by Christy Kirk | Oct 28, 2020 | Marketing
Peter Drucker famously said, “What gets measured, gets managed.” We have our own version of his maxim: “what gets planned, gets done.” Without a plan, all of our great ideas are just great ideas. So, if we understand that a plan is important, why are we all so...
by Aubrey Pastorek | Oct 1, 2020 | Marketing
Marketing a book, once it’s launched, requires finding new ways to keep your book in the conversation. Holidays throughout the year, when they are relevant to your book’s topic, provide a natural reason to promote your book. The end of the year events are a great...
by Christy Kirk | Aug 4, 2020 | Marketing
We are always looking for new ideas to deliver even greater results for our clients and to sell more books. One idea that we’ve explored is discount promotions. Through Amazon, authors and publishers can reduce the price of the Kindle edition to 99-cents for a short...
by Aubrey Pastorek | Feb 21, 2020 | Marketing
We’re excited to announce that we are launching a podcast! It’s called The Book Marketing Action Podcast, and as you can probably guess from the title, it’s going to be about all things book marketing. You might be wondering why we’re starting this podcast when we...
by Christy Kirk | Feb 18, 2020 | Marketing
We’ve all heard you should never judge a book by its cover, but the reality is we do—and readers do. Authors spend months and sometimes years writing their books, but just minutes making decisions about how the book looks and feels. The visual elements of a book...
by Carrie Koens | Feb 4, 2020 | Marketing
How many of you have ever purchased—or not purchased—a book because of a review you read? I’ll be the first to admit that many of the books currently on my nightstand, waiting to be read, are there because of an Amazon or Goodreads review. Although I occasionally add...
