David Hooper

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I'm a media marketing expert specializing in podcasting. I help companies and individuals to spread a message, attract an audience, and be more influential.

I talk about marketing via media at bigpodcast.com.
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David Hooper There's a saying in the music business that "A good song is written, a great song is rewritten." Not exactly grammatically correct, but you get the po…moreThere's a saying in the music business that "A good song is written, a great song is rewritten." Not exactly grammatically correct, but you get the point...

I think great writing comes from outlining what you think you want to say, writing that, then going back through what you've written to see if you've said what you wanted to, but also to see if there is something else that should be said. (less)
David Hooper My main focus right now is getting the world out about Big Podcast via my podcast and live engagements.

As far as additional writing, the published ver…more
My main focus right now is getting the world out about Big Podcast via my podcast and live engagements.

As far as additional writing, the published version of Big Podcast is 93,000 words. The first draft was about 120,000 words. I had a lot of stuff that was solid, but didn't match this book, so I'm going through it, either putting it up on Big Podcast Bulletin (my blog) or in the draft of my next book.(less)
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Stop Wasting Time on Difficult Podcast Guests

When a publicist makes booking a guest harder than it should be, David breaks down why you should never settle for difficult guests or bad processes and how standing your ground keeps your podcast strong in this episode of Big Podcast Playbook ...

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Neuro Resilient Leader by Angus Nelson
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If you've been in business for yourself, or just lived for a while, you've experienced difficult times. During these times, it's easy to feel like you're the only one. And wonder if you'll survive.

This is a book from a guy who's been in the trenches
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The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
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Imagine your angry high school coach who yells all the time wrote a book and you would have the 10x Rule.

Work harder, don't be a little bitch, etc, etc, etc.

But it's more like ... WORK HARDER!!! DON'T BE A LITTLE BITCH!!!!

You get the picture.

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The Daily Pressfield by Steven Pressfield
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Steven Pressfield is a great author who will always get five stars from me—I get that much out of his writing. However, the format of this book doesn't work as well as I had hoped and there are a lot of reworked/reused segments from previous books an ...more
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Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
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A good book, if nothing more to be part of the conversation around it and give you contrarian pushback on what you think of as "true."

I went through it in a couple of sittings. Planning to go back a second time, taking it piece by piece.

Life changing
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Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
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A good book, if nothing more to be part of the conversation around it and give you contrarian pushback on what you think of as "true."

I went through it in a couple of sittings. Planning to go back a second time, taking it piece by piece.

Life changing
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Extra Focus by Jesse J. Anderson
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A good book for people with ADHD (or who think they may have it). You will relate to some of the stories and be helped by some of the strategies he suggests for various situations. It's a quick read and easy to go through in small chunks, if needed. ...more
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Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore
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This is a good book for podcasters and YouTubers who want to make the most of sponsor deals. Solid into on setting yourself up to win, pitching, negotiating, and delivering on sponsorship agreements. If you've got a podcast or YouTube channel, it's w ...more
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Become a Media Maven by Christina Nicholson
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A quick guide to get you thinking about media/publicity and how you can use it to get your message out to the world. If you're tired of being ignored and looking for something beyond "spray and pray" with your publicity efforts, you will find this he ...more
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