Margie Zable Fisher is the author of the Do-It-Yourself Public Relations Kit and president of Zable Fisher Public Relations. She has helped hundreds of professionals, business owners and managers achieve positive results through her Do-It-Yourself PR workshops and materials as well as working with her and her team.

Margie and her team have helped clients land local and national publicity placements, including those on USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Today show, Good Morning America, Oprah, CNN, CNBC and many others.

She is the editor and publisher of the weekly "PRactical PR" newsletter. The newsletter is filled with free publicity opportunities, tips and ideas that show you how to use PR to grow your business. She also writes and publishes the "PRactical PR" blog.

Margie has a degree in finance from the Boston College School of Management and a master's in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University. She is also a certified coach and a certified toastmaster.

Margie and her husband, David, live with their daughter Zoe in their home in Boca Raton, Florida. When she's not working, Margie enjoys spending time with her daughter and husband and working out at the gym. A speed-reader, she reads four newspapers a day, 20 magazines per month and several books per month.

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