Marketing

The MacGregor Literary Marketing Seminar Ten Meaningful Quotes

In no particular order, except for this is the way they appear in my notes, here are ten meaningful quotes that made an impression on me at the MacGregor Literary Marketing Seminar in Chicago this past weekend. 1. “A brand is a promise we believe in.” 2. “Go find who your audience is and stand…

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Top Five Reasons to Preorder My Book NOW!

While I’m away at a marketing seminar, I’ll leave you with a little shameless marketing for my debut release… 5. Because I’ve given you the link, and it’s quick, easy, and painless. Think “set it and forget it!” 4. Because if you do, then you’ll forget about it, and it’ll be like getting another Christmas…

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What Percentage of Your Social Networking Should Be Promotional?

Several years ago, a marketing firm revealed what many already knew: 40% of Tweets are pointless babble. That’s “babble” as in tweeting about What you’re eating, What you’re wearing, What you’re watching, and What time you go beddy-bye. Of course, what constitutes “pointless babble” is mostly determined by the follower’s interest in the Tweeter. I…

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ICRS Wrapup, Photos and a Contest!

ICRS is over, but the memories remain. Wonderful interviews with authors, visits with friends, and new discoveries on products which I will be bringing to Writer…Interrupted soon. I’m still on vacation, but hopefully I’ll get some of the interviews, video, podcasts and photos uploaded starting on Saturdays in September. You won’t want to miss all…

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Make a Book Trailer FREE!

Jill Elizabeth Nelson here, ready to launch you on a voyage of peril and discovery! An epic journey. . . All right, I’ll lay off the melodrama. This is a project, okay? And it’s going to have its hair pulling moments, guaranteed, but I found the pain worth the gain. At a recent mini-retreat with…

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Time Management 101: Marketing and Speaking

Just a smidge of what I do in regards to marketing and my speaking schedule. Marketing: 1. I’ve hired a nearly-fulltime assistant to help with marketing. She posts to my blogs, formats my newsletters, sends out packages, etc. 2. I fit my radio interviews, etc. into my calendar. I also schedule in things like email…

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