Here is a very public “Thank You” to Publicity Hound Joan Stewart for showcasing the lessons in the Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide on her blog and linking to this post via her Publicity Hound ezine today.
It’s my pleasure to extend the anniversary sale special offer to receive the Publici-Tea™ Express Digital Workshop as a high value bonus to anyone who puts “Joan Stewart” in the comments section of their online order form when they purchase the Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide or the NEW DIY Publicity Success System between now and March 31, 2010.
Speaking of which, here is a fun video my good friend and Publici-Tea™ graduate Betsy Talbot captured today from the sunroom of my Bellevue home to tell you more about this comprehensive self-study system that is as delicious as it is useful. Tune in now!
(Bellevue, WA - March 1, 2010) – In what the Wall Street Journal describes as today’s “ago of going solo,” independent professionals and publicity seekers are attempting to declare their expertise so the right people will listen and act. To support that quest, today through March 7, 2010, Main Street Media Savvy Founder and DIY Publicity Expert Nancy Juetten launches an anniversary sale through which people can purchase the popular and well-reviewed Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide and receive the equally popular and well-reviewed Publici-Tea™ Express Digital Workshop as a high value bonus gift.
Juetten says, “Quickly establishing trust, like and respect online and in person has never been more crucial. People are no longer buying from ‘companies’ they are buying from ‘people.’ And the beginning of the relationship starts with business owners and independent business professionals declaring who they are, the value they bring, and why their expertise matters more than ever to the right people now.”As a result of her nine years working in the trenches with clients as a publicist and storyteller, Juetten has been struck by the struggle business owners experience as they attempt to describe what they do and for whom in compelling, clear terms.
She created the Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide to make it easy for independent business professionals such as coaches, consultants, soloprenuers, aspiring and thriving authors, speakers, and infopreneurs to write compelling bios to advance their goal of earning expert status now.
Juetten suggests that people summarize their experience by combining four essential ingredients into a winning bio recipe — stunning results, succinct stories, sassy sound bites, and social information to help ideal clients connect with them. That helps people quickly organize their most compelling contributions.
“Would you rather hire a sales trainer who believes that cold calling is best left in the freezer or hire a sales trainer with a far less memorable way of sharing her point of view? That is the power of a sassy sound bite,” Juetten says. “If your bio sounds like ‘blah, blah, blah’ to you, you can bet a decision maker is going to agree. Go deep, describe your experience in memorable, magnetic, and meaningful ways that matter to them, and the right doors will open so you can get to work and get on with your life,” Juetten suggests.
“Guiding people and organizations to use words wisely in their website and blog bios, social media profiles, speaker pages, speaker introductions, and book jackets to invite relationships and new opportunities is the essential problem that the Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide solves at a time when a solution is needed, now more than ever,” says Juetten. She even offers an Extreme Bio Makeover Service in which she will upgrade a client’s best effort draft to be even better.
Thousands of business owners, out-of-work employees, and publicity-seekers across Main Street USA and the world continue to toil in their search for new engagements and media recognition. The Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide is packed with examples of real life bios that compel, along with step-by-step instructions and convenient templates that make it easy for others to write their own stories with speed, ease, and impact.
The Publici-Tea™ Digital Express Workshop invites business owners to learn the nuts and bolts of do-it-yourself publicity and book publishing so they can prepare and share their stories with much wider audiences. The over 100 minutes of audio files packed with real-life stories of decisive, stunning do-it-yourself publicity success stories from business owners, resource-rich Power Point presentation, and access to special offers and useful links and resources that deliver abundant value.
About the New Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide:
The Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide is among a variety of affordable, practical, do-it-yourself publicity tools and Publici-Tea™ Express workshops DIY Publicity Expert Nancy Juetten has created to help business owners get seen, heard, and celebrated in the media in their own backyards and beyond. During the March 1 – 7 anniversary sale, consumers receive the Publici-Tea Express Digital Workshop as a high value bonus gift with every Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide purchase. For quantity purchases and licensing agreements, call Juetten at 425-641-5214 (PST) , send email to nancy@nsjmktg.com, and visit www.byebyeboringbio.com to learn more and buy.
Juetten welcomes requests for radio and television interviews and is happy to share review copies of Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide with bloggers, editors, reporters, and others who wish to review it via their blogs or other media avenues.
It’s a brand new year. That means it’s time to resolve to embrace new behaviors that will fuel your prosperity. If you are serious about earning media attention, the first thing you need to do is pay attention to the media that matter for your message. Then, you are in much better position to make winning story pitches that will invite editorial attention.
What business journals, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and broadcast media make your top ten list? Be clear about the media that are best for your message, and you are one step closer to earning the free publicity you seek. Also, if you are seeking quality leads for your business — and who isn’t? – many of the business journals and magazines in your trading area offer lists of the top companies, including contact information for the top officers. These lists can make identifying winning prospects a whole lot easier.
Special Offer for Readers of This Blog: If you live in the Puget Sound region and have decided that you want to be seen, heard, and celebrated within the pages of the Puget Sound Business Journal AND target the quality companies that do business in the region, I’ve got good news for you. You can subscribe, renew, or extend your subscription to the Puget Sound Business Journal at 20% off the regular rate when you click here.
And, when you sned your order form back to me, I’ll send you by return mail the hot-off-the-press 2010 Book of Lists as your gift. This high-value resource retails for $65, so this is a high value gift indeed. The 2010 Book of Lists will make prospecting for quality leads easier than ever and more productive than ever. Your 2010 Book of Lists is just a click away when you decide to subscribe, renew, or extend your subscription. I can’t wait to learn of your story pitching and article placement successes!
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The “Media Savvy” column I wrote for the Puget Sound Business Journal for the 10-9-09 edition speaks to some essential questions to consider, especially if you’ve had to reinvent company products and services to rspond to current marketplace opportunities.
Are you wrestling with your business model in changing times?
Is your reinvention in progress or now complete?
How long has it been since you revisited the language you use to describe what you do and for whom?
Is your message relevant still?
If not, take time now to revise and refresh your message to reflect the value you bring to the marketplace today.
Then, re-launch your message to posting it to your website, blog, social networking profiles, article submission bio boxes, speaker introductions, and other avenues where ideal customers can learn more.
If you are a Puget Sound Business Journal subscriber, you can read the rest of the article at this link. If you are not yet a subscriber, scroll down to the link on the right hand side of the blog navigation and start your subscription with a 20% Off Publici-Tea™ Discount. Remember, if you want to be seen, heard, and celebrated in the media, you first have to pay attention to the media. If you do business in the Seattle area, the Puget Sound Business Journal is a great place to start.
And, if you are READY to stop being a well-kept secret and learn essential tools, tips, and resources to get seen heard and celebrated in this media venue and others, register for the Publici-Tea™ Express. The next event is 10-16, and the one after that is 11-6. Here is the link to register.
It pays to register for Publici-Tea™ Express early. To follow are the names of the winners who registered by 10-9 in order to secure their place at the 10-16 Publici-Tea™ Express.
If you would like to win these prizes in anticipation of the November 6 Publici-Tea™ Express, be sure to register by October 30, 2009. The prize drawing to celebrate early registrations will be held on Halloween, October 31. There is a fabulous buzz and business building tool for you among this list that is sure to scare up just the right inspiration to guide your success. The key is to act now and register early.
Winner names are noted in boldface type. Prizes will be available at the 10-16 Publici-Tea™ Express prize table.
Nancy Juetten
3 Prosperi-Tea Cups, $11.95 Value (each): Stacy Willoughby, Diane Easley, and Kelly Kirkland
Publici-Tea-to-Go Gift Bundle to Benefit Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, $57 Value, Heather Van Schoiack
Mark Rollo,
2009 Book of Lists – Puget Sound Business Journal, $60 value Gail Sideman
Steve MacDonald, One Month Free Trial – Practical Social Media eMagazine,” $29.95 value, Stephen Tillotson
Tammy Redmon, 52 Tips for Exquisite Self-Care,” a $7 value Jeanne Logman
Susan Harrow, “Sell Yourself without Selling Your Soul,”$24.94 value Astara Briski
Lori Richardson, “50 Ways to Score More Sales – Inspiration and Tips to Fearlessly Energize Your Business to Score More Sales,”$19 value, www.scoremoresales.com Kathleen MacLoed
Hoan Do, “Succeeding in the Real World,” $14.97 value Jackie Foskett
Maria Ross, “Build Your Own Brand Strategy in 10 Easy Steps,” a $50 value Karen Quirk
Whitney Keyes,“Media Tips for Small Business Owners,”$7.95 value Patrick Woods
Stacy Karacostas, “Small Business Website e-Bible,” $27 value, www.smallbusinesswebsitebible.com Penelope Bell
Deborah Jones, “IsaDelight Chocolates and Tea with Deborah to discuss the Isagenix Opportunity,” $50 value, danddj@comcast.net Meisha Rouser
Mae Peck, “Marketing Consultation and Tea with Mae,” to learn how to use Comcast Cable TV and Comcast Website Advertising to Build Buzz for your Business,” priceless!, Mae_Peck@cable.comcast.com Debbie Whitlock
Melene Thompson, General Sales Manager, KRKO Radio 1380 AM Sports Radio, “30 Minute Consultation to Learn How to Use Radio to Build Your Business,” priceless!, Melene.Thompson@Melene.Thompson@KRKO.Com. Paul Anderson
Patrick Snow, “Creating Your Own Destiny,” a $24.95 value Richard Scott
By the way, if you’ve been thinking about self-publishing a book so you can have a powerful tool to build your expertise and bring a new stream of income to your business, check out the services Best-Selling Self-Published Author Patrick Snow offers to help you get on the fast track to get this mission accomplished. He’s offering his three-day Best-Seller Self Publishing Institute December 15-17 at a resort in Suquamish, WA. If you mention “Nancy Juetten” when you call to learn more, you’ll enjoy a fabulous “Publici-Tea™” discount. Get in touch with Patrick via this email address: info@createyourowndestiny.com. Patrick knows what he’s talking about. His own self-published book, “Creating Your Destiny” is an international best-seller. And the book is a great read. Check out the favorable reviews here.
Patrick tells me that John Wiley & Sons bought the rights for both of his books with the following release dates: Creating Your Own Destiny: How to Get Exactly What You Want Out of Life and Work (April 2010) and The Affluent Entrepreneur: 20 Proven Principles for Achieving Prosperity (September 2011).
Patrick’s success path speaks volumes about the power of a DIY publishing effort. Start with a self-published work. Make it the best it can possibly be. Sell a truckload of them on your own through direct selling and professional speaking. Then, get a two-book deal from a major publisher. That’s a success story.
Special thanks to the generous authors and experts who have given generously of their expertise to support the success of Publici-Tea™ Express workshop guests on 10-16 and 11-6. Register now, while you are thinking about it! Join 50 like-minded publicity-seeking business owners who are aligned in their desire to stop being well-kept secrets through the power of DIY publicity and social media. You’ll be glad that you did.
The early bird catches the worm, so the saying goes.
When you register for the 10-16 Publici-Tea™ Express at Seattle Design Center by Friday, October 9, you have a fabulous, delicious workshop to look forward to that offers plenty of “what, why, and the HOW” to make it easy for you to get known and found fast.
And, to make the event event better, you also qualify for a prize drawing that includes over $380 in valuable business and buzz-building books and tools from top-notch authors and experts to support your success. You must register by Friday, October 9 at midnight in order to qualify for the prize drawing.
Check out the high value treats in store to welcome you on event day if your name is chosen:
Nancy Juetten
3 Prosperi-Tea Cups, $11.95 Value (each),
Publici-Tea-to-Go Gift Bundle to Benefit Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, $57 Value,
Mark Rollo,
2009 Book of Lists – Puget Sound Business Journal, $60 value
Steve MacDonald, One Month Free Trial – Practical Social Media eMagazine,” $29.95 value,
Tammy Redmon, 52 Tips for Exquisite Self-Care,” a $7 value
Susan Harrow, “Sell Yourself without Selling Your Soul,”$24.94 value
Lori Richardson, “50 Ways to Score More Sales – Inspiration and Tips to Fearlessly Energize Your Business to Score More Sales,”$19 value, www.scoremoresales.com
Patrick Snow, “Creating Your Own Destiny,” a $24.95 value
Hoan Do, “Succeeding in the Real World,” $14.97 value
Maria Ross, “Build Your Own Brand Strategy in 10 Easy Steps,” a $50 value
Whitney Keyes,“Media Tips for Small Business Owners,”$7.95 value
Stacy Karacostas, “Small Business Website e-Bible,” $27 value, www.smallbusinesswebsitebible.com
Deborah Jones, “IsaDelight Chocolates and Tea with Deborah to discuss the Isagenix Opportunity,” $50 value, danddj@comcast.net
Mae Peck, “Marketing Consultation and Tea with Mae,” to learn how to use Comcast Cable TV and Comcast Website Advertising to Build Buzz for your Business,” priceless!, Mae_Peck@cable.comcast.com
Special thanks to the generous authors and experts who have given generously of their expertise to support the success of Publici-Tea™ Express workshop guests on 10-16 and 11-6. Register now, while you are thinking about it! You’ll be glad that you did.
And, for all of you who wish to earn similar recognition and rewards as Betsy Talbot is enjoying (read blog post below), the next Publici-Tea™ Express workshop takes place 10-16 at Seattle Design Center.
Inspiring Tea Cup Treat to Reward Early Event Registration: If you are among the next five guests to register for the 10-16 Publici-Tea™ Express workshop, you’ll receive a Prosperi-Tea cup ($11.95 value each) on event day to reward your initiative. The inside of this delightful mug reads: “The condition of having good fortune while drinking tea.” As the weather turns cooler, this is just the item you need to stay motivated as you enjoy “comfort and joy” with every sip. Just be sure to be among the first five guests to register online by Friday, September 25 at midnight.
Today seems a fitting day to consider the stunning results you bring about for your clients, your family, or your employers, and others you serve. What are your stunning results?
Is your book a best-seller, translated into many languages, to empower others to be their very best?
Do you make phones ring, emails flow, and sales happen as a result of your consistent, tenacious sales actions every day?
Have you empowered thousands of people to eliminate chaos and achieve organization at work so they can invite more abundance in their lives?
Speaking of eliminating chaos, did you see the HUGE story in Friday’s Puget Sound Business Journal about Laura Leist’s company called Eliminate Chaos? Laura and I connected first at a local networking event, and she mentioned that earning a story just like this was on her priority list. We talked a while, and the more I learned, the more I knew that her story would be a perfect fit for a “Growing Your Business” feature. I told her how to approach her pitch and to whom to send it. Laura subsquently attended the Publici-Tea™ Workshop to learn a bit more. She followed up, waited, and wondered. And Friday’s story was the result of her effort. (The photo is by Dan Schlatter.) A full page Growing Your Business feature is a stunning result to flow from a productive conversation with an expert at a networking event and attendance at a DIY publicity workshop.
The next Publici-Tea™ Express is September 16, 2009. And here is an offer you can’t refuse. Sign up today to be a FAN of the event on Facebook. Then, you can attend the event at the $25 VIP rate!
Here is the link to sign up for Publici-Tea™ Express.
These events are a labor of love for me because the results that guests experience demonstrate that the mission I am on to empower others to get seen, heard, and celebrated is well worth the journey. Become a VIP and attend. Can’t wait to meet you!
Did you know that the Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide “review copy” is included in the “Anytime, Anywhere” Publici-Tea™ Express Digital Download that is on sale through August 31 for just $49? If you have been struggling with how to share your stunning results, sassy sound bites, succinct stories, and social information to help your ideal clients connect with you, act quickly to benefit from this AMAZING value. This bundle includes $99 in high-value ingredients to empower your DIY publicity success recipe, just in time to lend momentum to your fall promotion plans, and you get it all for just $49.
You must act before midnight, August 31 because on September 1, the final and fabulous version of the Bye-Bye Boring Bio Action Guide debuts as a stand-alone product that will no longer be part of this “Anytime, Anywhere” bundle.
Of course, if you live in the Puget Sound region, you are welcome to attend the “live” Publici-Tea™ Express Workshops at Seattle Design Center. They offer delicious, empowering information and the opportunity to connect with other like-minded business owners to connect, learn, and grow your business through the power of DIY publicity tip and social networking tools, tips, resources, and inspiration. Register for the “live” events on 9-16, 10-16, and 11-6 at this link.