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What Floor Will Your Author Elevator Speech Take You To?
By Brian Feinblum, Media Connect CMO Authors need an elevator speech. They will use it to summarize an upcoming book, a current one, and their writing brand. So just what needs to be … Continue reading
Posted in General, Public Relations
Tagged authors, book brand, book pr, book publicity, promote your book
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A Message To Authors: Paddle Through It
By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer, SVP The moment fear turns into exhilaration is an amazing one. I felt it several times during my family vacation to Cape Cod this past … Continue reading
Posted in publishing
Tagged authors, book publicity, brian feinblum, media connect, writer wednesday, writerwednesday
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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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Author Q&A: Kay Koplovitz Shares Her Expert Tips For Entrepreneurs
Kay Koplovitz, who founded USA Networks, served as its CEO and was the first woman to serve as the president of a TV network, is the co-founder of Springboard Enterprises, a non-profit dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs raise funds. … Continue reading
Posted in publishing
Tagged author Q&A, authors, been there run that, book publicity, books, entrepreneurs, kay koplovitz, women in business
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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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Author Q&A: Five-time Bestselling Author Discusses Civil Trial Lawyer, Fred Levin
By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer In his new book And Give Up Showbiz? How Fred Levin Beat Big Tobacco, Avoided Two Murder Prosecutions, Became a Chief of Ghana, Earned Boxing Manager of the Year, and Transformed American Law, five-time … Continue reading
Posted in publishing
Tagged and give up showbiz?, author interview, author Q&A, authors, fred levin, josh young, media connect
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10 Authors You Need To Follow On Twitter And Their Strategies Worth Stealing
By Anna Patrick, Digital Publicist We can trust authors to pen hundreds of pages without batting an eyelash. But how does their craft stand the test of a 140 character limit? Twitter poses a unique challenge for authors who … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged anna patrick, authors, book tweets, jackie collins, john green, joyce carol oates, margaret atwood, maureen johnson, meg cabot, neil gaiman, paulo coelho, sherman alexie, sloane crosley, Social Media, social media for authors, tweets, twitter, twitter for authors
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Author Q&A: New Book Lends Insight On Global Terrorism
By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer MEDIA CONNECT has promoted thousands of authors and books over the years, but few have managed to educate me the way a new book on the subject of terrorism has.
Posted in publishing
Tagged abayomi nurain mumuni, author, author Q&A, authors, global terrorism and its effect on humanity, publishing, terrorism
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Should You Attend Writers Conferences?
By Brian Feinblum, Senior Vice President and Marketing Officer I recently attended the Willamette Writers Conference where I spoke before 50 eager self-published authors, talking about how one can make his or her book marketable and how to promote … Continue reading
Posted in publishing
Tagged authors, book publishing, brian feinblum, publishing, self-publishing, writers, writers conferences, writing conferences
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When It Comes to Connecting With a Teen Audience, John Green Gets It
By Nicole Martineau, Associate Publicist In case you’ve been living under a rock and are unfamiliar with the current media explosion that is the big-screen adaption of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, here’s a very brief synopsis of the book: … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, book publicity, john green, publishing, the fault in our stars, vlogbrothers, youtube
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