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Oprah Winfrey Contacts
Here is the usefulness of knowing your Oprah Winfrey contacts. Getting in touch with Oprah in the flesh, through email and on the phone is probably harder than getting in touch with Barak Obama. Actually, there is no “probably” about it. Jason and the Argonauts had a shorter, let perilous journey to reach the golden fleece, that the average person does of getting to just meet Oprah. However, it is not impossible and she does make herself somewhat available through the proper channels. You just have to know what channel to tune to.

Left Brain or Right?
I was listening to a 4 part interview between Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and Oprah from the Oprah Spirit channel.

Creating PR Success Beyond Oprah
At least through the end of this year, Oprah will remain one of the prime jewels, when it comes to media coverage. But it is the combination of media coverage that creates an effective public relations campaign. It is not about one placement, even if that placement is on Oprah or the Today Show. It is about the long haul, about creating a sustained ongoing media presence.

TV Interview Makeup Tips so Youll Look as Good as You Sound
Television cameras and bright lights will alter your appearance drastically and there’s no way around it – makeup is essential. So men will have to swallow their macho inhibitions and the ladies will have to enhance their knowledge of makeup so they can look their absolute best sitting on the couch opposite Oprah.

Lesson #1: Do Not Look at Things in Only Black and White
What is one of Johnson’s greatest successes? “Being an African American who succeeds at the highest level,” he says, “since nobody expects minorities to be there.”

Lesson #2: Rise Above Your Obstacles
“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity,” says Oprah. “Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.”

Robert Johnson Quotes
Robert Johnson Quotes

It\'s good to be king
The Times and other outlets have been running a spate of stories about executive pay. CEOs who walked away with $100,000 a day paychecks, CEOs making millions of dollars at companies in trouble, CEOs with jets and houses and limos... It's like being a king, instead of having a job.

Reaching the unreachable
Marketing, I think, can be divided into two eras.

The Top Ten Reasons Why PR Doesn't Work
Margie Zable Fisher runs theprsite.com. Every day someone tells her that he or she has been “burned” by a PR firm, and Margie’s goal is to help small business find the right PR firm. I asked her to provide the top ten reasons why PR doesn’t work:

Elephant Math
Darwin pointed out that if you take one pair of breeding elephants and make some conservative estimates about their fertility, you would have more than 15 million elephants in less than 500 years (if none of them died an early death.)

Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss Discuss Angel Investing and Naming Companies
In this video, Kevin Rose — founder of Digg and others — and I talk about how we invest in other companies as “angels” and how we choose names for companies. Topics include:

Control Your Mind and Forget The How
Perhaps you've been dreaming of quitting or changing your job, moving to a new city, playing in a band professionally or starting up your own business. Or perhaps the dream is writing a bestselling book and going on tour. You love the idea of it, you imagine yourself on Oprah. Sitting on her yellow leather sofa, talking to her and her live studio audience.

Twitter Domination Key Points - How to Leverage Your Time on Twitter
I thought this info would be helpful to you since Twitter has become an amazing cutting edge social media site with over 1 million users including famous people like Oprah and President Obama who enjoy using it for free exposure. All of us can benefit from the use of this very fun exciting social media site to help explode and to get much exposure for our businesses.

Jack Dosey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams' Quotes
Jack Dosey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams' Quotes

Lesson #1: “Creativity comes from constraint”
When asked whether they had anticipated just how big Twitter would be when they first launched it, Stone replied, “Yeah, we knew Barack Obama was going to use it.” Williams followed with, “I knew I was going to be on Oprah in two years.”

The SMS to Success: Texting Takes Twitter To New Heights
When asked whether they had anticipated just how big Twitter would be when they first launched it, Stone replied, "Yeah, we knew Barack Obama was going to use it." Williams followed with, "I knew I was going to be on Oprah in two years."

What to Do When You’re Asked to Stage a Filthy House
The Staging Diva®, advises home stagers on what to do when they find themselves being asked to stage an absolutely filthy home.

Smart Women Know Success Leaves Clues
This article is about 9 success “clues” that can take your business from “surviving “ to “thriving” The good news is they are low cost to no cost and easy to implement into your business dreams and goals.

How To Get Priceless Internet Marketing Training For Free
The biggest and most profitable skill in today's economy is internet marketing. People like Oprah and Tony Robbins are spending a fortune learning how implement it into their business. Why shouldn't you? The average person can literally build a million dollar income sitting in their apartment as long as they have the right knowledge of this subject. So the question comes,"where do you get an internet marketing education?"

The Secrets to Successfully Landing Media Coverage
When it comes to approaching the media, keep in mind that there is no one media outlet.  You are not pitching one story, nor are you pitching one media source.  To be successful you need to be developing a number of different stories to pitch to a variety of different media outlets.  Each media source has needs and interests that are specific to it.  The primary secret to a successful PR campaign is to focus on what the various media outlets need and pitch each outlet accordingly.

The Ins and Outs of Small Business Public Relations
Whereas it’s true that large companies, feature films and celebrities need to launch powerful PR campaigns, it’s the small businesses of the world that benefit the most from effective public relations.

How to Launch a Targeted PR Campaign
Media begets media; that’s the name of the game.  So if you’re stuck focusing strictly on the media home runs, rethink your strategy.  Don’t limit your pitches to the national media outlets; there’s a huge media world out there.  Broaden your approach.  Broaden the media bull’s-eye you’re targeting.

Successful Business Marketing: What Does Your Marketing Archetype Say About You?
Use these three easy tips on how to use the power of Marketing Archetypes and attract better, higher paying clients. You'll quickly be able to write and talk about what you do in a compelling, powerful and authentic way.

Try Not To Be an Opportunist
You cannot cheat an honest man or woman, it just absolutely can’t be done. Yet if you watch Oprah, or any talk show; or just your local news shows, you will find daily examples of people who are “honest & hard-working” who have just been cheated or “scammed”. What’s really going on here?

The Credibility Challenge: 7 Ways to Boost Your Credibility Online
Learn how to use Credibility indicators to improve your online presence and convert more sales. Also includes ideas on ways to boost your own credibility both online and off.

Why Does Criticism Make You Stronger?
Discover the secret of getting your email, reports and comments accepted, and not deleted and laughed at. If you do not learn something critically important from this article - you were day-dreaming.

Sales Force Lessons from Gates, Crowley and Obama
This should happen a lot more often on the sales force. How often do customers become upset over the behavior of a salesperson, customer service rep, technician or even accounting? When controversy jeopardizes a good account, it's time for the president or CEO to reach out and mend fences between adversaries!

What Women Really Need to Know to Market a Business
Do you know what you really need to know to market your business effectively? If you’re like most women in business, you started your business because you are in love with an idea or a product, and are firmly convinced that everybody else in the world will be just as enamored of the product or service as you are. After, most of us believe that we are savvy buyers, and if we like something, then we believe that every other rational person in the world should like it, too.

I’m a ________ (Insert Your Career Here), Not a Celebrity…or am I?!
When people I meet first learn that I Coach on the topic of Celebrity Branding®, many of them shut down almost instantly.  It’s funny, because if there were one subject most American’s are obsessed with, if they would admit it (yes guys, you too!), it’s Celebrities.  But I’m actually not talking about Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Oprah or Dr. Phil, I coach entrepreneurs, CEOs, professionals and many others how to charge more for the same services they are offering now, create recurring revenue streams in their businesses and lock out their competitors in their field of expertise.  How, you ask?  Using the power of Celebrity Branding®! Interested now?!

Do You Have a Social Media Strategy?
While Social Media is the newfangled thing for everyone to talk about, monitor and watch these days amongst marketers, I see a day in the future when social media will be yet another tool in a marketer's tool belt just as "cable" is now just another line item in a marketer's advertising budget. We will get to a day when marketers can't imagine developing a campaign without at least considering how their brand, or new product or service offering might be expressed digitally across a range of social media options.

From First TV to Dr. Oz – How to Get Local Media…Then National Media
Let’s start with what you think you want. “I want to get on Oprah eventually, and we’ve been pitching The New York Times, who’s interested.” Good news or game over?

How to Mend Your Mindset to Attract Lasting Success
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Imagine becoming a happier, healthier NichepreneurTM with a good, solid business. Can you see yourself as a fully satisfied small market sensation? This article offers 3 success strategies to become a better, balanced business leader.

The Fifteen Most Common Publicity Mistakes Businesses Make
While many business owners understand the importance of publicity, many of these businesses are making common mistakes that are taking away from their publicity efforts. By being aware of these mistakes, you'll be able to make the most out of every publicity opportunity.

Big Isn’t Necessarily Better
The temptation is strong for writers to devote all their time, energy, and money to pursuit of the biggest, most impressive publicity prize when they’re promoting themselves and their work. But you can utilize practical marketing options that may ultimately bring bigger payoffs.

Home Business Expert: My Top 10 List Of Experts & Gurus
If you look around yourself you will come across many great success stories just follow the life of these gurus and you will learn a lot. If nothing else, knowing about them and their achievements will inspire you to achieve a lot in your own life.

Want to Be A PR Success story? Think Like the Media
Want to be interviewed by Oprah, CNN, People, Time, the New York Times and other media outlets? Don’t pitch what you think is interesting. Create, develop and pitch stories that meet the media’s needs. Put yourself in the place of the various editors and producers. Discover what it is they need and pitch those stories.

Small Business Coaching & Consulting: Hottest, MUST Accessory for 2009!
Women and minorities business coach: Why would someone at the top of their chosen profession need a coach? The answer is quite simple. They realize, as do top performers in every field, the value of having someone on the sidelines watching their every move and making sure they're on track. They know that, while they are doing what they do, it's important to have someone watching their every step and providing feedback to help them be their best.

Launching a Successful PR TV campaign
To launch a successful TV PR campaign, you need to think like a TV producer. Meet their needs and they will meet yours.

Personal Finance Articles: How Changing Your Mind About Your Personal Finance WILL Change The State Of Your Wallet
Many personal finance articles have been written on the issue of money. Can’t say I have been moved to action by many. First I’d like to say it is ok that you feel down about the current situation about your personal finances. I give you permission to feel your feeling for the next 24 hours and then pull yourself by your boot straps and let’s what we can do. There exist many a definition, I want to share with you my personal finance definition:

Home Party Plans Tips For Marketing : Deadly Home Party Business Mistake
How does this relate to your home party business? How can a direct sales consultant benefit? Simple. Successful home party business owners are leaders go from communicating to connecting! Remember the discussion about what Oprah can teach us about direct sales and home parties success?

Home Party Marketing - Podcasts & Podcasting : The Best Way To Promote Yourself
Home party companies place many restrictions on their home party consultants when it comes to marketing! When one considers the competition that is out there relative to party plan companies, it is a wonder that home party consultants are still going strong. At the end of the day in order to qualify for that commission check you must make direct sales, which translate to individual volume and personal volume. So what is a direct sales consultant to do? May I recommend podcasting?

Why Charging a Flat Fee Can FlatLine Your Home Staging Business
Many home stagers make the costly mistake of charging a flat rate rather than an hourly fee. Structuring the pricing for a home staging business this way can quickly lead to bankruptcy.

The Dolly Parton Business Model
So I’m talking business models and you have a one person web site or a part time business. So how does this affect you? It does affect you - because the internet is a very large and very unforgiving business environment. Regardless of how many people tell you how you can make thousands every month, for every eBay there are millions of sites just taking a few $'s a month.

Don't Insult Homebuyers' Intelligence with Silly Staging Tricks
The Staging Diva, exposes the silly home staging tricks that risk insulting buyers - decorative details which do nothing more than distract homebuyers and make the house staging look obvious.

It's Not a Secret
The secret of The Secret is that there is a natural “law” as fundamental as the law of gravity--the Law of Attraction.

Your Own Personal Big Give
Have you ever considered the awesome power of the Law of Attraction? It can manifest so many great things in your life. Have you ever considered using it to help others? Does it work that way? Can it work that way?

Business Building Tips from a MillionDollar Copywriter
Professional copywriter, Carline Anglade-Cole, offers her advice for building your copywriting business by Guillermo Rubio, AWAI Staff Writer

How Do You Define Success as an Author?
As an author, what does success mean to you? How do you define it? What do you yearn for? And are you open enough to success that you will see what you have to do in order to obtain it? Here are some tips to help you through the stages of success from an author's perspective...

Words of Copywriting Wisdom … An Easy Way to Make Your Copy More Inviting
An Easy Way to Make Your Copy More Inviting Master copywriter Paul Hollingshead reveals how creative use of punctuation can make your copy less intimidating to read while injecting a more conversational tone. How to Force Your Reader to Keep Reading – Let Me Explain AWAI staff writer John Wood explains five ways to utilize conversational transitions in your copy to keep your reader reading. … Stop Screaming! Use Simple Design to Lead Your Reader Directly to the Sale Learn how to create a seamless “reading path” for your reader on any web page or advertisement you create. Successful reading paths use a specific design hierarchy. AWAIer Keith B. Asks Rebecca … Is Nick’s New Program Suitable for Newbies? AWAIer Keith B. asks Rebecca McEldowney about Nick Usborne's new AWAI program

Holiday Craziness Leave No Time for Thankfulness?
We are quickly headed towards the hustle and bustle of “The Holiday Season”. With the holiday right around the corner and the to-do list mounting… how will YOU find time to be THANKFUL?

What Billionaires Know About Getting Things Done Fast
Are you on the fast track? Developing an ability to function at record speed is a masterful key to the success of many billionaires. If your great ideas aren’t gaining ground you may need to consider the pace in which you are progressing.

Appearing on a Talk Show Post-Oprah
Times are changing; Oprah is gone, as are many of the daytime soap operas. TV’s 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daytime slots are shifting dramatically. If you’re looking to pitch yourself as a guest on a talk show, never fear, although Oprah is gone, there are a myriad shows out there and more are on the way.

How Your Thinking Can Hurt Your Small Business and Your Life
At one time I thought that how I spent my time was the essential ingredient in determining how well I succeeded. That's so true but I now also realize that how I think determines how I spend my time, so I go a bit deeper.

Long Term PR Strategies To Make More Money
Don't come up with a PR plan that has you appearing on Oprah, The Tonight Show, or in Time Magazine and The Wall Street Journal within the first two months of your campaign. That's not a plan, that's fantasy.

Talk Shows Rule Daytime TV – Now Learn how To Book Yourself
Recently ABC announced that is was canceling its long-running soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live and replacing them with two new one-hour daytime talk shows, The Revolution and The Chew. These two shows are just some of the more current offerings to an already crowded daytime lineup which will also include such newcomers as Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Rosie O’Donnell and Fran Dresher. Add them to such returning old guards such as Dr. Phil, Ellen The Dr. Oz Show, The Gayle King Show, The Talk, The View, Rachel Ray and Martha Stewart and you have a pretty full day of talk. So, if you’re an expert in your field, or someone who has written a book or have a service or product that fits one of the shows’ target markets; get ready to start pitching.

The Future Looks Bright for a Career in Real Estate Staging
As more informed homeowners hire Real Estate Stagers and more buyers have the chance to view homes that have been staged, other home sellers will realize they too have to follow the practice otherwise their un-staged homes will look even worse by comparison.

Failures and Mistakes Keys to Success
Being successful in any area of your life includes a learning curve. That means making mistakes, experimenting with decisions and actions to become smarter, proficient, skillfull…..

National PR for a Local Story
Don’t be afraid to shoot for national coverage, think of national media as being local media with a huge spillover.

Public Relations: The Long -Term View
When looking at launching a public relations campaign, you have to decide not only what media is applicable to your business, but also how you want to utilize your media.

The Online PR Media Myth
You need an even media mix, and those that turn their back on so called old media and exclusively focus on the net, do so at their own peril.

5 Keys to Abundance
Dear Jane, I am sick of running out of money before the end of the month. Other people seem to know something I don’t about creating abundance. What’s the secret? I heard a shocking statistic on Oprah once: Over 70% of people who experience a financial windfall from such strokes of luck as winning the lottery or inheriting a large sum of money tend to be back to where they were financially within just a few short years. Most of us think this would never happen to us. Our thoughts probably run along the lines of, “If I won a million, two million, ten million dollars [take your pick], it would change my life forever. All my worries would be gone. I’d be happy.” How can it be that what seems like an inevitable happy ending just doesn’t turn out to be true for such a large majority of people?

Billionaire Leverage Techniques 5 Tips to Accomplish Your Big Dream
If you study billionaires (which I do) you will learn a special leverage technique they all use to manifest their dreams into reality. I’ve seen this technique used by Oprah, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson. The technique: build a team to bring the vision to life.

Other oprah Related Articles

Building an Empire: Oprah’s Formative Years
Oprah’s ambition did not diminish with the success of The Oprah Winfrey Show. After her successful acting debut in The Colour Purple (1985), Oprah’s desire to expand into the film and television industry was further fueled. In 1988, Oprah became the third woman in the American entertainment industry to own her own studio when she created Harpo Studios. Oprah’s name read backwards, Harpo is a television and film production, magazine publishing and online media company in one. “I did this to really expand into the areas I wanted to and take over the show to create more time for me to do features and TV specials,” she said.

Lesson #3: Take Advantage of New Technologies
“I don’t care about being bigger, because I’m already bigger than I ever expected to be,” Oprah says. “My constant focus is on being better. Should I be doing multimedia video production? Or seminars on the Internet? How can I do what I’m already doing in a more forceful way?” Oprah’s ability to consistently take advantage of new media and technology is one of the distinguishing features of her massive success. Harpo Studios, Oprah’s brainchild, has successfully grown from a one-show production to a multi-billion dollar media powerhouse thanks to its expansion into different media.

Lesson #4: Be a Good Corporate Citizen
“What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you,” says Oprah. Proof that philanthropy does not have to be at odds with having a good business sense, Oprah has managed to keep her sense of humility and compassion while still registering ever-increasing profits. Considered one of the most admired entrepreneurs in the world, Oprah has made a living not only amassing a sizeable fortune, but also giving it back.

Oprah Winfrey Biography
The biography of Oprah Winfrey is of the stuff that movies are made. Born January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Oprah Winfrey was raised by her religious grand-mother who inspired the young girl’s broadcasting career by encouraging her to read aloud at their church. Since then, there has been no turning back for her.

Oprah Winfrey Pictures
Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most recognized and admired public faces in the world. Through her candid style and warm personality, everybody has been falling in love with this queen of daytime talk shows for the past two decades. That is why there is no shortage of places to find Oprah Winfrey pictures on the Internet and here is a breakdown of some of the best.

Contact Oprah Winfrey
Do you have a book that would be just perfect for Oprah’s Book Club and you want to tell her about it? Do you dream of sitting on that comfy chair next to the daytime queen and discussing all your problems with her? Or do you have a great story idea that you want to pitch to the show’s producers? If you do, you’re not alone. From authors who see an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show as their ticket to success to politicians who are trying to get the vote of her millions of viewers, the chance to contact Oprah Winfrey is becoming both fiercely competitive and prized.

Facts About Oprah Winfrey
Here are a few facts about Oprah Winfrey that a lot of people do not know. The pontiff of daytime TV, publishing and media in general is an open book more or less. She leads by example and her life story is a testament to determination and overcoming the odds. Oprah was born girl on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi and was named Orpah Gail Winfrey. Her name was mispronounced as “Oprah” so many times and misspelled as such that eventually it stuck. The name "Orpah" remained on her birth certificate, but she eventually became known as "Oprah”.

Oprah Winfrey Contacts
Here is the usefulness of knowing your Oprah Winfrey contacts. Getting in touch with Oprah in the flesh, through email and on the phone is probably harder than getting in touch with Barak Obama. Actually, there is no “probably” about it. Jason and the Argonauts had a shorter, let perilous journey to reach the golden fleece, that the average person does of getting to just meet Oprah. However, it is not impossible and she does make herself somewhat available through the proper channels. You just have to know what channel to tune to.

Left Brain or Right?
I was listening to a 4 part interview between Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and Oprah from the Oprah Spirit channel.

Appearing on a Talk Show Post-Oprah
Times are changing; Oprah is gone, as are many of the daytime soap operas. TV’s 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daytime slots are shifting dramatically. If you’re looking to pitch yourself as a guest on a talk show, never fear, although Oprah is gone, there are a myriad shows out there and more are on the way.

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