Book Publicists, Book PR Services, and Book Publicity Experts
This page features PR services, publicists, media coaches, and PR agencies which specialize in working with book authors and publishers. Note: At the bottom of the page is a list of media lists and databases. Alert: Before signing with any service, be sure to check out their references.
This is a work in progress. If you'd like to nominate a book PR service, email John Kremer. I know that I have missed some companies I truly would like to add to this list. Your company might be one of those. — book publicity expert John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books
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TVPRGuys.com — Want to get on top national TV talk shows like Oprah, Good Morning America, Today and Larry King? Bradley Communications offers a database/directory of the top 241 national TV & cable shows that interview authors and other guests. You not only get contact names, addresses and emails but also detailed profiles on each show including what types of guests they want and the best ways to approach them.
A to Z Listing of Book Publicists
Alice Acheson, P O Box 735, Friday Harbor WA 98250; 360-378-2815; Fax: 360-378-2841. Email: AliceBA@aol.com.
AHE PR, Amy Edelman; 973-783-3052. Email: ahedelman@comcast.net. Offers Radio Media Tours and Satellite Media Tours for less than normal by pairing two similar authors together. RMT for about $3,500 for about 9 individual interviews. SMT for $6,800 per author for approximately 14 shared TV interviews.
AimPress, Rod Mitchell, Adventures in Media, 4927 Bridgeville Lane, Spring TX 77388; 281-350-5506; Cell: 281-851-5258. Email: mediarod@aol.com. A full service literary publicity and entertainment agency with a focus on nonfiction authors.
Allen Media Strategies, Burke Allen, 12019 Troffac Road, Herndon VA 20170; 703-589-8960; Fax: 703-935-5350. Email: burke@allenmedia strategies.com. “We work with New York Times bestselling authors, national touring entertainers, information marketers, broadcast personalities and others to enhance their sales footprint and marketplace exposure.”
Ampersand Communications, Amanda Sutton, 1628 Stanford Drive SE, Albququerque NM 87106; 505-400-3898. Email: amanda@ampersand comm.com. Offers a range of marketing services including media relations, event planning, press kit creation, copywriting, and networking. Serves authors, artists, and businesses contributing to the arts.
Ascot Media Group, Trish Stevens, 1120 Nasa Road 1 #220, Nassau Bay TX 77058; 281-333-3507; Fax: 281-333-2130. Email: TStevens@Ascot Media.com. They handle a lot of authors.
Author's Assistant, Stephanie Barko, Literary Publicist, 16100 Crystal Hill, Austin TX 78737; 512-291-6188. Email: steffercat@austin.rr.com. Specializes in nonfiction, historical fiction, and Texas authors (and authors touring Texas).
Authors on the Web, Wiley Saichek, Marketing Director, The Book Report Network, 250 West 57th Street #1228, New York NY 10107; 212-246-3100; Fax: 212-246-4640. Email: wiley@authorsontheweb.com. Offers Internet marketing and PR services for authors.
The B&B Media Group, Tina Jacobson, President, 109 S Main Street, Corsicana TX 75110; 903-872-0517; 800-927-0518, ext. 100; Fax: 903-872-0518. Email: tjacobson@tbbmedia.com. Founded in 1987, this agency does book and author publicity, especially for religious books and publishers.
The Barrett Company, Charles Barrett, President, 12021 Wilshire Boulevard #600, Los Angeles CA 90025; 310-471-5764; Fax: 310-471-5215. Email: barcopr@earthlink.net. “We have successfully represented a range of various authors, fiction and nonfiction, — from those with major publishers such as Scribners and Little Brown to self-published and small press authors.” Also well connected to film and TV producers and studios.
Hal Bergen & Company, Hal Bergen, 920 N Franklin Street #302, Chicago IL 60610-3183; 312-335-9994; Fax: 312-335-1383. Email: hbergen@earthlink.net.
Best Book Promotions Ever, Kennetta Wainwright, CEO, Redbone Book Management, 1300 Mercantile Lane #100, Largo MD 20774. Email: redbonepublishing@hotmail.com. They have partnerships with bookstores, hotels, and ground transportation for book tours in the DC area. They organize book signings and appearances, coordinate travel accommodations, escort authors to all appearances, etc.
Biggs Publicity & Events, Adrienne Biggs, 102 F Street, San Rafael CA 94901; 415-453-4474. Email: adrienne@biggspublicity.com. Book publicity a specialty. Adrienne, a former publicity manager at Jossey-Bass and John Wiley, started her own PR agency in Marin County in January 2001. Their focus is on self-help, spirituality (especially Buddhism), personal growth, and parenting books.
Bisson Barcelona, Traci Bisson, 5 Dyment Way #C, P O Box 458, Barrington NH 03825; 603-664-5776; Fax: 603-664-7497. Email: myimage@bissonbarcelona.com. Nonfiction book and author publicity, social marketing campaigns.
Blanco & Peace, Lissy Peace, President, 359 W Chicago Avenue #200, Chicago IL 60610; 312-573-2070; Email: lissypeace@aol.com. Has represented New York Times bestselling authors such as Catherine Lanigan (Romancing The Stone), Steve Alten (The Shell Game), and many nonfiction titles. National campaigns and tours including all levels of media.
Bolton PR, Alecia Bolton; 307-673-4714. Email: boltonpr@yahoo.com. Full-service PR campaigns with a specialty in radio campaigns.
BookConnector.com, Paul Petrucci, Petruccis West, 3218 Portage Bay Place East, Seattle WA 98102; 206-383-6378. Email: paul@paulpetrucci. com or paul@bookconnector.com. Helps authors locate book review sites on the web as well as book signing venues in the real world. At this time, a free service.
Booth Media Group, Peg Booth, 1386 Nightshade Road, Carlsbad CA 92009; 760-929-1111; Fax: 760-929-9919. Email: pegbooth@boothmedia. com. Peg also trains people on the ins and outs of doing effective PR. Her one-on-one full-day training sessions teach people how to make and keep good contacts in the media, how to structure your day-to-day activities, and how to develop the qualities you need as a publicist.
Bradley Communications, 390 Reed Road, P O Box 360, Broomall PA 19008; 484-477-4220; 800-784-4359. Web: http://www.TVPRGuys.com. Publishes the Radio/TV Interview Report and Million Dollar Author Club newsletter.
Katherine Brandenburg, 1905 High Street, Lincoln NE 68502; 402-450-4445. Email: katherinebrandenburg@yahoo.com. Book publicist since 1995. Has publicized Ross Perot, Cal Ripken, Jr., and others.
Brickman Marketing, Wendy Brickman, 395 Del Monte Center #250, Monterey CA 93940; 831-633-4444; Fax: 831-633-4499. Email: brickman@redshift.com. Specializing in marketing and publicizing videos (and some books). Established in 1990.
Brody Public Relations, Beth Brody, 145 Kingwood Stockton Road, Stockton NJ 08559; 609-397-3737; Fax: 609-397-3666. She's done PR for many major publishers, almost any book subject.
Marian Brown PR, Marian Brown; 917-541-5814. Email: mbrownpr@gmail. com. Book publicist.
News Release Critique: $300.00. I see dozens of news releases every day. Few make the grade. Most are uninteresting, unnewsworthy, and product-oriented. What does it take to sell books with a good news release? In a 15-minute phone call, I can give you feedback on your news release to help you make it one that sells books. To book a critique, send me your news release via email along with the best time to call you within a few days. Each critique includes a 15-minute feedback session via telephone as well as a rewrite by John to create a news release that gets attention and makes sales.
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Carney+Associates, Kathlene Carney, P O Box 1635, Bodega Bay CA 94923; 707-377-4141; Fax: 707-377-4142. Email: kathlene@carneypr.com. Opened since 1985, this former radio talk show producer specializes in author and book publicity for lifestyle topics including parenting, green living, health, home, garden, pets, and more. Clients include HarperCollins, Howell Book House, and The Taunton Press.
Catalyst Publicity & Promotion Group, Lisa Braun Dubbels, President, 2625 Blaisdell Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55408-1505; 612-879-1854. Email: lisa@catalystpublicity.com. Specialties: mind, body & spirit, religion, spirituality, alternative medicine.
Catalyst Moon Public Relations, Catherine Manor Noyes; 281-829-5221; Cell: 281-924-4345. Email: cmn@catalystmoon.com.
Cave Henricks Communications, Barbara Cave Henricks, 6105 Ginita, Austin TX 78739; 512-301-8936; Fax: 512-301-8940. Email: barbara@cavehenricks.com. Focuses on business books, with an additional emphasis on working with business book authors still in the proposal stage.
Champagne PR, Lisa Schuble, President, 600 N McClurg Court #2210A, Chicago IL 60611; 708-715-4810. Email: lschublepr@gmail.com or lschuble@champagnepr.com. A full-service boutique size public relations firm that focuses on all aspects of public relations and marketing communications.
Suzanne Chase PR, Suzanne Chase, President, 129 Perry Street #4A, New York NY 10014; 212-989-1988.
Chandler Chicco Agency, 450 West 15th Street, New York NY 10011; 212-229-8400; Fax: 212-229-8496. Has done publicity for some books.
CLASS Promotional Services, Kim Garrison, Oceanside, CA; 760-453-2337; Fax: 760-453-2337. Email: kim@classervices.com. An independent division of Christian Leaders, Authors, & Speakers Services. They specialize in radio and TV publicity for Christian authors. See their web page for books that work well for Christian broadcast publicity.
Conscious Media Relations, Jackie Lapin. Email: jackie@consciousmedia relations.com. Check out her Conscious Media Radio Tour Package for authors, speakers, and coaches in the fields of consciousness and conscious business. Check out the Conscious Media Radio Tour Package at: http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/?Clk=2688514.
Cultural Communications, Shannon Wilkinson, President, 445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York NY 10022; 212-505-1253; Fax: 212-591-7633; Cell: 917-340-6538. Email: contact@culturalcommunications.info. They handle national and international publicity for books with strong visual content — art, architecture, fashion photography, film, and style.
The Cyber Publicist, Eileen Parker, 6616 Hillsboro Avenue N, Minneapolis MN 55428; 763-533-6125; Cell: 763-228-5494. Email: e@eileenparker.com. online PR campaigns. Check out her blog at http://eileenparker.wordpress.com.
Dehart & Company Public Relations, Dottie DeHart, The Piedmont Center, 1375 Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard SE #109, Hickory NC 28602; 828-325-4966; Fax: 828-325-4968. Email: dsdehart@aol.com or dottie@dehartandcompany.com. Good publicist with lots of praise from publishing clients. I recommend them to many of my clients.
Design Power Solutions, Pamela Wray, The Wray Agency, 1304 Dogwood Drive, Oxford AL 36203; 256-835-8008; Fax: 256-835-0094. Email: pxchange@hiwaay.net. This individual offers editorial, marketing, publicity, book cover and jacket design.
Anne Dozier, Publicist, 313 East 84th Street #1-B, New York NY 10028; 212-717-0276. Email: AnneDozier@aol.com. Book and author publicist for Robert Tannenbaum, Janet Evanovich, Susie Coelho, and Mrs. Fixit.
Dean Draznin Communications, Dean Draznin, 2307 Seven Hills Road, Fairfield IA 52556; 641-472-2257; 888-567-2257; Fax: 641-469-6085. Email: ddraznin@kdsi.net or info@drazninpr.com. An international PR firm for books, software, technology, and more.
Eileen Duhné, Public Relations and Consultations, 185-A Forrest Avenue, Fairfax CA 94930; 415-459-2573. Email: eileen@souledout.org.
Lisa Elia PR, Lisa Elia, President, 1285 Barry Avenue #302, Los Angeles CA 90025; 310-479-0216; Fax: 888-548-5950. Email: LisaEliaPR@aol.com.
Lisa Ekus Public Relations, Lisa Ekus, President, 57 North Street, Hatfield MA 01038; 413-247-9325; Fax: 413-247-9873. Email: lisaekus@lisaekus. com. Specializes in publicity for cookbooks, chefs, restaurants, and other food professionals.
Event Management Services, Marsha Friedman, President, 1127 Grove Street, Clearwater FL 33755; 727-443-7115, ext. 201; Fax: 727-443-0835. Email: mfriedman@event-management.com.
Fame Advertising, Darlan Erlandson, P O Box 211, Grand Ledge MI 48837; Cell: 517-214-4592. Email: fame@acd.net. PR for films, books, entertainers, tours, and events.
Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion, Bryan Farrish; 818-905-8038. Email: interview-articles@radio-media.com. Email: interviews@radio-media.com. Radio interview promotion company.
Carol Fass Publicity, Carol Fass, President, 26 West 17th Street #802, New York NY 10011; 212-691-9707; Fax: 212-691-5012. Email: fasspr@aol.com.
Firebaugh Communications, Terri Firebaugh, 1518 Pecan Valley Court, Corinth TX 76205; 940-498-0477; Fax: 940-498-0289. Email: firebaugh@ firepub.com. Web: http://www.firepub.com. This PR firm specializes in nonfiction books and authors. They've promoted authors in the genres of self-help, high-tech, business books, investments, health/fitness, and relationships.
Five Star Publications, Linda Radke, P O Box 6698, Chandler AZ 85246-6698; 480-940-8182; Fax: 480-940-8787. Email: info@fivestarpublications. com. Book publicity as well as other book production and marketing services.
Flynn Media, Erin Flynn, President, 917-213-0936. Email: erin@flynnmedia.com.
The Ford Group, Arielle Ford, 5580 La Jolla Boulevard #614, La Jolla CA 92037; 858-454-3314; 800-593-5757. Email: af@fordsisters.com. The publicist for many bestselling authors, including Brad Blanton, Deepak Chopra, and others. She is no longer doing publicity, but will recommend other publicists.
Fortier Public Relations, Mark Fortier, 18 East 12th Street #10A, New York NY 10003; 212-675-6460; Fax: 212-656-1878. Email: mark@fortierpr. com. Web: http://www.fortierpr.com. Focus on business book publicity.
Fraser Communications, Pat Thompson, 2811 Wilshire Boulevard #600, Santa Monica CA 90403; 310-319-3737; Fax: 310-319-1537. Email: pthompson@frasercommunications.com. They handle advertising and PR for small publishing companies.
Frugal Marketing — Shel Horowitz, Copywriter, 413-586-2388; 800-683-WORD. Email: shel@frugalfun.com. Motto: “I make the world insist on learning why you're special.” He writes news releases, brochures, newsletters, ad copy, web copy, etc.
Galileo Communications, Tom Peric, President, 2040 Fairfax Avenue, Cherry Hill NJ 08003; 856-874-0049; Fax: 856-874-0052. Email: tsperic@worldnet.att.net. Author of the book, Publicity for Profit.
Gardner Publicity, Wendy Gardner, Brooklyn NY. Email: gardnerpublicity@ gmail.com. Specializes in promoting books on personal growth, spirituality, and mind/body/spirit.
Garis PR & Media Group, 310 S Twin Oaks Valley Road #107-200, San Marcos CA 92078; 760-471-4807. Email: publicity@nationalpublicist.com. In business 20 years representing literary, business, and entertainment clients. Pop media specialists. Books over 2,000 interviews and features every year.
Get the Word Out Communications, Steven Van Yoder, President, 537 Jones Street #2436, San Francisco CA 94102; 415-931-7323. Email: svy@getthewordout.net. Getting articles in magazines and online websites is his specialty.
Gift List Media, Amy Bates Stumpf, President, 1711 Lila Lane, La Canada CA 91011; 818-790-0775; Fax: 818-790-0725. Email: queries@giftlistmedia. com. Web: http://www.giftlistmedia.com/?link=jk. Offers two media lists: one for the winter holidays ($449) and another for the summer (Gift List for Moms, Dads, and Grads) for $379.
GLPR, Gail Leondar, President, 21 Belknap Street, Arlington MA 02174; 781-648-1658. Email: glpr@aol.com. Specializes in progressive books and authors.
Goldberg McDuffie Communications, Camille McDuffie, President, 444 Madison Avenue #3300, New York NY 10022; 212-446-5100; Fax: 212-980-5228. Email: bookpr@goldbergmcduffie.com. Lynn Goldberg, Chairperson. The firm has previously worked on books from The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson to Unleashing the Ideavirus by Seth Godin.
Green Galactic, Lynn Hasty, Los Angeles CA; 213-840-1201. Email: lynn@greengalactic.com. Charlene Boehne; 310-291-5104. Publicity and marketing consulting services to arts and entertainment clients, including book authors. Offers media campaign development, press kits, website consulting and content development, online marketing, brand development, special events, and more.
Greenberg Public Relations, Susannah Greenberg, President, 26 West 17th Street #504, New York NY 10011; 212-208-4629. Email: publicity@ bookbuzz.com. They also operate the Show Ideas website.
Gulotta Communications, Victor Gulotta, 341 Lexington Street, Newton MA 02466; 617-630-9286; Fax: 617-630-1695. Email: victor@booktours. com. Book promotion and publicity. Gulotta has been publicizing books for thirty years.
Kathryn Hall, Publicist, P O Box 1486, Ukiah CA 95482; 707-468-8201; Fax: 707-468-8309. Email: KHPBooks@aol.com. Motto: Changing the world one book at a time. She specializes in a National Print Tour that is a one-year commitment to securing print placement, but is available to book online and social media as well. Her specialty is business books committed to shifting paradigms in business. She has been a book publicist for over 30 years and is personal publicist for Marshall Goldsmith, author of the bestselling What Got You Here Won't Get You There. She is also a highly successful blogger and a San Francisco Chronicle Twitter contributor.
Anita Halton Associates, Anita Halton, 559 Alta Vista Way, Laguna Beach CA 92651; 949-376-5780; cell: 415-640-5486. Email: ahapub@aol.com. Book publicist.
Sharon Heede, Publicist, New York NY; 212-491-8194. Email: sheede@nyc.rr.com. She has work with Rizzoli, Abrams, DK, Scribner, Viking, Grove, and many other publishers. She has created publicity campaigns and events for an eclectic list of clients, among them bestselling novelist Anne Rivers Siddons, New York Times bestselling children's author Michael Buckley, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jared Diamond, choreographer/dancer Bill T. Jones, and comedic actor Rob Becker. Alas, at least one author paid her a $1500 retainer, received no press release, no other efforts, and could not get her money back when requested.
“Thank you for listing me on your site. I can honestly say requests for proposals have doubled since you listed me. You may quote me!” — Sharon Heede
Barbara J Hendra Associates, Barbara J Hendra, President, 142 Sterling Place, Brooklyn NY 11217; 718-622-3232; Fax: 718-622-3322. Specializing in publicity for business books.
Stan Holden PR, Stan Holden, President, P O Box 5495, Buffalo Grove IL 60089-5495; 847-577-9230. Email: holdendm@aol.com.
Holistic Marketing Cooperative, Diana Trott, Executive Director, 1800 Central Street #101, Kansas City MO 64108;816-471-6776; Fax: 816-471-7091. Email: holistic@gvi.net. Provides publicity, marketing, and publishing services to new age and holistic authors and publishers.
Inside Edge PR, Matt Baron, P O Box 5271, River Forest IL 60305; 708-860-1380; Fax: 888-713-6589. Email: matt@insideedgepr.com. Offers PR writing, website content, newsletters, press releases, media training, PR strategies.
IntelligentPR, Alan Henderson, 706-376-1915; Fax: 706-376-4214. Email: support@intelligentpr.com.
Annie Jennings PR, Annie Jennings, 26 Wilshire Drive, Belle Mead NJ 08502; 908-281-6201; Fax: 908-281-5221. Email: Annie@AnnieJenningsPR.com. Specializes in getting radio and TV interviews for the Top 25 markets and nationally syndicated shows. You pay only for actual bookings (any bookings in smaller markets are free). You can sign up for her Crash Course in Publicity ezine, which includes a Media Alert service, by sending her an email.
The Johnson Agency, Pamela M. Johnson, 1550 California Street #6-262, San Francisco CA 94109. Email: publisher@macavellipress.com or pjonson@thejohnsonagency.net. An entertainment, literary PR, and book marketing company.
Kaye Publicity, Dana Kaye, 5859 N Glenwood #3, Chicago IL 60660; 773-878-0722. Email: dana@danakaye.com. Full service PR firm specializing in the arts. Clients include Jamie Freveletti, Marcus Sakey, and Peter Schilling.
Kelley & Hall Book Publicity, Megan Hall, Jocelyn Kelley & Gloria Kelley; 617-680-1976. Email: kelleyandhall@comcast.net. Specialty in chick lit and literary book publicity.
Key Marketing Group, Bryan Norris, President, 2448 East 81st #4802, Tulsa OK 74137; 877-727-0697. Email: bryan@keymarketinggroup.net. Publicist and PR group.
KidStuff Public Relations, Lisa Orman, President, 9504 Union Valley Road, Black Earth WI 53515; 608-767-1102; Fax: 608-767-1103. Email: lisa@kidstuffpr.com. Children's books, etc.
Claire Kirch Publicity Services, Claire Kirch, 8 N Second Street #306, Duluth MN 55802; 218-727-8373; Fax: 218-727-8373. Email: clairekirch@aol.com. Kirch is also the editor of The Reader's Edge bookstore newsletter.
Michael Kleiner Public Relations, Michael Kleiner; 215-704-2397; Fax: 215-247-6523. Email: kleinerpr@kleinerprweb.com. PR consultant and web design.
Abby Kraus PR, Abby Kraus, 1036 N Dearborn #802, Chicago IL 60610; 312-933-2636. Email: abbyskraus@yahoo.com. Offers traditional publicity service including author tours, event planning, press kit development, magazine and newspaper placements, Internet marketing, and radio phoner campaigns.
Krupp Kommunications, Heidi Krupp, 130 West 57th Street #9D, New York NY 10019; 212-579-2010; Fax: 212-579-2997. Email: hkrupp@kruppnyc.com. They have done publicity for many bestselling authors, including Nicholas Periccone, Arthur Agatston, Joel Osteen, Jon Stewart, David Baldacci, and Jean Chatzky.
KSB Promotions, Kate Bandos, 55 Honey Creek N.E., Ada, MI 49301-9768; 616-676-0758; 800-304-3269; Fax: 616-676-0759. Email: pr@ksbpromotions.com. Good publicist for books. Works with many smaller publishers.
KT Public Relations, Kae and Jon Tienstra, 1905 Cricklewood Cove, Fogelsville PA 18051; 610-395-6298; Fax: 610-395-6299. Email: kae@webbookstars.com. Check out their website for their WebBook Stars program.
Leading Thinkers, Judy Safern, President, 7660 Beverly Boulevard #466, Los Angeles CA 90036; 323-931-4555. Email: info@leadingthinkers.com. Specializes in campaigns to promote book authors, speakers, and other experts.
Levine Communications, Michael Levine, President, 1180 S Beverly Drive #301, Los Angeles CA 90035; 310-300-0950; Fax: 310-300-0951. Email: levinepr@earthlink.net. Author of Guerrilla PR. Ask for a free copy of their 10 Tips on How to Get Free National Media Coverage. Does book and celebrity PR. Offers a great daily news ezine via email: LBN E-Lert.
C.S. Lewis & Company, Cathy Lewis, 196 Van Dale Road, Woodstock NY 12498; 845-679-2188; Fax: 845-679-0529. Email: CLewis1333@aol.com. Web: http://www.cslewispublicity.com. Also has an office in Florida. Has an established record promoting practical nonfiction books on business, careers, work-life, parenting, health, nutrition, cookbooks, self-help, human potential, new age, and spiritual.
Life Love & Health Entertainment Radio, Andrew Goldfarb. Email: andrew@lifeloveandhealth.com. Daily radio show that offers health and medical stories via paid stories.
Littfin Pratt Agency, Valinda Littfin, 518 W Nepessing #A, Lapeer MI 48446-2196; 810-245-8572; Fax: 810-664-1267. Email: vlittfin@expression.org.
The Lynxx Group, P O Box 914, College Park MD 20741; 301-699-9744; Fax: 301-699-3833. Email: info@lynxxgroup.com. Publicity, promotions, e-marketing, branding, special events, and consulting.
McAllister Communications, Darcie Rowan, Partner, 1701 W Third Street #2H, Brooklyn NY 11223; 718-336-0716. Email: darcie@mcallcom.com. Publicity for small publishers and self-publishers.
Joanne McCall, Publicist, 8200 SW 184th Avenue, Aloha OR 97007; 503-642-4191; Fax: 503-642-5211. Email: joanne@teleport.com. “I am an independent book publicist who works with both self-published authors and authors who have major publishers. I focus mainly on business and health titles although, over the years, I've covered many different genres.”
Media Kitty, Heather Kirk. Email: mediakitty@telus.net. A new business to business exchange uniting writers with PR professionals in travel and lifestyle industries around the world.
Media Tracks Communications; 847-299-9500. Email: info@mediatracks.com. Radio news releases syndicated via Radio Health Journal and Viewpoints. Also radio media tours and radio PSAs.
S.J. Miller Communications, Stacey Miller, 10 Turning Mill Lane, P O Box 834, Randolph MA 02368-0834; 781-986-0732; Fax: 781-986-0732. Email: StaceyJMiller@bookpr.com. “We can blast your electronic press kit to our proprietary database of up to 1,500 producers, hosts, editors, and writers via email.”
Minerva Solutions, Andrea Harris, P.O. Box 178, Stow MA 01775; 978-897-1616; Fax: 978-461-0809. Email: andrea@minerva-inc.com. Creates book websites and blogs, conducts outreach to editors and owners of websites to get publicity and reviews, writes and places articles, conducts web-based promotions, creates and manages e-newsletters. Has worked on the following projects: The Trusted Leader, Marketplace Masters, and Guerrilla Marketing for Consultants.
MM Book Publicity, Maryglenn McCombs, 2817 West End Avenue #126-274, Nashville TN 37203; 615-297-9875; Fax: 615-297-2925. Email: mrygln@aol.com. Has worked as an independent book publicist with Omnibus Press and Schirmer Trade Books. She prefers working with nonfiction books with a strong news angle or expert author, but she also does some fiction work. Likes women's issues and business. Prefers working with print rather than broadcast.
MNS, Stephanie Marshall, Gwen Nappi, and Sandy Schulz, founders. MNS stands for Marshall, Nappi, and Schulz. Handles conservative titles.
Monteiro & Company, 120 East 56th Street #1030, New York NY 10022; 212-832-8183. Web: http://www.monteiroandco.com. Focus on business media, strategic marketing for books and businesses, product launches, and special events.
Marcia Mungenast, 7 Bell Street #201, Montclair NJ 07042; 973-783-0507; Fax: 973-783-0778. Email: mmungcomm@aol.com. Publicist working with book authors for print, broadcast, and Internet media.
Newman Communications, David Ratner, President, 20 Guest Street #150, Brighton MA 02135; 617-202-4130; Fax: 617-254-9088. Email: david.ratner@newmancom.com. Book publicist that works with major publishers, mid-sized houses, vanity presses, and self-published authors.
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Nissen Public Relations, Rob Nissen, 667 Shunpike Road #6, Green Village NJ 07935; 973-410-1234. Email: rob@nissenpr.com. Web: http://www. nissenpr.com. Specializes in nonfiction with an emphasis on business, politics, history, biography, and health.
Obie Joe Media, Kelly Powers and Ellis Marsalis, III, 3324 Ramona Avenue, Baltimore MD 21213; 410-215-2262. Email: admin@obiejoe.com. Works with authors and publishers for promotion and marketing, including major media, online, and venues. "We work with books from major to small houses, and with authors as gregarious as Macomber and as reticent as Pynchon."
O'Connor Communications, Lynda and Jim O'Connor, 333 Warwick Road, Lake Forest IL 60045; 847-615-5462; Fax: 847-615-5465. Email: lyndao@oconnorpr.com and jimo@oconnorpr.com. Book and author PR. "They customize their publicity to reach each book’s audience and to suit the author’s budget and schedule. They create press materials, organize book tours, plan special events, arrange media interviews, help with platform development, assist with agent acquisitioning, and do national and regional campaigns. Jim is an author himself who has been on hundreds of TV shows including Oprah, The View, CNN, The Early Show, The Today Show, and CBS Sunday Morning. He has been featured in over 600 newspapers and magazines and on 700 radio shows."
OgleMoore Creative Services, Leslie Ogle and Emily Moore, 1320 Berry Road, Knoxville TN 37920; 865-609-1199. Email: leslieogle@comcast.net. A full-service publishing and publicity agency that emphasizes “the collaborative aspects of working with publishers and authors.” Offers services for all phases of book production: manuscript preparation, distribution consulting, book tour management, media bookings, etc.
Rebecca O'Meara Communications, Rebecca O'Meara, 1517 Fern Street, New Orleans LA 70118; 504-861-2188. Email: rebeccaomeara@aol.com. She has booked more than 200 national interviews for her clients in the past six months, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Ladies Home Journal, CNBC, CNN, Fox, WGN, etc. She specializes in placing columns and features as well as getting media interviews.
On the Scene Productions, 5900 Wilshire Boulevard #1400, Los Angeles, CA 90036; 323-930-1030; Fax: 323-930-1840. New York: David Henry, VP, Business Development, 747 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017; 212-715-0800. Email: dhenry@onthescene.com. A full-service video production company specializing in satellite media tours, radio tours, VNRs, audio news releases, webcasting, and more.
Online Publicist, Lisa Roe. Email: onlinepublicist@gmail.com. “I hunt around online and seek out suitable outlets for the books that I have been hired to represent. I can find online placement for any topic. I have orchestrated giveaways, contests, interviews, op-eds, and multi-post reviews.”
Over the River Public Relations, Jennifer Richards & Rachel Tarlow Gul, Co-presidents, P O Box 408, Leonia NJ 07605; 201-242-9637. Email: Jen@otrpr.com or Rachel@otrpr.com. This full-service publicity firm arranges national and local author tours, press kit development, magazine and newspaper placements, Internet marketing, and radio phoner campaigns.
Parenting Bookmark, Anne Leedom, President;; 916-939-8246. Email: anne@netconnectpublicity.com.
Lindsy Parker Media, Lindsy Parker, President, 36 Heritage Drive, North Easton MA 02356; 508-238-7715. Email: mediaexpert@msn.com. Offers print and broadcast publicity. Formerly a radio talk show writer, producer, host, and station manager.
Parkhurst Communications, Bill Parkhurst and Paul Marcarelli, 11 Riverside Drive #1TW, New York NY 10023; 212-675-5650. Media trainers. Well recommended from several sources.
Patron Saint Productions, Steve O'Keefe, Executive Director, Bywater Tech Center, 538 Louisa Street, New Orleans LA 70117; 504-342-4806; Fax: 504-342-4157. Email: steve.okeefe@patronsaintpr.com. Online and Internet PR experts. Also offers streaming video for authors.
Perceptive Marketing, Sandy Lawrence; 281-807-1300; Cell: 281-989-8892. Email: sandylawrence@perceptivemarketing.com. Author and book publicity.
Phoenix Rising PR, Imal Wagner, 8627 Shadow Oak Drive, Gaithersburg MD 20886; 301-840-5999. Email: imal@comcast.net. Web: http://www.imal wagner.com. Book publicity, covering national & local TV spots, radio interviews, magazine and newspaper reviews and interviews, web radio interviews and posted articles.
“Imal Wagner simply doesn't give up. She's the kind of publicist I would be if I were doing publicity. She does her research well. Works the media hard. And, most important, creates relationships with them so they trust her.” — John Kremer
The Pincus Group, Aileen Pincus; 301-938-6990; Cell: 301-908-3896; Fax: 301-260-0016. Email: apincus@thepincusgroup.com. Media training and public speaking. Motto: Matching the power of communications to the power of ideas.
Raleigh Pinskey, Publicist. Email: raleighpin@aol.com or raleigh@promote yourself.com.
Planned Television Arts, Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer, 1110 Second Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York NY 10022; 212-593-5820 or 212-583-2718; Fax: 212-715-1664. Email: feinblumb@plannedtvarts.com. Web: http://www.plannedtvarts.com. David Hahn, Managing Director. They offer Morning Drive Radio Tours, satellite tours, Teleprint Conferences, and regular publicity services.
Poncha Press, Barbara Osgood-Hartness, Publisher, Morrison CO. Email: boh63@msn.com. They help small publishers and authors send press releases in an affordable way. Their web site walks users through the process of writing a press release and selecting the audience that will receive it.
Power Promotions, Jo-Ann Power, President, 24165 IH 10 West #217-424, San Antonio TX 78257; 830-755-4728; Fax: 830-981-4723. Email: jpower@gvtc.com. Open since 1990. They specialize in fiction and have worked with some best-selling titles.
PR by the Book, Marika Flatt; 512-560-6787. Email: marika@prbythebook. com. Web: http://www.prbythebook.com. Specializes in offering publicity and promotion services to small business, publishers, authors and speakers, ranging from full service media campaigns to ala carte services (such as media training, strategy development, press material writing, etc.). Also offers training programs for publishers wanting to offer PR training to their staffs.
PR Works, Steve Dubin, 167 Washington Street, Norwell MA 02061; 781-878-9533. Email: sdubin@prworkzone.com.
PR/PR Public Relations, Pam Lontos, 775 S Kirkman Road #104 (32811),
P O Box 617553, Orlando FL 32861; 407-299-6128; Fax: 407-299-2166. Email: pam@prpr.net. Web: http://www.prpr.net. Publicity for speakers and authors.Promotion in Motion, Irwin Zucker, President, 6464 Sunset Boulevard #755, Hollywood CA 90028; 323-461-3921; Fax: 323-461-0917. Email: irwinzuckerpr@aol.com. Brad Butler; email: brad@promotioninmotion.net. Book promotion.
Jennifer Prost Public Relations, Jennifer Prost, President, 51 Christopher Street, Montclair NJ 07042; 973-746-8723; Fax: 973-746-8759. Email: jprostpr@comcast.net. They offer traditional publicity services — national and local author tours, event planning and press kit development — as well as more specialized services including crisis management, on-line marketing, and niche publicity efforts.
Prowrite Public Relations, Christel Hall, 2810 Bello Panorama, San Clemente CA 92673-4021; 949-366-9189; Fax: 949-366-0455. Email: christel@prowrite-pr.com.
Publicity Insider, Bill Stoller. Features the newsletter, Free Publicity, dedicated to teaching PR to businesses and entrepreneurs. This web site features how-to PR techniques, editorial opportunities, press release samples, and more.
Quantum Media Group, Daniel Decker, 760 Dewdrop Loop, Jacksonville FL 32259; 904-230-7529; Cell: 904-716-1023; Fax: 904-716-1023. Email: daniel@qmginc.com. “Specialties include all traditional forms of media (radio, television, print) but we also specialize in out of the box ideas such as internet publicity, helping authors become speakers or better speakers, and product development.”
Raab Associates, Susan Raab, 345 Millwood Road, Chappaqua NY 10514; 914-241-2117; Fax: 914-241-0050. Email: info@raabassociates.com or sraab@raabassociates.com. Web: http://www.reviewerschecklist.com. Founded in 1986, Raab Associates specializes in publicizing children's books and family-oriented books. Their ReviewersChecklist.com website features more than 9,000 tiles for children, teens, and families. This website helps book reviewers, librarians, bookstores, educators, and others locate new titles that might be of interest to them.
RadioPRGuy.com, Alex Carroll, AceCo Publishers, 924 Chapala Street #D, Santa Barbara CA 93101; 805-962-7834; Fax: 805-564-6868. Email: Alex@RadioPublicity.com. Web: http://www.radioprguy.com. Offers a database of radio stations as well as a course on getting publicity via radio phone interviews.
Red Licorice Studios, Rochon Perry, President, 530 Divisadero Street #118, San Francisco CA 94117; 415-839-6322; Fax: 415-276-9858. Email: rperry@redlicoricestudios.com. Marketing, media relations, graphic design, web site design, tradeshow management, and event planning.
Mary Reed Public Relations, Mary Reed, 1101 Charlotte Street, Austin TX 78703; 512-441-5212. Email: mreed4@aol.com and mrpraustin@gmail.com. A 20-year publicity professional, Mary specializes in nonfiction books, especially those related to consumer issues, small business, money, and legal matters. But she has also worked with fiction, cookbooks, photography, history, health, and biographies.
Rentsch Associates, Gail Rentsch, President, 1841 Broadway, New York NY 10023; 212 397-7341. Email: rentschgr@aol.com. This PR agency has specialized since 1980 in promoting serious nonfiction.
Riggs & McClane, James C. Davis, 10560 Bloomfield Street #3, Toluca Lake CA 91602; 818-763-4009. Email: jcd@foothill.net. Entertainment and literary publicity, event promotions, and editorial services.
Sherri Rosen Publicity, Sherri Rosen, President, 454 Manhattan Avenue #3J, New York NY 10026; 212-222-1183. Email: sherri@sherrirosen.com.
Stuart Schnee PR, Stuart Schnee, 14 Walt Whitman Trail Morristown, NJ 07960 and 10 Haportzim Street, Jerusalem, Israel; US: 973-796-2753; Israel: 972-2-561-0943. Email: stu@stuartschnee.com. Special emphasis on Jewish books and media.
Susan Schwartzman Public Relations, 811 Bronxville Road, Bronxville NY 10708; Phone / Fax: 877-833-4276. Email: sjschwa@aol.com. Specializes in book publicity campaigns for authors and publishers. “Aggressive yet affordable campaigns designed to enhance visibility in today's extremely competitive market are our hallmark.”
Scout Literary Media, 120A Fort Evans Road SE, Leesburg VA 20175; 540-454-7491. Email: jhughes@scoutliterarymedia.com. A full service book publicity firm. “We work with authors and publishers to determine exactly what the publicity needs of each book are. Scout Literary Media is prepared to implement a full publicity campaign for your book, follow-up with media contacts your publisher has already approached, write and distribute press releases to targeted media lists, write press releases for your personal use, and everything in between.”
The Sedge Group, Michael Sedge, President; 800-340-7713 (access code: sedge). Email: msedge@thesedgegroup.com. They offer a $5,000 Turn-Key Publicist Package, which includes development of a book website, writing a press release, distribution of the release to 2,800 media, Amazon's sponsored results program, a 60-day push for excerpts, one trade show, and publicist services for 60 days.
Selby Ink, Mari Selby, Director, P O Box 791, Staunton VA 24402; 540-446-5573; Cell: 540-851-0864. Email: selbyink@comcast.net. Works with authors and publishers whose material makes a difference in our world.
Rebecca Shafir, Media Coach, 781-729-8814; Fax: 781-729-5768. Email: rebeccashafir@att.net. Affordable media coaching for authors.
Beth Shepard Communications, Beth Shepard, 32 Franklin Road, Gill MA 01354; 413-863-2268; Fax: 413-774-4141; Cell: 413-221-1938. Email: Beth@BethShepard.com. Web: http://www.electricPressRelease.com.
Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, 122 S Patrick Street, Alexandria VA 22314; 800-536-5920. Email: info@sbpublicaffairs.com. Represent conservative, politically savvy experts.
Side Door Communications, Debbie Lykins, 3004 Talaga Drive, Algonquin IL 60102; 847-458-1091; Fax: 847-854-0503. Email: deb@sidedoorcom.net. Connects publishers and authors of faith-based books to national and local media outlets.
Small World Promotions, Laura Lee. Email: lauralee@smallworld promotions.com. A full-service promotion and marketing firm for publishers and the arts.
SoCal Public Relations, Rebecca Grose, 8130 La Mesa Boulevard #137, San Diego CA 91941; 619-460-2179. Email: socalpublicrelations@yahoo. com. Rebecca has more than 16 years of publicity experience and has worked with many children's authors and illustrators, including E.L. Konigsburg, Patricia & Fredrick McKissack, Walter Dean Myers, Jessica Harper, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and more.
The Soussana Group, Tany Soussana, President, 1000 S Hope Street #223, Los Angeles CA 90015; 213-745-0105; Fax: 213-745-7253. Email: tany@thesoussanagroup.com. Formerly Literary Director for Rogers and Cowan, Tany was responsible for the successful campaigns for bestselling authors such as Barry Sears of The Zone and Paul Pearsall of The Pleasure Prescription. Represents both authors, entertainers, and high-tech entrepreneurs.
Free PR Coach, Tany Soussana; 800-745-1025. Email: info@freeprcoach.com. Specializes in PR and marketing of books with emphasis on creating an entry to Hollywood, adaptation development, multimedia crossover, etc.
Special Guests, Jerry McGlothin, President; 212-699-2518. Email: jerry@specialguests.com. Has booked thousands of talk shows during the past 23 years.
The Spizman Agency, Willy Spizman, 5280 Cross Roads Manor NW, Atlanta GA 30327; 770-953-2040. Email: willy@spizmanagency.com. Web: http://www.spizmanagency.com. They specialize in promoting books and authors. In business for over 20 years, their clients (including H. Jackson Brown Jr. and Al Ries) have appeared on Oprah, Today, Good Morning America, Dateline, etc.
Spokespersons Plus Network, Deborah Dunham. Email: deb@spokes persons.com. Matches authors who can be spokespersons with corporate clients or PR agencies with a need.
Strategic Vision, David Johnson, CEO, 2451 Cumberland Parkway #3607, Atlanta GA 30339; 404-380-1079; Cell: 404-441-7590; Fax: 404-880-0084. Email: djohnson@strategicvision.biz. Specializes in promoting authors.
Strictly Book Promotions, 21 Isis Street #102, San Francisco CA 94103; 415-626-2665; Fax: 415-431-4425. Email: strictly@bookpromo.com. Can design PR campaigns to fit any budget. They've recently started up a Strictly Books radio program on Talk America Radio Networks (Don Vojir, host). Subjects covered include politics, art, self-help, biographies, fiction, lifestyles, humor, movies, and health.
News Release Critique: $300.00. I see dozens of news releases every day. Few make the grade. Most are uninteresting, unnewsworthy, and product-oriented. What does it take to sell books with a good news release? In a 15-minute phone call, I can give you feedback on your news release to help you make it one that sells books. To book a critique, send me your news release via email along with the best time to call you within a few days. Each critique includes a 15-minute feedback session via telephone as well as a rewrite by John to create a news release that gets attention and makes sales.
“I want to thank you again for your generous help with our press release problem. The responses we've gotten for our latest release are much better than what I'm used to. A large percentage of that is (obviously) due to your suggestions.” — Thomas Shelby, Hohm Press
Talking Stick Productions, Lynda Kenny, 369 Montezuma #375, Santa Fe NM 87501; 505-438-3229. Email: lyndakenny@talkingstickproductions.com. Book marketing, publicity, author tours, and rights negotiation.
TCI Smith Publicity, Dan Smith, 532 Old Marlton Pike #154, Marlton NJ 08053-2075; 856-489-8654; Fax: 856-489-8652. Email: info@smith publicity.com. Book promotion and publicity, marketing, and professional writing.
Tomic Communications, Charlotte Tomic, 100 S Pointe Drive, Miami Beach FL 33139; 917-882-5243; Fax: 305-673-4069. Email: charlotte@tomiccommunications.com. Works with both fiction and nonfiction authors to put their names in the spotlight. Also coordinates speaking opportunities, including book signings and talks.
TVPRGuys.com Web: http://www.tvprguys.com. — Want to get on top national TV talk shows like Oprah, Good Morning America, Today and Larry King? Bradley Communications offers a database/directory of the top 241 national TV & cable shows that interview authors and other guests. You not only get contact names, addresses and emails but also detailed profiles on each show including what types of guests they want and the best ways to approach them.
23 Kazoos, Wendy Kenney, Phoenix AZ; 480-389-5219. Email: wnkenney@gmail.com. Offers marketing and publicity for authors, speakers, and entrepreneurs. Free ebook available at their website: Build Buzz for Your Biz: 23 Creative and Inexpensive Marketing Strategies That Will Get You Noticed!
Upper Access, P.O. Box 457, Hinesburg, VT 05461; 802-482-2988; 800-310-8716; Fax: 802-482-3125. Email: info@upperaccess.com. A la carte service: press releases, press kits, broadcast faxes, galley/book mailings, media follow up, web sites, and more.
Veritas Communications, Don Otis, P O Box 2075, Cañon City CO 81215; 719-275-7775. Email: info@veritasincorporated.com. Specializes in Christian and conservative topics and authors. They schedule radio, TV, print, and blog interviews and reviews.
Karen Villanueva Author Services, Karen Villanueva, P O Box 25061, Albuquerque NM 87125-0061; 505-764-8323; Cell: 505-306-9213. Email: authorcare@aol.com. Book publicist.
Joe Vitale Agency, Joe Vitale, Copywriter, Hypnotic Marketing, 121 Canyon Gap, Wimberley TX 78676; 512-847-3414. Email: joe@mrfire.com. Great copywriter.
Wasabi Publicity, Michelle Tennant, President, 245 Summer Haven Lane, Saluda NC 28773; 828-749-3200; Fax: 828-749-3182. Email: michelle@tennant.org.
Skye Wentworth Public Relations, Skye Wentworth, 11 High Road, Newbury MA 01951; 978-462-4453. Email: skyewentworth@comcast.net. Her experience includes 15 years of media planning, design and market strategy, event programming, video and slide production, and corporate communications. Offers press kits, author tours, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, and the Internet.
Westwind Communications, Scott Lorenz, President, 1310 Maple Street, Plymouth MI 48170; 734-667-2090; Cell: 248-705-2214; Fax: 734-455-7090. Email: scottlorenz@westwindcos.com.
“Your idea to peg a story to National Family Literacy Day on November 1st really paid off for one of my clients. We obtained placement in a daily newspaper outside Detroit which included a lengthy interview with photos and promotion of an upcoming book signing. In fact the book store (national chain) originally turned me down for a signing. However, when I said I had the article coming out and needed a book store to host a signing to promote in the article, they said, ‘Let's do it.’”
What Works Communications, Al Martin, President, 1816 McClannahan Drive, Austin TX 78748; 512-282-6000; Fax: 512-282-6010. Email: amartin@whatworkscomms.com. PR for books, real estate, personal finance, financial services, and food and nutrition.
Words on Fire Communications, Marnita Schroedl, President; 612-928-7744; Fax: 612-928-7788. Email: wordsonfire@visi.com.
Workhouse Publicity, Adam Nelson, CEO, 133 West 25th Street #3W, New York NY 10001; 212-645-8006; Fax: 212-645-1950. Email: info@workhousepr.com. Founded in 1996. Does general publicity as well as book publicity for art and fashion authors as well as fashion houses like Cartier, Chanel, Coach, and others. Also does PR for Assouline Publishing, powerHouse Publishing, and more.
YC Media, Kim Yori and Caitlin Friedman, 547 West 27th Street #310, New York NY 10001. Specializing in food and entertainment. Cookbooks are their thing.
Meryl Zegarek Public Relations, Meryl Zegarek, President, 255 West 108th Street #9D1, New York NY 10025; 917-493-3601; Fax: 917-493-3598. Email: mz@mzpr.com. With more than 20 years experience in book publicity, including being the former publicity director for two divisions at Knopf, Zegarek now has her own firm. She specializes in consulting authors, publicity and marketing plans, and author tours.
Media Coaches and Training
If you've never done radio or TV interviews, you need a media coach or someone to train you how to do interviews. Here are a few such services.
Susan Adams, Media Coach, P O Box 4482, Omaha NE 68104. Email: susan070@aol.com.
Roberta Gale Media Coaching, Roberta Gale, President; 520-572-9108. Email: roberta@robertagale.com. “I've spent 22 years hosting radio talk shows around the country, and have produced and hosted TV programs. Over a year ago, I launched Roberta Gale Media Coaching, which specializes in training authors affordably and quickly. A number of clients only need an hour of coaching to start them on the road to effective interviews. After that time, a tape critique session, or an additional hour or two of coaching will more finely hone the skills they need. I charge $150.00 for an hour session.”
The Idea Network, Erin Saxton, President, P O Box 38, Whippany NJ 07981; 973-560-0333; NY: 212-222-1292. Email: esaxton@bellatlantic.net. Saxton, a 3-time Emmy-nominated TV producer of The View, now helps publishers, authors, and PR agencies create segments that TV producers will want to see.
Media Training Worldwide, Jess Todtfeld, President, 34 West 38th Street, 5th Floor, New York NY 10018; 212-764-4955; 800-755-7220; Fax: 212-764-4956. Email: jess@mediatrainingworldwide.com. “Media Training Worldwide provides more media and presentation training workshops and seminars (54 separate courses) than any other company in the world. Media Training Worldwide also publishes more than 100 presentation training books, DVDs, CDs, and other information products and is the largest presentation and media training publisher in the world.”
Author Media Training - Get a $2500 On-Air Demo Video and a full day of on-camera media training for just $995. That’s half what they advertise on their website. You must call and mention John Kremer to receive this offer. Call Jess Todtfeld at 212-764-4955. See their full description:
http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/cmd.php?Clk=3482250MediaWorks Resource Group, Carl Smith. Email: carl@convolinx.com. Media training and video production from a communications company led by a veteran network news reporter.
Performance Power Media Coaching, Vickie Jenkins, President; 888-331-7714. Email: info@media-trainer.com. A former San Francisco radio broadcaster, Vickie trains authors to give successful readings, presentations, and media interviews. Coaching sessions designed to fit your budget, with in-person, phone, and online coaching.
Joel D. Roberts & Associates, 2263 Fox Hills Drive #302, Los Angeles CA 90064; 310-286-0631; Fax: 310-785-0439. Email: JDRob36@aol.com. A former prime-time talk show host on KABC Los Angeles, Joel is now a media coach and strategist. His clients include HCI, Kenny Loggins, Steven Covey, and hundreds of authors from publishers large and small. They specialize in training people 1) to attract the attention of the media and 2) to deliver the kind of interviews that have great impact on the air.
Kim Weiss Publishing Service, Kim Weiss; 954-263-6827. Email: info@kimweisspr.com. A long-time publicist for HCI Books, Kim offers book coaching from brainstorming to bestseller. Blog: http://www.helpmewithmybook.com/blog.
My Favorite Media
Directories and DatabasesBacon's Information, see Cision US below.
Book Marketing Update, Bradley Communications, Million Dollar Author Club, 390 Reed Road, P O Box 360, Broomall PA 19008; 484-477-4220; 800-784-4359. This is the latest reincarnation of the Book Marketing Update newsletter from Steve Harrison. Always a great resource for stories on how to get publicity in key media as well as listings of key media: who to contact, how to contact, what they want to see, etc. Really fresh hot leads. Focuses on nonfiction; not as appropriate for fiction. For $1.00 you can get a trial issue plus a free audio copy of an interview with bestselling author Tim Ferriss. Cost: $47 per month.
BookEnds Media List Service, Jennifer Stein, BookEnds Consulting, 6605 Baythorne Road, Baltimore MD 21209; 410-602-9220; Fax: 410-602-9227. Email: jstein@bookendsconsulting.com. Offers a personalized media list service to authors and publishers. She has access to detailed information on hundreds of thousands of reporters, columnists, book reviewers, syndicated writers, and more. Each contact name costs $1 with a $200 minimum order. Tell her that I sent you and she'll take another 5% off your order. A good resource for magazine and newspaper editors.
Cision US, 332 S. Michigan Avenue #900, Chicago, IL 60604-4301; 312-922-2400; 800-972-9252; Fax: 312-922-3127. Web: http://research.mediasource.com. Newspaper and magazine lists. Formerly known as Bacon's Information.
Editor & Publisher's Syndicated Directory; 888-612-7095, ext. 4. It features 3,000 syndicated columns in 72 different subjects for only $8.50. What a bargain!
FreePublicity.com<, Bradley Communications, 390 Reed Road, P O Box 360, Broomall PA 19008; 484-477-4220; 800-784-4359. Want to get on top national TV talk shows like Oprah, Good Morning America, Today and Larry King? Bradley Communications offers a database/directory of the top 241 national TV & cable shows that interview authors and other guests. You not only get contact names, addresses and emails but also detailed profiles on each show including what types of guests they want and the best ways to approach them.
Gift List Media, Amy Bates Stumpf, President, 1711 Lila Lane, La Canada CA 91011; 818-790-0775; Fax: 818-790-0725. Email: queries@giftlist media.com. Offers two media lists: one for the winter holidays ($449) and another for the summer (Gift List for Moms, Dads, and Grads) for $379.
Gordon's Radio List, William Gordon, North Ridge Books, P O Box 1463, Lake Forest CA 92609; 949-855-0640; Fax: 949-855-4860. Email: info@nrbooks.com. A list of 1,100 locally produced and nationally syndicated radio shows, with show descriptions, URLs, and email address for both hosts and producers. Cost: $329.00.
MediaFinder.com, Trish Hagood, President, Oxbridge Communications, 186 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010; 800-955-0231, ext. 222. Email: custserv@oxbridge.com. They offer a keyword search service for $50/month where readers can find names and contact information for periodicals by subject category. Great for sending press releases and for advertising. They have a large database of U.S. and Canadian periodicals — 72,000, including catalogs (many of which are book catalogs and take outside book placements).
MyMediaInfo media database. MyMediaInfo offers a media database of over 80,000 news outlets in North America. They also offer a large collection of editorial calendars and a simple email distribution system.
Newspapers.com. A directory of newspapers by country and state.
Online Newspapers. A directory of newspapers by country and state.
Pacesetter Publications, Joe Sabah, Sabah and Company, P.O. Box 101330, Denver, CO 80250-1330; 303-722-7200; Fax: 303-733-2626. Email: joe@joesabah.com. He sells a program on how to get on radio that includes a 19-chapter book, a 60-minute audio tape, and a CD with 1,000+ talk shows. Tell him John Kremer sent you.
Partyline Newsletter, Betty Yarmon, Editor, New York NY; 212-755-3487. Email: byarmon@ix.netcom.com. Weekly newsletter about new media and updates. Now available also by email
PitchRate.com — The site gets pitches from major media. You can then visit the site and make a pitch to get the journalists' attention. All pitches are rated by journalists visiting the site, so the cream rises to the top.
Radio Locator. A searchable directory of radio stations by location.
RadioPRGuy.com, Alex Carroll, AceCo Publishers, 924 Chapala Street #D, Santa Barbara CA 93101; 805-962-7834; Fax: 805-564-6868. Email: Alex@RadioPublicity.com. Web: http://www.radioprguy.com. Offers a database of radio stations as well as a course on getting publicity via radio phone interviews.
“When you decide that you're ready to start dealing with radio stations directly, get Alex's program. His top radio show database, tapes of dealing with producers, and examples of actual talk shows will help you to become a radio talk show star.” — John Kremer
Radio Tower. Search for radio stations by format.
Talkers Directory of Talk Radio, Talkers Magazine, P O Box 60781, Longmeadow MA 01116-0781; 413-567-3189; Fax: 413-567-3168. Email: info@talkers.com. $95.00. Features the names, addresses, phone, fax, email, and web site info on hundreds of talk stations and individual hosts.
TVPRGuys.com, Bradley Communications, 390 Reed Road, P O Box 360, Broomall PA 19008; 484-477-4220; 800-784-4359. Want to get on top national TV talk shows like Oprah, Good Morning America, Today and Larry King? Bradley Communications offers a database/directory of the top 241 national TV & cable shows that interview authors and other guests. You not only get contact names, addresses and emails but also detailed profiles on each show including what types of guests they want and the best ways to approach them.
Wooden Horse Magazine Database, Meg Weaver, Publisher, P O Box 53, Astoria OR 97103; 503-338-4300. Email: mweaver@woodenhorsepub.com. Their database includes 2,000 consumer and trade magazines in the U.S. and Canada. Designed for freelance writers. $149 for an annual subscription. $1.99 for 24 hours.
Gift List Media — This company offers two media lists: one for the winter holidays and another for the summer (Gift List for Moms, Dads, and Grads). If you want to promote into the gift market, these media lists will help you reach the media that feature gifts of all kinds, not just books.
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