Is Social Media Marketing Heaven or Hell?

HarperCollins UK’s Sam Missingham argues there’s no better way to promote books than social media, but you really have to work at it. The post Is Social Media Marketing Heaven or Hell? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malaysia’s Karangkraf Media Group Does It All

Under the leadership of Dato, Karangkraf Media Group has become perhaps the most dominant book publisher and printer in Malaysia. The post Malaysia’s Karangkraf Media Group Does It All appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forbes Media Expands Native Advertising Service

Forbes Media announced today the expansion of its native advertising efforts with BrandVoice "Special Features," which allows companies to publish branded digital content with the same tools as the editorial staff.This is the fourth BrandVoice feature created since the platform's debut in 2010.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warren Mundine: Fairfax Media to apologise over Indigenous mining story

Fairfax and Warren Mundine have reached an out-of-court settlement over ‘inflammatory allegations’ Mundine says were made against himWarren Mundine says Fairfax Media will apologise to him over an article that claimed a company he had an interest in lobbied for an Indigenous body to drop... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Monkey: Gillian Tett, Lionel Barber, Jesse Norman, and Tony Hall

How will FT’s Tett chief feature on Nikkei’s index, Andrew Gowers pours oil on troubled waters and BBC’s director general goes jogging in the dark• Gillian Tett is the FT’s US managing editor, the position Lionel Barber occupied before becoming editor 10 years ago. And last week’s Nikkei deal... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: Becky McCarthy, Publicity and Marketing Assistant, Michael O'Mara Books

Describe your role I’m the publicity and marketing assistant at Michael O’Mara Books. I support the department by carrying out general administrative tasks as well as posting on our social media channels, setting up competitions with third parties and running my own campaigns. What do you... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on media globalisation: good news for the Financial Times | Editorial

It may not prove easy to marry British and Japanese journalistic cultures. But in a global media world this deal makes senseThe Financial Times is one of the best newspapers in the world, not just in Britain. It is quick without being rash, accurate without leaden pedantry, thoughtful without... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Media Sales Fell in Quarter

Although total Amazon sales rose 20% in the second quarter of 2015, sales in the media group, where book and ebook sales are reported, fell 2.6%. The decline was due to foreign exchange fluctuations which dropped international media revenue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dunkin' Donuts Is Using 7 Social Platforms to Sell Iced Coffee to Music-Loving Millennials

Dunkin' Donuts wants to create cool musical buzz with millennials this summer to push its iced coffee products. So it's playing with enough social-media platforms to outfit a marketing septet: Spotify, Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Vine, Facebook and Periscope. The initiative, called... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book VAT 'holds back small markets'

Charging VAT on digital books is “holding back the development of the ebook market in general, and especially in non-English and small-language markets”, the International Publishers Association’s (IPA) José Borghino has said. A global survey of VAT rates, conducted by the IPA and the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The Markets will be the UN for Publishing,” A Chat with Holger Volland

Last week, Publishing Perspectives hosted a Twitter chat with Holger Volland on the Frankfurt Book Fair's new event, The Markets: Global Publishing Summit The post “The Markets will be the UN for Publishing,” A Chat with Holger Volland appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Was 'tatvertising' the nadir of book marketing campaigns?

Plans to hype David Lagercrantz’s Girl With the Dragon Tattoo sequel by tattooing a volunteer reader, now mercifully cancelled, took branding a little too literallyWith Go Set a Watchman finally out, it’s time to move on to thinking about the summer’s next most-anticipated/hyped novel, which has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London hosts global media expansion as US companies beef up presence

New York Times leases Bloomsbury office space, Buzzfeed UK expands and HuffPo growth continuesJudging by the summer filler columns of the national press, glimpsed tantalisingly through paywalls and Facebook-boosted posts, London ought by now to be a deserted wasteland of empty houses and dying... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: Emma O’Donovan, Head of marketing Flying Eye Books

Describe your role. Creating and managing marketing campaigns for new releases and ensuring that as many people as possible hear about and are completely enthused by the fantastic books Flying Eye are producing, through press reviews, events, advertising and online channels. What do you like... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Informa Is Putting Events at the Center of Its Media Brands

Publisher merges brands to more closely align with its trade show. The post Why Informa Is Putting Events at the Center of Its Media Brands appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ViralNova, a Social News Aggregator, Sells to Zealot Networks

Earlier this year, executives at social news site ViralNova had to make a decision. The two-year-old company that has never raised outside funding could stay independent and try to keep up with larger digital media companies like Vice and BuzzFeed on its own as was the plan since Sean Beckner... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Novel, Comics Market Rises to $935 Million in 2014

Led by increases in the book trade, 2014 sales of graphic novels and periodical comics in North America rose in every sales channel except the newsstand, where sales of periodical comics declined. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James ties down second consecutive number one, half-year market gains

E L James’ Grey had its second straight 300,000-plus weekly print sale—pushing the book's combined UK ebook and physical sales over the 1 million unit mark—while the overall British print books market has experienced its first half-year rise in seven years.    Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World News Media Congress 2015

More than 900 media professionals from around the world attended the 67th annual World News Media Congress June 1-3 in Washington, D.C. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, in cooperation with the Newspaper Association of America, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Springer Science+Business Media

Springer published 2,400 English-language scientific and professional journals and more than 9,000 new books in 2014, with subjects ranging from science, technology and medicine to business and transportation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd.

China South Publishing & Media Co. Ltd. was established in 2008 to operate the publishing businesses owned by Hunan Publishing Investment Holding Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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