You've got give Gillian Britt credit for her dogged PR work. Britt, who owns gBritt PR with her husband, Jim, represents Bull Moose Music.

On Saturday, independent record stores around the country will celebrate Record Store Day, a publicity event designed to bring attention to independent music retailers. Dissatisfied with the coverage the day was receiving, Britt decided to take her quest for publicity to the very top of America's pop-culture scale.

Once a week, "American Idol" solicits questions from viewers for the contestants and judges on the popular TV show. Britt decided to phone in this question for judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell: "Saturday is national Record Store Day. What was the first record you remember buying?"

Not only did they use her question, but the show's producers also used her voice on the air. The only bummer: They misspelled her name.

All day Thursday, Britt answered e-mails and phone calls from friends who asked if the "Jillian B" on "American Idol" was their friend Gillian.

Indeed it was.

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