If you’re like me, you cringe when you see or hear a commercial for the holidays before Thanksgiving. “Christmas commercials so soon? It’s not even Halloween yet!” As a consumer, cringing is totally appropriate. However, if you have a book to promote and sell, then […]
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I love the month of October. The leaves are changing color, you start to feel that autumn crispness in the air, and it’s time to pull out all the cozy sweaters and boots. It’s also time to clean up the garden, and of course, there
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According to Wikipedia, Influencer marketing, (also Influence Marketing) is a form of marketing that has emerged from a variety of recent practices and studies, in which focus is placed on specific key individuals (or types of individual) rather than the target market as a whole.
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That “Back to School” feeling isn’t just experienced by kids. Maybe it’s because we once were kids ourselves, but that “back to school” feeling comes up in the fall for pretty much everyone…Back to school, back to work, new beginnings, a fresh new start. I
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Are we really barreling toward September, already? Where did the summer go?! It happens every year. Summer flies by and we’re suddenly facing another fall. For me, personally, I love basking in the summer sunshine by playing in the garden and swimming in a
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Most act as if radio and podcasts are the same. They aren’t. Let’s begin with a simple definition: A podcast is a discrete downloadable recording of a show, usually a talk show. Radio is a continuous, real-time, mutually shared experience, always there, which you can
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Welcome to the heart (and heat!) of summer! Hope you’re finding a way to stay cool at this time of year. Of course, we have some readers in the Southern Hemisphere, so to you we hope you’re staying cozy and warm! For those north of
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During a recent flight, I was catching up on reading social media posts when a response to a question caught my eye. I don’t remember the exact question now, but I do remember the answer because it was wrong. Mind you, it was exactly
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Trust. You have to trust the process. If you are an author promoting a book, then you must embrace trust as you lay the groundwork for your publicity and marketing campaigns. You must have trust in yourself, trust in the process, and trust
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Happy July! Summer officially began with the Summer Solstice on June 21, and it’s now almost the Fourth of July. What comes to mind when one thinks of July? Let’s see…BBQ’s, mosquitoes (and how to get rid of them), sun screen, boating on the lake,
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