Praise
Bryan Heathman’s marketing acumen is unparalleled in the new world of publishing. The step-by-step guide #1 Best Seller offered valuable insights about how to maximize sales for our book launch.
- Robert A. Dickinson, Author of Score College Scholarships
Bryan is brilliant, the material is timely, targeted, and based on years of success. The book is a winner to be sure. If you want to not just get published but get sales as well, you now hold the keys to success in your hand.
Buy it, read it, do it!
- Chris Majer, Founder, The Human Potential Project and author of The Power of Transformation
I find Bryan Heathman’s wealth of knowledge in marketing fascinating as he’s constantly thinking on how to spread the word to vast audiences.
- Dan Lewis, Retired ABC Television News Anchor
For the first-time Bryan Heathman publicly shares the inside secrets of what it takes to be massively successful as an author in today’s publishing landscape. If you want to change the world, this is your playbook.
- Dan Waldschmidt, Bestselling author of EDGY Conversations
Once again Bryan gives you the tools to cut your learning curve by at least 50%. Brilliant!
- Dr. Sheila Murray Bethel, National Bestselling author of Making A Difference
Bryan Heathman is the perfect person to offer book marketing strategies having published hundreds of speakers and authors. His advice is rock solid.
- Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE. Past President, National Speakers Association.
Bryan Heathman is a man on a mission…a mission to help others to have greater success. He is an expert marketer and has helped many people to create amazing book projects. He has great ideas and great insights that can help you have great success with your book. Read this book and then go to work on what he recommends! You will be glad you did!
- Dr. Willie Jolley, Bestselling author of A SetbackIs A Setup For A Comeback & An Attitude of Excellence
Writing books is pure pleasure! Marketing them can be agony. Without an adequate plan, authors don’t stand a chance in today’s flooded book market. Buy this book so you can sell your own, and get to write another one!
- Joseph Castleberry, President, Northwest University and author of Forty Days of Christmas
Finally! A roadmap to separate the pretenders from the performers. With over 100 tactics to implement, Bryan unpacks the steps that reveal a ‘behind the scenes’ look to becoming a Bestselling author.
- Scott Hogle, #1 Bestselling author of Persuade
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ISBN 978-1-64146-287-7 (Hardback)
ISBN: 978-1-64146-346-1 (Paperback)
LCCN: 2018905008
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
Heathman, Bryan
#1 Best Seller: Book Marketing… Reinvented
pages. Cm
1. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General
2. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Authorship
3. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishing
Printed in the United States of America
Contents
The Book Marketing Journey
1
Book Marketing The Achilles Heel of Authors
The Book Launch Formula – Becoming a Hometown Hero
2
The Art of Branding for Authors
Your WHY – The Essence of a Personal Brand
3
How to Get Quality Book Endorsements from Celebrities
Five Essentials for Getting Quality Book Endorsements
4
Creating a Product Funnel: The Business Side of Writing
The Product Funnel for Authors: How to Build a Product Funnel
5
How to Get Media Attention with Public Relations
5 Tips to Getting National Media Attention
The 5 Essentials of a Book Media Kit
Planning a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Media Tour
The Golden Egg: How to Work with a Public Relations Firm
6
Social Media & The Art of Selling Books
When Social Media Works (and When It Doesn’t)
Social Media, Book Promotion and the Sweet Smell of Success
Book Marketing with Facebook Ads – Who Says You Can’t Buy Happiness?
7
How to Profit from Bookstore Signings
Bookstore Signings: Are They Profitable or Like Chasing a Unicorn?