In Practice

Our Case Studies

The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation

MEDIA CONNECT conducted a boutique publicity campaign for The Memo (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) by John Hope Bryant that resulted in extensive print, national web, TV, radio, digital media, and event coverage. Media spanning personal finance, politics, poverty, and race issues took an interest in Bryant’s revolutionary new view on the “invisible class” in America. Bryant and his organization, Operation HOPE, are based in Atlanta, GA, but The Memo was featured across the nation.

See the Case Study

Becoming Facebook: The 10 Challenges That Defined the Company That’s Disrupting the World

MEDIA CONNECT conducted a boutique campaign for Silicon Valley insider Mike Hoefflinger’s book, Becoming Facebook (April 2017). The book tells the fascinating story of Facebook’s coming-of-age as one of the world’s greatest companies. A computer engineer turned marketing innovator, Hoefflinger joined Facebook at the start of 2009, fresh from Intel. For seven years, he worked closely with COO Sheryl Sandberg on growing Facebook’s advertising business and, with thousands of other insiders, contributed to Zuckerberg’s mission: making the world more open and connected. It is a riveting business memoir rich in practical lessons. MC executed a national campaign with an emphasis on traditional media (print, TV, radio) and online outlets.

See the Case Study

Teach to Work: How a Mentor, a Mentee, and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America

Patty Alper, the president of the Alper Portfolio Group, a marketing and consulting firm, retained the services of Media Connect to promote her book, teach to Work: How a Mentor, a Mentee, and a Project Can close the Skills gap in America.  Her empowering message was a call to action for people to step up as mentors. Her book provides a step-by-step guide to help professionals share their knowledge with the next generation of workers though an intergenerational experience. Media Connect secured media exposure for the book with a blend of interviews, reviews and feature stories in print, online and via radio. Forbes, HuffPost, SiriusXM, and Thrive Global were among dozens of new media outlets to cover this inspiring book.

See the Case Study
The Magnetic Leader: How Irresistible Leaders Attract Employees, Customers, and Profits

The Magnetic Leader: How Irresistible Leaders Attract Employees, Customers, and Profits

MEDIA CONNECT conducted a boutique campaign for Roberta Matuson’s book, The Magnetic Leader: How Irresistible Leaders Attract Employees, Customers, and Profits (2017). The book aids readers in transforming their leadership style from push to pull, repel to attract, dismal to good, and then good to great. MC executed a national campaign with an emphasis on print, online, radio, and podcast outlets.

See the Case Study