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Thread: Promoting Something... Unique
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Jun 11, 2006, 08:49 #1
Promoting Something... Unique
I have a site that's kind of a pet project of mine, dating back to 5th grade! It's a recipe for a unique kids dessert that my friend and I came up with for a school project - we call it "Dead Fish Surprise" (you can probably guess the URL...)
I thought I'd be able to get some good publicity for this fairly easily, but, big surprise, that wasn't the case! I'm looking for fun ideas on how to promote this since it is a fun kind of thing.
Note: I'm selling the recipe/guide on how to cook it, not the actual prepared food.
I got some links from kid and parent friendly sites, and I submitted some other fun recipes to recipe directories, citing DeadFishSurprise.com as the author. I'm going to do some press releases soon (not sure why I've waited so long...)
So I'm really wondering if you have specific ideas for promoting this and if you think it is something cool that could get really popular. So far I've had good feedback from everyone that tried it, along with a few parents saying it's a neat idea.
Thanks
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Jun 12, 2006, 09:41 #2
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Hmmm...
A dessert called 'dead fish suprise'???Sorry but that just doesn't sound very appetizing to me.
I would probably start by changing the name.
Just my 2cents
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Jun 13, 2006, 05:37 #3
Originally Posted by Brandon Tanner
Does the popular dessert "worms in dirt" sound appetizing? Kids love that stuff.
Thanks for the comment though.
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Jun 14, 2006, 01:55 #4
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From what I see - your offer has some 'news' value. I would suggest massive press release bomb - 5-7 press releases.
But try to make it a very catching thing. For example, "Austranauts have never been to space because Earth is flat and sky has crystal dome that can't be broken through" or "Bush cannot see red color on the US flag"
If your news is catchy (you say it is unique) - then you will get nice publicity.
Remember the guy with pixel advertising, the one who was the first? His site was a very good example of press release promo, because the idea of getting $1 mln via stupid pixels was great.
Think of it this way, maybe you can shake the globe.Last edited by SmartPoint; Jun 17, 2006 at 07:18.
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Jun 14, 2006, 05:30 #5
Originally Posted by SmartPoint
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Jun 15, 2006, 18:13 #6
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Originally Posted by MTbiker
BTW, MDHP wasn't based off of press releases, PR's were what gave him the launchpad to made his idea worldknown. But the key was that it was the first. So word spread like crazy after a month or so. (Hiring a professional didn't hurt either.)
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:45 #7
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Do PR releases really work? I have a website at www.JustHelpMe.net that offers free tech help to home computer users. I'm also trying o get traffic to my site, but I nver considered a PR release. What does that involve?
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Jun 17, 2006, 07:26 #8
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Originally Posted by jtallard
But if you plan to stay on top with press releases only, then you need sending 2-3 new press releases per week. And it is not that easy to find something newslike (don't forget that PRWeb and some other PR companies care about reputation and will not take junk) - so, you have to set your mind in the term of news.
In MTbiker's example I think his news value for this offer has big potential. If he finds a good press release writer (who make the news even from such a stupid thing as Madonna's dress at today's morning coffee) or if he personally manages to set nice concept for the news - then I think press releases will not only boost him with backlinks and keyword position improvements. He will most probably get real traffic, and his news will be spread from agency to agency. I was shocked to see the article about 'pixel guy' in one of the local papers (fully off-topic) few months ago. Imagine how strong was the power of that press release wave, if the news is still taken by tiny periodicals in the remote places where I've been.!BEST BARGAIN! - 100% Free Link Exchange Script
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