- If you register for Whiteboard before Feb 28, you'll be automatically entered to win a new iPad from Apple.
- Ainsley started a Facebook group for Whiteboard. Just began yesterday, so good stuff to come.
- Started Dream Year calls again this week, which is my favorite part of the month. Yesterday, I spoke with two church planters and a filmmaker. Always end the day exhilerated by their dreams.
- "We are a nation of dreamers," according to this USA Today article.
- My kids have cabin fever in a bad way.
- And my wife needs a vacation.
- Lining up speakers for STORY 2010 right now. God is shaping this event to be very different than last year. Some unexpected creative leaders.
- Creator of Twitter will be at the 99percent conference.
- Seth Godin's Linchpin is a dangerous book if you work in an office. Leader or lackey. Artist or cog.
- If you're a producer (like me), you've got to find investors for your art. If you're an artist, you've probably got everything you need to create great projects in your basement. One of the big topics we're going to cover in Dream Year is being a producer vs. being an artist.
- If you're a new author, sending out free copies of your book might not the best way to promote it. Everyone sends out a free copy. There's got to be another way.
- That's all I've got. Busy today...
Who I AM
- I help people launch great things. I'm the founder of Dream Year, The Whiteboard Sessions, and STORY in Chicago. I also wrote a book called Church in the Making. My wife Ainsley and I live in Virginia Beach and have 3 cowboys, Wyatt, Dylan & Cody.
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Gift wrap you book with the care and attention to detail of an apple product. Then send out free copies.
Posted by: jordanchez | February 03, 2010 at 01:25 PM
and maybe put an apple product with it =)
Posted by: Ben Arment | February 03, 2010 at 01:43 PM
Write something worth reading. Best marketing plan ever.
Looking forward to reading your 1st book by the way.
Posted by: Dale Schaeffer | February 03, 2010 at 04:55 PM
If you find a better way on the sending out a book deal, we'd love to know. :) No doubt there is over saturation. What once worked, quickly drops in impact over time. Always have to strive for new / innovative.
The primary reason many do it is to seed the market of ideas. You ship 100 books to those of influence and IF they read it and become a fan, they stimulate the viral engine. Keyword = IF.
Agree with Dale too BUT there are plenty of great books that never sell. You have to promote in some way. Too much clutter in the marketplace for good ideas that are silent. Ideas by themselves don't get shared unless they are backed with momentum. Thankfully momentum can be created.
Posted by: Daniel Decker | February 03, 2010 at 11:50 PM