Dan Janal

About Dan Janal

Dan Janal is Founder and President of PR LEADS Expert Resource Network.

USA TODAY called Dan Janal “a true Internet pioneer” because he has more than 20 years of PR experience. He was on the PR team that launched America Online. He also handled PR assignments for IBM, Reader’s Digest, American Express, AT&T and more than 100 other high-tech companies, including many startups. He was responsible for the PR that introduced the CD ROM industry, as he served as PR counsel to Grolier and their Electronic Encyclopedia, the first piece of consumer software for CD-ROMS.

The San Francisco Chronicle called Dan Janal “an Email marketing expert.”

The LA Times called Dan Janal “an Internet marketing expert.”

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Publicity Thought Leader Dan Janal's Predictions for 2012 Marketing and Publicity Trends

I’ve been correctly predicting Internet marketing trends since 1994 when I wrote one of the first books on Internet Marketing. I’ve been right before so there’s no reason to think I won’t be right again. You can bet the farm on most of these trends and get even money on the others. 1. Mobile marketing [...]

Publicity Thought Leader Dan Janal's Predictions for 2012 Marketing and Publicity TrendsDan Janal2011-12-14T22:35:02+00:00

The Power of Branding

If you have a good brand, you can get away with a lot. Case in point, I was speaking in Nashville recently and decided to catch a concert at the Grand Ole Opry. The featured act was Marshall Tucker, the southern rock group that had a few superb songs in the ‘70’s. Unfortunately, their lead [...]

The Power of BrandingDan Janal2016-11-28T23:38:18+00:00

Branding: US Post Office: The Beginning of the End

When I was a kid, every comedian had a standard joke about the post office and the punch line was that a letter sent 27 years ago arrived today. The post office used to be massively inefficient. Now, the USPS is a model of efficiency. Mail can reach its destination the very next day. Most [...]

Branding: US Post Office: The Beginning of the EndDan Janal2016-11-28T23:38:18+00:00

Good Question: Who Will Replace Andy Rooney?

Jason Derusha of WCCO the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis is my bet to replace Andy Rooney on “60 Minutes.” If you live in Minneapolis, you know him as the “Good Question” guy. People ask questions like, “How Do Pills Know Where to Target?” and “Where Are the Most Germy Places?” and “Are Athletes Arrested More [...]

Good Question: Who Will Replace Andy Rooney?Dan Janal2016-11-28T23:38:18+00:00

Finding Your Ideal Client

Nearly every client I have says their perfect client is “everyone” because “I can help everyone” or “My book can help everyone.” That might be wonderful but it is bad business. You can’t afford to market to “everyone.” And “everyone” doesn’t want you. They want to work with someone who specializes in “them,” not in [...]

Finding Your Ideal ClientDan Janal2016-11-28T23:38:18+00:00

PR LEADS Offers Unlimited Keywords to Find Reporter's Queries

PR LEADS has always offered an unlimited number of keywords to find queries from authors. Unlike other services that charge for each keyword, PR LEADS offers an unlimited number of keywords so our clients can find all the leads that pertain to their interests for one, affordable price of only $99 per month. Because our [...]

PR LEADS Offers Unlimited Keywords to Find Reporter's QueriesDan Janal2016-11-28T23:38:18+00:00

How to clean out your email inbox

I did the impossible. I cleaned out my email inbox! Three simple steps: 1. Move all newsletters to a file called “future reading.” I’ll never read it, but at least I won’t stare at the emails! 2. Created a folder for things to write about or do a video about. I call that “new videos.” [...]

How to clean out your email inboxDan Janal2011-10-24T23:06:04+00:00

Connect with Your Fans If You Want to Sell Books

Four young authors are selling lots of books and are inspiring a lot of people at the 21st Century Book Marketing Conference, including me! They are selling lots of books and their stories are all different. Rick German, a coach and author of “Monetize Your Passion” says he networked like mad with other authors in [...]

Connect with Your Fans If You Want to Sell BooksDan Janal2011-10-16T17:24:59+00:00

How Arielle Ford Made Her Book a Best Seller-And You Can Too

Arielle Ford, the force behind the 21st Century Book Marketing Conference is a best-selling author in her own right. Here are a few tips she shared with the 300 or so attendees she used to promote “The Soulmate Secret:” 1. Start promoting early. She built her website six months before the book launch. [...]

How Arielle Ford Made Her Book a Best Seller-And You Can TooDan Janal2016-11-28T23:38:18+00:00

Book Cover Design: Is this the most minimalist book cover ever?

If you've ever sweated over the design of your book cover, or if you've paid a small fortune to a book cover designer to get it "just right" then you might not appreciate this book cover for "How Literature Works: 50 Key Concepts," by John Sutherland. It is published by Oxford University Press. Maybe when [...]

Book Cover Design: Is this the most minimalist book cover ever?Dan Janal2016-11-28T23:38:18+00:00

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