You’ve most likely heard of TED, the organization that has brought the world TED Talks, which are short, powerful talks given by some of the world’s most innovative thinkers. The TED organization has the ambitious goal of changing the world through the sharing of ideas, and puts on conferences …
Marketing Articles and Interviews (category)
Whether it’s traditional marketing, internet and email marketing, or social media marketing you want to learn more about, you will find articles here that will help you build your brand, attract customers, and grow your small business. In the digital age, marketing is changing almost on a daily basis. Learn how to market your small business in the most effective ways to reach your target audience.
How to Use Press Releases to Help You Grow Your Business
Imagine what it would be like if, in order to grow your small business, you had to personally go door to door, telling each and every individual that answers about your products or services. How long would it take you to hit everyone in your target market? Too overwhelming an idea to even …
How to Make Your Small Business Stand Out
When I first started as a freelance writer, I joined a platform that put me in direct competition with more than 200,000 others offering the same type of service. My first thought was, “How in this world am I ever going to beat all of these other writers and actually get work?” Fortunately, as it …
Maven Publishing Launches First Annual Cover Contest for Business Books
In my previous article I shared several great examples of book covers and why having a professional cover is so important to the overall success of a book. If fact, at Maven we think cover design is such an important element of the book creation process that we want to celebrate those who are doing …
Business Books: We Do Judge Them By Their Covers
As you were growing up, you probably had more than one well-meaning adult tell you not to “judge a book by its cover.” It’s a lovely sentiment that is meant to apply to new people and new situations; in other words, things are not always how they appear to be on the surface. Sometimes you need more …
The Role Emotions Play In Marketing
In order to be successful in business, you have to be able to effectively market your products and services to your target market. While it may seem like appealing to your ideal customer’s reasoning or sense of logic would be a great way to do that, you may actually get further ahead by appealing to …