Social Media

Handwritten Notes Stand Out – Deborah Lloyd

Book Marketing Tip: In the age of e-mail and texts, a handwritten note always stands out. — Deborah Lloyd, chief creative officer, Kate Spade If you want to connect with people, get out your pen and write some meaningful short notes. By hand. Do this for booksellers. Do this for TV producers. Do this for […]

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I got rhythm. I got Enlightenment Is Sexy.

Enlightenment Is Sexy Is Everywhere!

I just love the way that my friend Valerie Gangas is incorporating her book cover into promotional images to promote the release of Enlightenment Is Sexy. Check out this image: I got rhythm. I got music. I got Enlightenment Is Sexy. Who could ask for anything more? I got rhythm. I got music. I got Enlightenment […]

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Persistence: What You Have Control Over

When you are writing a book, you have lots of control over the content, style, and format of your book, but once you start to market, you lose a lot of control. You can’t force media to feature you. You can’t force bookstores to put your book on their shelves. You can’t force readers to […]

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Social Media: Big Ain’t Us

Don’t put all your cards in one basket, especially not the social media basket. #socialmedia Click To Tweet Don’t put all your cards in one basket, especially not the social media basket. Social networks change their terms all the time. Facebook has. YouTube has. Pinterest has. Twitter has. You can’t always rely on social networks […]