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Book Marketing Predictions for 2014, Part 2 of 2   * Today's article was a bit large so I've chosen to split it into two installments here on our blog, with today offering the second part. The article was written by: Penny C. Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. Her company is one of the leaders in the publishing industry and has developed some of the most cutting-edge book marketing campaigns. She is the author of five books, including Book to Bestseller, which has been called the "road map to publishing success."  To learn more about Penny’s books or her promotional services, you can visit her website at http://www.amarketingexpert.com . Be everywhere that matters: This isn’t a new thing, but we’ll see more of it in 2014. When it comes to social marketing, you don’t have to be everywhere, you jus...

Book Marketing Predictions for 2014, Part 1 of 2  * Today's article was a bit large so I've chosen to split it into two installments here on our blog. The article was written by: Penny C. Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. Her company is one of the leaders in the publishing industry and has developed some of the most cutting-edge book marketing campaigns. She is the author of five books, including Book to Bestseller, which has been called the "road map to publishing success."  To learn more about Penny’s books or her promotional services, you can visit her website at http://www.amarketingexpert.com . For those of us who market authors for a living, we know that 2013, more than any other year, saw bigger changes in marketing books. More in fact, than any prior year. The changes are largely due to the number...

-- Natural Pet Product --  I originally connected with Rick Jahnke for this project, but it was Mike Fried who arranged for me to review DPG forPets a natural supplement for dogs and cats, and he sent me a quick email letting me know the product was shipped out on Oct. 4 th – they arrived on Dec. 6 th in a p added yellow envelope, sent from New York (US). I received 2 green glass bottles that are closed with white plastic flip top caps. The safety seal came in the form of a soft plastic loop that peels off really easy, and under cap lies another safety seal lightly glued to the top of the glass bottle. The bottles contain 60 tablets that are smaller than a dime in size and the bottle seems to have a 2-year shelf life. I had been using another brand of pet joint relief formula called " Recovery SA " for our dog Skyla who is only about 7 years old but she's showed early signs of hip issues (limping after a long run, for instance). Our...

-- Green and Educational Family Activities --  Plan now to find ways of creating educational and green living activities with your children and youth this summer.  Over the summer, kids often forget how to learn, their minds become more sluggish and they become bored easily.  A lot of parents are concerned with the increased use of the TV and online games. Adults are concerned too about finding ways to instill conscious living skills in the youth, while finding activities that increase physical ability and help create stronger bonds within the family. We have some great ideas to help you with this. Perhaps you can involve other family members, neighbors, coworkers or other parents who are adept at wood working for some of the projects listed below. Discuss with the youth what they'd like to get involved in to make the world a better place. The best place to start is in your own back yard or on your own balcony, but you can also get i...

-- Quote of the Day --    “Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success – but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.”  ~ Vaclave Havel  -- Referral Corner --  Many of our regular readers are already familiar with this section of our blog - where we offer or suggest recommended resources for our readers to check out in their spare time. We hope that our readers will show support of the amazing organizations by helping to spread the word about them through their own blogs, or social media, etc. We also invite our readers to get involved with the organization or send them a quick note expressing gratitude and support for the wonderful work they do for us all. Feel free to scroll through our blog archives to find previously published Referral ...

 -- Energy Savings for Home-based or Commercial Offices -- * Today's article was written by: Sam Jones writes on environmental and green energy issues. He keeps an eye on energy suppliers and the cheapest electricity prices and to give his readers the latest information. Your office, whether at work or at home, is probably not as energy-efficient as it could be. After all, most of us tend to run multiple lights for a brightly lit space, have a computer running all day and night, and keep several appliances - e.g., fax machines, phones, color printers - plugged in and running even when we don’t need them. Whether you are looking to cut your monthly energy expenses at home, or merely want to implement your green-living initiative at work, here are some tips to help you keep a more eco-friendly and energy-efficient office. Computer Costs - Nowadays, no matter what line of work you are in, you probably use a computer in some professional fashion. Most companies ...

-- Quote of the Day --    “It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.”  ~ Sydney Harris   -- Positive News  -- Farmers who are looking to stand out as being unique in a highly competitive marketplace while diversifying income from their land may well be interested in looking at sharing… sharing the sun that is. Now you’ve heard me mention that in some areas they are experimenting with sharing land with tall wind power turbines and crops in between them on the ground. This idea is a similar one to what I’m talking about here in that solar panels can be spaced out in a grid fashion over the land and crops can still be grown underneath. When you think about it, farmland has an immense sq...