Episode 938 – Best Of – Books Are Not Just For Paper Anymore And Why YOU Should Write One with Heidi Thorne

Dr. Heidi Thorne, MBA/DBA, is a business speaker and author with over 25 years of combined experience in sales and advertising, including over 15 years as editor and advertising director of a trade newspaper covering the plumbing and mechanical contracting trades. In addition to two advanced business degrees (MBA/DBA), Heidi also has five years of experience teaching at the college level. Her business, Thorne Communications LLC, was also a promotional products distributor for 17 years.

Heidi has been an active blogger since 2010, and is the author of several business print books, eBooks, and audio books on small business and self publishing. Her goal is to help authors avoid embarrassing and expensive mistakes when self publishing.

As a professional business speaker, Heidi has done presentations on sales, social media, and self publishing with many business associations and chambers of commerce. She now hosts a regular audio and video podcast, The Heidi Thorne Show, where she discusses self publishing news and views. Heidi has also been a guest on many podcasts and educational webinars over the years. As well, she shares her knowledge and experience through her online courses on Udemy.

Episode 869 – Engagement… to The Power of 3

Have you ever been in an endless loop or Mobius strip conversation with a toddler? You know… the endless circle of WHY? When a toddler keeps asking “WHY?” in response to everything they hear or see, it’s called the “why stage” or “why phase”. If you get frustrated, you can try to end the loop…

Episode 832 – Best Of – Creating Content Art – Interviews with 6 Content Creation Specialists

Writer Jennifer Capler – The DM Woman Life & Leadership | Empowering Effective Leaders | Leadership Researcher & Speaker | Published Researcher & Author | Doctor of Management | Certified NLP Master Coach & Trainer Photographer John Tulipano – JLT Photography Helping business professionals, create professional images, through quality photographic services Audio Brian Basilico -…

Episode 815 – Seasons… Cold Weather Can Nudge Business to Heat Up

We just crossed the autumnal equinox. In layman’s terms – Summer is over (at least on the calendar.) Summer from a personal level is one of the most active times of the year. We have longer days and better weather. Chances are you spend almost more time outside and take more days off than at…

Episode 749 – Turbo-Charge Your Sales Engine in 2022 – Fueling Your R.A.C.E

Your story and unique answers to your client’s questions are the basic fuel to your sales engine. That engine needs a fuel pump and a turbo boost… Let me explain. A well-designed eBook also fuels your marketing system. Ebooks can be broken into asset parts that will navigate people back to your website, which will…

Episode 745 – Turbo-Charge Your Sales Engine in 2022 – Going Fishing

The average person will give you 8 seconds (the attention span of a goldfish) of online attention before moving on or taking action. (Time.com) So, every interaction you can create with them on social media, email, in-person, Zoom meetings, or phone calls, should be as relevant and targeted as possible. A GREAT marketing system integrates…

Episode 745 – Turbo-Charge Your Sales Engine in 2022 – A Simple Truth

What we all want are more sales. The simple truth is… If you can make it easier for your sales team to be successful, you and your business will thrive! What became crystal clear throughout all of the recent chaos was that human interaction and relationships can be fragile, and have become more important than…

Episode 743 – Turbo-Charge Your Sales Engine in 2022 – The Search For The Easy Button

Over the last few years, we have all faced unprecedented challenges. We’ve all been rocked by things out of our control, like a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, remote work, supply chain shortages, and more. Then, take into account that our customers probably faced those same issues as well, and we all had a recipe for disaster looking…

Episode 741 – The Anatomy Of An Ebook (I Wrote For My Business) – A Marketer’s Journey

Thought Leadership Marketing or Branding as Concept I don’t know about you, but I think the hardest thing to do as a marketer is to market myself and my own business. When it comes to doing it for yourself, it’s a little bit more of a challenge. It’s kind of hard to see the forest…

Episode 741 – The Anatomy Of An Ebook (I Wrote For My Business) – A Marketer’s Journey

Thought Leadership Marketing or Branding as Concept I don’t know about you, but I think the hardest thing to do as a marketer is to market myself and my own business. When it comes to doing it for yourself, it’s a little bit more of a challenge. It’s kind of hard to see the forest…