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Game Plan: The Workbook
Free PDF Download: Game Plan by Ciara Pressler - Book Excerpt
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Power Up Your Pitch: 5 Tips For Writing More Persuasive Emails
In prime publicity season, our team is often sending hundreds…

Entrepreneurs: Ditch Your Marketing Plan and Focus on Your Game Plan
Raise your hand if this sounds familiar: you're working to get…

Building a Successful Business Model
Check out Ciara's three top marketing tips for launching…

The Myth of Overnight Success
I always tell my clients what they need to hear -- even if it's…

Starting-Over A Business: When to Relaunch, Pivot, Expand, or Close Up Shop
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Every business…

Ciara Pressler Interview at New York Fashion Week
Alleywire interviews Ciara Pressler at New York Fashion Week...

How To Get the Best Marketing for Your Budget
No matter how big or small your marketing budget is, you'll…

Media Coverage: How Do You Know if You're Ready?
Media coverage: everyone wants it, but not everyone's ready.…

Small Business PR: Should You Hire a Publicist or Can You Do It Yourself?
In my work with new and growing businesses, a common area where…

New Rules for Crowdfunding: Respect Your Audience to Maximize Your Results
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I am literally…

Building Your Network: Value Others' Time to Make Valuable Connections
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Let's Talk Live: Marketing for Entrepreneurs
Ciara Pressler visits Washington D.C. morning show Let's…

The Audience w/ Ciara Pressler - Episode 3 - Target Audience
In Episode 3, The Focus is Target Audience - how do you determine…


The Audience w/ Ciara Pressler - Episode 1 - Entrepreneurs
The Audience w/ Ciara Pressler breaks down business and marketing…

Interviewing Your Marketing Firm: How to Find the Right Marketer or Publicist for You
I love meeting new people with great ideas that just need a little…

Event Essentials: Marketing Events and Leveraging Events for Publicity
There’s no PR like event PR. Events are news, events build…

27 Quick Tips to Kick Your Marketing in the Ass
Spring-Clean Your Marketing with these reminders of what’s…

Capturing the Gen-Y Audience
What the millennial generation wants and how to plan for it in…

Dealing with Designers: 11 Tips for Communicating with Creatives
How to have a more successful engagement with your graphic and…

How to Increase Your Chances of Landing Press Coverage (and Make Your Publicist Love You)
What the best clients do to get more pitching – and more press.
We’ve…

Never Stop Learning: A Challenge to Get Your Ass to Class
Why staying on top of trends is vital to the health and growth…

The Art of the Survey
How interviewing your audience becomes an important part of your…

The #1 Marketing Mistake Self-Marketers Make
Avoid the most common entrepreneurial marketing trap.
It…

Marketing Your Project: Can You Do It Yourself or Do You Need Professional Help?
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To DIY or not to…

We Are All Marketers Now: Why Marketing Matters to Non-Marketers
Understand these basic marketing principles to be more successful…

Creativity vs Marketability: Is the Audience Always Right?
When do we stop developing and start marketing?
This one…

Growing Your Audience and Creating Fans
How segmenting your audience can help you grow and provide…

Marketing 101: Tips for Managing Your Own Marketing
Ciara gives insider tips on common marketing mistakes and…

Why Resumes Get Deleted: Job Application Basics
Applying for a job in a creative field? Unfortunately, it doesn’t…

Your Audience is ADD
Less writing, more marketing.
Hey you! Yeah you, over there…

Start with Strategy
Before you do any marketing or publicity, you’ve got to have…