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Category Archives: Social Media
Facebook & Content Aggregation; “Follow” Your Way to the Future of News-Sharing
By Emily Labes, Publicist Fortune recently posted an article boldly proclaiming that Facebook now drives more traffic to online news outlets than Google. In the second and a half it took for the page to load on my computer, I … Continue reading
Using Twitter for Effective Book Promotion
By Sarah Citrenbaum, Publicist When used effectively, social media is a game changer when it comes to book promotion. Twitter in particular is one of the most powerful ways for authors to raise awareness about their work. By posting about … Continue reading
7 10-Second Tweaks To Makeover Your Twitter Profile
photo credit By Anna Patrick, Digital Publicist and Social Media Strategist It’s late at night, you hear the wind against your window and you rub your eyes to ease the strain from the … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged anna patrick, book publicity, media connect, social media strategy, twitter, twitter for authors, twitter makeover, twitter strategy
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6 Ways Authors Can Optimize Their LinkedIn Profiles
By Anna Patrick, Digital Publicist and Social Media Strategist The following set of best practice tips appeared in the the latest edition of the MEDIA CONNECT newsletter. To subscribe for future editions, click here. Few know that LinkedIn is older than … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged anna patrick, author social media, authors, book publicity, linked strategies for authors, linkedin, linkedin blog, linkedin strategies, media connect, Social Media, social media for authors
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Will ‘YouTubers’ Decide the 2016 Presidential Election?
photo credit By Nicole Martineau, Publicist In January, the White House announced that YouTube personalities, like education blogger Hank Green, YouTube comedian GloZell Green, and 19-year-old style and beauty vlogger Bethany Mota, were scheduled to interview President Barack Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged 2016 presidential election, 2016 presidential election youtube, bethany mota, glozell, glozell green, hank green, jim acosta, media connect, nicole martineau, president obama, Social Media, youtube
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#AuthorSay: How a Simple Hashtag Propelled the Biggest Debate in Publishing
photo credit By Anna Patrick, Digital Publicist and Social Media Strategist Self publishing versus traditional publishing: the debate has been raging in the publishing industry for some time, and the embers of each new argument only further kindle the … Continue reading
Posted in publishing, Social Media
Tagged #authorsay, anna patrick, author hashtags, authors, books, do you love your publisher?, finn partners, hashtags, media connect, publishing, self-publishing, Social Media, traditional publishing, twitter
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Beyond Book Trailers: 4 YouTube Strategies For Authors
photo credit By Anna Patrick, Digital Publicist and Social Media Strategist “Booktubers.” A foreign word to some, but for the savvy author it’s a monicker that can’t be ignored – readers and the media alike have YouTube on their … Continue reading
Posted in Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged anna patrick, book publicity, media connect, online book publicity, social media strategies for authors, youtube, youtube for authors, youtube strategies for authors
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Why Publishers Should Be Thanking Mark Zuckerberg
photo credit By Cori Cagide, Publicist The New Year marks the start of new beginnings, “new year, new you” mantras, an influx of gym memberships and an uptick of self-help books being published. New Year’s resolutions are taken pretty seriously … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged a year of books, cori cagide, facebook, Facebook at work, Facebook book club, mark zuckerberg, mark zuckerberg book club
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Facebook at Work: Will It Work?
photo credit By Dee Donavanik, Publicity Director This week, Facebook announced that it would be launching a new platform that aims to increase office productivity. According to the Wall Street Journal, though in the early stages and currently available … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged dee donavanik, facebook, Facebook at work, mark zuckerberg, media connect, public relations, Social Media
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6 Things To Tweet During #NaNoWriMo
photo credit By Anna Patrick, Digital Publicist and Social Media Strategist For many hopeful authors November 1st means more than just Halloween candy clearance sales. It means more than Q4 deadlines at work, or the first month of the … Continue reading
