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Now is the time to promote your products to media outlets – since many top magazines have publication deadlines during the summer for fourth quarter Holiday Gift Guides.
I’m sure many or all of you would love to have your products featured in Oprah Magazine, or in Real Simple.  Of course, thousands of other product companies [...]

If your dream is to get your products on the shelves of Target, you don’t want to miss this!
On November 3, 2010, three lucky people will be able to pitch their product to a top Sales Rep who has sold hundreds of products to Target.
Here’s how this came about…
Over the years, readers of my Special [...]

I first wrote this on September 11, 2002.  I’ll be doing the same thing today, with a few new notes added.  How about you?
I have been wondering what I should be doing today. I don’t feel much like working.  Then I read an idea from a Ft. Lauderdale man, who suggested that today be a [...]

This is a follow-up post to the one on September 11, 2009.  Thanks to Donna Maria Coles Johnson, of the Indie Beauty Network, for suggesting that I write a follow-up.
Here is the original post – with my notes on what I actually did:
I wrote this on September 11, 2002.  I’ll be doing the same thing [...]

I wrote this on September 11, 2002.  I’ll be doing the same thing today.  How about you?
I have been wondering what I should be doing today. I don’t feel much like working.  Then I read an idea from a Ft. Lauderdale man, who suggested that today be a day of service.
 
Most of us are familiar [...]

Would you like to be like one business owner I know, who attributed over a million dollars in sales from one Oprah (O) Magazine free publicity placement?
I’m guessing the answer is yes.
And I’d like to help you do that — quickly, easily, and most importantly, inexpensively.
Now most people don’t wake up one day, make a call, [...]

This past December, I got one of my clients featured in O (Oprah) Magazine’s gift guide.  The client was able to attribute well over $10,000 in sales in December to that one placement. 
You probably already realize that getting publicity in top media outlets can lead to terrific sales.
That’s why I’d like to give you a [...]

What is the value of a good idea?
For those of you who have attended any of my workshops or had consultations with me, you know I think fast, and love to help others with their challenges. Since this will be a group session that I will host and others can participate in, the price is [...]

While many of us (myself included) might be intimidated by the thought of using video, I can tell you from first-hand experience that it is easy.
The key is to use easy equipment (Flip Video, in my case), and to have specific uses for your business video.
My guest this month is Donna Maria Coles Johnson, who [...]

Facebook is the #1 social networking site in terms of users, surpassing MySpace in April, 2008. As of November, 2008, there are more than 200 million Facebook users, more than 50% of whom are past college.
Originally set up as a consumer social networking site, Facebook is being used increasingly by people to grow their businesses.
In [...]