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| | Post New Topic | | Women's Media Summit: I'll Be Speaking Again. Also, Some Thoughts on Publicity... | Views: 908 | | Oct 04, 2007 7:30 am | | Women's Media Summit: I'll Be Speaking Again. Also, Some Thoughts on Publicity... | # | 
Marilyn Jenett | |
As I shared in previous posts, I was invited by Heidi Richards to be a guest speaker at the Women's Writing and Publishing Summit in July. My topic was "Let the Universe Be Your Guide - Using the Laws of Attraction to Get Your Book Written and Published."
Although I was not a publishing industry professional and my book has not yet been published, Heidi was fascinated with the evolution of my entrepreneurial memoir and how it attracted an agent so quickly. She has a deep appreciation for and understanding of the part that Universal laws play in our success.
Heidi has again invited me to speak - this time at the Women's Media Summit, http://womensmediasummit.com, that runs October 19-24 and you can call in to listen or use the Summit web room to connect. There will also be a question and answer time with each speaker.
I will be speaking on October 24th at 4pm Pacific, 7pm Eastern Time.
My topic? What else could it be...
"Let the Universe Be Your Guide - Using the Laws of Attraction to Get Major Media Coverage"
Again, I am not a media professional like the other notable and knowledgeable guests. But I did have an exciting dance for years with my "Universal publicist" (as related in my memoir). I will share details on how I attracted so much major media coverage for my business without so much as muttering the words, "press release." :-)
You can find Summit details on the website, but here is my Session Description as it appears on the site...I had to get creative. After all, I don't have real world media expertise to share. I only have my experience in applying those precious mental and spiritual laws...
7pm - "Let the Universe Be Your Guide - Using the Laws of Attraction to Get Major Media Coverage" with Marilyn Jenett
Imagine this scenario for a moment…
You have made the bold decision to become an entrepreneur and start your own business. You know that you have to find a way to get the word out and get exposure to attract clients. But you have no experience in public relations, marketing or publicity. You don’t know anyone in these fields and even if you did, well…the budget isn’t there. The only thing on your side is your business idea and the prosperity principles that you have been studying which brought you this far and gave you the confidence to take this step.
A couple of months later, you see yourself in a feature cover story in the Los Angeles Times. Then publications around the nation and world call you to request more photos after you discover that Associated Press released the story. Television and radio stations call. You receive thousands of phone calls and the clients are coming and your business is on the map! You continue to attract unsolicited media exposure over time, but then one day a business publication calls to sell you advertising. You tell them that you don’t advertise but ask if you can write an article for their paper. So you write your very first article and it grosses $250,000 for your business!
Your “15 minutes of fame” turns into a 20-year career during which you attract the world’s largest corporations as clients. You still don’t know anything about public relations, publicity or marketing.
This was Marilyn Jenett’s story. In this session, she’ll share details on how she did it using principles she now teaches in her Feel Free to Prosper program. You’ll meet your master publicist – the Universe!
[End of description]
Since teaching the Feel Free to Prosper program these past four years, I have remained low key and have not pursued major publicity. I have never even sent out a press release. I did some soul searching to discover why...
It was easy to flaunt myself with print and television when I was representing a business that had to do with producing big events and booking spectacular locations. After all, my market was not only the public but big corporations and convention clients. It all felt so right showcasing my high profile type business.
But as a teacher of Universal laws, the most profound laws in existence, I have felt reserved about the media issue.
I would ask, "Would Dr. Murphy do this? Would Neville or Catherine Ponder do this?"
So you see, I want my image to always remain one of authenticity and deep regard for these teachings. I don't want to turn something this important into media hype. I am not criticizing those gurus who become pitchmen and pitchwomen with all the flash - that's fine for them. It just doesn't feel right for me. A more serene approach would suit me more.
And yet...
I know that to expand my teachings to a wider audience, I have to move with the times. With technology, the world of marketing and publicity has expanded beyond anything one could imagine years ago.
The question is...can major publicity apply to this new life of mine - to my teachings - and at the same time, allow me to remain authentic and true to myself?
So, my Universal publicist, is it time for another dance - this time for Feel Free to Prosper? Perhaps a dance to the kind of music that feels right to me?
~ Marilyn
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