Book Marketing Stories

Mobile Marketing Stat of the Day: Forbes Mobile

Mobile visitors to Forbes.com accounted for 51% of all visits (39% smartphones and 11.5% tablet) during the first week in May, 2014. Chief Product Office for Forbes, Lewis D’Vorkin noted: Making money in the media business increasingly means finding ways to tap consumer interest in online streams. He went on to write that “I see […]

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Pinterest Viral Proof

Pinterest Pin Continues to Go Viral

On November 14, 2012, I posted a redesign of a pin I had found on Pinterest. My redesign was simple: A pink border around the black and white graphic. Nothing fancy. You can see the original post here: http://infographicaday.com/the-skinny-rules-via-bob-harper. That post started to go viral, sending as many as a 1,000 people to my website […]

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13 Rules of Good Behavior

The 13 Rules of Good Behavior

I found these rules on Facebook and modified them a little to include 13 rules of good behavior. Common decency, otherwise known as the rules of etiquette, requires most of us to follow these rules of good behavior. How many of these common actions do you take while interacting with others? You’ll find that marketing, […]

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American Borders by Carla King

Nina Amir: Can You Describe Your Book Market?

Guest Post by Nina Amir Before sharing an excerpt from Nina Amir’s new book, The Author Training Manual (Develop Markets, Craft Books That Sell, Become the Author Publishers Want, and Self-Publish Effectively), I’d like to review it briefly. Nina’s abbreviation for The Author Training Manual is a good description of the value of her book. […]

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