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Could be yours: Launch new book by Michael Stelzner

As most business people, professionals and nonprofits realize, propelling their enterprise to astronomical growth, catapulted to greater heights of recognition and reward requires high-powered juice to carry the payload.

I am not aware of a professional more proficient at harnessing the power of social media, with collaboration and consistent delivery of exceptional content at its core, while engaging an audience at near-stratospheric levels, than Michael Stelzner.

Michael is the founder of Social Media Examiner—a popular online magazine that helps businesses answer social media questions with useful ‘how to’ articles, in-depth case studies, expert interviews, and original research. He’s author of the new book Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition. He also authored the book Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged and the Social Media Marketing Industry Report.

As an innovative thought leader and experienced marketer, Stelzner has gained the full respect of social media leaders and business marketing experts alike. In less than 18 months, SocialMediaExaminer.com grew from infancy to boasting over 80,000 subscribers and is now the top small business blog in the world according to Technorati. He also pioneered the highly popular Social Media Success Summits, which have sold out for two years in a row-in the middle of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The principles that Stelzner teaches are the very concepts that helped him build two highly successful businesses that made him a leading expert in both industries.

In Michael’s newest book Launch, he reveals a new way to grow a business that involves focusing on the needs of others, giving gifts, working with outsiders, and restraining marketing messages. Readers can benefit by following the step-by-step roadmap he lays out in the book, with all of his content strategy secrets revealed.

In keeping with his business philosophy, Michael selected 50 bloggers to receive 2 copies of Launch, write a review of it and creatively give away the second copy of his book. I am thrilled to be one of those 50 bloggers, and just received my 2 copies of Launch.

I look forward to delving into Launch, and will be writing my review in the next few days.

In the meantime, I have an extra copy to give away, as I promised Michael… would you like to get my extra copy of Launch…?

Here’s how you could receive my extra copy to help your business skyrocket — I am offering this book to a small business or nonprofit organization that:

1) Visits BeckyCortino.com and leaves a comment here=> http://www.beckycortino.com/2011/06/how-to-get-a-free-copy-of-michael-stelzners-new-book-launch

describing their greatest marketing challenge, and how they believe this book will help them solve that challenge.

REQUIREMENT: To be considered, all entrants must include their website link and have demonstrable proof of having been operational for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. Finalists will be selected from the entrants, and requested to complete an application with their contact information, in order to receive the book if they are selected.

2) DEADLINE for ENTRY: Entries must be posted by MIDNIGHT Eastern Time on Friday, June 24, 2011, to be considered.

Upon determination, the list of finalists will be presented, and readers will “vote” for their choice with the most compelling story here on BeckyCortino.com. In the case of tie or inconclusive voting decision, I will use random.org to determine the recipient of the book, from the list of finalists.

BONUS => ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONAL COVERAGE: As a follow-up, I will write a business spotlight feature in 3 months, and write up a Case Study of the selected winner within 6-9 months. (With the book recipient’s expressed permission granted, of course.)

Launch is gorgeous, filled with proven strategies sure to ignite your business efforts — I know you’ll enjoy reading it. If you can’t wait to get out there on the launchpad, you can sample this cool book from Michael, by downloading a free chapter of Launch at the speed of light (or your internet connection, at the very least) by clicking this linked text.

I’m looking forward to seeing your entries!

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===>TO VOTE for your FINALIST selection, enter your comments in the comments section of this post — thanks! <===