Books
Brian Solis Goes Bold With the “Future of Business”
Click here if you cannot see this interview with Brian Solis. Brian Solis is among the world’s most prolific business authors but when you see his new book, What’s the... read more
Contagious: How Do Things Go Viral?
Last night, Jonah Berger, author of The New York Times bestseller “Contagious,” posed an interesting question to a packed room during an Authors@Wharton event. Which product gets the most word... read more
7 Ways to Promote Your Book Online and Offline
Writing a book is tricky, but promoting your book is even harder. How can you get people to read it, buy it and spread the word? In pre-internet days the... read more
Things Were Weirder Then: A Book Review
One of my favourite things to do is read or re-read old business books a decade or more after they were first published. It’s a bit like checking in with... read more
What’s the Clear Roadmap to Prosperity?
For more than half a century, Americans could confidently follow a path to wealth. In this book excerpt, the author of Business Brilliant explains that scenario is no longer viable. EXCERPT FROM... read more
3 Tips To Help You Contact Book Reviewers
3 Tips To Help You Contact Book Reviewers! Despite multiple articles on this topic, I still see authors every day begging, pleading, and spamming their books to people on social... read more
Brian Solis Asks WTF (What’s the Future) of Business
Brian Solis and I go back a long way, and I feel like I know him even though we’ve never met. That’s one of the magical changes that social media... read more
The Case for and Against Quotes
This is a biased piece of writing because I love quotations. It is amazing how a few words can pack such punch. They illuminate the meaning of a subject and... read more
Why Product is the Most Important Part of Your Platform
Why Product Is The Most Important Part Of Your Platform In my last article, I discussed an overview of the four Ps of marketing and how this applies to authors:... read more
The Challenger Sale – A Management Consultant’s Perspective
The Challenger Sale This book was a breath of fresh air with insights on how customers buy, what they value from a professional sales person and how today’s top performing... read more
Speak Like a Winner: A Book Review
Friend and reader of my blog, Akash Karia, sent me a review copy of his book: Speak Like a Winner: Public Speaking System to Make You Twice the Speaker in... read more
Leadership 101 for White Men
Leadership 101 for White Men; How to work successfully with Black Colleague’s and Customers… that is the title of the book. Not my book, but the title of a book... read more
Authors Need to Find and Use Their Muse
Last month, I spent several days barrier island off the Gulf—Palm Island. I knew that snow was expected at my home base in Denver. Happy that the wet stuff was... read more
4 Top Tips for Creating A Spectacular Author Platform
2What is this platform thingy people keep talking about? Why do people use this term? Many authors are thoroughly confused by how to start marketing their work (whether it’s a... read more
10 Best Digital Marketing eBooks For Your Snow Day (or Any Day)
For many of you in the Midwest or in our area of the country (OttoPilot Media’s control tower is in DC), you’re seeing some wet flakes outside that may have... read more
