Archive for June, 2007

Beware of the Golden Ticket »

Having been a journalist for almost two decades now, I can tell you that if someone is a consultant and they’re promising you the “Golden Ticket” to success in publishing your book and getting it covered etc. if you’ll only buy their services or their affiliates’ services then you should take a pass on the [...]

Phil Gerbyshak - Makes it Great! »

Here is a long-delayed interview that Phil Gerbyshak was kind enough to do for me. Let this interview serve as inspiration to what you’re trying to do in connecting authentically to folks, because PHil is a guru at that! Phil’s book, “10 Ways to Make It Great” is also outstanding and inspiring and is available [...]

Dell Blog saga ongoing »

Ok, I live in the Hill Country and Dell is based in Round Rock, TX and this latest blog post by Mack Collier really gets to the heart of what Mack terms “how companies are grappling to come to terms with the new media marketing landscape”. Read it and learn from it.
And if you [...]

David Meerman Scott - this guy “Rules the Web!” »

I just did a great interview with David Meerman Scott which will be featured later in another publication, but I’ve got to say “Get his book.” REALLY.
He just dropped a press release today on PRweb that garnered several YouTube views in a little over 3 hours and the whole thing was written about his Mom. [...]

Submit your book for awards »

Oy vey - here goes Nettie again with another thing authors should do. YEP!
Submit your book for awards! If it’s self-published even better. There are tons of book festivals, Foreword Magazine award, Independent Publishing Association awards that your book is missing out on if you don’t submit it.
One of my clients Bob Prosen “Kiss Theory [...]

Beyond Buzz: The Next Generation of Word Of Mouth Marketing Hits Sherpa! »

Hi -
I’m proud to say that one my clients, Lois Kelly’s book has hit MarketingSherpa’s Book of the Week - so go and win a copy! (It’s a superb read!)

My Blogger Story »

I think Toby Bloomberg is one of the most brilliant and blog-social savvy women I know and I was also lucky enough to contribute to her www.Bloggerstories.com . I wanted to put a link to it as I’ve been remiss in doing so, while you’re there, read all the other ones! Toby has garnered the [...]