Natural wildfires are created by rare, catastrophic events, such as a lightning strike or a volcano eruption. You can’t plan or prepare for these occurrences. They tend to happen beyond our control. In the publishing world, a naturally-started wildfire would be like a lightning strike, such as Oprah selecting your book for her famous book
How to Create Killer a Title That People Will Read
If you’re trying to attract a larger audience, you have to get people’s attention in the first place. Thus, learning how to create a killer title is crucial to marketing success. Boring titles cause prospective readers, customers, and donors to lose interest. Whereas, compelling titles intensify a person’s curiosity so that they want to read
How to Tell If Your Speech is Really Good
Let’s assume you just finished a speech and walked off the stage to a standing ovation. You’re feeling pretty good about your presentation. Afterwards, you stand around shaking hands and several people mention how much they enjoyed your talk. But, are their positive comments an accurate indicator of your skill level? The fact is that
The Blind Leading the Gullible
None of us can go through life without needing the help of other people. Life is too complex to learn everything we need to know on our own. That’s why teachers, coaches, consultants, advisors, mentors, and experts exist. But, problems can occur when we accept the advice of others who aren’t qualified to give instruction.
The Reason Why So Much Marketing is So Bland
Previously, I talked about how advertising is the price of being boring. One reason why some individuals and organizations suffer from bland marketing is based on using the wrong focus. They promote their product, rather than promoting the valuable content within their product. Consider the big difference between these two approaches. When you focus on
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