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Publicity Day 4: Virtual Media Training: How to Rock Your Interviews

Guest Post by Rusty Shelton, managing director, Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists
There are few things more painful than watching or listening to an interview gone bad. For celebrities, those interviews-gone-wrong become the most famous moments of their careers (Tom Cruise bouncing on Oprah’s couch or staring down Matt Lauer).
For unknown or up-and-coming authors, a bad [...]

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We Interrupt this Broadcast…

I’m thrilled with the education in publicity that Rusty and Katie are providing to my blog readers. I have to say that after peeking at Rusty’s planned post for Friday, I am blown away by how much I’m learning about social media and social networking from his post and the articles he links to.
You’re in [...]

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Publicity Day 3: Press Releases & Pitches: How to get the word out about your book

Guest Post by Katie Andrews, project consultant, Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists
You’ve crafted your picture perfect strategy and it’s time to start contacting the media. Proceed with caution. Contacting media members is a fine art. Let’s talk about how to do it.
I should preface today’s post with a few words of caution. If you [...]

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Book Publicity Series Day 2: The Publicity 411: What to Know Before Getting Started

Guest Post by Katie Andrews, project consultant, Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists
“Hello, Phenix & Phenix–how can I help you?”
“Hi. My book has been out on the market for a few months and not much is happening—I’m thinking about developing a publicity plan. What should I do?”
Don’t.Be.This.Author.
You’re way too smart to wait until the book [...]

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Publicity Week Day 1: Why Publicity is Your New Best Friend

Welcome to the first annual Book Publicity Week on Lisa Tener’s blog!
Special guest post by Rusty Shelton, Managing Director, Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists
When Lisa invited me to guest blog about book publicity, I thought back to five years ago when P&P ran a national publicity campaign for Lisa and her co-authors, Jane Middelton Moz [...]

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