I'm finally sharing some of my vacation pictures. I've read some posts lately that we bloggers are getting to "promotional" and not enough "personal" - I tend to agree! Though, once you're published, the books do take over your life!
So today I will start with some vacation pictures...
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| the feet in the sand pic |
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| the journey into the waves pic |
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| football in the ocean |
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| my oldest son's first oyster |
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| outlet shopping! |
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| took a cruise |
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| the sunset pic |
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| what's the most sought-after item in this picture? |
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| but wait! i promoted at the beach! |
Here's my unconventional promotion on vacation. I brought fun swag - I wrote "BROKEN BRANCH FALLS by Tara Tyler" on those beastly kite-looking things that sail through the sky like airplanes. I brought my "Stand up for yourself" footballs and I also dressed up some frisbees with Beast World on the larger ones and my BBF cover on the small ones.
So here's what I did... each day, I left my promotional items somewhere. Footballs in the pool, small frisbees at a bar and on a bench, and the days I went to the beach, I set out the display above. On the last day, I even set out my sign and some of my books when I snagged a table by the pool!
The results... not much direct response, but while I was reading at the beach, it was jam-packed and a girl next to me asked what I was reading (it was Kinetic by S.K. Anthony) I told her it was my friend's book and she was surprised I knew the author (hee hee) and I said it was because I'm an author too! She said she was part of a trading book club and would look me up and get my books - I gave her some swag and bookmarks. Yay!
And one last promotional bit - my Broken Branch Falls Blog Tour stop for this week is at
Robin's nest,
Your Daily Dose and I'll be talking about
Musical Inspiration!
Hope your summer is wonderful! Have you been able to get away? (and hope you're staying warm, my down under friends!)
Clever way to promote at the beach! Hope that girl picks up your book for her book club.
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Will visit Robin!
Wow, you are so clever! I'm impressed. I think I'll hire YOU to do my promoting :)
ReplyDeleteHi Tara - can't say I'd agree with Alex .. but perhaps being by the pool or able to swim in it - would be my most sought after item - I'd need an airticket too.
ReplyDeleteStill looks like you had fun - and made fun for yourself promoting your book .. and sure hope the trading book club picks you up ..
Cheers Hilary
Cruises are so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit out of the habit, but I used to leave bookmarks for my books everywhere I went. You came up with some creative marketing ideas.
Fun pics! And great promotional ideas - you had your words working for you. :)
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Love how creative you got with the book promotion! I guess it helps to have swag on you at all times. :)
ReplyDeleteVery clever! It looks and sounds like you had a wonderful vacation!
ReplyDeleteAll those ideas are really cool. I like the frisbee idea, because I'm a bad throw so I'd literally be hitting people with advertising :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to combine fun and promotion. Hope it brings in some unexpected sales.
ReplyDeleteI haven't gone on holiday yet this summer, though I'm still hoping to see my favorite aunt in Floriday before the fall holidays start. Once I have physical copies of my books, I'd like to promote them at the indie bookstore in my aunt's city when I'm visiting.
ReplyDeletelooks SO nice and relaxing!! so glad you enjoyed your time. And how nice that girl got some bookmarks from you!
ReplyDeleteYour son's first oyster, and he's smiling? I love 'em, but I thought they were an acquired taste.
ReplyDeleteWell done, sneaking in little promos for BBF!
You're so sneaky!
ReplyDeleteWhere's the picture of your son after he swallow the oyster. --or was that it?
What great promo ideas! Also you are very sneaky! And I like the toes on the beach. My favorite kind of vacation involves toes at the beach.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! I live by the beach but this post made me want to ... go on holiday by the beach. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your promo materials! Sounds like you did a good job. And the way you did it made it fun for everyone.
Great ideas for promoting on your vacation! And congratulations on the book group future sale. I admit, I get a kick out of people's reactions when I can say I'm reading a friend's book. Probably because I forget that once I would have thought that was a big deal?
ReplyDeleteClever idea my friend :) that is why you will be successful!
ReplyDeleteBeach vacations are the best! Great promo ideas, too :)
ReplyDeleteThese were some great promo ideas! (And lovely pictures.) You were ready for anything, lol. It's great that you were thinking outside of the norm. Nothing wrong with letting people know that your book exists if you ask me. You make me wanna go and buy some swag:)
ReplyDeleteThese were some great promo ideas! (And lovely pictures.) You were ready for anything, lol. It's great that you were thinking outside of the norm. Nothing wrong with letting people know that your book exists if you ask me. You make me wanna go and buy some swag:)
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas Tara! I'll be looking for a message in a bottle with your website in it. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! And wishing you many sales on Broken Branch.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, especially that sunset one! And wow, what fun ways to promote your book! I'll have to remember some of these ideas...
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it feel awesome to be at the end of the big push? Way to promote while on vacation. That's dedication. =) I had that once--chatting with a teenage girl, she was shocked I knew and author she'd read, and then she one-clicked my book on her phone. It was awesome.
ReplyDeleteOh, your vacation looks so lovely!!! I'm so glad you got away. And got so creative about marketing!! Great ideas, I think :)
ReplyDeleteI need to learn some of your promoting ideas! Looks like a fun vacation!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fabulous vacation and I think your marketing ideas are brilliant. You definitely got your name/book out there and they say people need to see a name numerous times. :). I hope the girl from the beach contacts you. Awesome that you had swag to give her! Yeah!
ReplyDelete~Jess
What a great vacation! Some good marketing ideas as well. Let's hope they pay off.
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