Authors’ SpeakEasy
Last week when Jack and I were driving home from the National Speakers Association Convention we dreamed up a new workshop- Authors’ SpeakEasy. We know that writing a book can be a lonely process and when it is finally done it needs to be marketed and spoken about. We discovered that many writers aren’t speakers and have a tricky time telling us in one or two sentences what their book is about.
Authors need to promote themselves and their books. To get their books out to the public — for any effective action at all — there will be networking, book signings, media interviews and speaking engagements. Hopefully, lots of them. In order to be successful at the media adventure, you — the author must master the media.
I am reaching out to book publishers, literary agents and of course authors who might get value out this training. Please pass the word along. It is happening November 9-11 in Los Angeles.
Today I am sharing Jill Lublins’ Top 10 Sure Fire Publicity Tips. Her suggestions work for authors and any professional who desires visibility and recognition for their books and services.
Jill is one of the speakers at the MediaSpeak Symposium and she’ll be talking about Guerrilla Publicity – Practical Strategies to Increase Visibility.
This is Jill Lublin and Jack Barnard
Jack will be talking about Get to the Point at the MediaSpeak Symposium
From the Best Selling Book, Guerrilla Publicity By Jill Lublin, Jay Conrad Levinson and Rick Frishman
Top 10 Sure Fire Publicity Tips
1. Introduce yourself with a sound bite – Few people have time to listen to the full story. Use language that will grab and captivate the media, show them your star potential and make them want to move mountains to advance your career.
2. Come from the heart – To successfully promote your product or service: you must honestly believe in what you’re promoting and you can’t fake it.
3. Follow up – The magic formula for getting publicity is follow up, follow up, follow up.
4. Find your uniqueness and capitalize on it – Find out what’s unique about you, what distinguishes you, your product, or service from the crowd. Then, come up with lever and unusual ways to tell the world about it.
5. Headline tips – Aim for headlines that are clear, concise, and make the reader want more information. Write your headlines after you’ve written the story. Keep them short, no more than one line.
6. Get others to spread the word – To build a successful business, you need networks, strategic alliances, etc. to help advance your cause. Everyone you know, hear about, meeting, and do business with is a prospect for your network.
7. Speak before groups – Speaking before groups increases your visibility, reputation, and stature in your industry. It establishes you as an authority in your field, draws media attention, and makes you more attractive to potential customers / clients.
8. Eat, sleep, and breathe publicity – Publicity never sleeps. It’s an ongoing, 24 / 7 process that never stops. Publicity accompanies you everywhere.
9. Media lists – Update your list on an ongoing basis. Unless you keep your list current, you’ll end up wasting time and energy contacting people who have long gone.
10. Trade shows and special events – Trade shows, conferences, and conventions are prime marketing opportunities because everyone is there to make contacts, talk shop, and do business.
Jill Lublin is an internationally acclaimed speaker and best selling author of the books, Guerrilla Publicity and Networking Magic. She is the CEO of the strategic consulting firm Promising Promotion and founder of GoodNews Media, Inc. Jill hosts the nationally syndicated radio show Do the Dream, has a TV show called The Connecting Minute, and is working on her third book to be published by McGraw-Hill in 2008.
