News for Jay Jessup & Maggie Jessup

CHICAGO (Reuters.com) - When Barack Obama merely mentioned how much he liked his BlackBerry, the unofficial endorsement was said to be worth as much as $50 million. While not in the same stratosphere, a small comic book startup is using caricatures of the president, First Lady Michelle Obama and other big names to drive up sales.
Blue Water Productions www.bluewaterprod.com has tapped a vein of mass appeal, capitalizing on the star power of public figures. Besides the Obamas,...

Top tier California law firms are facing the biggest financial challenge in their history: commoditization of high-end legal services and the plummeting fees that could surely follow. Some are in denial while others are working to differentiate with niche practices - but a few select firms will find high-trajectory growth in this new environment by going a step further. Their strategy? Power branding specialty practices while also publicizing the personal brands of practice ...

While the recession may have been unkind to the legal industry, you’re a lawyer who’s pretty sure you’re an exception. You’ve identified a hot little niche for yourself and read every word ever written on that topic. There’s just one problem: Every time you start talking about your new expertise — say the legal implications of derivative instruments — you clear the room.
Enter Maggie Jessup, fame coach to the rich but not famous.
To...

High visibility lawyers get the best clients, television shows, book deals and earn 10 times the norm; but how do they get celebrity status? The new book, "Fame 101," identifies a mix of powerful personal branding and celebrity-level publicity as the common formula of America's super successful. "Fame 101" is a blueprint for harnessing branding and publicity power using the fame formula proven by Gloria Allred, Gerry Spence, Johnnie Cochran, and all others in the ...

Portland, Oregon January 28, 2010 -- Celebrity doctors attract high-value patients, get book deals, CNN expert spots, lucrative speaking engagements, and earn ten times the norm; but how do they win that celebrity status? Publicity and branding experts report high-visibility doctors are as adept at publicity and personal branding as any Hollywood film idol or rock star politician.
The new book Fame 101 (Sutton Hart Press 2010) identifies a mix of powerful personal branding and...

"Fame 101" with Maggie Jessup
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th
6:30 DINNER 7:30 SPEAKER
PLEASE RESPOND BY JANUARY 20th, COMING OR NOT
Publicist and marketing specialist Maggie Jessup has created Alpha Celebrities in every field using her pioneering "Fame Formula" to catapult her clients into the top one percent of their professions. Maggie will share her behind-the-scenes strategies of entertainment industry notables, celebrity lawyers, winning politicians and others. She...