by Penny Sansevieri | May 7, 2019 | Book Marketing Basics, Getting More Media Coverage
Reading Time: 4 minutesBook marketing to national media has becomes increasingly competitive so I want to give you some pointers on how to pitch a story to local media, the story of course being the fact that you’re a local author with a new release. Is it...
by Penny Sansevieri | Apr 10, 2019 | Getting More Media Coverage
Reading Time: 7 minutesIf you’re knee-deep in book marketing let me ask, have you ever considered pitching podcasts? Maybe you’ve gone so far as to toy with the idea of starting one (it really seems to be the trend these days), but have you ever added pitching...
by Penny Sansevieri | Jan 30, 2019 | Getting More Media Coverage
Reading Time: 4 minutesBloggers are key influencers in today’s buyer market and should play a pretty consistent role in your book promotion efforts. That being said, it’s usually a lot of work, takes real finesse, and forces you to develop a thick skin and come to...
by Penny Sansevieri | Oct 19, 2018 | Bestseller Essentials, Getting More Media Coverage
Reading Time: 6 minutesIt seems like it never stops, does it? There’s always news and that’s a fact, but book marketing has become incrementally more challenging in the last few years. I’ve even had reporters and producers at major shows tell me this news cycle is...
by Penny Sansevieri | Apr 4, 2018 | Book Marketing Basics, Getting More Media Coverage
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn the ongoing effort to sell more books in a saturated market, more and more authors are competing for book bloggers’ attention, and this means you’ve got to really step up your game when it comes to reaching out to them for publicity. And...
by Penny Sansevieri | Feb 26, 2018 | Book Marketing Basics, Getting More Media Coverage
Reading Time: 7 minutesWanting media to increase your book’s exposure is a great goal. The challenge is finding the right media and going after media that makes the most sense for your book, especially as an indie author. If you ask most book promotion companies, they...