How I Booked My Client on HLN Weekend Express

Another Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone. It is always a special holiday weekend for me as I remember some of my own friends who served in the military and paid the ultimate price for the freedom we enjoy today.  It was also a special weekend because I booked...

Six Tips For Creating Media Soundbites

If you’ve ever been through a formal media training program, you may have been told to have some soundbites prepared whenever you do an interview.  Soundbites are simply short, pre-memorized and colorful or descriptive sentences that you’ll want to use during an...

3 Tips for Getting on Good Morning America

When I’m meeting with a new client or fielding questions at one of my speeches, I always get asked about national television. Perhaps it’s CNN.  Maybe it’s NBC’s Today Show or Good Morning America.  It could even be CNBC.  Regardless, the question always comes up: how...

Back to Basics: A Class in Media 101

Call after call this week, all with the same premise from the prospective clients: “I want to promote my book/product in the media. It’s the best book out there on the topic. No other product has ever done this before.” Wake up people! It is not the job of the media...