First Annual Marketing Summer Camp July 14-15, 2012

Marketing Summer Camp 2012. 

Marketing for Romance Writers Yahoo Group was founded in 2006 by Kayelle Allen, with the express purpose of sharing promotional how-to ideas and learning marketing skills with other authors. It started with about a dozen people, and now numbers well over a thousand. In the same spirit of sharing, the group has decided to hold a free online conference to make more information available. If you are an author, you are invited to take part, published, unpublished, in print, or ebook.

This year's theme is our group motto: Seek. Teach. Share. Learn. Succeed.
 
We chose July 14-15 so as not to conflict with other conferences during the summer. The specific times for panels and workshops has not yet been determined, but will be announced here when established. A website for the group has been purchased and will go live soon. Links will be provided.

Goodie bags will be provided for all guests, and will include handouts, promo idea sheets, coupons, discounts, and other items. We have received commitment from Romance Junkies and The Romance Studio for giveaways. More will be announced. If your company would like to donate downloadable or online-obtainable prizes please contact us by clicking here.

Topics for which we need speakers:
Handling Multiple Submissions
Promo Ideas
Promo Giveaways
Using Facebook Effectively
Twitter Tips and Tricks
Managing Social Media with Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, and Other Apps
How to Manage a Triberr Tribe

If you would like to volunteer as a speaker click here.

SPEAKERS (more to be added)

Marcia James: Niche Marketing
Dawne Prochilo: Where to Find Readers
Rolyn Anderson: QR Codes
Mary Caelsto (Jupiter Gardens): BookWorm Bags (Promos for conferences)
Rolyn Anderson: QR Codes
Dawne Prochilo: Where to Find Readers
Alison Knight: Blogging 101
Kayelle Allen: Preparing for Interviews

PANELS

Finding Your Audience: Dawne Prochilo
Marketing to Specific Genres: Marcia James, Mary Caelsto (Jupiter Gardens)
Blogging: Allison Knight, Susan Palmquist
Helping Your Publisher Promo Your Books:* Mary Caelsto (Jupiter Gardens)
*Please contact your publisher and ask if they would like to take part in this panel discussion.

PROMO VOLUNTEERS

Group Promotions Director Karen Cote' will coordinate volunteers and promotions.
The Twitter hashtag for the conference is #mfrwSummerCamp.

The following people have already volunteered. We need twenty (20) people or more. A sign up sheet will be available shortly. You will have prepared messages to choose from, as well as your own creativity and desire to share what you're learning.

Delaney Diamond
Dawne Prochilo
Cassandra Carr
Chris Redding
Juliette Springs

To help with promotion click here.

To join Marketing for Romance Writers and be part of a Yahoo Group that makes a difference in the publishing industry, click here.

Class: 10 Ways to Promote Your eBook

Do you have a limited budget, or don’t think you have enough time to promote your book? Everyone deserves their 15 minutes of fame and in this two-hour workshop, Susan Palmquist will show you ten easy and inexpensive ways to get your name out to the masses.

When: Saturday, Feb 4, 2012

Time: 7:00 pm Eastern

Where: Class will be held on the Marketing for Romance Writers Yahoo Group. Click the name to visit the home page. 

Cost: Membership is free, and so are all classes.

Teacher: Susan Palmquist is a freelance writer, writing teacher, author and blogger. Prior to her writing career she worked in PR for non-profits. She was also a publicist for three years mostly working with authors, actors and musicians. One of her specialties is promotion on a budget.

Free Signature Workshop sponsored by MFRW

What: Learn how to create a signature for your promos and emails that brings you readers, and helps generate sales. You will be able to submit a signature for critique by the teacher, as well as the group.
Four authors' signatures have been chosen as examples for the workshop. Was yours one of them? Come find out.
When: Monday Nov 14, 2011
Start time: (two-hour class)
8:00p  Atlantic

7:00p  Eastern
6:00p  Central
5:00p  Mountain
4:00p  Pacific

Where: class will be held on the group, in email/forum style.  http://tinyurl.com/mfrwgroup
Cost: FREE. No fees. No sign up. To attend, simply show up and be ready to learn.
Who: The public may read the messages, but only members have access to notes afterward, and only members can reply to comments or post questions. There is NO COST to join.
You may invite friends to join by sending them to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MarketingForRomanceWriters/ OR use the shorter, non-breaking URL http://tinyurl.com/mfrwgroup


Teacher: Mary, Jupiter Gardens, LLC
Nurturing your inner worlds and exploring new ones!
Jupiter Gardens Press (metaphysical fiction/nonfiction and sf/f)
http://jupitergardens.com
Jupiter Storm, YA imprint
http://jupiterstorm.com
Pink Petal Books, romance imprint 
http://pinkpetalbooks.com
Nature's Child Ezine for pagan families, children, teens, and anyone who feels like a child of nature. 
http://natureschildezine.com

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Premade tweets:
Copy and paste one of these into Twitter to share info about the class.

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