Judy Baker

Testimonials are better than Ice Cream

February 29, 2012

I posted my new business portrait on this site and other locations on the web. I was so pleased with my portrait, the photo session and my relationship with the photographer, Erin Hayes, Erin Hayes Photography, that I posted a recommendation for her on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. I got lots of positive comments on [...]

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Picture Perfect

February 22, 2012

I love this portrait of me. It was taken by a very gifted photographer, Erin Hayes of Erin Hayes Photography. I meet Erin in the fall of 2011. I have had the great fortune to work with her several times with exceptional results each time. She is a treasure and treat to work with. She [...]

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You Can Have “Health at Your Fingertips”

February 11, 2012

If you want to stay well and be productive, take some tips from Deborah Myers, Health at Your Fingertips. Deborah is a healer who uses light, gentle touch, accupressure, Jin Shin Jystu and Theta healing to keep my energy in balance and in flow. Watch as she demonstrates some of the simple things you can [...]

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Infographics Tell The Story

February 8, 2012

I am highly visual in my approach to life, art and my work in marketing. I am sharing this short video that explains how visual storytelling in the form of “infographics” is transforming journalism and storytelling in the 21st Century. As I mentioned earlier in the year, I am in the process of rethinking my [...]

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February 1, 2012

Some people might think a winter garden is a bare and dreary place.  If you live in a warmer climate, like Sonoma, you may grow roses. If so, you know that you need to prune them severely in the wintertime in order for them to have full blossoms in the spring. Here in the Wine [...]

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Before You Write Your Book

January 25, 2012

Begin with the end in mind It is a great way to start any project and keep you going when you hit bumps along the way. I started writing two books this year. The outline for both of them came fast and furious and I scrambled to keep up with the energy flowing through me. [...]

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Promote Yourself Like a Rock Star

January 11, 2012

Want your next workshop to sell out? Act like a rock star. If you have ever tried to get tickets to your favorite band, you may have been astonished to find that all the seats were sold in just a few minutes. When well-known performers, like the Rolling Stones announce a new show, they are [...]

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Growing Your Business Organically

January 3, 2012

I began an outline for a book on marketing organically. I revamped my business cards with this idea in mind. During the last weeks of 2011, I began purging files from my computer, paper from my office and other items that I wasn’t using any longer. I find shedding with no longer serves me to [...]

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Purrfect Video

December 12, 2011

The first thing I learned about video is not to take myself too seriously. It is a great medium and I love it. I admit it. I am somewhat of a ham in front of the camera, on stage, well, anyplace I have an audience. Growing up, I was painfully shy. I learned to get [...]

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Is marketing your can-of-worms?

December 9, 2011

If you’re a fisherman, a can-of-worms is a beautiful thing. It’s your bait for catching fish. The more plump and juicy worms you have, the better your fishing expedition will be. Of course if the fish you want to catch only eat mayflies, worms no matter how juicy, are the wrong bait. In marketing, the [...]

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