Finally, a working journalist shares the secrets of getting covered on the news! Whether you have a non-profit agency, whether you're a small business owner, an individual who wants coverage, or a PR pro, you'll learn the stuff that only those inside a newsroom know. Book jacket.

If your company, club, church or charity has a story to tell or something new, free or amazing to offer, journalists want to hear from you! This practical guide includes how to write effective press releases and articles, and how to deal with media interviews. CONTENTS: 1. Getting Noticed by Your Customers 2. Making Your Mark with Journalists 3. Getting Media Attention 4. Getting Your Copy Published 5. Telling Your News - Press Releases 6. Becoming an Industry Guru - Articles 7. 'If it worked for them..' - Case Studies 8. Face to Face - Working with Journalists 9. Face to Face - Media Interviews 10. Face to Face - Holding Effective Press Conferences 11. And if they get it wrong... Case studies

Want the world to know who you are, what your company offers, or the urgency of your cause? With the popularity of the Internet, it’s never been easier for an ordinary Jane or Joe to use publicity to spread the word. Whether you want to attract new business, establish yourself as an expert, build your company’s reputation, or introduce a new concept to the community, free publicity is the cheapest, most credible way to do it. This thoroughly updated edition of 6 Steps to Free Publicity includes detailed tips and techniques for utilizing 21st century grassroots publicity techniques—from blogs and social media to viral videos and podcasting—along with the basics of earning ink or air time. It also covers: * Getting started—how to overcome fears, feel comfortable with fame, and think up newsworthy publicity angles. * How to write tip sheets, pitch letters, articles, and news releases that roll out your message and keep you in people’s minds and files. * How to perform on radio, TV, or the Web like a pro. * Publicity writing tips that ensure you’ll be easily found online through search engines. * Strategies for building an audience of fervent fans online or within a geographical or special-interest community. * A full range of attention-getting techniques, from wacky and quirky to serious and highly respectable. Read 6 Steps to Free Publicity with highlighter and notebook in hand, because it inspires creative exploits and powerful publicity campaigns...that cost next to nothing!

Want the world to know who you are, what your company offers, or the urgency of your cause? With the popularity of the Internet, it's never been easier for an ordinary Jane or Joe to use publicity to spread the word. Whether you want to attract new business, establish yourself as an expert, build your company's reputation, or introduce a new concept to the community, free publicity is the cheapest, most credible way to do it. This thoroughly updated edition of 6 Steps to Free Publicity includes detailed tips and techniques for utilizing 21st century grassroots publicity techniques???from blogs and social media to viral videos and podcasting-along with the basics of earning ink or air time. It also covers: * How to write tip sheets, pitch letters, articles, and news releases that roll out your message and keep you in people's minds and files. * Publicity writing tips that ensure you'll be easily found online through search engines. * Strategies for building an audience of fans online

This book is a handy tool for anyone who has a business and is operating with a small budget.

Don't pay to promote, publicize, and market your book. The quickest ways to get free publicity for your book are to work at a writing camp (a boot camp for creative writing) and query a magazine editor to ask whether you can get a go-ahead to write an article titled, "How to Write a Syllabus for Teachinga Course In ____. (Fill in the topic of your how-to book). Use your credibility and experience to sell your books. Give three reasons why people should take you seriously and trust your credibility, commitment, and stability. Show honesty and charisma in your writing. Motivate readers by examples. Being serious and convincing, even in comedy, 'brands' your reputation with a familiar symbol, proverb, or slogan related to your skills, life experience, or expertise. Showing readers how to teach a skill or craft quickly attracts the attention of magazine and newspaper Editors. Write articles where you can mention your book. Ask "how-to" or research-based publications' editors whether you can write an article on how to solve a problem for readers of the particular specialty of the magazine. Free publicity is abundant when you solve problems or train groups with similar interests. Offer expertise in fields where instruction is welcome in research, repair, and lifestyles.