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'A question I was asked: How do I go about getting my articles published in high-circulation magazines? What would your suggestion be to this consultant? What has worked for you? Post your suggestions below. (I’ll post what I told him in a couple of days.). The post 4 Steps to Getting Published in Magazines appeared first on David A. Fields. Consultants Context Discussion Creating Value Fees Positioning Proposals Relationships writing adding value agreements Connections positioning.
'Welcome to episode #005 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Karen Freberg. Dr. Karen Freberg is paving the way for professors and students alike. She’s an engaging professor at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky, who teaches and researches on subjects like social media for PR and crisis communication – and she’s about to take this semester’s crisis communications grad class to a whole new level.
'By: Anne Janzer. Consultants and solopreneurs are, by nature, pretty self-sufficient people. But we don’t always call on all of our resources when we need them. When faced with tough decisions, new opportunities or potential conflict, we often fall back on behavior patterns that can limit our success. This is the topic of Erica Ariel Fox’s Winning from Within: A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living and Lasting Change.
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'I have strong evidence from Ukrainian citizen Anatoly Shary that Kiev is caught in a third major lie regarding Buk deployment. It takes a while to go over the evidence, condensed below, all having to do with the number 312 painted on a missile launcher. Follow the Number On March 8, Censor.Net, a Ukrainian Nationalist cite, says "Ukraine Defends Donetsk From Russian Incursion: ''Buk'' Air Defense Rocket Systems Are Taking Up Positions.
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'I have strong evidence from Ukrainian citizen Anatoly Shary that Kiev is caught in a third major lie regarding Buk deployment. It takes a while to go over the evidence, condensed below, all having to do with the number 312 painted on a missile launcher. Follow the Number On March 8, Censor.Net, a Ukrainian Nationalist cite, says "Ukraine Defends Donetsk From Russian Incursion: ''Buk'' Air Defense Rocket Systems Are Taking Up Positions.
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