Brand Rituals by Zain Raj offers a unique and deep look at the psychology and process of branding. His unique “New Value Equation” and the role of differentiated value drivers in particular, is of immense value and importance to businesses everywhere, especially in tough economic times. His ideas on going from experience to routine to […]

You are a natural problem solver filled with good advice. This is the core approach you need to take when branding and promoting. You simply need to decide to help the people you can help the most, with each and every bit of outreach that you do. Select the biggest upcoming problem that’s on the […]

Singer Erykah Badu has released an uncut video of her walking through the Dallas square where President John F. Kennedy shot disrobing one piece of clothing at a time right down to her bare naked skin all while she croons her latest song. The uncut video was shot in plain view and parents with children […]

This is one of the most common suggestions I have for people who seek publicity. Help the people you can help the most. When you write a news release the best professional branding will come when you ask media to publish something that helps people and show them you can really do it well. You […]

On November 19th, 2009 I had a wonderful time being interviewed for Authors Access with Victor R. Volkman and Irene Watson about whether Press Releases are still revelant to marketing and promoting books. We covered a wide-range of talking points, including: * So What Exactly Is A News Release? * Why Is This So Hard […]

One of my clients Cy Tymony who writes the Sneaky uses of Everyday Objects book series told a story about his appearance on one NPR talk show lead to an invite to write an educational fun article in a teen science magazine which then led him to be invited to be on a Make TV […]

It’s perhaps the most common question I hear after a client walks in the front door. I wrote a book, now what do i do? I reviewed many years of doing PR and marketing for thousands of clients and from experience, it appears that it all comes down to … HELPING THE PEOPLE YOU CAN […]

I wrote and transmitted a very special news release for Karen Simmons, author and executive Director of the national organization Autism Today. The news release was transmitted on the morning of Thursday July 3, 2008. The goal is to get art created by people with autism for a new book, the second in a series. […]

I’m always learning about how to be a better presenter. This video, which I found on Drew’s Marketing Minute blog, done by Bnet is an excellent tutorial and analysis of one of the world’s best presenters – Steve Jobs of Apple. Much of what is said here applies to news release copywriting as well, although […]