Monday 26 March 2012

The first step towards carving out a place in the hearts of readers

Writing about something is a reflection of who you are. People who write are usually passionate about what they do. Though writing is not an involuntary activity but it involves an activity like climbing the stairs. Through their work the writers tend to pen down their thoughts and imagination and we get inkling about their feelings and views. The happenings and events around them may make them inspire to pen down their opinions or it may so happen that you want to convey any message to anyone then also you may require the art of writing. Nevertheless a successful author is one who is able to rightly convey his message to the readers and leave an indelible imprint on their minds. Nevertheless this frenetic world of today, where there are innumerable time demands to be met by everybody it is essential to have a professional way of grabbing other people’s attention and that is done through Author Marketing.
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In this world of intense competition and pressure a unique book needs to carve out a niche for itself through various means of marketing and here comes the need of a professional for a proper strategy.  Authors’ Marketing offers consultation to all authors in regard to press releases, media lists, publicity-campaign strategies for particular titles, media-submission guidelines and deadlines, author book signings, and much more. From pitching at important book conferences to ensure major trade show presence from targeted review follow-ups to radio and television attention (including shopping channels), to supermarkets, mail-order and 'non-traditional' channels. Author  Marketing  can create unique selling 'handles' for a book to attract media interest.

The various professionals that are available in the market strive to create a detailed marketing campaign for the book by sale advertising and in store promotional campaigns; they have the best-selling tools to give the necessary momentum that every successful author needs. Author Marketing can also help to create customized publicity for the book so that theme of the book is highlighted and it is according to the scope of the project.

Monday 19 March 2012

Grab The Attention Of All With a Little Effort.

An author is able to etch out a mark in the hearts of its readers only when his book keeps the reader engrossed from the beginning till the end. You do not require the company of anyone else if you have a good book beside you that keeps you absorbed all the while. An author is successful in its mission if its readers are glued to their book, till the last page. Nevertheless in this age of digital media where everybody has succumbed to their sophistication, it is imperative for the authors to find a means of marketing their works to their anxious readers. author marketing includes variety of different ways to help grab the readers’ eyeballs.

There are ranges of different materials and services available as the author marketing made for the busy author to help in the promotion of their book. This includes postcards, bookmarks, posters, business cards; leaflets all intended to advertise about the author’s latest book. Ideally an item that can be given to all and sundry and can be kept in the wallet. These mode of marketing is helpful in a way that it is readily available to present to anyone you talk to, be it journalist, book buyer or reader.

It so happens that when we take a book in our hand we need to go through the short prologue of it before embarking on to start reading the book. author marketing can help garner the audience and create sufficient demand for the author’s creativity. Creating awareness about the book’s essence will help create awareness and inquisitiveness among its readers..

author marketing will help create a curiosity among its readers about their books and their contents. Today whether a self-published or traditionally published author there is requirement of a marketing means to get acclaimed. It is important for an author to connect to the like-minded people and there are ways to build this platform through various methods of marketing. When you are an author it can be overwhelming to realize that you are responsible for marketing of your own book.

Writing is like any other profession, it requires hard work, dedication, focus and plan. Writing in your own journal will not help you build a career; you will have to consider it as a business. You will have to understand what publishers think and ways to focus on their needs. If you want to self-publish, if you want to write copy, if you want to freelance … you need to understand the business you’re in and be dedicated to building your reputation as a writer.