Dan Janal

About Dan Janal

Dan Janal is Founder and President of PR LEADS Expert Resource Network.

USA TODAY called Dan Janal “a true Internet pioneer” because he has more than 20 years of PR experience. He was on the PR team that launched America Online. He also handled PR assignments for IBM, Reader’s Digest, American Express, AT&T and more than 100 other high-tech companies, including many startups. He was responsible for the PR that introduced the CD ROM industry, as he served as PR counsel to Grolier and their Electronic Encyclopedia, the first piece of consumer software for CD-ROMS.

The San Francisco Chronicle called Dan Janal “an Email marketing expert.”

The LA Times called Dan Janal “an Internet marketing expert.”

Join PR Leads today and get Dan Janal's 30+ years of media and publicity experience on your side and in your corner.

What makes for a great Facebook page for small business?

Social Media Examiner listed its top 10 small businesses pages. What do they top one have in common? They look like magazine ads. They are beautifully composed. They are inviting. They are colorful. The usually feature people. Those are the ones I liked. Other winners looked like web pages or Facebook pages. To me, those [...]

What makes for a great Facebook page for small business?2016-11-28T23:38:18+00:00

Media Relations: How International Companies Can Improve Relations with US Media

Many international companies talk themselves out of getting publicity in the US. That’s unfortunate because a lot of their concerns are incorrect fallacies. Here are several ways international companies can build bridges with the US media to get publicity to build their businesses. 1.     Time barrier – Let reporters know when you will be available [...]

Media Relations: How International Companies Can Improve Relations with US Media2016-11-28T23:38:19+00:00

Publicity Tactics: How to pitch the media effectively

By Jeremy Porter Journalistics Smile and dial gets a bad rep. I rarely hear the term used in a positively. You should know by now that I’m against annoying journalists, whether through PR spam or telemarkety phone pitches. If you’ve got a good story to pitch, and you need to score some coverage fast, the [...]

Publicity Tactics: How to pitch the media effectively2016-11-28T23:38:19+00:00

Is Tim Ferris the Next Tony Robbins?

Tim Ferriss of “4-Hour” brand fame was called “the wildly popular self-help guru for young men” by the New York Times today (August 17, 2011) in an article which reported that Amazon will publish his next book, “The 4-Hour Chef.” The New York Times does not bestow honors like this lightly. Congratulations to [...]

Is Tim Ferris the Next Tony Robbins?2016-11-28T23:38:19+00:00

Publicity Tactic: Are Your Biggest Competitors Really Your Best Friends?

My article on Publicity Ethics last week really struck a chord. I received many “good job” messages and only a handful of unsubs. Vijay asked a good question. Could I provide examples of “co-opetition” the word that means how to work with your competitors? Some of my best friends are “competitors.” That is, we all [...]

Publicity Tactic: Are Your Biggest Competitors Really Your Best Friends?2016-11-28T23:38:19+00:00

5 Ways To Improve Your Marketing Today

By Alex Goldfayn http://www.TechnologyTailor.com Here are five actions you can take today to improve your marketing immediately: 1. Call one customer and ask what they love about your product most. Incorporate this into your message. 2. Write one paragraph about your newest product and cite no technical specifications or details. Focus strictly on [...]

5 Ways To Improve Your Marketing Today2016-11-28T23:38:19+00:00

Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery. This is!

Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery. Creating a YouTube video for a company that isn't paying you is the sincerest form of flattery. Snpmktg created this video -- and didn't even tell me about it! It's been posted for more than a year. A client emailed me about it and wondered how he [...]

Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery. This is!2016-11-28T23:38:19+00:00

PR LEADS Helps Denver Executive Coach/Author Get Monthly Column in Trade Journal

PR LEADS, the only publicity leads service to provide hands-on training and support, helped business author and speaker TC North land a monthly guest column in a prestigious publication, CORP! Magazine. “One of the leads I responded to was for a guest column in CORP! Magazine. They were interested in my article and [...]

PR LEADS Helps Denver Executive Coach/Author Get Monthly Column in Trade Journal2016-11-28T23:38:19+00:00

Overcome The 12 Self-Sabotaging Shortcomings That Hold Back Your Publicity Efforts

Are you sabotaging your publicity program? Many people shoot themselves in their feet when it comes to creating and executing their publicity programs. After 9 years of running PR LEADS and dealing with more than 4,000 people, I’ve seen it happen time and time again for many different reasons. Sign up to listen to this [...]

Overcome The 12 Self-Sabotaging Shortcomings That Hold Back Your Publicity Efforts2016-11-28T23:38:19+00:00

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We get hundreds of leads each day on dozens of topics. But we only send you leads in your specialty to save you time.

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PR LEADS has helped more than 4,000 business experts, solo PR firms, and small businesses. And we can help you get the publicity you need to:

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