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Twitter and the Direct Message Upset
This week Twitter announced a new feature via their blog that has many up in arms. Starting April 20th, users have been given the option to enable Direct Messages, not just from followers--but from anyone. Twitter's hope is to make connecting with others you don't...
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 might...
Featured on Friday: A #BookLaunch Recap Link-fest!
It's hard to believe, but the last time I did a Featured on Friday of nothing but links was all the way back in December! It's been a busy spring season as we've worked our way through the various book launches, and today marks the last day of our 49th book launch -...
Old Technology Never Dies
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...
Featured on Friday: Meet TBB Member @Rebeccainjc
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...
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 about the...
Featured on Friday: #WindInYourSails Author @djgreer
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 days...
A Refirement Story
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 opportunity for...
Featured on Friday: #ChessNotCheckers Author Mark Miller @LeadersServe
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 we prepared...
RIDE or HALT? Choices on “Communication Road”
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)...
How To Get Greater Traction for Your Book
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 first mobilizing...
Featured on Friday: #PoliticsOfPromotion Author Bonnie Marcus @selfpromote
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. One of...