The Not-So-Glamorous Parts

The Not-So-Glamorous Parts

My new office space is filled with books and shipping materials today, as we’re sending out advance review copies of The Disciplined Leader by John Manning. Shipping and distributing books is something we do to serve our clients. It requires many hands on deck,...
Lessons from 50 Book Launches

Lessons from 50 Book Launches

Since early 2012, my team and I have helped to launch 50 books, mostly business/leadership titles. We’ve worked with a variety of authors, with a combination of first time and veteran authors. We’ve done a mix of traditionally published and self-published...
What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You

What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You

It wasn’t until a thick envelope arrived in my office via FedEx that the issue of copyright infringement of images came into clear focus for me. When I started blogging in 2009, we rarely incorporated images and I relied on the expertise of the university who...
Celebrating – Do We Need an Excuse?

Celebrating – Do We Need an Excuse?

I couldn’t wait to have an excuse to share these fun photos of our Web Development Manager, John Marcello, jumping in his new Weaving Influence t-shirt. He posted them to our team Facebook page over the weekend and I laughed, joyfully. A t-shirt, with a logo. It...
How to Get a Hundred Amazon Reviews in One Day

How to Get a Hundred Amazon Reviews in One Day

This week, my team and I are supporting the launch of Mark Miller’s 5th book, Chess Not Checkers. Since the book opened up for reviews yesterday, more than 100 people have shared Amazon reviews on the book. This completely exceeded even our best assumptions...