Seven New Trends In Digital Book Advertising for Authors: Mark Dawson

October 14, 2017

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There's more to digital advertising than Facebook ads.
Bestselling Author Mark Dawson and founder of The Self Publishing Formula discusses the latest trends in paid ads for authors with seven actionable tips you can put in place, right now.

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This Post Has 5 Comments

Julie Bestry says:
October 16, 2017 at 3:15 AM
This has been fascinating to listen to (though, I’m afraid I was transported back 3+ decades to being lost in algebra class — math is far too visual for this presentation to be missing the calculations). I appreciate the guidance on various trends, especially AMS and BookBub, as I suspect most of us are the least experienced with digital ads outside of FB.
I hope you’re already feeling better, Mark!
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D J Mills says:
October 14, 2017 at 9:08 PM
Thanks for all the updates and tips.
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ZARA ALTAIR says:
October 14, 2017 at 5:27 PM
Thank you, Mark. Great overview and some new ideas.
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Bill Hines says:
October 14, 2017 at 3:11 PM
This session really cries out for slides to show the calculations, charts, etc for the various platforms and calculations discussed. Very hard to follow with just audio. Doesn’t make me want to sign up for the courses.
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1. Bill Cokas says:
  October 16, 2017 at 9:41 PM
  I agree with Bill, although, as an authority, Mark never fails to command my attention.
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