Fred--It's OK to PM me--though It often takes me a day or two to check in here--Also, I'd recommend finding and reading a few "How to Do It" books on advertising--it ain't that hard--and, as you might have guessed, being able to write funny stuff gets you a lot farther than any other credentials--

Kat, this is what PR folks do for a living--truth be told, they often sell the articles to the client first, for a big number, then find a "freelancer" to hack it out, for a small number. As I mentioned above, more often than you'd think, these things never quite make it into print--