|
|
10 Ways To Protect Your Financial Identity Being Used For Someone Else’s Shopping Spree
Someone impersonating you could be spending your hard-earned money.
Impossible! Not really, check, loan, and identity fraud are a real problem. In 2002, the federal trade commission estimated that identity fraud affected and estimated 3.3...
Reducing IT Expenses
In these days of recession and layoffs, IT managers are facing some tough decisions. As my own boss put it recently, "if it's a choice between upgrading our Office suite or laying off some people, what do you think we're going to do?" With that in...
What You Need To Know About Credit Cards
What is a credit card?
A credit card is a card that allows you to borrow money to pay for things. There will be a limit to how much you can spend called your credit limit. At the end of each month you can either pay off the whole of the...
Where Did The Customers Go?
Every month I volunteer my services at the local "Entrepreneurship Center". This is a municipally funded program and an excellent resource for budding entrepreneurs. It's a one-stop shop, almost like a shopping mall for anyone wanting to start a...
Why Online Mortgage Quotes Don't Always Give The Best Rate
There were days when getting something mortgaged or financed was a big hassle. People had to survey the entire market in order to know about the existing rates and other details. But now things have drastically changed. Now you can familiarize...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Generating Publicity: Will The Media Be Interested In My Product/Business?
When it comes to launching a new business or product, some marketing consultants might say that EVERY product is appropriate for a publicity or media exposure campaign. That is true to a degree, but as a PR/publicity professional and former media person, I would qualify that statement by saying that although new products would benefit from a solid publicity campaign, not all businesses or products and their pitches will grab the attention of the media.
A number of strategically generated features or product mentions in magazines, newspapers and TV/radio/cable shows nationwide can lend strong credibility to a new product. That “media bullhorn” can also do wonders toward educating consumers about your product. But does your product -- and it’s media pitch -- have what it takes to attract the media into giving you coverage in their pages or on their airwaves? As I mentioned, many products or businesses can generate some type of publicity and media interest, but in my professional experience, the types of products and pitches that lend themselves to the best media exposure include:
·home/garden products ·kitchen/cooking/food products ·consumer electronics ·automotive accessories ·home repair/DIY tools ·personal health/medical/fitness products ·recreational/outdoor products ·experts (business, health, technology)
If you have a new or under-publicized product in one of these categories, the media could be a good friend to you. However, you first have be a friend to the media. Your product (and pitch) needs to have what the media calls a “news peg” -- that gives them a logical and newsworthy reason to feature YOUR product as opposed to the 200 other media pitches that are on their desks right now. Additionally, you need to make it as easy as possible for them to do your story or they WILL move onto a competitor’s pitch and product that is easier to cover.
·Can you provide a media sample? ·Do you have quality photos of the product? ·How can the product be purchased: in stores, catalogs, online, by phone? ·Can you arrange a
quick interview if needed?
Products/services that don’t really lend themselves to media interest or publicity are things like:
·website developers ·cell phone/printer cartridge sales ·vitamin supplements ·insurance ·financial planning ·MLM/downline schemes
I’m not implying that these types of businesses aren’t media worthy. I’m simply saying that from a media interest, editorial standpoint, there are thousands of competing product and businesses like these on the market and unless they are offering something truly unique, they lack that “news peg” that will attract the media’s attention. If you are launching, let’s say, a new garden tool that is very similar to many other garden tools on the market, don’t expect much interest from the media in putting together a feature. You can create that news peg by answering a few questions:
·How does your product differ from competing products already on the market? ·Why should the media and subsequent consumers be interested in your product? ·Does it provide a solution to an existing problem for consumers?
Bottom line -- an expertly maintained publicity campaign can help forge wonderfully reciprocal, mutually beneficial relationships with the media. Reciprocal, in that the media constantly need interesting information to put together their product profiles and business features -- and YOU need constant media exposure to get the word out. If your product or business can meet the media standards mentioned above, you could benefit greatly from some solid nationwide media exposure. Getting your product mentioned in print articles and on TV/radio shows nationwide will help spread the word to customers -- and at a fraction of the cost of a nationwide advertising campaign.
About the Author
Todd Brabender is the President of Spread The News Public Relations, Inc. His business specializes in generating media exposure and publicity for innovative products, businesses, experts and inventions. http://www.spreadthenewspr.com todd@spreadthenewspr.com (785) 842-8909
|
|
|
|
|
Compare Cell Phones & Service - Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile ... |
Research, compare, and buy cellular phones and services. |
www.letstalk.com |
  |
Free T-Mobile Cell Phones and Other Wireless Deals |
Save on T-Mobile cell phones and plans. Compare deals to TMobile.com. 1-year T-Mobile plans available with popular phones. Or pick another wireless carrier. |
www.a1wireless.com |
  |
mobilecellphone.com |
www.mobilecellphone.com/ - 2k - Cached - Similar pages |
|
  |
Mobile Cell Phone Rental in Japan :: RentafoneJapan |
This page contains information on mobile cell phone rental in Japan and Korea - Japanese, Korea, and International GSM mobile cellular phone and mobile ... |
www.japanvisitor.com |
  |
Communications - Mobile-Cell-Phone Ezine Articles |
EzineArticles.com allows ezine or email list publishers to upload or download free expert content that can be used within email newsletters or websites. |
ezinearticles.com |
  |
Cell Phones and Service from Virgin Mobile |
Cellular Phones and Service from Virgin Mobile. Ringtones & downloads for your mobile phones, as well as cell phone accessories, prepaid cell phones, ... |
www.virginmobileusa.com |
  |
Mobile / Cell Phone Is Linked To Cancer, you need protection from ... |
Test your exposure levels to mobile / cell phone radiation and check if it's safe to carry a mobile phone! |
www.radar3.com |
  |
Repair4MobilePhone: Do-It-Yourself Mobile (Cellular) Phone ... |
Repair4MobilePhone: Do-It-Yourself Mobile (Cell) Phone Upgrading, Modding and Repairing · site map · search · Mobile (Cell) Phones | IrDA | BlueTooth ... |
repair4mobilephone.org |
  |
YouTube - New Apple iChat Mobile Cell phone |
New Apple iChat Mobile Cell phone 00:25. From: foxymcfox Views: 90457. << Now Playing ... New Apple iChat Mobile Cell phone *FAKE* 00:33. From: foxymcfox ... |
www.youtube.com |
  |
YouTube - New Apple iChat Mobile Cell phone *FAKE* |
... turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Get the latest flash player. This is a video response to New Apple iChat Mobile Cell phone ... |
www.youtube.com |
  |
Java Mobile Cell Phone Games - A220 Mission 1 |
An arcade style shoot em up game , Java Midlet for your Mobile / Cell Phone. Fly through mountains and cave systems eliminating multiple enemies before ... |
www.jpowered.com |
  |
Java Mobile Cell Phone Games - Alien War |
Alien War is an arcade style game , Java Midlet for your Mobile / Cell Phone. JPowered is a leading provider of Java Mobile Cell Phone Games. |
www.jpowered.com |
  |
Communications - Mobile Cell Phone |
Mobile Cell Phone Tips. Broadband-Internet, GPS, Mobile-Cell-Phone, Telecommunications, Satellite-TV, Satellite-Radio, VOIP, Video-Conferencing » View ... |
communications.smartads.info |
  |
Free mobile, cell phone and text news alerts - Philadelphia ... |
Set up free mobile, cell phone alerts to stay connected with the news. Receive text message alerts when news happens on the WCAU Philadelphia, PA website. |
www.nbc10.com |
  |
Buying a Virgin Mobile Cell Phone? Want $10 free airtime? |
I have some Kickback codes that I will e-mail you if you want that will give you $10 Extra in airtime when you activate your Virgin Mobile Cell phone. ... |
www.topix.net |
  |
Skype from Mobile Cell Phone |
Skype from Mobile Cell Phone,cell phone,cellular,mobile phone,skype,Skype as we already know is one of the most popular VoIP applications. |
blog.tmcnet.com |
  |
Yahoo! Answers - can you use a t-mobile cell phone with verizon ... |
3 answers - i want to get a t-mobile phone and use m verizon sim card. is that possible? if not can i use the t-mobile phone with a verizon plan? |
answers.yahoo.com |
  |
Compare Prices on Samsung X210 Mobile Cell Phone - ShopFerret ... |
Use ShopFerret to find the best stores and lowest prices for the Samsung X210 Mobile Cell Phone. |
www.shopferret.com.au |
  |
eBay: Custom Mobile Cell Phone Pay Per Click Website +Adsense ... |
Find Custom Mobile Cell Phone Pay Per Click Website +Adsense in the Business Industrial , Other Industries , Websites Businesses for Sale , Internet ... |
cgi.ebay.com |
  |
Tmobile |
Review Cell Phone: pad Samsung Trace T519 T-Mobile Cell Phone ... Paper Thin T-Mobile Cell Phone with 1.3 meagpizel camera and MP3 Player. ... |
www.1800mobiles.com |
  |
|