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...
by Carrie Koens | Mar 6, 2015 | Book Launch
I live south of the Mason-Dixon line, and up in the mountains, which means that by the time March rolls around it’s anybody’s guess what the weather is going to be like from one day to the next. Last week I was sledding in 8″ of snow (yes, I embraced...
by Christy Kirk | Mar 4, 2015 | Social Media
Google+ as a social channel is going away…kind of. Google has announced it’s reorganizing the channel and it’s about to undergo a dramatic change. For most people, this news is a ‘who cares’ announcement because so few people use the social channel. It just never...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 3, 2015 | Marketing
I credit Mark Miller with showing me the value of giving away books. In the time that we’ve been supporting Mark’s work online, we have given away thousands of books. As he has crossed the country speaking, he has given away thousands more. Some people...
by Carrie Koens | Feb 27, 2015 | Book Launch
At this point in the new year, we are well into our season of book launches. We’ve covered Refire! Don’t Retire, The Hidden Leader, Sprinkles, and we’re coming to the end of the launch week for Flying without a Helicopter. Four launches in the last...
by Guest Author | Feb 24, 2015 | Leadership
These days, you can’t open a magazine or browse the web without seeing a litany of articles and headlines proclaiming the vices of the millennial generation. They’re too self-important. They’re lazy. They’re glued to their screens. They’re not responsible. Today’s...