Joan Stewart

Publicity expert Joan Stewart, also known as The Publicity Hound, has an international following of more than 30,000 subscribers to her weekly ezine, “The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week.”

As a media relations consultant and professional speaker, she shows people how to use the traditional media and social networking to establish their credibility, enhance their reputation, position themselves as experts, sell more products and services, promote a favorite cause or issue, and establish their companies as employers of choice.

Her website and blog have turned into high-traffic destinations for people who want help promoting a product, service, cause or issue.

She worked as an award-winning newspaper editor and writing coach for more than two decades at The Lake County News-Herald in Willoughby, Ohio; The Sheboygan Press in Sheboygan, Wisconsin; The Express-Times in Easton, Pennsylvania and The Business Journal in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Stewart is a frequent contributor to publications for the PR, nonprofit, publishing and professional services industries. Her expert commentary and advice are included in more than 40 books about marketing and publicity and in hundreds of print and electronic newsletters. She is a frequent guest on a variety of radio shows and podcasts.

She has written four ebooks: How to be a Kick-butt Publicity Hound, How to Hire the Perfect Publicist, How to Use Photos in Your Publicity Campaign and How to Plan & Promote Sizzling Special Events. She has created more than 100 other training tools for anyone who wants to self-promote.

Stewart is a member of the National Speakers Association, the Internet Association of Information Marketers, Publishers Marketing Association, the Small Publishers Association of North America, and the Better Business Bureau.