Following feedback from delegates in 2020, this course is now a full day, with more time for exercises, discussion and tutoring. The price has increased in line with the additional hours of training, and includes homework set between the two sessions and more tutor feedback.
The marketing department of a publishing company is an exciting place to work. Understanding both your part in the business and what you are trying to achieve is crucial when both budget and activity have to be spent as effectively as possible.
You need to learn who all your audiences are, not just the consumers who buy your books but also your colleagues in different departments and the retailers who will sell and promote your books. You also need to understand the costs associated with the various media options, how to work most effectively with your colleagues in publicity and how to measure how successful your work has been.
There isn’t much time to ask questions on the job and you are generally expected to pick everything up through osmosis. This course will explain clearly exactly what is happening in all parts of the publishing process and give you the chance to ask all of the questions that have occurred to you since you started. The course will look at both trade and non-trade publishing.
Who is it for?
Assistants and executives starting in publishing marketing departments.
What will you achieve?
On completing this course you’ll be able to:
Programme
Introduction
Marketing options in publishing
Retail marketing and working with sales
Direct to consumer communications and owned media
Brands and authors and backlist
Planning a campaign, measuring effectiveness
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A number of discounts are available
To join the course, you will need access to a computer, tablet or laptop with a camera and microphone. You will need to activate a free Zoom account to join the course. This takes two minutes and does not require any payment. It is purely for administrative purposes.