Archive for June, 2012


Marshall Fields: Give the Lady What She Wants!

By on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 | Comments Off
John Kremer, Book Marketing Consultant

One day, while walking through his store, Marshall Fields saw a clerk arguing with a customer. “What are you doing?” he asked. “I’m settling a complaint,” the clerk replied. “No, you’re not,” Field corrected. “Give the lady what she wants.” And that became the store’s motto. Are you giving your customers what they want? If [...]

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NBA Champion LeBron James Loves to Read Books

By on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 | Comments Off

What is basketball champion LeBron James secret to success? Perhaps it’s reading books. According to USA Today, James read the following books between the NBA playoffs began and the night his Miami Heat team won the NBA championships: Decoded (by Jay-Z) Hunger Games trilogy The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a [...]

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Where’s Waldo? Shop Local with Independent Booksellers

By on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 | Comments Off

During the month of July, 250 indie booksellers are going to promote a Shop Local campaign featuring Where’s Waldo (who, by the way, is celebrating his 25th anniversary this year). From Mendocino to Minneapolis, Oshkosh to Omaha, San Diego to Schenectady, Tampa to Telluride, and indie bookstores in all fifty states will be hosting Waldo [...]

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