• Stop Clearing Your Throat When You Write
    • by: Hank Berkowitz
    • April 15, 2021
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    Don’t worry if your first draft sucks You’d think after all the texting, tweeting and TikTok-ing we do in our limited attention-span society, we’d be better at getting straight to the point. But we don’t. We waffle, we hedge, we tiptoe around the edges in our conversations and Zoom calls. It’s even worse in our

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  • Want Media Attention? Make the Media’s Job Easier, Not Harder
    • by: Hank Berkowitz
    • March 27, 2021
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    I was a financial journalist for many years before starting HB Publishing. You know how you feel when telemarketers call you just after you’ve sat down for dinner? Well that’s how I used to feel when a rookie PR person or fledgling entrepreneur would pitch me a completely off base story—typically when I was crashing

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  • Data Shows Leading Advisors Work the Press (Smart)
    • by: Hank Berkowitz
    • March 18, 2021
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    Quality over quantity to build longstanding relationships As our 5th annual CPA/Wealth Advisor Confidence Survey™  draws to a close, several data points stand out. More than four out of five surveyed advisors (81%) told us they expect their practices to grow over the next 12 months. Even more encouraging, nearly two in five respondents (38%)

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  • Using Podcast Interviews to Establish Credibility
    • by: Hank Berkowitz
    • January 20, 2021
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    By Tina Dietz, guest columnist With 65 million Americans monthly listeners, podcasting is one of the fastest growing platforms that professionals can use to establish authority. Whether you’re just starting a firm, or your organization has long-established credentials, podcasting can catapult your influence beyond the capabilities of many other expert-building marketing channels. Getting featured on TV,

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