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Decades of retail leadership, almost no digital footprint. How a dormant profile became a platform his book launch could land on.
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KDP vs Lulu vs IngramSpark in 2026: compare royalties, ISBNs, bookshop distribution, print quality and launch timelines for business authors.
13 October 2026
A book is rarely a shortcut to authority. The strongest business books are built on clear thinking, a defined audience and a strategy for what the book should make possible.
24 September 2026
Why your experience is more distinctive than it feels, and how sharing what you are still learning can build trust, authority and community.
23 September 2026
What each publishing route costs, who controls the book, what the royalties look like, and the numbers most authors only discover halfway through.
18 September 2026
The overwhelming majority of non fiction books never find their readers. The reason is rarely the writing. It is the absence of an ecosystem around the idea.
12 June 2026
The route matters far less than most authors believe. What matters is control over timing, rights and the assets you can build around the book.
28 May 2026
Your publication date tells people when the book is available. Your launch programme decides whether the right people notice, trust and act on it, and whether that attention keeps creating opportunities afterwards.
9 May 2026
How business authors can make their expertise easier to recognise, assess and recommend, with a book marketing strategy that reaches beyond the launch.
21 April 2026
Decades of retail leadership, almost no digital footprint. How a dormant profile became a platform his book launch could land on.
6 February 2026
Peter Ward’s Frameworks explores how visual models can help us organise knowledge, examine assumptions and communicate understanding without adding more noise.
24 June 2025
An established audience that had never been asked properly. Mobilising it turned a quiet preorder period into a Sunday Times result.
15 June 2025
Most Empowering Non-Fiction Marketing Agency 2025 and the Award for Excellence in Client Dedication 2025.
2 April 2025
Why an annual list of Black authors is a band-aid, and what a genuinely inclusive publishing industry would need to change instead.
25 October 2024
Marketing had become overwhelming and scattered. One focused hour produced a plan the team could actually run.
12 August 2024
The unboxing video, free chapter, powerful paragraph, endorsement and launch day post, plus four to keep momentum afterwards.
31 October 2023
Why should your book win? The factors judges weigh, and how to evidence each one inside a tight word count.
30 October 2023
Pre-orders build buzz and bookstore visibility, but they can also unintentionally cost you bestseller status. Here is how to decide.
30 October 2023
The average entrepreneur sends over 14,600 emails a year. Most footers waste every one of them.
30 October 2023
Chains, independents and the practical mechanics of getting a business book onto a shelf and keeping it there.
16 October 2023
A wide body of expertise was pulling attention in too many directions. Sharpening the position made the work far easier to buy into.
15 June 2023
What happens between the recording and the listener pressing play on Audible, including the pre-order stage.
9 January 2023
Consistent, opinionated posting turned a respected consultancy into a LinkedIn voice that attracts the right conversations.
15 December 2022
A launch built to match a senior international reputation: strategy, a live event and a bestseller campaign across two markets.
15 December 2022
Rising global recognition needed a brand that could carry it, plus an ecosystem that keeps growing between books.
15 May 2022
A bestseller campaign was only the start. The book was wired into ongoing thought leadership and a steady route to new clients.
15 February 2022
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