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EDC Creations A La Carte Services

Create your own marketing, promotions and branding package!

A-LA-CARTE SERVICES FOR LESS THAN 200.00


::: The Black Author Network Promotional Opportunities $99.00
EDC Creations also offers additional promotional opportunities on the radio show. Authors, speakers and community leaders can have pre-recorded promo commercials aired during the monthly shows for $99.00.

 OR we can create the commercials and air them for $199.00. The authors/business owners are sent the audio to keep and we play it 12-15 times per month. BAN has a loyal fan base of 23,000 as of September, 2008. Our shows average between 200-400 downloads per show. Email Ella if you are interested in promoting your work or company on air for 30 days, for a mere $99.00 per month.



::: Email Blast to our 133,000 opt-in subscriber database $99.00
The EDC Creations Newsletter database is now home to 133, 000 opt-in subscribers as of August 15, 2008. This is a combined list of my 3 companies, 4 social networks, and my avid radio fans. To increase exposure for your book or business, while coming on BAN radio, we offer eblast services to authors, community leaders, and business owners.

In order to obtain a EDC Creations eblast, go to the link below and pay the $99.00 fee. We only showcase 6-8 per month--book your eblast as soon as possible if you are interested. After paying the fee, please send me all the details you would like in your eblast, including a headshot of you or a copy of your logo. We give each client a FREE audio presentation with the eblast too! It will go out within 48 hours of submitting the material.


::: Virtual Book Release Party with eblast announcement $150.00
A Virtual Book Release party consists of EDC Creations arranging for book clubs and readers to join the author in the Black Authors Network chat room. The author will be interview on the air with Ella for 1-hour. The author will perform a live reading from the book too. The author invites their entire network to join in the party. Reviewers or people who have read the book, will call into the show to add support or to discuss the book. The author chats in the chat room during the interview, answering questions there as well.

The author's books are sold directly from the chatroom, during the party. This promotion includes a email blast to the EDC Creations database of 133,000 readers. The re-broadcast of the interview is available in 130 RSS feeds, including iTunes!  To date we have sold over 700 books at our virtual release parties from the EDC Creations bookstore. There is no way for us to know how many books sold from other locations.


:::  Media Training  for New Authors and Speakers $150.00
Media training is essential to ensure the successful delivery of an author’s message to the media. Leveraging our media and book industry expertise, we conduct an 2-hour media training workshop for each author. The curriculum includes detailed sessions covering each media genre: print, online, radio and television. Authors participate in several mock interviews that are critiqued by our publicity team and used to help each author develop their message and identify effective talking points.

 



 

A-LA-CARTE SERVICES FOR LESS THAN 100.00

:::   Podcasts $30.00- Want to reach an entirely new group of listeners? We use your audio to create a podcast and it can be on iTunes, Internet radio shows and it is distributed through out my EDC network, 18 sites and 3 newsletters. Podcasts are highly effective marketing tools and can be used as commercial too!
 

:::  First Chapter Audio Book Previews $40.00- you will create 3 recordings for your book promotions and for you. You simply call in to our recording center and create 2-7 minute messages for readers. We will distribute these all over the Internet! Author benefits of participation in EDC Creations First Chapter Promotions:

      ::  Access a powerful marketing tool to promote an author's first chapter in a new and meaningful way
      ::  Create an author profile page with biography, photo, and complete interview segment
      ::  Maintain author's visibility with readers and book club presidents
      ::  Establish a more direct communication with readers who like audio presentations
      ::  Introduce readers to unfamiliar writers and their books
      ::  Provides a new innovative outlet to sell new books online


:::  Audio Postcards $50.00- Audio postcards allow you to send a "digital postcard" with your audio and links to your products. We create it and send it to book lovers. You email it to your network as well.

:::  Teleconferences/Webinar/Webcast $50.00- Teleconferences will be arranged with our network friends. You will discuss a topic that will benefit this group. The discussion ultimately relates back to something major in your book. The subjects can range from how to become a writer to how to get the most from weekly bible study!

:::  Syndicated E-Blast | Newsletters | E-Zines Setup $75.00- You and your book or business will be shared across the country in announcements to network lists. EDC Creations will work with host providers to reach as many book lovers as we can be spreading the word via opt-in email accounts. You may view our syndicated email newsletter here. Your banner and book synopsis will be displayed under the EDC Creations logo for the world to see. More and more people are signing up for this newsletter daily from Blog Talk Radio and from 130 social network sites on Ning and other centers.

 


Advertising on the EDC Creations and BAN Websites

Online promotional coverage has always been an important component of publicity campaigns. Clearly, literary publicity isn’t just about landing interviews or reviews in printed media anymore. If a book doesn’t have significant web presence in today’s digitally-driven marketplace, it’s likely missing out on potential sales and long-term media opportunities. The options listed below will get your book or business the exposure it deserves!


BOOK COVER AND PODCAST ADVERTISEMENT
Book cover Promotion on Sub-pages of EDC Creations only $50.00

Book covers displayed 30 days; link to author's website
Book covers advertised on BAN Newsletter and displayed in EDC Creations Amazon Bookstore


BOOK VIDEO PROMOTION
Pre-recorded Book Video Promotion only $50.00
Book Videos Created by EDC Creations partners only $199.00


Our Book Video Promotion marries the power of viral video book presentations with aggressive online syndication to saturate the Internet with your message. We are also able to syndicate your book video trailers to more than 25 video sites.   Author's video shown on EDC Creations Video Center 30 days


PREMIUM PRODUCT PLACEMENT
Billboard/Premium positioning only $199.00 per month/per title.
Book cover listed on front page for two months
Written interview and podcast displayed two months



AUTHORS YOU SHOULD KNOW PROMOTION
Featured Author on EDC Creations Magazine front page only $199.00 per month
Exclusive interview page created with audio, video and links to bookseller
Exclusive webcast between author and book clubs
 

MORE PROMOTIONAL OPTIONS

BOOK COMMERCIAL PROMOTION
Pre-recorded Book Commercials played on BAN radio 10 times per month $99.00
EDC Custom Commercial creations aired on BAN 10 times per month, $199.00

Book Commercial also displayed on EDC Audio Bookclub Site


E-MAIL BROADCAST ONLY
E-Mail Broadcast designed by EDC Creations only 99.00
Client interviewed on the BAN radio show
Benefit: Immediate promotion, viral marketing increase
Reaches 133,000+ subscribers worldwide. Great email opportunity.

 


When purchasing products or services from EDC Creations, you may submit your payment below with your credit or debit cards. Sorry, we do not accept eChecks.

Submit your payment below, for any amount. You will be taken to PayPal to complete the transaction. Please scroll toward the bottom of the page and fill out the form completely. Include the name and description of the package you are purchasing.
 

If you would like to send your payments by mail, we only accept cashier's checks. No personal checks accepted for services. Make all checks payable to Ella D. Curry

Mail all cashier's checks to:

Ella D. Curry
EDC Creations
PO Box 7794
Langley Park, MD 20787

Service will begin after the transaction are completed and all checks cleared. Thank you for contacting us to help you promote your book or business to new levels.


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Media, Radio and TV Promotion Campaigns

Want to promote your book to the media, EDC Creations is the place to start. Where can you get the fax and email addresses for the media? Where can you get the latest news on ways to promote to thousands from the comfort of your home? At EDC Creations, that's where! We've assembled for you three great public relations tools for getting publicity. Our services cover a wide spectrum of public relations activities, including brand development, media relations, media training, and media tour execution.


Print Media Only Campaign-$250.00
Our Print Media Campaign service will supply you with a list of editors of newspapers and magazines from publications located in the United States. As part of this service, you will also receive a media-training ebook containing sample interview questions, media do's and don'ts, and instructions on how to pitch to and follow up with editors. We will syndicate 4 of your articles across the Internet in prominent directories.


EDC Creations Social Networking Radio Tour– $250.00

If you're ready to start driving a ton of traffic to your website then our Social Networking Radio program is perfect for you. We'll utilize the massive traffic of our existing Web 2.0 Social Network Partners to spread the word about your book. We syndicate your First Chapter, articles, book commercial and written interviews to 10-15 Social Networks and Internet Radio Shows. You can be the Featured Author on the Black Authors Network Radio Show, just like past guests Dr. Maya Angelou, Kimberla Lawson Roby, Mary B. Morrison, Woody Campbell, Francis Ray, Donna Hill, Gwynne Forster, Dwight Fryer, Marissa Monteilh, and Vickie Stringer

Your interview will consist of a hour long program syndicated through 2 newsletters, 130 live RSS feeds, and 8 EDC Creations sites, focusing on your latest book, the craft of writing, and questions about your own journey to publication. Before your interview takes place we will announce it to our own mailing list of 133,000+ avid readers, invite 50 book clubs and social networks to the show. To help promote your book, we craft a professional graphic design banner announcing your guest appearance. Next, your interview will be syndicated to 25 of the largest podcasting directories, putting you and your book in front of tens of thousands of potential listeners, including the iTunes fan base.
 

Media, Radio and TV Promotion Campaign-$500.00
Our Media, Radio and TV promotion campaign service will supply you with a list of national magazines and newspaper editors, producers of radio and TV shows. We will also provide you with a list of more than 100 Internet radio shows. As part of this service, you will also receive a media-training ebook containing sample interview questions, interview do's and don'ts, and instructions on how to pitch to and follow up with producers. We will schedule you for 5-8 Internet Radio Interviews. Your package includes syndicating 4 of your articles across the Internet in prominent directories.


Promotional Services


EDC Creations has come up with effective marketing solutions with reasonable budgets that allow the greatest amount of exposure of your poetry, memoir or other book, for the lowest possible cost. Listed below are our various marketing plans as well as individual services. Keep in mind that as your marketing consultant, we can customize ANY of these packages as needed. We can help you create the perfect marketing plan too. Email me to purchase any of these services on a a la carte basis. Email: elladcurry@edc-creations.com


Media and Marketing Promotional Services
::: Press Material Syndication
::: Radio & TV Promotion Campaign
::: Print Media Promotion Campaign
::: Radio-TV Interview Coaching
::: Book Review Service
::: Marketing Plan Creation
::: Publicity Plan Creation


Online Promotion Services
::: Social Network Campaign
::: Virtual Book and Business Tours
::: Blog Creation and Syndication
::: Email Marketing Campaign
::: Book Video Creation and Syndication
::: Book Club Webcasts
::: Virtual Book Release Parties
::: Video Seminars/ Webinars
::: Internet Marketing Coaching Sessions



Promotional Materials and Tools
::: Website Design
::: Marketing and Publicity Plan creation
::: MySpace and Blog Creation
::: Video Marketing
::: Printed Marketing Material Package
::: Media Kit Creation Printed and Electronic
::: Podcast Creation
::: Web 2.0 First Chapter Promotion
::: EDC Eblast Service
::: Audio Postcard Distribution
::: E-flyer Creation
::: Short Book Promotion
::: Media and Book Club Distribution Lists
::: Effective Product Placement Opportunities
::: Custom Book Promotions Graphic Design

 

 


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