As the year enters the fourth quarter, many businesses and entrepreneurs aremaking plans and budgets for the year 2002. Those plans could includeanything from setting up goals for new products to preparing marketing,sales and PR/publicity campaigns. When it comes to your publicity plan, WHENyou launch your campaign can be just as important as what and how youlaunch.PLANTING PUBLICITY SEEDSSome business owners may be of the mindset: "I think we'll wait to launch apublicity campaign until after January 1 to generate consumer interest." Theproblem is -- if you wait to launch your publicity campaign until the firstof the year hoping for a quick media interest blast in January, you may bein for a quiet start of the year. Keep in mind most media outlets haveeditorial lead-times of a few weeks to 6 months. Also, what someentrepreneurs don't realize is this -- because of the increasing number ofpublicity pitches media outlets receive, anything you submit is subjected towhat I call the "media digestion period" - simply put - that is a period oftime (sometimes days, sometimes weeks) that it takes media outlets to:#1) see/understand your release and decide if they are interested;#2) find space ime in their editorial calendar to place the article/newsstory/show segment.Given the right media research and pitching expertise, there are severalmedia opportunities you could pursue.
From my professional experience, hereis the breakdown of editorial lead-times of the media formats from quickestto most drawn out: (These are estimates and can vary from campaign tocampaign)1) Radio Shows -- 1 to 4 weeks lead-time2) TV News Affiliate Shows - 2 to 6 weeks lead-time3) Daily & Weekly Newspapers - 3 to 8 weeks lead-time4) Magazines & Network TV Shows - 1 to 6 months lead-timeThe potential placement is also directly dependent upon how quickly andefficiently your publicist or PR agency can help the media secure theplacement. Media relations is crucial. Your publicist's job is to make thereporter/editor/producer's job as easy and as effortless as possible - whichwill lead to quicker and more numerous placements for your business.HOLIDAY PUBLICITY OPPORTUNITIESIf your product/business lends itself to increased holiday sales, the nextseveral weeks are a perfect time to get a product publicity campaignlaunched - given the right media targets. Although many holiday issues havealready been laid out for magazines, many other media outlets are feverishlyseeking information/pitches on innovative stories for the holidays. Somemedia outlets even reorganize or beef up staff toward the end of the year toallow for an increase in stories on products.
Have your publicist help youtake advantage of this increased media opportunity. I have in fact had media outlets respond to our media release literallyminutes after pitching it. Conversely, one media outlet responded to one ofour releases 17 months after a pitch. (I had to ask the reporter what theYEAR was on the release!) You can definitely increase the odds with somehard work and effective media relations. That's why timing of your publicitypitch is so critical.
Have your publicist get your pitch to the media, allowthe editorial staff to digest it a bit, and strategically and professionally"rattle the cage" over the next several weeks to generate as many placementsas possible.What we are trying to do is plant seeds in media outlets' editorial gardenso they will bear fruit -- in the form of articles/show placements --continuously over the next several weeks and months. Like the plant thatcomes from a seed, publicity placements can also grow roots and lead toother arterial media placements in other media outlets. Given the righttending, the publicity seeds you plant over the next few weeks will indeedgerminate and you'll reap a wonderful harvest for your business now and intothe first quarter of next year..
Fight Cancer With Broccoli Sprouts
Fight Cancer With Broccoli Sprouts
By Jeannie Crabtree
Mom was right to insist on us eating our vegetables. She knew they built health and gave us the minerals we need.
Take Broccoli sprouts. Broccoli sprouts are rich in a compound that provides significant protection against breast cancer and colon cancer. The compound is called sulforaphane glucosinalate.
Sprouts grown from certain types of broccoli seeds contain up to 50 times more of this compound than mature broccoli.
I have read that a brand of sprouts developed at John Hopkins University is guaranteed to have 20 more times the SGS compound than the mature broccoli. This one is called BroccoSprouts.
You can purchase broccoli sprouts at your local health food store or grocery store.
It is possible that Broccoli sprouts could carry the
bacteria that make you sick - salmonella and e.coli, so you may want to take them out of the container...
How to Raise House Plants from Seeds Easily
The principal house plants which are easy to raise by sowing seeds are Aloe (succulent plant), Asparagus species, Begonia semper-florensundB. rex, cacti (many kinds), Clivia, Cyclamen, Eucalyptus, Fuchsia (varieties), Grevillea robusta, Opuntia, Passijiora, Phoenix (palm), Primula malacoides and P. obconica, Ricinus, Rochea (succulent plant), Saintpaulia (hybrids) and Solatium capsicastrum.The most suitable compostIt is best to sterilise the compost, and it should therefore be heated in a sterilising apparatus for 10 minutes at a temperature of 18o? F. After this partial sterilisation, the compost must be spread out on a bench to cool before use.Watering a seed pan by partial immersionA simple method of sterilising the compost is to water it with Cheshunt Compound steriliser. This chemical can be obtained from any seed store.
It consists of a powder which, when dissolved in water, is sprinkled over the compost before or after the seeds have been sown. It is perfectly safe to use,...
How to Raise House Plants from Seeds Easily
Use Essential Fatty Acid To Help You Eliminate Your Acne
To eliminate or clear your face of acne it will require you take a variety of health steps.
The use of essential fatty acids is but one step.
I have identified 10 different steps but will only discuss one step in this article - using essential fatty acids.
Getting sufficient essential fatty acids is of prime importance in clearing acne. It's these fatty acids that help to control the production of excess androgens - the hormones that surge during the teen-age times
It is androgens, which causes excess sebum oil to clog your hair follicle and contribute to creating your acne.
The three fatty acids you need to get daily are:
? omega-3
? omega-6
? omega-9
When you are deficient in these essential fatty acids, you will
have,
? A weaken immune system
? Inflammatory disorders
? Poor skin
? Skin eruptions and other wounds that won't heal
? Sebum...
A New Marketing System Called '3 To Be Free' is Marketing Immune Plus, Among other Products
(ContentDesk) April 13, 2006 -- Keeping your immune system in the best possible condition is now a top priority for staying healthy.
Immune system knowledge and awareness has grown dramatically among nutritionist, doctors and pharmacists with many types of supplements being recommended. Health First Technologies believes in all-natural plant-based supplements as the safest approach to help your body boost its immune system.
Our proprietary blend of high quality sprout sources delivers a high concentration of sterols and sterolins that have been clinically proven to help normalize immune functions, modulate an overly aggressive immune system and to help the body
with cholesterol levels. Immune Plus is made from sprouts that have not been heat treated, so all their healing properties have been left intact.
This new and improved formula is made from sprouted seeds common in North America: buckwheat, barley, fenugreek, sunflower, and flaxseeds. All chosen...
A New Marketing System Called '3 To Be Free' is Marketing Immune Plus, Among other Products
As Spring Arrives, Wildflower Seed Sales Zoom at the Web's Leading Site
Recent studies show that gardening is still the fastest-growing hobby in the US, and wildflower seed gardening is one of the fastest-growing segments of the hobby.AmericanMeadows.com, a leading website for wildflower gardeners, has seen important growth ever since 2005 began. "Our traffic is up over 50% since the year began," says Ray Allen, who with his wife, Chy, founded AmericanMeadows over 20 years ago. The Allens founded the Vermont Wildflower Farm back in 1981 to share their hobby of wildflowers with others. (This summer the Wildflower Farm will be featured on HGTV.)
Now, after that experience, the creation a national seed catalog, and finally, creating a handsome, seed-filled website under their "national" name, AmericanMeadows.com, the couple continues to enjoy introducing more and more gardeners to the easy care world of wildflower meadow gardening. And wildflower seeds is not all they offer now.
"We added flower bulbs last fall, and now have a really unique...
As Spring Arrives, Wildflower Seed Sales Zoom at the Web's Leading Site
Use Essential Fatty Acid To Help You Eliminate Your Acne
To eliminate or clear your face of acne it will require you take a variety of health steps.
The use of essential fatty acids is but one step.
I have identified 10 different steps but will only discuss one step in this article - using essential fatty acids.
Getting sufficient essential fatty acids is of prime importance in clearing acne. It's these fatty acids that help to control the production of excess androgens - the hormones that surge during the teen-age times
It is androgens, which causes excess sebum oil to clog your hair follicle and contribute to creating your acne.
The three fatty acids you need to get daily are:
? omega-3
? omega-6
? omega-9
When you are deficient in these essential fatty acids, you will
have,
? A weaken immune system
? Inflammatory disorders
? Poor skin
? Skin eruptions and other wounds that won't heal
? Sebum...
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Can You Litter Box Train a Dog Like A Cat
(ContentDesk) October 15, 2005 -- House training or potty training your dog to use a litter box is definitely the new rage in indoor dog house training or potty training. Of course, there is a method to this madness and many will tell you that it is the best thing going since dog biscuits for their litter box trained dogs! This incredibly delightful information is not yet available in bookstores or pet stores. For 100% guaranteed house training your dog using a litter box success, you will most...
Benefiting From Fourth Quarter Publicity Can You Litter Box Train a Dog Like A Cat potty training Seeds
LAPTOP Magazine Names The Top 10 Back-to-School Notebooks
New York, NY (ContentDesk) August 9, 2006 -- Just in time for the new school year, LAPTOP Magazine names the best back-to-school notebooks for students for every need and budget. In an exclusive online feature on www.laptopmag.com/backtoschool, LAPTOP offers a comprehensive list of appropriate systems for all types of users.LAPTOPs editors hand-picked systems across multiple categories, ranging from Dells value-priced, dual...
Benefiting From Fourth Quarter Publicity laptop Seeds
Cash loan offers
There are different types of consumer loans you can apply for. While some consumer loans will give you a cash loan, such as a payday advance loan, other loans will not put cash in your hands but allow you to finance your home or pay your college tuition.One type of cash loan, a payday advance loan, allows you to get instant cash in your pocket. There is no credit check required and the application process is very simple. The cash can be kept for a certain period of time after which it must be...
Benefiting From Fourth Quarter Publicity