Here are the top tips I'd provide authors who want to promote their books but lack the funding to hire
book publicity help.
Not exact matches
The film's title comes from the name of a self -
help book written by Teddy Raymond (Tom Berenger), a semi-anonymous guru whose work has managed to sweep the nation (or at least greater Los Angeles; the movie makes it hard to differentiate between the two) despite his lack of participation in the
publicity machine.
Finishing off the disc is a gallery of
publicity material (production stills, posters, press
book, and soundtrack album - though the scanned notes for the composer are seriously blurry), the film's excellent theatrical trailer that no doubt
help sway genre fans, and three TV spots (a teaser and two standard trailers).
We teamed up with
publicity expert Joan Stewart, aka The Publicity Hound, a former newspaper editor, to create a bundle of 19 pitching templates that make it easy to recruit an army of people to help you se
publicity expert Joan Stewart, aka The
Publicity Hound, a former newspaper editor, to create a bundle of 19 pitching templates that make it easy to recruit an army of people to help you se
Publicity Hound, a former newspaper editor, to create a bundle of 19 pitching templates that make it easy to recruit an army of people to
help you sell
books.
Once your
book is finished and edited, and you've chosen the best publishing route for your
book, we can
help connect you with the right
publicity and social media teams to get the word out there.
As an author, if you can't afford a firm like Smith
Publicity, there are many activities you can do — at no or very little expense — to
help get your
book in front of key audiences.
We email you a
book publicity tips manual to
help you develop these relationships.
Author
Publicity Pack: Resources to
Help You Take Your
Book Marketing To The Next Level (
Book Marketing Success 5)
Here are six tips for
helping you see the
publicity and promotion value in your fiction so that you generate the ongoing buzz your
book deserves.
Our diverse experience in
book publishing includes editorial, marketing,
publicity, legal and rights, which we use to
help build authors one step at a time.
Not only do I want the editing services and
help with
publicity that could come with a publisher deal, but I want the validation that my
book is good enough to be published.
Be straightforward with your
book publicist, and get the response you deserve... or walk away from that
book publicity firm and find one that can better
help you succeed.
«Publishing pros and producers realize indie
books are at a disadvantage to mainstream
books in terms of
publicity and media coverage, and remember: the whole point of the Vault is to
help publishers find promising
books before those
books become breakout hits.
Her
book publicity course offers a perfect mix of practical tools, creative ideas and unfailing encouragement and support to
help authors learn to make the most of each and every opportunity to get their
books known.
There are many types of
book marketing and
publicity help, leading to the most confusion as to what investment to make.
You've saddled yourself with someone else's baggage, and when you go to promote your
book — or you try to engage a
book publicity firm to
help — you're necessarily dragging around the weight of thousands of subpar, unpalatable titles.
And the Marketing &
Publicity section highlights what you're willing and able to do, to
help sell
books.
Conferences can also
help your
book marketing and
book publicity efforts as they are another way to spread the word about your
book.
If you've written a
book that's getting buzz by word of mouth and strangers are recommending it to other strangers, that's a good sign that a fresh package and new marketing /
publicity effort by a publisher could
help you find a much larger audience.
And the Marketing &
Publicity section reveals what you're willing and able to do, to
help sell
books.
Getting your
book noticed is an essential part of a successful
book marketing plan, and the Media Outreach
Publicity Plus Campaign will
help you promote your
book and get the word out.
* Top literary agents can
help you find the perfect title / subtitle for your
book, turn your
book into a series or brand, decide which
book you should pitch first, edit your
book and / or
book proposal, build your author platform, identify your competition and differentiate you, get you more
publicity, and
help build a business around your
book (with multiple streams of income).
With a literary publicist dedicated to
helping you achieve your
publicity goals, you'll work side - by - side with an expert to gain media attention for your
book.
But concluding that all
book trailers are a silly approach to
book promotion doesn't make any more sense than deciding that blogging for
book publicity is a bad idea after you've seen a badly - written
book blog, or reasoning that media releases don't work after you've seen an incompetently - handled press release (most likely, one that reads as if it were an ad for a
book, which won't accomplish anything, rather than an actual news release, which most likely will
help you achieve your
book promotion goals).
And it won't have the Harlequin name, or have Harlequin editors work with you, or have Harlequin marketing and
publicity to
help promote your
book!
Find a
book publicist who can
help you take leverage those eBook promotion opportunities so you won't be left behind... and you won't be left wondering how, on Earth, you can get the traditional
book publicity venues to take your eBook seriously!
Using Facebook for
book publicity is both easy and effective and following these few simple steps will
help boost your sales and expand your market.
If your
book has received some nice coverage and reviewer feedback that indicate there's a substantial audience for your
book, you might want to parlay your early
publicity into a partnership with a literary agent who can capitalize on the momentum and
help you nab even more opportunities within the publishing industry.
Whatever it is, finding the opportunity in each of your marketing and
publicity strategies will
help you keep building towards better
book sales.
A strategic and well - thought - out
publicity and marketing campaign will
help spread the word about your finished
book.
A second plus with traditional publishing is
help with marketing and
publicity of a
book, and by «
help,» I'm not just referring to a marketing budget.
Getting your
book noticed is an essential part of a successful
book marketing plan, and the Media Outreach
Publicity Campaign will
help you promote your
book and get the word out.
A top - notch editor can mold your manuscript into something better than you ever dreamed of, and the weight of their reputation throughout the value - chain (marketing,
publicity, sales, booksellers, etc.) can
help a
book breakout from the pack.
Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public relations and marketing firm with a special knack for working with authors and entrepreneurs to
help them get all the
publicity they deserve and more.
Too often, authors come to me only several weeks before they want to launch their
books, asking me to
help them create a
publicity campaign.
Books are more easily published today, but marketing and promotion have become very competitive, thus hiring a good
publicity firm like Smith Publicity can really
publicity firm like Smith
Publicity can really
Publicity can really
help you.
Smith
Publicity's contacts in all of these fields can
help an unknown author get known and spark
book sales.
About the Author
Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public relations and marketing firm that has a special knack for working with authors to
help them get all the
publicity they deserve and more.
About Scott Lorenz
Book publicist Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public relations and marketing firm that has a special knack for working with authors to
help them get all the
publicity they deserve and more.
I know from personal experience how hard it is to get reviews for self - published
books, so any
help from
book reviewers who will give us free
publicity is really a godsend.
Bylined article placement can
help level the
publicity playing field for print - on - demand
books, self - published
books, academic
books, and even
books with a publication date that's too far into the future to interest conventional
book review media outlets.
However, that's no reason to be discouraged; building up your author brand, upping your understanding of the publishing industry, and investing in good
book publicity will
help tip you into the black over time.
This episode is sponsored by JKS Communications,
helping authors get their
books noticed by influencers, taste makers, and readers via
book marketing and
publicity services.
If you have the financial resources, it can be a great idea to hire a
book publicity or marketing firm to
help spread the word about your novel, memoir, or collection.
Smith
Publicity won all sorts of newspaper and radio exposure for my
book,
helping me far exceed what both me and my small publisher could have done on our own.
We approached Smith
Publicity to
help us with promotion of our newly published The Condo Bible
book.
If you have the funds and you have a background that lends itself to your particular
book subjects, I recommend you try Smith
Publicity to
help you gain readership.
Thankfully, the team at Smith
Publicity and my publicist
helped us develop an effective PR campaign that has allowed us to successfully launch and promote our
book across the county and in multiple media platforms.
I contracted with Smith
Publicity to
help promote my traditionally published
book, At - Risk Students Transforming Student Behavior.
Archway Publishing's
publicity services offer effective approaches to
book promotion that can
help boost any marketing plan.