Tag Archives: book pr

Gimmicks Don’t Sell Books

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Media Connect

                By Josh Zajdman, Media Connect Publicist In 1927, a French publisher offered the incomparable Georges Simenon money to spend 3 days and 3 nights in a glass cage… writing his next novel. Simenon … Continue reading →

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16 Ways to Work with a Book Publicist

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Media Connect

                By Brian Feinblum, Media Connect CMO If authors hire a publicist – or work with one their publisher assigned to them – they should take the following into consideration:

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What Floor Will Your Author Elevator Speech Take You To?

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Media Connect

                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 →

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Author Quotes for Any Occasion

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Media Connect

                By Josh Zajdman, Media Connect Publicist Here at Media Connect, we all love to read. Obviously. You don’t accidentally fall into book publicity. We spend our days talking about the wonder of picking … Continue reading →

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The 5 Influencers All Publicists Should Follow

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Media Connect

                By Jake Klein, Media Connect Publicist Book publicity is a challenging field. The landscape of the business is constantly shifting and professionals need all the help they can get in order to stay … Continue reading →

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Why I Work by David Hahn

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Media Connect

By David Hahn, Managing Director of MEDIA CONNECT I send out a morning greeting every day to my group. It usually contains any pertinent Finn Partners news, MEDIA CONNECT successes, shout outs for birthdays and work anniversaries, bios of new … Continue reading →

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Good Book Publicity Is Really A Marathon Not A Sprint

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Media Connect

By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer of MEDIA CONNECT Book publicity is more of a marathon than a sprint, yet some authors and publishers approach it all wrong.  A short-term approach is limiting and harmful and should be avoided at … Continue reading →

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How Do Authors Break Through?

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Media Connect

By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer of MEDIA CONNECT I must get asked at least once a day by authors:  “How do I break through?” How does one answer that?  It takes the following – in combination of some kind:

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Think Like a Journalist

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Media Connect

By Steve Matteo, Publicity Director Long before I started my career in book publicity in 1999, I worked as a journalist, writing for such publications as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Salon and Elle. My career as an author … Continue reading →

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How a Masters in Publishing Led to a Career in Book Publicity

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Media Connect

by Cheryl Lew, Media Connect Publicist I’ve always loved books, but I knew very little about publishing when I applied five years ago to New York University’s Masters in Publishing: Digital and Print Media program. While I had interned at a … Continue reading →

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