by Guest Author | Apr 14, 2015 | Marketing
Remember vinyl records? How about film cameras? Today vinyl is the fastest growing sector of the music industry. Given up for dead only a few years ago, artists now release on vinyl in addition to digital downloads and CDs. The manufacturers who halted production on...
by Carrie Koens | Apr 10, 2015 | Influence Building
Earlier this week I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I was stopped by the smiling faces of two authors that I have had the privilege of working with (Bill Treasurer and David Greer). When Bill (who lives just across the mountain from me) found himself in...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 7, 2015 | Marketing
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...
by Carrie Koens | Apr 3, 2015 | Book Launch
Spring has finally arrived in the Appalachian Mountains where I live (after a last gasp of snow a week ago), and I’m enjoying longer days with open windows. Although I love my mountain home, there are certainly aspects of living by the ocean that I miss from my...
by Guest Author | Mar 31, 2015 | Leadership
Tom attends many of our events, and reached out recently with his personal story of refiring. It’s from a book we promoted earlier this year, which emphasizes approaching “the rest of life” with enthusiasm rather than apathy, seeing each day as an...
by Carrie Koens | Mar 27, 2015 | Book Launch
Today’s featured author is no stranger to the Weaving Influence blog. We’ve talked about the lessons from his books, his impact on our team, and his rather unique gift giving skills. In August I wrote a post about him (and his co-author, Ken Blanchard) as...
by Guest Author | Mar 24, 2015 | Social Media
One of the most useful things I ever did was to volunteer as a counselor on a telephone crisis hotline. I thought I was there to help others. It turns out that I was the one who gained the most. That experience impacts the way I converse with friends (and strangers)...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 17, 2015 | Marketing
Thousands of business books are published each year, and few find an audience outside an author’s already existing community of colleagues and friends. We are constantly looking for ways to help our clients’ books create the biggest impact possible by...
by Carrie Koens | Mar 13, 2015 | Book Launch
Another week, another book launch for the Weaving Influence team. Today’s the final day of the official launch week for new author, Stacy Feiner. The longer I work in the book promotion world, the more I understand the power of word of mouth AND word of mouse....
by Christy Kirk | Mar 10, 2015 | Social Media
Anyone who works with their hands—chefs, carpenters, artists—will tell you that having the right tools for the right job is a critical factor in the quality of their work. It’s the same for those of us in content marketing. Yes, it’s important to have great ideas, but...
