Written by a former principal of the world-famous Marting Agency, this whodunit won the Writer's Digest Book Award for Fiction and has received extraordinary praise from advertising executives not only because it is a great read, but because of its accurate portrayal of the advertising business. In the words of American Association of Advertising Agencies President and CEO, O. Burtch Drake, "Stephen Hawley Martin knows the advertising business well, but we already knew that. Now we know that he can also write a taut, compelling thriller that keeps the reader guessing from the opening page."

Death in Advertising

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Martin, Stephen Hawley

Mystery

Oaklea Pr

Beyond Skepticism, All the Way to Enlightenment

Metaphysical insights, meditations to aid in spiritual growth - self-actualization

The Enlightened Companion

Literature & Fiction

An underground bestseller in metaphysical bookstores before winning the "Writer's Digest" Book Award for Fiction, this suspenseful tale is an edge-of-the-seat thriller that reviewer Richard Fuller praised when he wrote, "Occasionally, perhaps even rarely, a novel is written that brings together heart-racing action with heart-rending insight. Such is "Out of Body, Into Mind"".

Out of Body, into Mind: A Metaphysical Adventure

Soul Survivor

A Witch in the Family: The Salem Witch Trials Re-examined in Light of New Evidence

History

Americas

Independently published

What happens when we die? Powerful evidence indicates our consciousness continues. The author spent two years gathering material that demonstrates this, interviewing more than a hundred experts, including medical doctors, psychologists, parapsychologists, psychiatrists, quantum physicists and researchers into the true nature of reality.   The author relates specific examples that indicate what happens when we die, citing among other things examples of memories being formed and retained despite a subject’s brain having shutdown completely. Moreover, he addresses such questions as whether or not we will be able to communicate with living loved ones, whether it is possible to be reborn, and what may be missing from current biological and reproductive theory to explain the various phenomena indicated in the case histories he presents.  Among the notables he interviewed are quantum physicist Henry Stapp, author of “Mind, Matter, and Quantum Theory,” F. Holmes "Skip" Atwater, former President of The Monroe Institute and one-time Training Officer for the once highly classified U.S. Army Intelligence remote-viewing surveillance program, Julie Beischel, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Director of Research at the Windbridge Institute, Stephen E. Braude, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Former Chair of the Department at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and current Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Scientific Exploration,” and Jim B. Tucker, M.D., medical director of the Child and Family Psychiatry Clinic, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.  All of us will someday cross the border to what Shakespeare called "The undiscovered country." As long as we have to make the trip, would it not be smart to find out where we are going?

Life After Death, Powerful Evidence You Will Never Die

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

“A thrilling and evocative read,” according to Mike Chapman, the Editor-in-Chief of ADWEEK magazine. It’s not just the author’s insider-view of a creative and bustling ad agency that will keep you turning pages. It’s romance, intrigue, and a sinister killer lurking in the shadows. Not only did it win First Place for Fiction from Writer’s Digest, consider what these advertising professions have to say: “The author lifts the mystery about what goes on inside an ad agency. His characters are real ad people, talking the talk, while murder is added to their list of anxieties.” —David N. Martin, Founder, The Martin Agency “ . . . enough twists and turns to keep you guessing to the very end. . . . Martin weaves interesting characters together, keeps the plot moving and gives the reader a fun read.” —Richard E Klein, Principal, Fogarty Klein & Partners “Stephen Hawley Martin knows the ad business well, but we already knew that. Now we know that he can also write a taut, compelling thriller that keeps the reader guessing from the opening page.” —O. Burtch Drake, President & CEO, American Association of Advertising Agencies “A great murder mystery that keeps the reader on the edge of his or her seat, so to speak, until the very end. Finally, a novel about the advertising business that portrays it as it really is. A great read!” —Ed Eskandarian, Chairman & CEO, Arnold Communications “Well done!” —Joseph J. Cronin, President & CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi

Death in Advertising: A Whodunit

Nowadays, world-class companies have and eliminated management hierarchies to cut costs, improve quality, and become more responsive to customers. The blueprint to accomplish this was the best-selling forerunner to this book, LEAN TRANSFORMATION. Becoming a lean enterprise has fundamentally changed how people in these businesses are expected to operate. Rather than superiors telling subordinates what to do, and subordinates doing it, they must get things done by working on empowered teams comprised of peers from other departments. A difficulty many in lean enterprises face is they are expected to get more done with fewer resources than they had before. Administrative support, for example, has gone the way of the buggy whip. Since "work flows toward competency unless abated" a few individuals end up doing it all. It's no surprise, or secret, they're overworked. But this doesn't have to be. This book explains in simple, everyday language a process anyone, regardless of inherent leadership skills, can use to spread out the work, create a sense of urgency and accountability, and get everyone pulling their own weight.

Lean Enterprise Leader: How to get things done without doing it all yourself (Lean Transformation)

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

As the Red Queen said to Alice, "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place." She might have been talking about doing business in the 21st century, which is why so many have instituted continuous improvement programs in manufacturing and other disciplines. Now there's a methodology developed specifically for marketing that can also be applied to the workings of an entire company, large or small.Stephen Hawley Martin is the Senior Partner of Hawley Martin Partners and a former principal and Senior Vice President in charge of client planning and strategy development at The Martin Agency [GEICO, Wal-Mart]. A strategic thinker and writer, he has edited and ghostwritten best-selling books on Process-Based Management, Lean Manufacturing, and the Toyota system of product development, and he has authored sixteen books under his own name, from novels and self help to titles on leadership, branding, and advertising. He has worked with many top executives to help them take their companies to the forefront of the industries they serve.In this book, Stephen describes a process developed over a number of years while working with a variety of experts engaged in fields ranging from high tech, consumer goods and business services, to build-to-order manufacturing. It's a system already being employed with great success by visionary leaders of a number of companies. Comprised of a few simple components, once instituted, everyone will know what must be done to succeed personally, as well as what each needs to do to keep a business out in front of the competition.

Continuous Improvement Marketing

Marketing & Sales

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