Publicity Speaker Dan Janal Asks (and Answers) What Do Audiences Really Want from a Speaker?
Reporters Are Looking for YOU! When I spoke at Clemson University’s conference on how to market online training programs and seminars, I came to an important realization after hearing two speakers who preceded me. 1. They offered good, basic, solid information about marketing. I knew most of it, of course, but many people in the audience didn’t. 2. [...]
New Conference Program Apps Give Speakers New Opportunities
At the Clemson University conference I am speaking at today, and at the National Speakers Association conference I attended recently, nearly everyone used an app to find out what was going on. NSA printed a standard program but people soon gave that up for the app. At Clemson, the app was the only game in town. It is easy to [...]
Fiction Author Gets Publicity with PR LEADS
Laine Cunningham “Although the media normally isn't interested in fiction authors, by using Dan Janal's PR Leads I was quoted on MSNBC.com, FoxNews.com, The Sydney Morning Herald out of Australia, Die Presse newspaper in Austria, and was featured in Women's World magazine. Since I also help others write and edit their own books, I was quoted as a [...]
Publicity Speaker Dan Janal Publishes Insightful, Humorous "Top 10 Publicity and New Media List"
Dan JanalPublicity Speaker 1. Best PR campaign ever: Yahoo announces it will reveal a new logo in 30 days. Somehow, USA TODAY considers this front-page news. Sorry, but a logo announcement is minor news even when it is actually shown. Kudos to the PR geniuses that convinced USA TODAY’s editors otherwise. 2. Most incongruous ad. Dish advertises on [...]
Publicity Speaker Dan Janal Shares Email Productivity Tips to Improve Media Relations and Customer Service
Dan JanalPublicity Speaker There are pundits going around telling people to not read email in the morning. They insist that email is: 1. Useless 2. Time consuming 3. Distracting 4. Low priority 5. Takes away valuable time from your “big ideas” Some pundits even say you should have an auto response email that says, in essence, “My time [...]
Are You Looking Forward to Part 2 of 2013?
Dan Janal July marks the start of the second half of the year. It’s a good time to benchmark your activities. Here are questions to get you focused: 1. Are you on plan? 1a. Do you have a plan? 2. Look at your numbers on your P&L and double them. Are you on track? 2a. Do you know [...]
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