How to Get Excellent Media Attention for Your Book If you and I have known one another for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about positioning. How you position your book and its message so that it compels media to want to talk to […]
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I trust you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday filled with fun, laughter and plenty of yummy things to eat. Most, not all, but most of us are pretty lucky to have the lives we have and there is a lot to be thankful
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As you may or may not know, I am a publicist who works with authors, speakers, and business owners. I recently took on a little side project that I’m really excited about. I’m the booker for a popular podcast called the Something You Should Know show, which
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I don’t have to say it is an incredibly noisy, crowded marketplace out there. We all know that. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think that the endless noise of social media, texting, email, as well as the constant 24/7
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On last week’s blog post, I shared some pointers on how to get into a publicity and marketing state of mind before you start working on your books. I received some nice feedback on that content, including a note from Monica Starkman, a psychiatrist and
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Something I hear quite often is, “Oh no. I have to start publicizing and marketing my book? All I want to do is write or all I want to do is work in my business. Publicity and marketing is another entire job.” While it’s true
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It’s a holiday today for many, and for others Passover was this past week. I thought it would be fun to do a different kind of update! To your success! Joanne
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Back in the old days, around 2009 – 2010, I had a weekly podcast show that I did for a couple of years. I interviewed authors and other experts within the book industry and really enjoyed it because it used my radio skills. Radio will always
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It’s a fascinating time in the publicity business these days. I have thought leaders coming to me on a regular basis wanting the more traditional media. Yes, they’ve been using social media, yes, their networks have grown considerably, but there is something about national TV
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As I mentioned in my last post, many people use the term “editing” to mean one thing, and it actually has four very different meanings, so it’s important when working with others within an industry that you’re speaking the same language. For years, I’ve heard