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The Marketing Mind Shift And The Power Of Ad Stacking With Ricci Wolman
How can you shift your mindset in order to reach more readers with your books? How can you leverage the tools available for authors to sell more copies? Ricci Wolman from Written Word Media gives her tips.
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Ricci Wolman is the founder and CEO of Written Word Media, a marketing platform that empowers authors to market and sell their books. Ricci has been in the self-publishing space for nearly a decade. She holds an MBA from Harvard, and is passionate about using her marketing powers for good.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.
Show Notes
* Creating a positive attitude towards marketing
* Separating ourselves from our art to become business-minded
* What Written Word Media offers authors and readers
* Ad stacking — what it is and why it's so successful
* Price differences when marketing different genres
* The many aspects that make up the marketing ecosystem
* The future of selling direct while utilizing promo services
You can find Ricci at WrittenWo...