suddenly,…

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