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Mar 01 2015

Big Mistakes Marketers Make

If you’ve been involved with marketing for any extended period of time, you’ve probably heard common adages and axioms, such as: It costs 5 times more to win a new customer as it does to stop one from leaving. The best way to grow revenue is to target your top customers for repeat sales. Advertising

Feb 15 2015

How to Turn a 23-Year-Old Book into a New York Times Bestseller

I’m excited to announce a rare achievement in the field of publishing. For the past 18 months, I consulted with Zondervan Publishers to help revive sales of a classic book called, “Boundaries.” Last week, the book became a New York Times bestseller for the first time in its 23-year history! In addition, “Boundaries” made the

Feb 07 2015

How to Mix Marketing with Faith

There is a group of non-profits and authors, especially writers of religious books, who unknowingly hinder their book sales due to the belief that marketing is evil. They feel that a truly spiritual person would never stoop to the level of “self-promotion.” I’ve met people who believe that drawing attention to their work smacks of

Feb 01 2015

5 Tips to Get More Bulk Sales

Last week, I received a bulk order on my website for 20 copies of my book, “Sell Your Book Like Wildfire.” It’s always nice to wake up in morning and see a confirmation email that says a couple hundred bucks were just deposited into my bank account. How did I get a large order for

Jan 25 2015

How to Build a Massive Online Audience

The more I consult with literary agents and book publishers, the more I hear them say, “We want authors who can bring a large online audience to support their book sales.” I’ve even heard some say, “We want authors who are list-building machines,” which means building an email list with 10,000, 50,000, or 100,000+ subscribers.