Green Energy NOW!

Hoosier Environmental Council Announces the Launch of our First-Ever Video Contest!

Hoosier Environmental Council has launched a video contest for this summer and fall, coinciding with movement of major energy/global warming legislation in Congress (a historic bill just passed out of the House last week!)

The contest is called Green Energy NOW! and the goal is to find out what Hoosiers are doing to fight global warming in their daily lives and why/how they are advocating for green energy/climate action (personally and/or legislatively) – in new and creative ways (online videos).

Prizes will be awarded for the four videos that are:
- the funniest: $200 prize
- the most creatively produced: $200 prize
- the most thoughtful/well-researched: $200 prize
- the HEC favorite (GRAND prize): $500 prize
- All participants will receive an HEC organic cotton t-shirt and window decal...

You can make your video with a video-camera, a webcam, your cell phone, or post an image slideshow/presentation with music/voiceover. Keep your video under 3 minutes and upload it to the contest's YouTube page:

After you’ve uploaded your video, send your name, contact information (email and phone number) and the title of your video to Ms. Alex Eaks (aeaks@hecweb.org). We need your info to send you your t-shirt/decal and to notify you if your video is a winner!

The contest begins June 30 and ends August 24; winners will be announced on HEC’s website and the YouTube page on August 31 and contacted personally to arrange receipt of prizes.

For video ideas, software resources, and official contest rules, download these guidelines

Spread the news about this contest to your friends/family. This is a great way to keep the energy/climate conversation going - but in a more creative and personal way. Our relationship with the environment runs deeper than legislation - what's your story?

Hoosier Environmental Council website contest page

Tina Jesson is founder of the British Academy of Solopreneurs

What The Media Wants

Tina Jesson - The Visibility Creator

I have been creating visibility for businesses and working the press for publicizing my own expertise and my own businesses for over 8 years. I have achieved a massive $1Million worth of press coverage based on column inches and air time that I might have otherwise had to pay for in advertising. I have a policy of NEVER paying for advertising. Not when you know ‘What the Media Wants!’. In this ‘What the Media Wants’ section, you too can benefit, for your own self promotion and that of your business.

I admit it - I am a PR tart! I will do almost anything to get PR for my companies. It’s fun and FREE – but it does take a little time, writing and finding an interesting way to put your message and story across.

Don’t beleave me? Well after being featured on UK TV numerous times, twice on BB1 including Live TV, been an expert of Tonight with Trevor McDonald (the UK equivalent in prestige to Oprah or Larry King) featured in the Wall Street Journal – the European edition (I didn’t even knew there was an European edition, but there I was being quoted on the front page of their property section.) Featured in most of the UK Lifestyle magazines and been on front pages of property sections of the daily Telegraph, Observer and Sunday Times. I’ve even appeared in my underwear for SHE magazine. Now that’s commitment to the cause. How far would you go in getting free PR for you and your business?

I speak to start-up businesses and small companies on ‘How to get a $1million worth of PR with no money down’ and share my personal success ideas on how I achieved that. All backed up with case studies and no absolutely no theory guaranteed.

In the best selling amazon book Teach Yourself How To Get On A TV Show
by Katherine Lapworth, I go in to some detail of how I have been actively sort out as an expert.

What I have learned is PR really does sporn more PR. How did the author find me in the first place?

I have created ‘What the Media Wants!’ as a collection of articles especially written and aimed at the subject matter which the press is actively looking for.

How it works

In this BLOG you will be invited to comment on articles which journalists are actively seeking from both the USA and UK.

By contributing your thoughts, case studies and ideas, and leaving details of who you are and the company/business you represent, the press is more likely to a) pick the article as it is more rounded and contains more views that the view of a single author and b) you and your business gets picked up and promoted too. The article links then get sent out to my freelance friends and journalist contacts. It’s that easy.

Please come back regularly and feel free to contribute. Even if you don’t agree with my ramblings, that’s great, because the press really want to know – it’s ‘What the Media Wants!’

Tina Jesson - The Visibility Creator
Author, business growth expert, consultant, trainer and speaker. www.tinajesson.com

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