The Pitching Game: How PR Is Like Dating

The Pitching Game: How PR Is Like Dating

Zoosk. Tinder. Match. The internet has changed the world of dating as much as it has changed the world of media. That said, when it comes to finding a media match—the process isn’t much different than what it was like three decades ago—research and relationship...
3 Tips for Seasonal Social Marketing

3 Tips for Seasonal Social Marketing

If you’re like many of the authors we interact with at Weaving Influence and Hometown Reads, you may not have a huge publishing house team strategizing how and when to market your book. Instead, you may have a Facebook page, and maybe a Twitter account that your...
The Zombie of the Public Relations World

The Zombie of the Public Relations World

For the past few years, there’s been a myth swirling around the public relations world about a zombie being in our midst. This so-called zombie can be recognized by its headline, subhead, dateline, and lead. It’s a press release. With news like the Public Relations...
Making the Grade on HAROs—6 Tips for HARO Success

Making the Grade on HAROs—6 Tips for HARO Success

In almost every group project I was ever involved with in school, from elementary through graduate level, there was always someone who took on the lion’s share of the work and someone who didn’t pull their weight. When it comes to putting together a news story these...