Sentences with phrase «of big authors»

Do you know of big authors that people might not know got their start as self - published authors?

I would bet that in most cases, the bookstores are selling copies of those tables of bestsellers or the backlist titles of the big authors.

It's true that a lot of bigger authors in self - publishing have stopped using free books in their marketing: that's because they don't need to anymore.

• Over on Today.com, some of the biggest authors share how they dealt with getting rejection letters.

In one of the biggest author comebacks ever, master of suspense Greg Iles returns this spring after a five - year hiatus following a near - fatal car accident that resulted in the amputation of part of his right leg.

«Hachette Book Group's six publishing divisions have made major acquisitions all year long from the biggest and best literary agencies, often for less than other houses offered, as well as contract renewals with many of our biggest authors,» says a Hachette representative.

Remember, Twitter is one tiny spoke of the big author platform bicycle.

Try to find some that aren't popular because of a big author or publisher name.

His company, Brass Check, has advised companies like Google, TASER, and Complex, multiplatinum musicians, and some of the biggest authors in the world.

Not exact matches

Leader - Chivée is one of the individuals I was fortunate enough to interview for a series on the year ahead, Big Ideas for 2018, where I asked a number of my favorite award - winning marketing experts, authors, and other thought leaders — as well as some of Firebrand Group's own digital strategy and branding experts — to recommend one «Big Idea» that companies can take advantage of to get ahead in 2018.

And the amount of muscle you have to put into a book is the biggest surprise for most first - time authors.

The author of «The Bitcoin Big Bang — How Alternative Currencies are About to Change the World» breaks down the basics of how digital currencies work and explains how investors can get in on the action.

In this week's tip roundup, three super stars share their tips for managing staff: Limor Fried of engineering kit - maker Adafruit; Eric Ripert, head chef at Le Bernardin in New York City; and Jeffrey Hayzlett, author of Think Big Act Bigger.

«Small businesses both feel and are disadvantaged when dealing with much bigger companies,» says Susan Onaitis, the New York — based author of Negotiate Like the Big Guys.

He is the author of two books: BIG LIKE: CASCADE INTO AN ODYSSEY, a travel memoir of an almost regular guy who gets totally unstuck in Tokyo — a «funny as hell non-fiction book about wanderlust and traveling abroad»; and TESTOSTERONE PIT, a short, edgy, humorous novel about car salesmen, their customers, managers, and shenanigans at a large Ford dealership.

Authors Mark Rovere and Brett J. Skinner found that although Canada is one of the biggest spenders on national health care within the 27 - member Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), it nevertheless ranked below average on most of the indicators measuring availability of medical resources and services.

«Openness includes people's tendency to show intellectual curiosity, independence of judgment and big - picture orientation,» write the authors.

This is big - box retailing in the 21st century, says Paco Underhill, CEO of New York — based consultancy firm Envirosell and author of Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping and Call of the Mall.

According to bestselling author Ben Angel, one of the biggest challenges in the new social media economy is how to create important content that stands out from pack — but, more importantly, content that will convert prospects into customers.

Finnegan is one of the individuals I was fortunate enough to interview for a series on the year ahead, Big Ideas for 2018, in which I asked a number of my favorite award - winning marketing experts, authors, and other thought leaders — as well as some of Firebrand Group's own digital strategy and branding experts — to recommend one «Big Idea» that companies can leverage to get ahead in 2018.

Adelaide Lancaster, author of The Big Enough Company, says growth can force a business to compromise on its core purpose and the entrepreneur's passion.

«The biggest mistake I see these days is thinking that a business idea will automatically turn into a viable business model,» says Terri Lonier, president and founder of Working Solo, a New Paltz, New York - based business strategy consultancy, and author of Working Solo: The Real Guide to Freedom and Financial Success with Your Own Business.

The life - hacker, entrepreneur and author of «The 4 - Hour Chef» talks about his biggest fear, how to tackle them and how to cross items off a bucket list.

According to Ralph Heath, managing partner of Synergy Leadership Group and author of Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes, and Thinking Big, failure and defeat are our best teachers, but many people, especially those in conservative corporate cultures, avoid going there.

Legend has it that author Ken Kesey hated the big - screen adaptation of his beloved novel so much that he refused to watch it.

Author and award - winning actor Hill Harper may have had some major success in his career, but he said one of his biggest honors has been becoming a dad.

-- Phillip Stutts, CEO of Go Big Media and author of Fire Them Now: The 7 Lies Digital Marketers Sell and the Truth About Political Strategies That Help Businesses Win, who has contributed to more than 1,000 election victories of senators, governors, representatives, and two U.S. presidents

And it was co-created by Andrew Ross Sorkin, the author of the outstanding Too Big to Fail, co-anchor of Squawk Box, and founder and editor of DealBook, the NYT financial news site.

«These are big companies, really concerned with their strategic direction,» said Lawrence Glickman, a Cornell history professor and the author of «Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America.»

According to Seth Godin, author of 13 bestselling business books, the job of a CEO is to think of big ideas rather than micro-communicating.

On Tuesday, the E.U. parliament passed a bill that its authors claim will provide much - needed clarity on how the Internet should work, but which its opponents say is full of loopholes that will allow providers to favor their biggest commercial partners.

«When you think of big data, think of «hot» data and «cold» data,» said Joseph Unsworth, vice president at Gartner and the author of the report.

-- Jeffrey Hayzlett, chairman of C - Suite Network and author of Think Big, Act Bigger

That's the takeaway of a fascinating, short Big Think video from author James Gleick who has written biographies of science greats Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman, among others.

In Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes, authors Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich cite a Harvard study of investment habits.

«Automation is having a big impact,» said Martin Ford, author of «Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future,» due to be published May 5.

Don't go for the big number when negotiating with investors, says serial entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal, founder of RadiumOne and author of «The Dream.»

Mike Mayo, author of Exile on Wall Street, says, «[T] he owners of the big banks, namely the shareholders, are finally taking a greater amount of responsibility by speaking up.»

«If you are always the last to know something, then that's a pretty big red flag that people don't feel as though they can trust you with information,» says Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of «The Humor Advantage.»

The Facebook COO and author of «Lean In» told Harvard Business School's class of 2012 in her Class Day speech that she almost missed her big break in life.

-- based psychologist and author of the 2008 book Introvert Power, believes that introverts have a leadership advantage in their ability to delve into the big ideas and not be distracted by frivolous social preoccupations.

One way to protect your product or service is to position yourself as an expert or go - to person in the industry, says Susan Friedmann, a nichepreneur coach in Lake Placid, New York and author of Riches in Niches: How to Make it Big in a Small Market.

It may be gruesome, but that's the only way a big company can convince its customers that it's actually being transparent, says Scott Stratten, the president of Un-Marketing and the author of the upcoming book UnSelling.

«Most of us will never run an IBM or a GE, but millions of us around the world run mid-sized entrepreneurial companies, some of which have the potential to become significant, lasting, and difference - making organizations,» writes Keith McFarland, author of The Breakthrough Company, which surveyed 7,000 companies to see what enabled «little firms to become big.»

«Instead of focusing on a big resolution, focus on a small daily objective,» psychotherapist and author Amy Morin told INSIDER.

He's also the author of the upcoming book, «The Bitcoin Big Bang: How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World.»

Heffernan has been chief executive of several businesses including the ZineZone Corporation and the iCAST Corporation and is the author of the book «Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes.»

In it, we asked a number of our favorite award - winning marketing experts, authors, and other thought leaders — in addition to some of our own team of digital strategy and branding experts — to recommend one «Big Idea» that companies can take advantage of to get ahead in 2016.

A. J. Jacobs, author of My Life as an Experiment and The Year of Living Biblically «It may sound like hyperbole, but it's true: Medicine is undergoing its biggest revolution since the invention of the germ theory.

Fran Hauser is a long - time media executive, startup investor and author of The Myth of the Nice Girl.Best known for her role building PEOPLE.com — one of the biggest media brands online — Hauser made the leap to early stage investing in 2014, funding and advising consumer - focused companies such as HelloGiggles, Mogul, The Wing and Gem & Bolt.