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Street Art: The Quiet Revolution

A fascinating report on Al Jazeera’s Listening Post reported that street art is a clue to how a population is feeling.

Long before the Arab Spring erupted, before there were physical actions in Bahrain and Libya, graffiti waged its own quiet revolution to spread its media directly to the people on the street. When Internet [...]

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February 18th, 2012 | Category: Al Jazeera, book publishing tips, citizen journalism, Debbie Elicksen, graffiti, journalism, Listening Post, manuscript development, media, motivation, publishing, Publishing Media Creative Incorporated, publishing tips, self-publishing, social media consultant, social media marketing, social media marketing plan, social media marketing services, social media services, social media strategy, social network marketing, street art, viral marketing, writing | Comments are closed

Don’t Assume

I received an interesting email tonight from a passing acquaintance who wants me to like her Facebook page.

While Facebook allows you to send out requests to your followers to follow your page (or blog) — and I admit I have used that in the past — is it me or does it seem rather [...]

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February 17th, 2012 | Category: book marketing, book publishing, book publishing tips, bookpublishing process, bookpublishingmember.com, business marketing advice, Debbie Elicksen, digital books, e-reader, find a book publisher, getting a book published, how to publish a book, marketing advice, marketing plan, marketing strategy, marketing tips, marketing tools, media, online marketing tips, publish your book, publishing, Publishing Media Creative Incorporated, publishing tips, self-publishing, Seth Godin, social media consultant, social media marketing, social media marketing plan, social media marketing services, social media services, social media strategy, social network marketing, viral marketing, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

My Publishing Guru

Seth Godin has it going on. He lands in my inbox every morning, sometimes twice a day, and he provides great insight and real meat on how to connect with people and market intelligently.

His books are genius. The last one I bought, We Are All Weird, took me two clicks to receive it in [...]

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January 28th, 2012 | Category: book publishing, book publishing tips, bookpublishing process, bookpublishingmember.com, Canada's Publishing Expert, Debbie Elicksen, digital books, e-reader, Education, getting a book published, how to publish a book, how to write your book, journalism, marketing advice, marketing tips, motivation, online marketing tips, publish your book, publishing, Publishing Media Creative Incorporated, publishing tips, self-publishing, Seth Godin, social media marketing, writing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

My Interview AT EvanBailyn.com

The interview talks about the business of publishing, speaking, and yes, even hockey.

First question didn’t need much thought:

If you could tell one sentence to every prospective author out here, what would it be?

Writing is a business, not a lottery ticket.

 

Here’s the link to the rest.

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January 12th, 2012 | Category: book publishing, book publishing tips, Debbie Elicksen, Evan Bailyn, how to publish a book, publish your book, publishing, Publishing Media Creative Incorporated, self-publishing, speaking, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

Perspective

What does success mean?

What is art?

What is good music?

What is entertainment?

What is a great car?

What is the best restaurant in the city?

What is the best TV show?

What is the most important issue?

What is perfection?

Ask these questions to 20 different people and you will get 20 different [...]

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January 4th, 2012 | Category: book marketing, book publishing, book publishing tips, bookpublishing process, business marketing advice, Canada's Publishing Expert, Debbie Elicksen, digital books, Freelance Communications, getting a book published, how to publish a book, manuscript development, marketing advice, marketing strategy, marketing tips, marketing tools, media, online marketing tips, publishing tips, self-publishing, social media marketing, social media strategy, viral marketing, writing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

You Don’t Have To Own Apple To Be Influenced By Steve Jobs

I was on my living room couch updating my Facebook from my Asus Eee Pad tablet when I saw a posting that Steve Jobs had died.

There are no Apple products in my possession, but Jobs was someone who interested me for his visionary leadership, how he trumped the conventional and made unconventional a household [...]

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October 6th, 2011 | Category: Apple, citizen journalism, Debbie Elicksen, digital books, e-reader, Freelance Communications, journalism, Kindle, Mac, marketing plan, marketing strategy, marketing tips, marketing tools, media, online marketing tips, publishing, self-publishing, social media marketing, social media marketing plan, social media marketing services, social media strategy, Steve Jobs, viral marketing, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

The Patience of a Gnat

Das Auto is a brilliant advertiser. Weeks before the Super Bowl and the “official” launch, this ad was pre-launched on YouTube and went viral overnight to the tune of about one million. The DAY after Super Bowl, the views more than doubled. Today the ad keeps growing in hits. Check out the numbers today.

Go [...]

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July 27th, 2011 | Category: book marketing, book publishing, bookpublishing process, bookpublishingmember.com, Debbie Elicksen, Freelance Communications, getting a book published, how to publish a book, manuscript development, marketing advice, marketing plan, marketing strategy, marketing tips, marketing tools, media, motivation, online marketing tips, publish your book, publishing, publishing tips, self-publishing, social media consultant, social media marketing, social media marketing plan, social media marketing services, social media services, social media strategy, social network marketing, Uncategorized, viral marketing, writing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

The Best Writing Tool on the Planet

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July 23rd, 2011 | Category: book publishing, book publishing tips, Debbie Elicksen, Freelance Communications, how to write your book, manuscript development, publishing, publishing tips, self-publishing, writing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

Steps To Avoid Book Rejection

If you showed up for a receptionist job interview at a traditional oil and gas firm (male or female) wearing six facial piercings, a spiked lime green mohawk, black nail polish, black army boots, ripped black jeans, and a baggy t-shirt with Megadeath written across the front, chances are you may not get the job.

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May 31st, 2011 | Category: book marketing, book publishing, book publishing tips, bookpublishing process, Debbie Elicksen, find a book publisher, Freelance Communications, getting a book published, how to publish a book, marketing plan, marketing strategy, marketing tips, marketing tools, publish your book, publishing, publishing tips, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

Your Book and Your Reader Should Sync

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May 29th, 2011 | Category: book publishing, book publishing tips, bookpublishing process, bookpublishingmember.com, Debbie Elicksen, getting a book published, how to publish a book, how to write your book, manuscript development, online marketing tips, publish your book, publishing, publishing tips, self-publishing, social media marketing, social network marketing, viral marketing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed
 
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