Marketing with promotional offers - The Book Marketing Network2024-03-29T07:18:14Zhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/forum/topics/523145:Topic:8056?commentId=523145%3AComment%3A11566&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis is a hard business, but…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2007-07-24:523145:Comment:188372007-07-24T21:23:41.090ZElisa Mayohttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/elisamayo
This is a hard business, but I say sit back and ENJOY and not worry over the get-there-quick schemes.
This is a hard business, but I say sit back and ENJOY and not worry over the get-there-quick schemes. I love the internet. And I th…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2007-06-26:523145:Comment:126372007-06-26T15:46:36.517ZRick Kirschnerhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/Rickster
I love the internet. And I think Amazon and Google and the rest of the big portals are cool in what they make possible. UP TO A POINT! Because it also seems that in the democratization of book publishing the whole meaning of what a book is and what a bestseller implies is getting dumbed down to the point where they really won't mean much of anything.
I love the internet. And I think Amazon and Google and the rest of the big portals are cool in what they make possible. UP TO A POINT! Because it also seems that in the democratization of book publishing the whole meaning of what a book is and what a bestseller implies is getting dumbed down to the point where they really won't mean much of anything. I sat in on a teleseminar abo…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2007-06-13:523145:Comment:115662007-06-13T18:23:52.172ZNikki Leighhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/NikkiLeigh
I sat in on a teleseminar about this a couple of times. While I can see some merit to it, it feels like cheating the system. Although Amazon rankings are a flawed system to start with :) 100 free gifts is ridiculous and I agree with the person that asked who has time to download all those things. I've also found with some of these that the link to the freebies might not work or you get something other that what was offered and again, who has time to follow up. While I'd love to be a top ranking…
I sat in on a teleseminar about this a couple of times. While I can see some merit to it, it feels like cheating the system. Although Amazon rankings are a flawed system to start with :) 100 free gifts is ridiculous and I agree with the person that asked who has time to download all those things. I've also found with some of these that the link to the freebies might not work or you get something other that what was offered and again, who has time to follow up. While I'd love to be a top ranking author, this isn't really the way I want to do it. One of my books made it above the 9,000 mark and I was tickled with that :)<br />
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NIkki Leigh They are sharks like all the…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2007-06-06:523145:Comment:112702007-06-06T22:25:36.478ZKevin Noahttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/kteach
They are sharks like all the others trying to talk authors into a marketing plan that won't work.
They are sharks like all the others trying to talk authors into a marketing plan that won't work. Hmmm. To be quite honest with…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2007-06-01:523145:Comment:109072007-06-01T16:10:11.336ZCelina Summershttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/celinasummers
Hmmm. To be quite honest with you, if I received this offer in my email I'd think it was either a scam or a virus waiting to upload. It seems like overkill to me. *shrug* But, then again, perhaps I'm just naturally suspicious.
Hmmm. To be quite honest with you, if I received this offer in my email I'd think it was either a scam or a virus waiting to upload. It seems like overkill to me. *shrug* But, then again, perhaps I'm just naturally suspicious. Everybody wants to get someth…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2007-06-01:523145:Comment:109042007-06-01T15:35:10.552ZAlan Smithhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/Promopro
Everybody wants to get something for nothing, it's human nature. Having spent more than 20 years in supermarket promotions I can assure you that "come-ons" and similiar promotions are very effective. It's the same concept as pricing an item at $4.99 instead of $5, that little penny difference produces a lot more sales. Sad to admit but we're all trained consumers in this country.<br />
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At some point these promotions will lose their effectiveness because too many will be doing it, sort of like every…
Everybody wants to get something for nothing, it's human nature. Having spent more than 20 years in supermarket promotions I can assure you that "come-ons" and similiar promotions are very effective. It's the same concept as pricing an item at $4.99 instead of $5, that little penny difference produces a lot more sales. Sad to admit but we're all trained consumers in this country.<br />
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At some point these promotions will lose their effectiveness because too many will be doing it, sort of like every supermarket in town offering double coupons, it's not special any more. Hi Kim,
Yes, it seems to have…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2007-05-15:523145:Comment:94962007-05-15T19:55:37.829ZAriadne Greenhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/Ariadne
Hi Kim,<br />
Yes, it seems to have worked for the author above, as her book hit #2 on the Amazon list the day of the promotion. John Kremer said that it takes an email list of about a million to get your book to the #1 slot on Amazon using a promotion like this.<br />
Ariadne Green
Hi Kim,<br />
Yes, it seems to have worked for the author above, as her book hit #2 on the Amazon list the day of the promotion. John Kremer said that it takes an email list of about a million to get your book to the #1 slot on Amazon using a promotion like this.<br />
Ariadne Green Aridane:
I know what you mea…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2007-05-14:523145:Comment:93362007-05-14T18:26:21.935ZKim Dushinskihttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/KimDushinski
Aridane:<br />
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I know what you mean. My issue with that many free gifts is that I probably only have time to read the one book I'm getting - not 100 other things. I mean who even has the time to download 100 things even if they are free.<br />
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That said, it must be working because this type of promotion keeps happening.<br />
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Kim Dushinski
Aridane:<br />
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I know what you mean. My issue with that many free gifts is that I probably only have time to read the one book I'm getting - not 100 other things. I mean who even has the time to download 100 things even if they are free.<br />
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That said, it must be working because this type of promotion keeps happening.<br />
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Kim Dushinski