MARKETING & WHAT WORKS

Designed by Jeremy Hawkins

Do you ever wonder why some books become bestsellers while others can barely be given away? Why some businesses succeed and others fail?

How does a blog post or a YouTube video manage to go viral? What does it take to reach celebrity status? Why does a person who is less intelligent than you are become the teacher's favorite and make better grades with less work?

Is it a matter of luck or is there some magic formula for success?

Would you like to know what works and what doesn't?

Well, now maybe we can latch on to some of the secrets and tricks that make success happen or what we might want to avoid. We want you to tell us your stories of success (or not so successful) as we present the blogging event that will help us learn.

What Works...

The first ever "Online Marketing Symposium!"

A blogfest with information you can use.

The event happens on Monday January 20, 2014.

On event day you tell us about a marketing idea that you've used and what worked or didn't work. Your post could describe a campaign that succeeded in a big or small way or one that failed drastically. Tell us about a business campaign, an organizational event, a fundraiser – anything where a bit of promotion was necessary!

The What Works...Marketing Symposium is not limited to authors but also to anyone in a business that has a promotional aspect – online or otherwise!

Posts can be informational, statistical, a personal experience account, or a funny marketing story. Experience gained from a promotional effort in one area can have applications in other efforts in which we are involved so anything goes as long as promotion or marketing methodology has been involved.

The ultimate goal is to learn.

Remember – no book – no problem. Marketing and promotion principles apply to your blog, your business, any dream, or project, because we all want to win people over.

This information exchange is more than just a "blogfest"!

It's an online forum where ideas are shared and success for all is the goal.

Does the thought of marketing and promotion scare you or turn you cold? Fear no more—let's learn together.

It's possible the blogging community can help you make that next project a viral success or that next book a best seller!

Join our first ever Online Marketing Symposium

The Brainchild of

 Arlee Bird
& brought to you by

 Jeremy Hawkins

 Alex J. Cavanaugh 

and me!

What Works...

and what doesn't

Online Marketing Symposium

January 20^th, 2014

 

Sign up here!

'TIS MORE WITH THE GHOSTS OF AQUINNAH!

I'm very excited today to help Julie Flanders debut her newest release The Ghosts of Aquinnah. She has provided us  with a character interview. So please enjoy meeting the protagonist of Hannah Forrester, and as an added bonus for the 'Tis More Blessed blog hop leave a comment on this blog and share your favorite ghost story, movie, or real life experience with a ghost and win an eBook copy of Murder, Madness & Love and Memories of Murder
&
An eBook copy of Polar Night, Julie's first novel. 

Aquinnah, Massachusetts

The Ghosts of Aquinnah
Character Interview

What is your name? 

Hannah Forrester


What do you look like?

I’m biracial and have light brown skin, brown curly hair, and large brown eyes. I’m tall and slender and people have told me I could have been a model, but I don’t know if I agree with that.


Where do you live?

I live in Boston, Massachusetts now. I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and moved to Boston when I got accepted to Harvard. I used to spend summers on Martha’s Vineyard with my parents when I was a kid.

What has been the most important event in your life?

Until recently I would have said the death of my parents. They died in a car accident three years ago. But now I’m thinking the first time I saw a really unusual woman on a Martha’s Vineyard webcam might end up being the answer.

What do you consider your greatest achievement? 

I guess graduating from Harvard. Honestly I don’t think I’ve achieved all that much.

Have you ever been in love?

I thought I was, but I realize now I was just kidding myself. But I think I may be in love now.

Who is the person you respect the most? Despise the most?

I respected my parents. I was lucky to have them as they were wonderful people. I despise my ex-boyfriend Jon.

What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime?

I want to be a writer.

Blurb:

A brilliant flash of light transcends through time.

Another
freezes a cloaked figure within a frame of salty mist as waves crash
against a rocky shore. Her harrowing expression shadows the beacon to a
pinprick.

By the next blaze, she is gone. Only the lighthouse remains.

Hannah’s
eyes blink in step with each heartbeat. Images of her deceased parents
and Martha’s Vineyard explode like firecrackers inside her mind.


She shakes her head.

For weeks this eerie woman dressed in nineteenth century garb has been haunting my webcam, but tonight she stared into my soul.

Why? ...

Who is she? ...



Casting aside months of research on historic lighthouses, Hannah drives to the coast and boards a ferry.


What is the strange connection she has to this mysterious woman suspended in time?



Hannah finds out.

But, it’s not at all what she expects...



Hannah unravels a century old murder.

Buy The Ghosts of Aquinnah:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Smashwords

Ink Smith Store

 

Author Bio:

Julie Flanders is a novelist and freelance writer in Cincinnati, Ohio.
She has a life-long love affair with the ocean and has spent more summer
vacations than she can count on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. When
not writing, Julie can be found playing with her pets, reading, cheering
on her favorite sports teams, and watching too much television. The
Ghosts of Aquinnah is Julie’s second novel. Her debut novel Polar Night
was released in February, 2013 by Ink Smith Publishing.

Find Julie at:  Website ~~ Blog ~~ Facebook ~~ Twitter ~~ Pinterest ~~ Goodreads

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'Tis More Blessed

A Blog Hop of Giveaways!

Remember just tell us in a comment what your favorite ghost story, movie or even personal experience is and you could win an eBook copy of Murder, Madness & Love and Memories of Murder the first two books in the Detective Quaid mystery series
&
Julie's first book Polar Night! 

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Congratulations Gary Pennick!
The winner from last weeks Stiltskins post!