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How Publicity Closed A Million Dollar Book Deal

August 10, 2011 by Paul Hartunian

There is a woman who has done the talk show circuit for years. She’s been on just about every TV talk show you can name. She’s gotten millions and millions of dollars worth of publicity.

Now, for the rest of the story.

Even though she’s gotten on all of these major league shows, she has absolutely nothing to sell. No book. No tapes. No home study course. NOTHING!

Apparently she does the talk show circuit for the fun of it and to boost her ego.

Now for the rest of the REST of the story.

Even though this woman did almost everything wrong, she just signed a $1 million book deal with a major publisher!!!

Was this her original strategy? I don’t think so. If it was, I think it was a pretty stupid strategy. Sure, it paid off, but what if it hadn’t? Sure, she would have gotten the ego boost and fun she wanted, but not a dime in the bank.

She probably could have made several fortunes if she had good products or services to sell. Anyway, now she has a million bucks for her troubles.

Do you see how powerful being in the publicity light can be? This woman became so well known in the media that the “halo effect” swept her into a million dollar deal.

The lesson here? Learn how to use publicity…and have something to sell. If you have one without the other, you’re wasting your time.

Copyright Paul Hartunian. All rights reserved. Do you need more help getting free publicity for your business? Paul Hartunian has all the help you need at: Paul Hartunian’s website and Paul Hartunian’s Million Dollar Publicity Strategies where you’ll find free publicity tips, free articles, free coaching call replays that will make getting free publicity for your business a snap! Plus you’ll find information about Paul’s Million Dollar Publicity System, the whole story of how he sold the Brooklyn Bridge and plenty more. And, for just $7 you can get 3 issues of Paul’s publicity newsletter, 3 of his best strategy reports, personal coaching from Paul and your very own, authentic piece of the world famous Brooklyn Bridge. No need to hunt for top quality information on how to get free publicity. Paul Hartunian has it all for you.

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