Thursday, January 24, 2008

Power to the Small Business Blogcast: Get Slightly Famous

The internet show about small business marketing -Episode #4

Become a Celebrity in Your Field and Attract More Business with Less Effort.

That's the promise of Steven Van Yoder, author of Get Slightly Famous. Van Yoder has written a book about publicity, gaining credibility, and establishing your business as the authority in your particular industry.

During his experience as a journalist, Van Yoder learned that certain people had developed a unique brand by establishing themselves as experts and go-to guys in certain subjects. His observation led him to develop the Slightly Famous strategy. Take a listen.

Power To The Small Business - Episode #4: Get Slightly Famous
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Guest: Steven Van Yoder - Author, Entrepreneur, Journalist
Topic: Creating a brand that gets you publicity.
Length: 29 minutes

HotSpots:

  • Gaining a clear understanding of your target group.
  • Maintaining visibility to build relationships.
  • Embracing credibility marketing instead of paid advertising.
  • Positioning yourself as a thought leader.

We also discuss:

  • Getting started with the media.
  • Creating information that attracts people.
  • Building consumer ties by being socially engaged.
  • Spotting opportunities to get free publicity.
  • What types of small businesses need this strategy.

All in one show! Hold on to your earphones and press the play button on the player above.

Steven Van Yoder's website: http://www.getslightlyfamous.com/





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2 comments:

Bookjive said...

The way Steven van Yoder discussed branding is so great especially to small business type companies like mine. How do you think can you brand yourself when your business relies on all sorts book because you're selling books?

Jay Ehret said...

The question I have is what is the one thing for which you want your site to be known? That's the first step to your branding. It can't just be books because Amazon is already about that.

My first suggestion is to play off your site name: bookjive. There are a lot of possibilities there. If you would like a free marketing case study, please go to our other blog: TheIdeaSpot.blogspot.com and fill out the form requesting a free marketing case study.