For the last few days I’ve been answering calls for a literary agent. Each time the caller left a message saying they found my listing in the Yellow Pages online. So, I checked it out and yes, indeed, CoryWest is listed in the Literary Agent category – along with Marketing Consultants, Marketing Programs & Services, Public Relations Counselors and Writers.  Hmm. . . how did we wind up with the literary agents? 

Of course, I promptly return every message to …

You can use Newsvine to not only read the news, but to make the news, post articles, gather your own community and more. Evergreen, the relaunch, is discussed in a bit more detail at the Newsvine blog.

Thanks to the folks at Newsvine for the following email update.

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A Much Smarter Front Page

What good is a news site that doesn’t adapt to the way you use it? The new Newsvine front page puts you in control of everything. Want your original …

Update:  Thanks to Andrew Peters, an MTN ezine reader, uber cool blogger and virtual PR expert based in Singapore, for his permission to share his email with you in response to this ezine article:

Hi Barbara

Thanks for your latest email, we are currently putting together a
contest and your Words of Wisdom are very timely

Thank you…
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Andrew Peters | COO | The Pacific West Communications

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Here’s a clip from this week’s ezine article, “Contest-ing PR: 8 Winning Ways to Giveaways”

Step One: Start Out …

Okay, so this has nothing to do with PR. Well, maybe it does. . .

Mark Joyner recently released his new book, Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want

Here’s a bio clip from a press release I wrote for Viral Marketing Intesives . . .

Mark Joyner is the creator of Simpelology and a best-selling author. Joyner was among the first to introduce the ebook concept with Search Engine Tactics, resulting in over 1,000,000 downloads. A prolific writer, Joyner’s recently published …

This article goes out today to MTN News subcribers, which is published by CoryWest Media and written by Barbara Rozgonyi. For permission to reprint this article in your publication email connect [at] corywestmedia [dot] com.

Perry Marshall’s Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords is a must-read and a must-follow guide that tells you “how to access 100 million people in 10 minutes.” I’ve read the entire book, some sections three and four times – and you should, too.

In the midst of …

Here’s a book that everyone’s going to be reading. In fact, they probably already are. Gregg Crawford, BayGroup International’s President and CEO, is the best-selling author. His book, “The Last Link: Closing the Gap That is Sabotaging Your Business,” broke out at the top of four best-seller lists.

Congratulations to Rick Frishman and his team at Planned TV Arts on their client’s success. One of our Ultimate PR Secrets speakers, Rick Frishman is the book and author guru. Listen to Rick …

This article goes out today to MTN News subcribers, which is published by CoryWest Media and written by Barbara Rozgonyi. For permission to reprint this article in your publication email connect [at] corywestmedia [dot] com.

Grab Front Page Attention Fast with The Public Relations Primer

Whether you’re trying to trap leprechauns or attract niched traffic, if you can see the countryside, but you can’t see the customers, you can apply the same public relations skills to help them …