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The Black Authors
Network Talk Show
Join us weekly for the most stimulating conversation on the planet! African
American community leaders, authors, writers, poets, and book lovers come
together 3 times a week to discuss things that matter the most in our
communities. Join us and become part of our family!
Black Authors
Network Radio Talk Show
www.blogtalkradio.com/Black-Author-Network
Author/Speakers call-in number
(646) 200-0402; fans use the same number
Promotional
fee- $45.00
Your actual interview on BTR is FREE at all times. Guests only make payments, if
they would like additional exposure for the Free interview hosted by Ella Curry.
During the month we host a number of high profile events that generate alot of
traffic to our feeds and sites, it costs to maintain the operation behind BAN
Radio, thus the fees for promotional services and ads placed on our shows.
How does BAN Radio work?
Check out the most frequently asked questions
here.
Your $45.00 Payment Covers
-|- The $45.00 covers the promotions before and after your visit
-|- Admin. fees cover website maintenance and updates
-|- Admin. fees help with the cost of Constant Contact eblast
-|- Admin. fees for the book reviewer and EDC staff members
-|- Promotion by an award winning media firm, EDC Creations
-|- Press release to book club presidents of your show date
-|- Syndication of your interview to BAN email newsletter subscribers
-|- E-blast promotion to 133, 000 EDC Creations Subscribers
Should we invest
more into your dream than you do?
Most BTR hosts depend on the actual chat room head count to determine if they
have a popular show or not. EDC Creations does not. Our audience is not entirely in the
BTR chat room. They live around the globe and come from all walks of life. Most
are busy people who want to enjoy the show on their own time. We
have millionaires listening in Las Vegas and little housewives in Dublin! We
know because they reply to us, from the email newsletters with much praise about
the people we bring to empower them.
They also go to iTunes, Podbean, 130 of our
social network profiles and the BAN Radio Show homepage to download the shows
weekly. Our fans receive our shows in their email accounts, so they do not have to
stop their lives to come in the chat room. They love us for making life easier!
EDC
Creations goes beyond the chat room to let people know about you and your
product. A chat room can only hold a few folks, but our RSS feeds can entertain
and educate all 133, 000 of our subscribers weekly!
Yes, BTR
is a free medium. We love them for offering the public this service.
We could not host the Black Authors Radio Show, on BTR, if they were not so
generous, we so appreciate it. We do not charge anyone for interviews. However,
EDC Creations is a full time marketing and promotions firm. We require the
administration fees to help cover the cost of promoting authors to a global
market, not for coming on the air at BTR. The majority of our guests come on the
show by invitation only. The experience of dealing with a publishing industry
insider and business owner, beats handing your book promotion over to a host who
only offers a 1-hour chat room spotlight!
Benefits of Paying for Promotional Coverage
-|- We do not follow the radio trends, we create them
-|- We increase your territory of readers and potential consumers
-|- Potential to expose your books to an International audience
-|- We are a favorite stop for 5 virtual tour companies-bringing crowds
-|- We go beyond the BTR chat room; we promote you to the masses
-|- Access to our years of resources, contacts and dedicated followers
-|- Each show creates 3 different RSS feed driven newsletters weekly
-|- EDC Creations has a relationship with
book clubs and reader's groups
BAN Show Format
-|- Introduction and Sponsor Ads
-|- Each author interviewed up to 20 minutes each
-|- Authors interviewed by the order they called into the show
-|- Group chats together on topic of the day and the writer's journey
-|- Show is available for download; Archived on BTR
-|- Call-ins welcomed; Gifts to selected participants of the chat
-|- Companion blog community for the after parties
BAN Statistics (as of March 13, 2009)
-|- Show created 12/22/2007
-|- 346,944 show downloads to date
-|- Listed in 130+ RSS Feeds
-|- 720 registered BTR friends
-|- Shows average 200-400 downloads; people saving to their computers
-|- 60,000 listeners obtained by RSS feed syndication and viral marketing
-|- International listeners from social network feeds; newsletter feeds
-|- Data monitored with Sitemeter; we know who supports BAN
-|- Shows create 3 email newsletters (total 133,000+ subscribers)
BAN Special Showcases:
$75.00
If you would like
to schedule a special 1-hour feature on BAN Radio discussing your book, business
or event there is a $75.00 admin fee for the showcase. Email Ella to host
your radio broadcast. You will be on the air without other authors. The
interview is always free. The fee covers the full promotion of your event to the
EDC Creations network.
Still have questions?
Check out the most frequently asked questions
here.
BAN
Radio Virtual Book Release Party Cost: $155.00
::: Virtual Book
Release Party with eblast announcement
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.
We will have a ball discussing the book and the "behind the scene"
information into the creation of the book. Here is a copy of our backroom stats
for the BAN Radio show as of Jan. 20, 2009.
An Evening
with Ella... :
The
author will be interviewed, on the air of BAN Radio Show, with Ella
Curry 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.
Listen
to one of our parties with a new
author Monique Mensah that has 1,377 downloads at May 13, 2010 and climbing.
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 970 books at our virtual
release parties and online events, from the EDC
Creations bookstore (stats as of Jan. 5, 2010). There is no way for us
to know how many books sold from other locations, but we can let you know how
many books we sell in our online store.
Materials Need
for Package
Email the following material to this email account only: edc_dg@yahoo.com.
Please make sure your information is correct before sending. No refunds after
the promotion has started. We reserve the right to refuse service to X-rated
material. No revisions. Editing will require an additional fee. Do not send more
than 2 Word documents with this information. Combine all small documents into
one large document. Please obtain legal permission from your publisher to use
all images, excerpts and audio snippets. The author is responsible for acquiring
the permissions BEFORE submitting to us!
--Title of Book and Author's Name
--ISBN# and author's website address
--Book synopsis and 2 book reviews
--First chapter excerpt in a Word document; no pdf documents
--Author's cell-phone number, biography and personal photo
--Five primary talking points related to the book
--Link to one book seller website or the author's website
--Completed Black Pearls Magazine interview questionnaire
--All BAN Radio Parties are on Monday; submit the dates that you are available
Note: A representative will email you at the PayPal address that you made the
payment from, with further instructions. If this PayPal address is not your main
email address, make sure you check out both accounts for our message. If
you have not heard from a EDC Creations representative in 36 hours, please call
us Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm EST at: 240-286-3270.
Who are the BAN Radio Show Listeners
Based on a survey we sent out January 19, 2009 to our email database of
133,000+ subscribers, we found out the following information about our readers.
These numbers are based on 82% participating in the survey. The readers were
surveyed on the Black Authors Network and Black Pearls Magazine potential to
educate and entertain them weekly.
Reading and Shopping Habits of Subscribers
42%--Wanted more diverse races and topics on the show
74%--Have Twitter accounts
69%--Have Facebook accounts
90%--Have MySpace accounts
86%--Have more than 4 Ning memberships
77%--Prefer YouTube as video provider
49%--Prefer online media versus printed media
51%--Still buy newspapers, magazines and CDs
67%--Our fans stay online 5-7 hours per day
54%--Check their email at least 5 times per day
70%--Prefer subscriptions to their inbox versus surfing the web
61%--Prefer live readings over reading pdf excerpts
49%--Download favorites shows to CD and share
72%--Download shows to personal listening devices
53%--Tell at least 5 people about the show
49%--Add the widget player to their own sites
27%--Hate auto-responders and email forwards
Age of Subscribers (Our shows are not PG rated)
9%----19-29 years old
29%---30-39 years old
39%---40-49 years old
14%---50-59 years old
9%-----60-79 years old
Gender
and Sexual Preference
27%----Male
73%----Female
33%----Alternate Lifestyle
65%----Heterosexual
2%-----Bisexual
Race or Cultural Identity of Subscribers
89%----US readers and fans
11%----International readers and fans
51%----African American
24%----Caucasian
2%------Middle Eastern
1%------Asian
9%------Latin
13%-----Bi-racial
Education of Subscribers
17%-----High School Grad Only
10%-----Some College
53%-----College Grad
20%-----Advanced Degree
Annual Income of Subscribers (only 72% answered)
4%----20k
9%----40k
51%---60k
20%---80k
10%---100k+
Attitudes, Values and Lifestyles
67%-----Books bought per month 6+
59%-----Purchased books after listening to our show
33%-----Gave books featured on the show as gifts
42%-----Joined book clubs online
71%-----Favorite genre, Fiction
27%-----Favorite genre, Motivational
55%-----Favorite genre, Adult Content
63%-----Shop online weekly
94%-----Employed
53%---- Entrepreneurs
6%----- Homemaker
71%-----Spend more than $100.00 monthly for online entertainment
64%-----Married over 5 years
47%-----Single, but without children
63%-----In Committed relationship
58%-----Teenage children in the home
Visit the highly popular Black Pearls Magazine
brought
to you by EDC Creations!
http://www.blackpearlsmagazine.com
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