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Communication Lab 7: confessions of a media manipulator

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Our guest in this special episode of Communication Lab is Ryan Holiday, who dropped out of college at the age of 19 and went on to become global marketing director of American Apparel while still in his early 20s.

A sometimes secretive figure, he’s been behind major publicity coups, including orchestrating a fake smear campaign for one of his own clients – the controversial American author Tucker Max.

With no budget, and in under two weeks, he secured coverage in everything from the Chicago Tribune to the Washington Post. All of which is covered in his new book, Trust me, I’m lying – confessions of a media manipulator.

In this hard-hitting exclusive interview, he reveals why he’s finally stepping out from the shadows.

Further reading

For more on Ryan, to www.ryanholiday.net
The website for the book itself is here: www.trustmeimlying.com

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Catie joined Emphasis with an English literature and creative writing degree and a keen interest in what makes language work. Having researched, written, commissioned and edited dozens of articles for the Emphasis blog, she now knows more about the intricacies of effective professional writing than she ever thought possible.

She produced and co-wrote our online training programme, The Complete Business Writer, and these days oversees all the Emphasis marketing efforts. And she keeps office repartee at a suitably literary level.