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Two Routes to Front Page Coverage

By Guest Blogger on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 | No Comments

Two times I got a story about the persecution of Baha’is in Iran on the front page of our local paper. The first time, I wrote about a resident of the city in which the paper was published, a man whose father had known one of the persecuted Baha’is. I played-up the fact that the [...]

Book Marketing Lunch with John Kremer

By John Kremer on Monday, June 17th, 2013 | No Comments

This week I’m hosting Google Hangouts at noon. Each hangout will feature tips and resource for marketing your books, ebooks, novels, memoirs, children’s books, and poetry. Here are the links to access each of the four Google Hangouts on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday – or to listen in after the original hangout is over. [...]

Newsworthy Leads Make a Difference

By Guest Blogger on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 | 1 Comment

As a former journalist, I certainly knew how to write a press release for my first book. The press release said something like, “A new book about how to attract volunteers is published.” The response? ZERO. Zippo. Nada. Discouraged, I went to the library where I read in the Washington Post that Congress was considering [...]

Pinterest for Business: Chobani on Pinterest Case Study

By Guest Blogger on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 | 1 Comment

Christine Corretti, an art historian, artist, and author of the book Pinterest for Business: a Complete, Updated Guide for Ultimate Success (2013), wrote the following case study about Chobani as part of a larger article she wrote for PinnableBusiness.com. Her book Pinterest for Business: a Complete, Updated Guide for Ultimate Success is available to order [...]