Feb
19
Creative Book Marketing Strategies
How to Create a Sound Marketing and Distribution Plan
How to Create a Sound Marketing and Distribution Plan
More and more authors are coming to realize that the true challenge and opportunity in publishing lies not just in creating a compelling manuscript or finding the right publishing partner but having a sound marketing and distribution plan!
Publishers are looking for authors who are willing to market their message. But how do you do that?
This practical session will give you truckloads of insightful and proven strategies for how to market and sell your book, not just one at a time but by the box! Not only will you learn ways to market your book, but you will also discover untapped strategies for how to build a distribution network for your book!
This session will help you:
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David Welday is an out-of-the-box thinker, gifted communicator, high-energy motivator, publisher, trainer, marketing strategist and coach.
Whether working with a client one-on-one or speaking to a packed house, David is known for his passionate, high-energy and infectious demeanor and presentation.
He serves as President of Higher Life Publishing and Marketing, and Executive Director of Next Generation Institute.
David has delivered 500+ percent growth for nationwide periodicals, developed New York Times bestselling authors and created award-winning curriculum resources for both for-profit companies and non-profit organizations.
He has served in the publishing and marketing world for more than 30 years with experience in direct response marketing, magazine publishing, book publishing, curriculum and digital resource development, donor development and organizational development. His experience includes work in traditional, collaborative and self-publishing models. He does "Contagious Brand Strategy" engagements for both corporations and not-for-profit ministries.
David is a published author and does seminars and intensives in the areas of branding, personal development, publishing, parenting, leadership and marketing. His published books include:
· The Winning Mindset – How to approach problems, people and circumstances and come out on top!
· Get Your Book Published!
· How to Market Your Book!
· 52 Book Marketing Strategies
· Shaping Your Family Story – How imperfect parents create hope and promise for their children
· The Successful Children’s Ministry Worker’s Guide to Effectively Training Children
Clients he has served include Health Central Hospital, The Williams Group, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Bill Winston Ministries, New Tribes Mission, Chef Zipora LLC, Voice of the Martyrs, Assist Network International, World Compassion, Change This World, David C. Cooke, Gospel Light, Charisma Media, BOSS the Movement, Kingdom Global, Lionshare, Texas Health Resources, The Service Driven Institute, and many others.
David has served on the board of multiple charitable, non-profit organizations.
In addition, David is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and is an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (MP) with the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching.
David lives in Oviedo. Florida and has been married to his lovely wife, Amy for more than 40 years. He and his wife have three grown sons, David, Darren and Jason, and are actively involved in local church and non-profit charity work.