I needed a mentor as
well as a publicist, and my publicist took the time to explain to me what she would do to create a national publicity campaign for me.
I needed a mentor as
well as a publicist, my Smith publicist took the time to explain to me what she would do to create a national publicity campaign for me.
Not exact matches
Many of my clients and the clients of other
publicists have independent branding consultants, advertising teams, internal marketing people, and social media teams they work with
as well.
Anton Yelchin, a rising actor
best known for playing Chekov in the new «Star Trek» films, was killed by his own car
as it rolled down his driveway early Sunday, police and his
publicist said.
Emma Mildon, also known
as the spiritual personal assistant, is an international columnist, No. 1
best - selling author, and
publicist.
As a celebrity
publicist, I have worked with some of the top stylists in Hollywood, so I was really excited to see Catherine narrow her blog focus down to her zone of genius — making women just like you and me feel and look their
best.
Jean - Luc Godard somehow understood this (he worked
as a
publicist for a while), and while he would go on to make much
better films — more radical and beautiful — he would never again make one quite this important.
Stanley Tucci
as Caesar Flickerman and Elizabeth Banks
as Effie Trinket Speaking of makeup... We already know how fantastic Stanley Tucci and Elizabeth Banks are
as Caesar Flickerman, talk show host, and Effie Trinket, ditzy
publicist / babysitter from the first «Hunger Games,» but they are doing career -
best work here, dialing their flamboyant and over-the-top characters way, way up without losing the utmost control.
This brilliant
publicist ran interference for his employer, always putting a
good spin on whatever embarrassing predicament his boss found himself in, from being caught on camera canoodling with a boy, marrying Lisa Marie Presley
as a publicity stunt, or writing anti-Semitic song lyrics.
So, let a listing of some of the major characters suffice to bring an anticipatory smile to your face: Harry Shearer
as Victor Allan Miller,
best - known for playing a frankfurter in television commercials; Eugene Levy
as Morley Orfkin, Miller's worthless agent; John Michael Higgins
as Corey Taft, clueless
publicist; Jennifer Coolidge
as Whitney Taylor Brown, superfluous producer / financier; Ed Begley Jr.
as Sandy Lane, stylist to the semi-stars; Parker Posey and Christopher Monyihan
as romantically entangled co-stars; Bob Balaban and Michael McKean
as the screenwriters; Jane Lynch and Fred Willard
as hosts of an «Entertainment Tonight» - like TV show; Michael Hitchcock and Don Lake
as TV film critics; Ricky Gervais and Guest himself
as the director of «Home for Purim.»
The hotel suite he's in to answer questions about the film, King Cobra, is filled with personal
publicists, film reps, a photographer shooting Vanity Fair portraits, his co-stars — Christian Slater and Garrett Clayton —
as well as the film's director, Justin Kelly.
In fact, the
best book
publicists will see the news hook,
as it's called, even before you see it.
Radio producers (this book
publicist will go on record
as saying) are usually bright,
well - meaning professionals.
It also is a statement about a book
publicist's judgment, and a book
publicist's reputation is only
as good as the last book he or she promoted... so negative book reviews affect a book
publicist's bottom line, too.
I'm a former museum
publicist who could get museum exhibitions review in all the media in the Bay Area and many across the nation,
as well as p.r. for that museum's published books — and a former journalist with
good press rapport — yet the book is still blanked by the media.
A huge part of being a
good publicist is being able to form a partnership with our clients — we rely on them
as much
as they rely on us.
At least,
as an independent book
publicist, I have found that it would be in your
best interest to learn that there are book promotion opportunities after the advance book publicity campaign has come to a hard stop.
But the
best advice this book
publicist could provide to most authors who want to self publish their books would be this: to maximize your chances of selling the greatest number of books
as a reward for your book promotion efforts, work with LightningSource.
But because I'm such a stickler for giving you the
best value for your money, I spoke with others in the business, too — top book
publicists and industry insiders who know what works and what doesn't — to make sure what I've got in this priceless workbook is
as good as it can be.
According to its website, the company has 25 full - time writers, designers, and
publicists,
as well as 85 vendors it subcontracts for publishing expertise and services.
We also train and coach emerging authors on the
best methods for reaching out to readers using low - cost guerilla marketing techniques
as well as working with
publicists and marketing professionals.
As a nonfiction and historical fiction
publicist, Stephanie is a publishing specialist who knows the
best ways to promote a book and how to market a first historical novel.
From what I have learned about other writers, we all struggle to find a rhythm, but it is much harder when you are not only the author but the
publicist as well.
She was a Finalist in More Magazine's Reinvention Story Competition, nominated by her peers
as Book
Publicist of the Year, and voted Preditors & Editors
Best Book Promotion Service.
Corinne Liccketto, Sales and Marketing Manager and Book
Publicist with Smith Publicity, spoke specifically about the need for self - published authors to establish for themselves a complete brand,
as well as establish their credibility in either a non-fiction platform or
as a writer who has believable expertise in that area.
«You certainly want to join any organizations that you can,»
as well as look to what others have had to say about their experiences working with
publicists on social media outlets such
as Twitter and Facebook, says Liccketto of looking for publicity for a novel.
Workshop: PR Intensive Workshop: Shout Outs: How to Get Review Attention Led by Corinne Moulder, Director of Business Development, and Andrea Kiliany Thatcher, Marketing Manager and Book
Publicist at Smith Publicity Book reviews are a boon to the success of any project,
as word of mouth is one of the
best ways to spread the message about your book.
She was a National Finalist in More Magazine's Reinvention Story Competition, nominated by her peers
as Book
Publicist of the Year and voted Preditors & Editors
Best Promotion Service.
As a book
publicist always looking for new angles to promote my client's books, I could not wait to read the next page because there was so much
good information about online book marketing on every single page.
Stephanie was a National Finalist in More Magazine's Reinvention Story Competition, nominated by her peers
as Book
Publicist of the Year, and voted Preditors & Editors
Best Promotion Service.
This book
publicist will also be curious to see whether Mark's book club choices will include ebooks
as well as traditional books, and self - published books (independent books, that is)
as well as mainstream books.
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As our publicist for a first time memoirist, Stephanie was able to facilitate placement in The Huffington Post and our title's selection as one of IndieReader's Best Books of 2011, not to mention over 15 reviews, Amazon sales rank improvement, and invitations to private & public author events with high volume traffi
As our
publicist for a first time memoirist, Stephanie was able to facilitate placement in The Huffington Post and our title's selection
as one of IndieReader's Best Books of 2011, not to mention over 15 reviews, Amazon sales rank improvement, and invitations to private & public author events with high volume traffi
as one of IndieReader's
Best Books of 2011, not to mention over 15 reviews, Amazon sales rank improvement, and invitations to private & public author events with high volume traffic.
The latter can be done — that's what book
publicists and social networking experts are for (and many book
publicists are quickly become social networking experts
as well — those who are behind the curve will quickly have to catch up, or I'm not sure what they'll be doing to earn their keep in the months ahead).
And be nice to the
publicist because he or she really is working for you and wants
good results
as much
as you.
Is there any etiquette around having freelance book
publicists when you've got someone in - house
as well?
This attention included detailed weekly updates
as well as regular emails with my
publicist who always took the time to answer my many questions.
My
publicist was a superstar in pitching my parenting book and getting radio and TV spots — including the TODAY Show —
as well as article and book excerpt placements.
The
best idea,
as far
as this book
publicist is concerned, is to use the United States Postal Service's Priority service.
My
publicist did an absolutely fantastic job getting an overwhelming number of appearances on major market television and nationwide radio shows
as well as multiple reviews and feature stories about the book.
My
publicist took the time to thoroughly understand my objectives and how
best to position the book with her media contacts and those I suggested to her
as well.
From the very beginning our
publicist did an excellent job of placing the book in both targeted publications (such
as Habitat Magazine)
as well as in mass - market media including NPR and Fox Business News.
I have used many
publicists over the 30 years of running my business and writing books, and, I must say, Smith Publicity stood out
as the
best firm I have ever worked with.
As soon as I met my publicist, I knew I was in good hand
As soon
as I met my publicist, I knew I was in good hand
as I met my
publicist, I knew I was in
good hands.
I was so impressed with my
publicist's efficiency and professionalism, which garnered over 40 radio interviews over a two - week period
as well as two TV appearances.
We'll probably look to add a senior
publicist early next year and if all goes
well a director of marketing next year
as well.
My
publicist was able to get my writing published in a variety of national outlets,
as well as get me on to Huffington Post, and a regular recurring column in a local online parenting magazine.
While they are not working for BookBaby directly, these
publicists will be professionals whom we have identified
as being the
best at what they do and able to meet the needs of the indie author in terms of helping them market self - published works,» says Spatz of BookBaby's recent improvements.
While at RWA, we were able to talk to a few editors and
publicists about trends on the horizon,
as well as the type of stories they would love to see more of.
She represents both literary and commercial fiction
as well as nonfiction, and brings to the agency experience
as a former acquisitions editor, freelance
publicist, and writer.
As a book
publicist, I am asked constantly if I can guarantee my clients will become
best - selling authors (I can't).