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Just Returned From New York – Tate Publishing

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

I have just returned back from New York City and had to blog about how proud I am of the incredible work our authors and staff are accomplishing. This week was a planning retreat for the upcoming year with all of our high level executive staff members. These individuals are the directors of all of our departments, manufacturing divisions, marketing and public relations firms. From Senior Editors to Executive VP’s, we meet to plan and discuss how to continue to grow and serve the publishing and music industries.

While most publishers and music labels are suffering and having to take huge action to stay in business, we are expanding. Our sales have increased, our exposure and Tate sponsored and promoted events have nearly doubled in the last year. This is a result of talented authors and what we believe is the best staff in the industry. Our model and the partnership we provide is proven and has changed this entire industry over the past decade. When we select an author or artist work, success is possible with great production, editing and design when mixed with our top of the line marketing, promotion and public relations divisions. You must have this type of partnership as an author to even have a chance.

While in New York we took a break to head over to the Barnes and Noble corporate offices to meet with our large press buyer. She is a delightful lady and her support, hard work and belief in the industry and our company are absolutely priceless. While this type of relationship and support is a result of many years and the success of our product line, it is also a result of the great staff and buyers at Barnes & Noble. These individuals demand great product and great books that have a publisher with a vision and fantastic marketing plans to help each title succeed and have the best opportunities possible to be seen and sold. These relationships are a true blessing and a great call for us to continue to deliver products, services and marketing that is second to none for our authors.

This week proved to be an exciting time of developing future vision and placing an emphasis on continuing to lead in every major category. Over the course of this year you will see many new products and promotions launched as a result of this productive time, once again continuing with our mission to add to our already extensive and industry leading services, products, marketing and distribution.

I want to say thank you to all of the executives that were there and continue to serve our authors and staff every day to continue to be the best. Your passion and willingness to never accept failure as an option inspires us all.

Sincerely,

Ryan Tate

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Tate Publishing and the Kindle!

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Tate Publishing Embraces The Kindle!

Good afternoon and thanks for checking in on my blog. Today I wanted to talk about the product offered by Amazon for reading books, the Kindle. The cover of Fortune this month discusses this new gadget. The Kindle is an electronic readers that you can read books, newspapers, any PDF and several other formats on much like a book, you just never throw it away. Some claim this will be as big a hit as the Apple IPod while other think it will never take off.

At Tate Publishing we believe in delivering our authors content as many ways as possible to provide any customer the opportunity to purchase or read. Tate Publishing is the leader in the publishing industry in regards to the product mix we offer of our titles. No one comes close! We release our titles as paperback, hardback, audiobooks, e-books, Kindle friendly e-books, and even I-Phone applications while making all of these formats available as many places as possible to serve our authors and the customers shopping for books.

We embrace all types of technology and want to make sure that we are delivering content across every possible application or channel. Once again, this sets Tate Publishing apart, but also is the focus of who we are as a publisher. We provide the marketplace with relevant content and promote our content better than anyone else. While we don’t know whether the Amazon Kindle will be the next I-Pod, I can guarantee you that Tate Publishing will deliver Kindle versions for purchase.

It is exciting when new technology becomes available, it causes everyone to have to make sure they are properly structured and aligned to deliver customer satisfaction, but we are proud to be ahead of the curve at Tate Publishing. If you have any questions please feel free to send them my way and have a blessed day!

Sincerely,

Ryan Tate

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Tate Publishing – Marathons – Book Publishing?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Good afternoon, it is raining in Oklahoma this morning, but things are beautiful on the publishing front. Last week I was in Nashville for the Gospel Music Association and the Dove Awards. It was an amazing time and I had the opportunity to talk with the leaders in both publishing and music as we discussed the future of both industries. The overall theme seems to be that people are looking for a different way to do business and stay profitable in this new economic environment. I found myself sitting with many of these music label and publishing company leaders thinking, “Wow, thank you Lord that isn’t us!” Tate Publishing is continuing to experience fantastic growth, we are offering more services, products, and better distribution than anyone else, and our authors are more successful. While this is a huge blessing, it is also not luck or an accident. We have decided to offer the best products and services to the marketplace and work harder than anyone else. Period!

When I returned from Nashville last Saturday I had to wake up early the next morning to run in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon in honor of the victims lost in the Oklahoma City bombing. As any one who has run any long distance knows, when you are running for 26.2 miles you are going to have a lot of time on your hands to think. As the miles rolled by my thoughts were constantly on why Tate Publishing is so different. We set out many years ago to be different, to truly create an environment where authors were put first and given the best opportunity, service, products and distribution possible to help them succeed. Today, all of these elements are realities and the reasons for our publishing house as well as our authors success. However, you can have all the plans and desire in the world, but if you are missing one key ingredient you will never accomplish anything. As I was running this point became more and more relevant as the race wore on, you must work hard. I have often talked with our acquisition department to make sure that every author understood that the one guarantee I can always give on top of our contractual obligations is that we will work harder than anybody else.

I believe God honors hard work, and if you will poor yourself into something, not be distracted by the negative people or the failures you have experienced and never give up, there is truly nothing that can’t be accomplished. As I ran I continued to realize that this is truly at the heart of who Tate Publishing is, we will work harder than anyone else and never give up. While we offer more services and products and are on top of every major measurable category in our industry none of that is possible or means anything if you can’t put forth the effort to succeed. At Tate Publishing I get to wake up and lead a group of individuals who desire to work as hard as they possibly can for their authors. Whether it is cover design, layout, illustrations, video trailers, editing, marketing, or even all the way down the corporate ladder to shipping an receiving, Tate authors are treated different and served by a staff eager to see them succeed and willing to put forth the effort.

By the end of the race I was elated to simply be done running, but even more I couldn’t wait to get the office Monday morning and work!

Thanks for reading and if you have any questions feel free to send them my way!

Ryan Tate

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Tate Publishing and Authors – The Perfect Match

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Good afternoon, I am sitting in my office and just got off the phone with our Director of Production, Dave Dolphin about a new piece of printing equipment we just bought. We recently purchased a new color printing device to add to our production facility that is state of the art and a large investment during these economic times, but is the best investment we could make to ensure quality for our authors. As I was getting off the phone Dave stated, “This acquisition puts the author first and delivers quality product that is second to none!” In one statement Dave made apparent what I try to preach to our staff every chance I get. Serve the author!

Our company was founded on the principles of serving authors and creating a publishing company that delivers products, services, distribution and marketing that no one else in the industry can or would. We make huge investments and take huge risks in our authors every day, and they pay off everyday too. The incredible success stories have changed the publishing industry and has put Tate Publishing at the top of the list in sales, services and products offered in the industry. Our investment into the author has created a publishing house that leads in nearly every major category of concern in the industry. For those of you that follow my blog you now know that Tate Publishing has reached the top ten for sales volume through retails stores and we offer more marketing, distribution and services to our authors than any other publisher.

We knew early on that investing in the writers of the world and searching for the “diamond in the roughs” was risky, but the writers of the world have proven that talent properly marketed and produced can change the industry and deliver success for both the publisher and author. At Tate Publishing we value the relationship we have with our authors and truly view it as a partnership. It is this very belief that has made it possible for us to not only love our jobs, but believe in the talents of our authors. I can honestly say as an author and publisher, that Tate Publishing was created to be the author’s best friend and we have lived up to that everyday.

Our staff searches daily for new ways to support, promote and provide quality to our authors. It is our passion and something I thank God everyday to have the opportunity to achieve. It truly is an exciting time, please if you have any questions don’t hesitate to let us know.

Sincerely,

Ryan Tate

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Tate Publishing Staff – Our Key To Success!

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

I am often asked what sets Tate Publishing apart and why are we able to succeed when others fail. The answers are simple. First, we believe in what we are trying to accomplish, a great company, individual, family, really anything needs a great set of values or moorings it can hang onto and believe in. At Tate Publishing we believe we are changing the world through our books. That is not something we take lightly, we truly believe our authors are changing the very world we live in. My parents who founded Tate Publishing had a simple desire, deliver the best books possible to the marketplace and change the world through content and success. We accomplish this everyday at Tate Publishing.

The second key to success at Tate Publishing is that believe we have recruited the most talented staff in the industry. When executive staff members are interviewing or talking with potential job candidates several things are emphasized. First, any employee that needs to be managed is probably a bad fit for us. We believe that individuals that need to be tightly managed are never going to make the company better. Great employees don’t need to be motivated, they motivate others to greatness. If you walk the halls of Tate Publishing you will get the feeling that our staff is accomplishing great things everyday and bringing new ideas to the industry. Second, we look for staff that view what they do as a responsibility and not necessarily a job. Now, I realize there are always elements of every job that or not desirable, but the overall aspect or the big picture is what I am referring to. Tate Publishing staff are focused on the big picture or changing the world, serving our authors and artist and delivering the best products and services possible to the industries we do business in.

Third, we hire candidates that are eager to change. One of the best things about Tate Publishing is that we are constantly changing, we are always looking for new services or products to release and have been able to lead the industry because of our commitment to change,evolve, grow and constantly get better. Our staff are encouraged to always view change or even problems as opportunities to serve, develop character and find better ways of doing things.

I am so proud of everyone who works at Tate Publishing and Tate Music Group and any author or artist will know that you are working with a special group of people the second you do business with us. People are what make the difference and people are the reason we are so successful.

This is how we truly distinguish ourselves or a job candidate as the best verses the rest!

Have a blessed day!

Ryan Tate

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