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-- Debbie Allen, author of Confessions of Shameless Self-Promoters |
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"Jam-packed
with valuable insider information, D'Vari's book enthusiastically
shows readers how to reach, impress, and win over their target
audience through Media appearances, confident public speaking,
and authority books that position them as the expert of choice."
Dan Poynter,
author of The Self-Publisher's Manual
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"Building
Buzz needs to be at the fingertips of every success-seeking
entrepreneur and professional. It's loaded with practical,
doable
strategies to grow your business. Actual samples of proven
emails -- and
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resource. Marisa D'Vari
is a savvy media magician."
-- Marilyn Ross, consultant,
speaker, and author of Jump Start Your Book Sales and Shameless
Marketing
for Brazen Hussies
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"Every
company, no matter how small, needs to Build Buzz to compete
in the race to win customers. D'Vari's book is a practical
step-by-step handbook that anyone can easily follow to get
their message out."
Vicki
Donlan, Publisher, Women's Business
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"Building
Buzz is a genius gift to the entrepreneur. A business without
buzz is like champagne without bubbles. I wish I had this
book six years ago."
Julie
Michaud
Founder, Michaud Cosmedix
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"I
found the book useful as a sort of "a la carte"
menu where I could piece together a complete marketing plan
for my next big project. Thanks Marisa for finally putting
such a great breadth of material neatly together in one place."
-- Diane K. Danielson
Executive Director, Downtown Women's Clubs
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"This is more than a book
- it's a course, a workbook, a graduate-level education from
a savvy publicist willing to share her secrets. Marisa D'Vari
shows you how to approach and enchant the media, become the
go-to expert in your field, and enhance your business with
public speaking and writing. D'Vari is clever, resourceful,
and up to date. She'll teach you how to break in with a bang."
--Joan
Price, author of The Anytime, Anywhere Exercise Book:
300+ quick and easy exercises you can do whenever you want!
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"The
Holy Grail of marketing and PR is the creation of buzz. Read
this book! Do as Marisa advises! She has the inside track
on the elusive-but-powerful concept of buzz."
--Gregory
J.P. Godek, author of 1001 Ways To Be Romantic
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"If
the reader follows the Building Buzz Path, success will be
there at the end.
-- Nance Mitchell, Founder of Mitchell Cosmetics
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"Marisa
has included everything you'd ever need to know to create
buzz for your project. Having appeared on Oprah, 60 Minutes,
NPR, and been Microsoft's spokesperson, I know that what she
outlines works! She give you a soup-to-nuts recipe for success!"
--Rebecca
Morgan, CSP, CMC, bestselling author, speaker and management
consultant, http://www.RebeccaMorgan.com
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"Filled
with colorful anecdotes and clever assignments to drive the
message home, D'Vari provides an easy-to-read tool that will
help anyone attract the media's attention quickly and easily."
--Dan Janal, Founder
PR LEADS Expert Resource Network
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Buzz is chalk full of ideas to help you leverage your expertise
in the marketplace. It works as a quick-study guide for those
just starting out, and a valuable refresher course for those
already successful (or on their way to success!) in their chosen
field."
--Mary
Lou Andre
Author, "Ready to Wear: An Expert's Guide to Choosing
and Using Your Wardrobe
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"This
book is packed with "eureka!" moments. You'll dramatically
cut your learning curve and instantly start building buzz
by reading just one book. Leave it to Marisa to deliver an
illuminating work that's so complete it feels like cheating!"
-Connie
Dieken
President, Communicate Like a Pro Co-Author Communicate
Clearly, Confidently and Credibly
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"Most
women I work with simply don't know how to promote their careers
-how to "brag on themselves." This little book will
help them get out the good word about their wonderful accomplishments.
Marisa's plan makes it easy - and comfortable - for us to
really impress our special audiences!"
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Jane Breschard Wilson, Founder, Manhattan Women Communicators
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"Marisa D''Vari is the
Baroness of Buzz Here, in one compact volume are all the media
tricks it has taken the rest of us a lifetime to learn. Smart,
savvy and well organized, this book will tell you in a few
hours the information you'd pay a fortune to get from a PR
expert."
--Tina
B. Tessina, PhD, Speaker, Psychotherapist and Author of
It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction and
9 other books.
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"Concise,
clear, comprehensive, and current--Building Buzz is crammed
with exactly the kind of advice I've been giving my marketing
clients for the past 30 years. Particularly strong on media
coaching, and on building your personal spiral of expertise--areas
that rarely covered properly in most marketing books."
--Shel
Horowitz, author, Grassroots Marketing: Getting Noticed
in a Noisy World
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"A
crash course in self-promotion that really works."
Paula
Munier
Author, On Being Blonde
Director of Product Development, Adams Media
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"Marisa
D'Vari's Building Buzz is excellent: it defines a step-by-step
path to create your platform, validate it to those who care
(or should), and let them help you succeed. My focus in on
empire-building through niche publishing and marketing. Zero
in on Marisa's message. Doing what she says makes niching
all that more productive and profitable."
--Gordon
Burgett, author of 1700 articles and 27 books, including
Publishing to Niche Markets, Empire-Building for
Writers and Speakers, and Publishing Magic
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"Anyone
with a product, service, book, or business will benefit from
reading this incredible book. Packed with advice, tips, tricks,
and secrets to success, Building Buzz is a goldmine of information.
Grab a highlighter, take copious notes, and let media expert
Marisa D'Vari show you how to take any business from ordinary
to extraordinary."
--Penny
C. Sansevieri
Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
www.amarketingexpert.com
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"Building
Buzz is a must read manual for anyone who wants to create
value and capture the light of fame. Brimming with success
stories and easy bite-size steps, D'Vari generously shares
her trade secrets and coaches you on how to achieve them.
"It
is an indispensable resource that you will want to read and
reread as you climb the ladder of success."
--
Bonnie Carson DiMatteo CMC
President, Atlantic Consulting
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"As
a successful self-published author, I thought I knew a thing
or two about building buzz. Then I read this amazing, information-rich,
cover-all-the-bases, spell-it-all-out resource. The first
10 pages has more good stuff than most entire books."
-- Peter
Bowerman, Author
The Well-Fed Writer
TWFW: Back For Seconds
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"Building
Buzz is required reading for any professional who wants more
visibility and credibility within the marketplace. I wish
I had this book when I started consulting 20 years ago. It
would have saved me a lot of time and money. I'm glad I have
this book now. Marisa offers nuggets of wisdom for everyone
-- no matter what your experience level!"
--
Cindy Ventrice, author of Make Their Day! Employee
Recognition That Works
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"Marisa
DiVari knows all the secrets of how to promote yourself on
radio, TV, and in print. She really knows her stuff."
-- William
A. Gordon, author, publisher and editor, "Gordon's
Radio List"
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"Bullseye!
Once again Marisa's media expertise takes you by the hand
to get the press shouting all about you and your story. Building
Buzz can have the media talking about the most important person
in your business - you."
--
John Fuhrman - Author - Speaker
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"Marisa
D'Vari has done it again! The winning combination -- her crisp
writing style and insight into a complex culture that she truly
understands -- is responsible for creating a book that is packed
with helpful information, tested tools that work, and powerful
strategies any savvy professional would want to use. Read this
book!
-- Mr. Lloyd Sheldon Johnson
Black Star Enterprises |
"Marisa
D'Vari's Building Buzz is a potpourri of publicity tips - everything
from crafting a killer speech to promoting via an e-zine, from
pitching editors to publishing books. If you're trying to impress
your target audience, this is an invaluable resource."
-- Fern Reiss, CEO of Expertizing.com |
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"Building
Buzz is packed with information on how to be a media darling.
If you take the time to implement Marisa's words of wisdom
you will impess the market of your dreams."
MyLinda
Butterworth
Conference Coordinator
Florida Publisher's Association
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"I
love this! Anyone wanting to know how to get their name and
face in the news, and to win new clients by getting famous,
NEEDS this gem right now. Brilliant!"
--
Dr. Joe Vitale, author of "The Attractor Factor"
and many other books www.MrFire.com
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"Tells
you everything you need to know about building buzz, but didn't
know who to ask."
--Robin
Quinn, six-time LA author and former associate producer,
NBC News
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"If
you want to take your business to another level without spending
a lot of money you don't have I have three suggestions
Read
this book! Read this book! Read this book!"
Marisa
provides a comprehensive template in encouraging, easy to
understand language that is guaranteed to change how you do
business. Until now, my business has been all word of mouth.
As I read the book I began implementing some of her suggestions
and within days I'm experiencing results!
This
is a must-read for any small business owner who wants to establish
themselves as the go-to resource in their field!"
--Geri
Amori, PhD, ARM, DFASHRM, CPHRM Communicating HealthCare
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Interview
"Don'ts!" from Hollywood Madame
Heidi Fleiss
"She's
back!" yelped a woman at my
gym, watching Heidi interviewed
by Matt Lauer on the Today show.
The interview went well, then Heidi
made a fatal mistake you must
avoid! |
5
Winning Interview Tips!
"Marisa,
I have an interview at 4:00! What's
the most important thing to learn pronto!" |
7
Magical Tips to Build Buzz, Brand, &
Business Now!
You won't
be shocked by the "brilliance"
of the "basics" on this list,
but I bet that you haven't employed
any of these simple methods for success!
Try it and make the magic happen. |
Need
quick PR? Dash off a Letter to the Editor,
by Marisa D'Vari
Want a
quick, surefire way to get media
recognition without the structure of
a release? |
Boost
Your Business With Celebrity Status,
by Marisa D'Vari
Celebrities
represent power and glamour and
command respect - it's natural we want
celebrity status for our own business.
Try just one of these four simple tips
and you will begin to see recognition
in your core industry. |
Identify
Your Target Market, by Marisa D'Vari
Everybody
needs what I have to sell, right?
It's natural to think this way, and
may even be possible - if you had a
staff of thousands. But if it's just
you and a small staff, be realistic
and target only those who actually crave
your product. |
Secrets
of winning FREE publicity, by Marisa
D'Vari
Want motivation
to gear up for your publicity campaign?
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen,
the "Chicken Soup" guys, did
it all themselves in the beginnng ... |
3
Hot Tips for Fame, by Marisa D'Vari
Don't
just wait for fame, be proactive!
Start with this short, succinct,
motivational article and do it! |
Web
Tips - Does Your Site Pass Muster?,
by Marisa D'Vari
Too
close to your web site to see if
it works? Review these tips to see if
it passes muster! |
| Free
Articles on Business Etiquette |
"Interview
Skills For a Business Lunch," by
Marisa D'Vari
"Lunch!"
The twentysomething croaked, "and
at a fancy place too! Help! How can
I ..." |
| Free
Articles for Speaking/Marketing |
Jump
Start Your Public Talk With These Tips
Putting
off writing your speech? These tips
will help! |
3
Tips for an Effective Presentation
Want tips
to conquer anxiety and increase confidence?
Look no further than this short,
succinct
article on how to master your presentation
with ease. |
Marketing
Yourself as a Speaker, by Marisa D'Vari
On TV,
it seems so glamorous! The word
"speaker" connotes the image
of someone being escorted to engagements
in big fancy cards, getting hundreds
of thousands of dollars ...
It's possible,
but most of us have to market ourselves.
Read more here.
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Articles for Publicity/Promotion |
Art
of the Pitch Letter, by Marisa D'Vari
In an
economic climate that has given millions
of Americans an extra hat to wear -
the information officer's hat - the
differences between when to send a release
and when to send a pitch letter may
be unclear. Here's how to write a
pitch letter that gets you booked!
(503 words) |
10
Tips for Better Book News Media Releases,
by Marisa D'Vari
How to
write a media release for books? Follow
these 10 tips
for surefire success |
The
Basics: Creation of a Media Release,
by Marisa D'Vari
A careful examination
of how to format a media release correctly,
including the importance of the headline
(think "tabloid"), the first
sentence, and more. Ideal for beginners
and seasoned pros as a refresher.
(450 words) |
How
to Create a Catchy Slogan, by Marisa
D'Vari
Andy Warhol
had it right. We are all "given"
15 minutes of fame, but we have
the ability to hold onto it much longer
if we make it rhyme! Find out the secrets
here. |
Sending
A Book With Your Media Kit, by Marisa
D'Vari
Good idea,
or not? Greg Godek always sends LOTS
of books to producers because secretaries
swipe his title (1001 Ways to be
Romantic). Other producers don't
have the space to keep books, and toss
them unread. |
Working
with your Publisher's Publicist, by
Marisa D'Vari
Your publisher's
publicist is "there for you"
but only in terms of her responsibilities
to her boss (note: it's not you). Many
authors think their publishers will
be happy they are so proactive, but
this isn't always the case. What is
the right balance? Read more here. |
Analyzing
a Media Release, by Marisa D'Vari
By example,
you will see how the media views a media
release - and what you can do to make
sure yours gets read!
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Art
of the "After Event" Release
Double-Dip
your publicity efforts with this useful
release! |
| Free
Articles for
Publishing/Promotion |
Pictures
tell 1000 Words
Did you
know it is "okay" to put
a picture on your media release?
And that it usually improves the chance
it will get read? Read more here. |
Identifying
The Hook by Marisa D'Vari
In the
motion picture industry, the "hook"
is the action that grabs your attention.
Have you identified your hook? Find
out here! |
TV
Presentation Skills for Authors
Authors!
Do you have the TV Presentation Skills
to be on TV? |
Crafting
a great book signing! by Marisa D'Vari
A book
signing needs to be as carefully orchestrated
as a wedding if you want a happy result.
Leave nothing to chance, or you risk
egg on your face! |
Is
Your Title user Friendly?by Marisa D'Vari
Titles
are very much like names - we form an
immediate reaction as soon as we hear
it. In terms of publicity, also remember
you must SAY the name of your
book and it should roll off your tongue.
Does it? |
| Free
Articles for Web Sites |
5
Tips for More Effective Web Sites
Starting a web
site? Read this checklist! |
"After
hearing you speak in SF this
year's Publisher's Marketing Association
and then seeing your web site and
reading a few of the press release
makeovers you are the best at what
you do!
-- John Vonhof, Publisher |
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