Even though I believe we should be part of a team
which brands authors, their books and their campaigns as one overall entity, the industry doesn't seem to agree, which I think is a real missed opportunity.
Not exact matches
He is the
author of the award - winning 2012 book Going Social: Excite Customers, Generate Buzz, and Energize Your
Brand With the Power of Social Media,
which teaches
brands large and small how to use social media for business success.
Finnegan is one of the individuals I was fortunate enough to interview for a series on the year ahead, Big Ideas for 2018, in
which I asked a number of my favorite award - winning marketing experts,
authors, and other thought leaders — as well as some of Firebrand Group's own digital strategy and
branding experts — to recommend one «Big Idea» that companies can leverage to get ahead in 2018.
This philosophy has allowed me to become a best - selling
author, self made millionaire in my twenties, international speaker, Entrepreneur's Top Ranked Personal
Branding expert, and partner and host of the largest business show in America, Business Rockstars;
Which is broadcasted on television and tens of millions of screens on airline companies like Delta.
We aligned the book with a strong corporate
brand through one of the
authors and rolled out a series of book signing receptions around the country entitled: «An Evening of Enlightened Power at Eileen Fisher»
which successfully took the book into non-traditional retail venues.
In this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast, you will hear from Renée Mauborgne — professor at INSEAD and co-director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, and
author of the best - selling book, Blue Ocean Strategy,
which has sold over 3.5 million copies across 5 continents and was recently updated and expanded in 2015 — as she discusses how any business can break away from the competition, build a strong
brand, and get the world of social media to start talking.
As I had covered Xn carnage for the Door from 1994 till the rag shut down the website in 2008, I «thought» (silly me) that they'd welcome my critique so they could avoid becoming like those
branded Christian celebrities / religious rock stars we had both satirized only to become that
which they once despised once they hit the
author / speaker circuit.
However, if you are
brand new to the subject of a nonviolent atonement, a book like this might be just what you are looking for to introduce you to the various views and available
authors which are out there in this important topic.
David Burke Burke is a restaurateur, cookbook
author, inventor and consultant at ESquared Hospitality,
which owns and operates the BLT restaurant
brand.
He's the
author of «The Revenge of
Brand X: How to Build a Big Time
Brand on the Web or Anywhere Else» and founder of i-legions.com,
which builds revenue - generating
Branded Communities (R) for major
brands.
It offers
authors / users a wide range of templates
which are editable and allows you to create content courses with your own
branding.
I find the
author's criticisms hypocritical given the fact that he is marketing his own
brand of for - profit math instruction training services
which might differ form those used in this school.
Now, with your help, I can continue to learn, stay connected with fellow
authors, and continue to write content through my
branded book blog,
which you helped me update.
One daily commitment I have is to check out the post at http://www.thepassivevoice.com,
which is
branded as «A Lawyer's Thoughts on
Authors, Self - Publishing and Traditional Publishing.»
While we
authors are responsible for building our own
brands, we receive a great deal of support and advice from HI on promo, and have a forum in
which we can ask questions and get direct answers from the editors, marketing people etc
which is available to everyone.
We are closing My Independent Bookshop in preparation for the launch of our new Penguin -
branded consumer website, Penguin.co.uk, in the New Year,
which will be our online home for all consumer content relating to our
authors and books.
In my previous post, I announced the * new * Outskirts Press,
which is scheduled to launch on August 1 with a new website for new
authors, and new
branding and new packages for everyone.
A strong
author brand is a credible signal of quality to book buyers,
which means more authority, more influence, and even premium pricing.
There is always something new to learn,
which is crucial for
brand new writers /
authors (like myself) who are just learning about the trade.
A well - defined
author brand acts as a guidepost by
which you position and gauge all your activities, objectives and goals.
Not least was the assertion,
which I think Harlequin believed, that the «Harlequin Horizons»
brand would be
author - facing only — something that any halfway decent trademark lawyer should have looked at and said, «AHEM.
Hybrid
authors get the benefit of a publisher
brand,
which might come with higher respect, more review opportunities, and wider distribution in print or tricky markets like libraries, etc..
I get constant feedback when I run into people about how «well» and «successful» my book is doing, and in turn, they comment to others about it in this way,
which has helped me build a readership and
author brand.»
They have plenty of opportunities, some of
which we will detail below that help
authors show different aspects of their
brand as
authors.
* 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).
The problem with the trademark is that it covers not just the stylistic version of the word as it appears in the
author's
branding (
which uses a font whose creator allegedly had not given approval for her to do this), but also the word itself, in any style or font (
which technically should not be allowed, or so I hear).
Your book title, book cover,
author name appear in front of people,
which helps build
author discovery and
brand awareness.
Once you have a strong
brand and access to a group of people, then you can do what you really know how to do,
which is the curation of
authors and topics, and editing books and helping
authors, knowing that you can be sure to sell to them.
I'd have to convince another house to invest in my
author brand,
which is closely associated with Tor at this point.
Now, a big part of creating an
author brand with a growing audience of readers who «BUY» your books, is establishing a style of writing, a «voice»
which readers come to love and expect from your books.
Which is why you'll see book after book all with the same
branding of an
author.
Today's
authors face more writing and publishing options than ever before...
which means, in many ways, it's easier to write and publish a
brand - building book than ever before.
Also, now that Amazon provides the ability to make and maintain an
Author Page,
which which is a great help in managing your
brand, some odd things happen.
It also includes the Destroy Me novella,
which is told from Warner's point of view, and a
brand - new
author's note.
It's about celebrating and supporting each other in the indie
author's journey,
which is so
brand new, it still changes every day.
As a «career
author» with a series of novels in the pipeline, Green has opted for a book cover design that will help him establish a clear and identifiable
brand, one
which will enable the book to stand distinct from similar titles by other
authors.
Inspired by guilty - pleasure reality shows like REAL HOUSEWIVES of New York, New Jersey, Orange County, and Atlanta,
author G.T. Herren has herein single - handedly invented the
brand new genre of Bitch Noir,
which makes delicious use of that old and beloved adage, «If you can't say something nice, sit next to me.»
He does a lot of work with
authors and has seen what's working well for
branding and improving sales, so we had a good discussion, covering everything from Amazon advertising (
which has recently opened up to be available to everyone, not just those exclusive with KDP Select) to email marketing to social media.
Which means unless an
author already has a successful
brand campaign, an established reader base, or is a guru at self - marketing, discoverability is going to be even more of a problem, especially -LSB-...]
Aside from the morning presentation in
which he spoke on the importance of establishing a global
brand for an
author or a book series, Redmayne spoke quite vehemently in the later... [Read more...]
An
author with the
branding and readership that Jodi Picoult has can probably come away from a situation like these negotiations with her sales intact, as evidenced by her # 1 NYT spot for her latest print release, but as Gross pointed out in the article, debut and newer
authors stand to lose a lot in sales and fan growth,
which will only perpetuate the cycle of bookstore and publisher demise.
Not sure what your blog is about but I find that having experts guest (here on practical advice, and on my personal
author blog RachelintheOC.com sharing real - life stories
which is my
branding there), gives me a chance to share my platform with others (again, building relationships), and brings their followings to my blog and vice versa.
My friend Ali Cross has been doing a great series on
author branding,
which I highly recommend, to help you discover your
brand and put it to use in defining your social media presence.
Which means unless an
author already has a successful
brand campaign, an established reader base, or is a guru at self - marketing, discoverability is going to be even -LSB-...]
And speaking of
brand evangelists, check out these numbers,
which underscore why Twitter is now an essential venue for every
author with a book to sell:
Author Solutions now has contracts with 6 publishers
which will allow client / publishers to offer self - publishing services under their own
brands.
Traditional publishers make most of their money from celebrities, publishing their gossip or memoir - type books, and the books of
brand - name real
authors,
which account for about two books out of every ten they publish.
Self - published
authors Bella Andre and Mark Dawson make their names the biggest feature on the cover,
which draws the eye to their name, thus reinforcing their
brand.
Through our one - to - one sessions, we build your
author brand and find your keywords,
which are used to develop a marketing strategy.
As you do, you'll develop
brand loyalty,
which means your devoted readers pay attention to what you do and say no matter how many other blogs or
authors they encounter.