I gave a talk this weekend on Building Your Author Platform, which was part of WORD Vancouver's professional programming for writers. Details and slides are on the Publishing@SFU website but I wanted to sing the praises of a few online magazines and author-support...
Fireworks Factory is the marketing retreat of the year for Canada's most innovative digital marketers. I spent 3 days on Pender Island with this year's cohort of senior marketers, decision makers, strategists, experts and consultants. Each contributed...
Best Social Media Tools: Monique's PicksThe 5 social media tools I use most often. I like discovering new social media tools and The Conversation Prism by Brian Solis and JESS3 is a visual map of the enormous number of social media tools available. But there are...
Want to increase your online sales? This post looks at what editors, marketers and copywriters can do to improve sales conversions by optimizing landing pages — all without design or code help. Landing page optimization is hard. At least that is a common...
Simple 5-Step Marketing Audit You Can Do YourselfConducting your own marketing audit has some challenges because you are familiar with the strategy and tactics to such an extent that you infer things that may not be seen in the actual data, you overlook gaps in the...
As follow up to my presentation at the BC Library Conference I have compiled a list of resources and key articles to help librarians interested in improving their understanding of the web. If you have additional recommendations please provide them in the comments...
I spoke at the BC Library Conference on Friday about marketing. F14 Readers’ Advisory Outside the Box: Marketing Experts Reveal Strategies on Promoting Books and Reading Organized by the BCLA Readers’ Advisory Interest Group, this panel of experts from...
3 Overlooked Online Marketing StrategiesDon't underestimate these powerful digital marketing strategies: email, video and Facebook adsSpring is upon us, well, for those of us on the West Coast anyway. And it's time to talk about growth and transitions for the...
Photo by velvettangerine For many, August means slower summer days and lighter workloads. That means now’s the time to brush up on your marketing and social media skills to prepare for the busy Fall season. Here are 3 marketing checklists that will help improve...
Photo courtesy of Antavo Promotion Builder Online contests are an excellent way to increase fan engagement and build up your existing fan base. They’re also great for encouraging word of mouth marketing among your fans’ and their friends—especially...