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	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Find a freelancer with SPJ freelancer directory</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/find-a-freelancer-with-spj-freelancer-directory/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/find-a-freelancer-with-spj-freelancer-directory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another great resource for Publicity Hounds who need to outsource work to freelancers.
Consult the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; online freelancer directory, a listing of more than 600 members. You can search by state or specialty. Members include writers, photographers and graphic artists.
The trade group also has a new &#8220;Editor of the Moment&#8221; feature on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential politics in the workplace: A great story idea</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/presidential-politics-in-the-workplace-a-great-story-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/presidential-politics-in-the-workplace-a-great-story-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Pitching the Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can&#8217;t think of a story to pitch about your business, nonprofit or government agency?
Thanks to TV producer Shawne Duperon&#8217;s excellent newsletter Shawne&#8217;s TV Guide, for this timely story idea: politics in the workplace.
Shawne suggests you pitch the idea to your local TV stations, daily and weekly newspapers, and bloggers who cover your industry. It&#8217;s too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can a Texas veterinarian promote organic dog shampoos?</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/how-can-a-texas-veterinarian-promote-organic-dog-shampoos/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/how-can-a-texas-veterinarian-promote-organic-dog-shampoos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Magazine Publicity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pitching the Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Publicity for Niche Markets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Publicity on the Internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Shawn Messonnier, a veterinarian and award-winning author from Plano, Texas, writes:
&#8220;I would love ideas from other Hounds on how to promote my new line of certified organic pet shampoos.
&#8220;They&#8217;re currently available online only at http://www.drshawnspetorganics.com but should be available at retail outlets sometime next year.    
&#8220;I&#8217;d like to reach as many pet owners online [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How are you venting constructively about failed bail-out bill?</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/constructive-ways-to-vent-over-the-failed-bail-out-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/constructive-ways-to-vent-over-the-failed-bail-out-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Pitching the Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Publicity on the Internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Publicity Hounds, what are you doing to let off steam the day after the bail-out bill failed?
Taking surveys at your blog? Organizing a telephone tree to call your representatives in Washington? Writing letters to the editor?
Are you creating and uploading videos that show you so angry that the veins in your neck are eyes are bulging?
Or offering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to choose your profile photo for social networking sites</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/how-to-choose-your-profile-photo-for-social-networking-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/how-to-choose-your-profile-photo-for-social-networking-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Photos &#038; Graphics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re strapped for cash and can&#8217;t afford a professional photographer, and you need a photo because you want to promote something on Facebook or another social networking site, what&#8217;s the next best alternative?
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal offers tips from three professional photographers on how to capture the right image. Each has a Facebook page.
From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can journalists and consumers find you on Google?</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/can-journalists-and-consumers-find-you-on-google/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/can-journalists-and-consumers-find-you-on-google/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business Promotion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Press Releases/News Releases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Publicity Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Publicity on the Internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If journalists and consumers are using Google to find someone with your expertise, and you&#8217;re not on the first page of the search results, they may call one of your competitors who ARE in one of the top three positions on the most popular search engine.
Like Adam Armbruster who is #1 on Google for &#8220;TV advertising expert&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writers, follow these 9 photography tips to sell your photos</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/writers-follow-these-9-photography-tips-to-sell-your-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/writers-follow-these-9-photography-tips-to-sell-your-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Magazine Publicity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you sell freelance articles to newspapers or magazines and you&#8217;d like to make a little extra money selling accompanying photos, but you&#8217;re a lousy photographer, this is your lucky day.
I just got off the phone with Linda Martin, production coordinator for Shotgun Sports Magazine, who told me that she had a frustrating day today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pitching &#8216;All Things Considered&#8217;? Pitch while the story is hot</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/pitching-all-things-considered-pitch-while-the-story-is-hot/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/pitching-all-things-considered-pitch-while-the-story-is-hot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
If you&#8217;re pitching National Public Radio&#8217;s &#8220;All Things Considered,&#8221; Carol Klinger, associate editor, who has worked for NPR since 1995 and fielded thousands of pitches, says you must remember that this show deals with breaking news, not mostly feature-oriented stories that are the mainstay of other NPR shows.
Here are her pitching tips.
Pitches she hates:

Get rich quick products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inexpensive gifts will be in demand for holiday gift guides</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/inexpensive-gifts-will-be-in-demand-for-holiday-gift-guides/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/inexpensive-gifts-will-be-in-demand-for-holiday-gift-guides/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the economy hanging by a thread, this could be one of the grimmest retail holiday seasons in decades.
That means editors of consumer gift guides will be on the lookout for press releases and photos featuring inexpensive gifts such as calendars, picture frames, jewelry, CDs, books, scrapbooks and even kitchen utensils. (Who in the world would feature kitchen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Include special-interest weeklies in national publicity campaigns</title>
		<link>http://publicityhound.net/include-special-interest-weeklies-in-national-publicity-campaigns/</link>
		<comments>http://publicityhound.net/include-special-interest-weeklies-in-national-publicity-campaigns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Media Kits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In yesterday&#8217;s ezine, The Publicity Hound&#8217;s Tips of the Week, I wrote about how Publicity Hounds should rely on weekly newspapers more than ever, now that several dailies are eliminating their zoned editions because of mounting financial pressures.
It wasn&#8217;t until today that I remembered a fabulous article in the May/June 2000 issue of The Publicity [...]]]></description>
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