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WME Book Talk Author Interview: Hedria Lunken Square One at 51

The late John Wyckoff, author of MYOB-2, garners favorite blog post win from HP Small & Medium Business Community

Hewlett-Packard recently ran a contest letting readers of its Small and Medium Business Community Wiki pick their favorite blog posts in the categories of marketing, entrepreneurship, innovation and management, and productivity.  On tallying the votes, one of WME's own, the late John Wyckoff, author of MYOB-2: The Complete Guide to Profitable Powersports Dealerships, took first place in the Entrepreneurship category for his post Working On, Not In, The Business, posted on October 16, 2005, in the Small Business Trends blog.  You can download the HP ebooks publishing the winners of this contest (and the associated Powerpoint ebook themes) at HP's Wetpaint Wiki for Home and Home Office Printing and Small & Medium Business Printing.

Hedria Lunken: In the News

Hedria Lunken, author of Square One at 51: What I did the day after I buried my life is being featured in an Author Chat at Watersone Financial Group - sponsored by the Rochester chapter of NAWBO and Waterstone's own Kathleen Roth.

Join us at the Meet the Author event:
February 28th, 5:30 -8:30
Waterstone Offices at 2000 Winton Road. Bldg. 1, Suite 207

Light refreshments will be served.

Cost: $5 for NAWBO members, $10 all others.
Call 585-241-5900 for more information.

Sybil Stershic Helps WME Practice Quality Service Marketing

This note is not book focused. It's included in this blog because one of our authors (Sybil Stershic) sent me a link to a blog post asking for help, and... since she is a part of WME Books, and the help she requested was for a good friend, I wanted to share.

At WME, we like to keep up with our authors, though, I admit that sometimes we fall short. We are working on that - on more reporting for author events and author book signings. We are so lucky that our authors are patient and understanding.

Today, I request that you visit Sybil's blog - and read the story of her friend Alanna Nelson who is dying of a terminal lung disease. You may also visit my marketing to women online blog, Lip-sticking, and read about this. That blog is connected to the women's market, and Sybil's request, on behalf of Alanna, is aimed directly at the women's market. This time, however, the issue affects men, also. Men whose wives or sisters or daughters or mothers may be in danger...of misdiagnosis. If you can help this cause, all women benefit. And, there is a fundraiser for folks in PA, that may work, also.

Please click through to learn more... and give a thought to passing this story on, thank you.

Happy Anniversary Susan Reid

Today is Dr. Susan Reid's first anniversay - of writing in her blog, the Alkamae Blog. Susan's blog is an outstanding representation of what an author can do with a blog. She offers such valuable insight and content to her readers, some taken from her book, Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success, and much from personal experience, or readings.

Susan is celebrating today. Take a minute to visit her delightful blog and say hello. I promise you will leave with a big smile (and many ideas on how to create more success this year).

Everyone here at WME Books and WME Blogs wishes Susan continued success - in writing, in blogging, and in sharing the secret of how to discover your Inner Samurai.

WME Book Talk: with Dr. Susan Reid

Welcome to a new series of interviews with WME's authors. Today, Feb. 2nd, 08, we're talking with Dr. Susan Reid, author of the exciting new book, Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success. Dr. Reid shares insight into what an Inner Samurai is, and how women can learn to create the business success they desire - by following some simple steps. (men, you can learn how to do this, also... listen up!)

This follows directly on the heels of her Virtual Book Tour...which is winding down. Feel free to stop over at WME Books to buy your own copy of Dr. Reid's book - buy two, and share with your entrepreneurial friends.

Announcing the Virtual Book Tour for Dr. Susan L. Reid's Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success

We've asked a group of wonderful bloggers to read Dr. Susan L. Reid's Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success and have set up a virtual book tour to showcase guest posts by Susan, reviews of the book, and observations after interviewing Susan, among other things. Applying their unique perspective in how this book and the principles and ideas within it can apply to their readers' lives women and as entrepreneurs.

The tour has begun! The details of th first "leg" of the virtual book tour for Discovering Your Inner Samurai are found on the tour's home page, which you can visit by clicking on the image in the upper right panel of this blog (or by clicking here).  We'll update the links as the participating bloggers post.

Please visit the tour's home page now to check out the current links and we hope you keep coming back as we continue the tour! Keep coming back as the tour continues and we set up the second "leg" of this blog book tour.  So on with the tour . . . .

Discovering Your Inner Samurai: Now in Amazon

Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success is now available online at Amazon.com.

Dr. Reid writes the outstanding Alkamae blog to share her experiences and insight into the concepts around Discovering Your Inner Samurai. Visit her blog today and learn more about your Inner Samurai...and new concepts such as Accidental Pren-her.

Share some of your thoughts and experiences, also. And, be sure to notice the dragon on the upper right... the image and the quote below are among my favorite parts of Susan's blog. -- Yvonne DiVita

Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most: Covering the what, why and how of building a strong internal marketing practice geared towards engaging your employees and customers

Olivier Blanchard over at the Brand Builder blog recently reviewed WME author Sybil Stershic's book Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most. We couldn't have said it better ourselves than how Olivier put it:

The book easily connects the dots when it comes to the positive cycle that links good employee morale to great customer experiences (and back again) and serves as a HOW TO guide to get things moving in that direction. It is brilliant in its simplicity and clarity.

Read the rest of his review of Taking Care over at the Brand Builder blog.  We knew it, but it's great to see that others are seeing the same insight and practical application to Sybil's book that we saw.

Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most While Discovering Your Inner Samurai

WME Books is excited about today's announcement. We have not kept this blog updated to its fullest potential - but watch out world, that's not going to be the case going forward because our authors have been hard at work creating titles that you won't want to miss out on.

Today, I have the pleasure of announcing two NEW releases... for your reading pleasure. Both of these books are must-haves for your business bookshelf. These authors are not only talented, they are experienced in their fields of endeavor - and have written books that will change the way you do business.

First, Sybil Sterschic is an internal marketing expert with more than 30 years of experience dealing with the internal workings of business. She's written a book for employers, managers, and HR professionals who want to create a working environment that motivates employees to take the best possible care of their customers -- and each other.

Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most: A Guide to Employee-Customer Care is "One of the best books on internal marketing," according to Jagdish N. Sheth, author of The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies.

Merrill Dubrow, President & CEO, M/A/R/C Research says, "A must read for all managers. There is something in this book for everyone, even those who have managed people for 30 years."

This book is available at the WME Books website. Get yours today. (soon to be in Amazon)
(stop by Sybil's "Quality Marketing" blog for more great internal marekting advice)

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Dr. Susan Reid is a true entrepreneur. In 2004 she left academia after a successful career as a professor and conductor and founded her current company, Alkamae. Dr. Reid (you may call her Susan) takes the fear out of starting up your own business with her new book Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success. Her clients are committed to making a difference not only in their lives, but in the world around them. Susan's book unlocks the real "secret" to doing what you love using your intuition and even scheduling chaos. Check out Susan's Alkamae blog for  more great content.

"This book is filled with the kind of inspiration entrepreneurs search for, day after day. Not a mere How-to book, Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success will help you focus your energy inward -- to find that sense of 'awe' which led you to exploring the world of being an entrepreneur in the first place," says Jordan Adler, Entrepreneur and Network Marketing Top Money Earner.

According to Jim Horan, author of the best-selling book series, The One Page Business Plan, "Business is first and foremost about people. Customers, employees, and investors are people...and so are you. There are thousands of books about the strategies and mechanics of business; this book is about you, the entrepreneur/business owner...and helping you understand you!"

Get your copy of this "The Secret for business" today at WME Books. (soon to be in Amazon)

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE GREAT NEWS ABOUT OUR AUTHORS AND THEIR OUTSTANDING BOOKS!