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SUMMARY:Wednesday Wisdom: Live Interview with Sara Nisha Adams (Hodder Studio)
DESCRIPTION:Join a Wednesday Wisdom Q&A session on Wednesday 7th April from 1–1:30pm BST with Sara Nisha Adams\, Fiction Editor at Hodder Studio. \nDuring the session\, find out more about the challenges that Sara faces when achieving her and the team’s goals with their list\, how the pandemic has affected how they work\, and how the editorial team communicate and collaborate with other departments at Hodder. \nDo also come prepared with your own questions to ask Sara\, as we’ll also be opening up the Q&A to the audience in the last 10 minutes of the session. \n  \nAbout Wednesday Wisdom\nThis series is designed to give you a brief\, inspiring insight into the working lives and projects of publishing experts\, and the help you learn more about the services that can take you to the next level. On selected Wednesdays throughout the year\, take a break and join us on Zoom for live these Q&As to top up your motivation and learn something new. \nBookMachine members can browse 30+ hours of Wednesday Wisdom replays in the archives. \n  \nWant to take advantage of this member perk? Sign up to be part of the community. \n  \n\n  \nAbout Sara\nSara Nisha Adams is a fiction editor at Hodder Studio\, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton\, and a writer. She was previously a commissioning editor at Harvill Secker\, Vintage and Headline Publishing Group\, as well as working as a freelance fiction editor. She publishes and edits a range of fiction from commercial reading group\, to female-led fiction\, and crime and thriller\, and her debut novel THE READING LIST will be published in 2021 by HarperCollins. \nFollow Sara on Twitter @saranishaadams
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/wednesday-wisdom-live-interview-with-sara-nisha-adams-hodder-studio/
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SUMMARY:Using social media to amplify your book sales (BookMachine CAMPUS)
DESCRIPTION:Social media algorithms change weekly\, and it can be difficult to know where to spend your time. In this session we will explore the main channels (Facebook\, Instagram\, Twitter) and ensure that you are up-to-date with the most recent changes to help inform your 2021 marketing strategies.  \nAll of the examples will be publishing related\, making this the most up-to-date industry course of its kind.   \nThis course has been designed to run over two consecutive weeks to allow you to fit this into your busy schedule. We also find that it helps attendees to retain information from the session. \nIt is split into two 1-hour sessions that take place between 1–2:30 p.m. (BST). We will send you one Zoom link which will be used each time you log on for the course. \n  \n£130 +VAT (or 50% off for BookMachine members). Further discounts are available directly from Publishing Scotland for their members. \n  \nWeek 1 (Monday 19th April): What changed in 2020 and how to grow your social media audiences\n\n2020 overview of Facebook\, Instagram and Twitter and their audiences\nDiscover the latest changes to the platforms to enhance the effectiveness of your social media marketing\nLearn how to extend social media reach and deepen engagement with your customers\n\n  \nWeek 2 (Monday 26th April): New trends and updates for 2021 \n\nUnderstand the key new trends for 2021 to enhance your strategies\nSuccess stories and best practice examples from the industry\nUsing the latest social media analytics to measure success\n\n  \n\n  \nAbout the tutor\nAbby Coften is a CIM-qualified digital marketer and trainer with over 17 years’ experience leading and implementing successful campaigns for trade and educational publishers with specialist expertise and professional qualifications in social media marketing\, paid ads\, SEO\, email marketing and copywriting. She has worked with a number of leading organisations including Octopus\, Macmillan\, Pearson\, Hodder and Kogan Page and has trained thousands of individuals on improving their digital marketing. \n 
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/using-social-media-to-amplify-your-book-sales-bookmachine-campus/
CATEGORIES:BookMachine CAMPUS Live,Marketing
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Wisdom: Live Interview with Jacks Thomas (BolognaBookPlus)
DESCRIPTION:Tune into our Wednesday Wisdom Q&A on Wednesday 21st April from 1–1:30pm BST with Jacks Thomas\, Guest Director at BolognaBooksPlus. \nDuring the interview\, learn more about how BolognaBooksPlus will help to address rights professionals’ career concerns selling and connecting during a pandemic\, the limitations of running Book Fairs online\, what big themes BookPlus are delving into this year and how the future might look. \nYou can also come prepared with your own questions to ask Jacks\, as we’ll be opening up the Q&A to the audience in the final 10 minutes. \n  \nAbout Wednesday Wisdom\nThis series is designed to give you a brief\, inspiring insight into the working lives and projects of publishing experts\, and the help you learn more about the services that can take you to the next level. On selected Wednesdays throughout the year\, take a break and join us on Zoom for live these Q&As to top up your motivation and learn something new. \nBookMachine members can browse 40+ Wednesday Wisdom replays in the archives. \n  \nWant to take advantage of this member perk? Sign up to be part of the community. \n  \n\n  \nAbout Jacks\n\nJacks Thomas\, an international books and culture specialist\, is currently Guest Director at BolognaBookPlus\, a brand extension of the acclaimed Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Thomas was Director\, The London Book Fair from 2013 to 2020. She began her career at the BBC before moving into publishing during which time she held roles at Simon & Schuster\, Michael Joseph (Penguin) and HarperCollins.  She  was a partner and CEO at Midas Public Relations following a 6 year tenure as European Director of Communications\, Reader’s Digest. Thomas co-founded the Chiswick Book Festival and serves on several committees. She is  a regular speaker about publishing at leading universities in the UK and abroad. \nFollow Jacks on Twitter @jacksthomas \n  \n  \nAbout BolognaBooksPlus\nA new initiative running parallel to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2021\, BolognaBooksPlus is a one-day industry conference with the aim of reaching a wider professional audience across the global publishing industry. They will be welcoming an international line-up of speakers and delegates across all events and a targeted exhibiting opportunity building on and expanding the core Bologna exhibitor base. Whether in-person or online\, join BolognaBookPlus as an exhibitor\, visitor or delegate to network internationally and showcase your business to a global audience. \n 
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/wednesday-wisdom-live-interview-with-jacks-thomas-bolognabookplus/
CATEGORIES:Publishing Events,Wednesday Wisdom
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SUMMARY:Successful Freelancing: Tools for a freelance career that works for you (BookMachine CAMPUS)
DESCRIPTION:Successful Freelancing will cover everything from what to expect as an expert service provider to the practicalities of taking your business to the next level\, as well as how to make sure your freelance career works for you.  \nIt will offer practical tools to help you to plan\, operate and scale a freelance business that meets your individual needs and your career goals\, give you insight into successful working practices for freelancers and meeting your clients’ needs\, and will deliver expert advice and guidance on building a successful freelance career. \nThis course has been designed to run over three consecutive weeks to allow you to fit this into your busy schedule. We also find that it helps attendees to retain information from the session. \nIt is split into three 1-hour sessions that take place between 1–2 p.m. (BST). We will send you one Zoom link which will be used each time you log on for the course. \n  \n£130 +VAT (or 50% off for BookMachine members) \n  \nWeek 1 (Thursday 22nd April): Your freelance business \n\nPre-course work: What does successful freelancing look like for me?\nIntroductory Exercise: Setting success measures for you and your business.\nYou as an expert service provider: How to pitch your service offer\, understand your market and position your skills as an expert service.\nDiscussion – Rates and Payments: Reflecting on rates and making them work for you (including hourly rates v. page rates v. value-based pay)\, improving your invoicing and making sure you get paid!\nWrap-up exercise: What could go wrong? How to troubleshoot possible pitfalls in freelancing.\nIssue pre-work for next session.\n\n  \nWeek 2 (Thursday 29th April): The successful freelancer at work \n\nCase Study review.\nWhat could the client and freelancer have done differently?\nGroup Discussion: Lessons Learned to ensure client and freelancer satisfaction.\nAsking for feedback and what to do with it.\nWhat next? The importance of CPD for the freelance professional.\n\n  \nWeek 3 (Thursday 6th May): Classroom hour \n\nQuestion and answer session\n\n  \n\n  \nAbout the tutor\nMelody Dawes is the founder and Managing Director of Just Content. With over 20 years of publishing sector experience\, Melody set up Just Content in 2013\, to offer on-demand editorial\, production and project management solutions to publishing clients. Just Content works with hundreds of freelancers every month\, collaborating with them to deliver services to clients for everything from Commissioning Editing\, Development Editing\, Copyediting\, Proofreading\, Design and Illustration and anything in between. With Just Content’s agile business model\, based curating the best possible team for every project\, Melody knows how to help freelancers to ensure client satisfaction and demonstrate the value of a truly expert service. \n 
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/successful-freelancing-tools-for-a-freelance-career-that-works-for-you-bookmachine-campus/
CATEGORIES:BookMachine CAMPUS Live
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SUMMARY:April Members' Quiz & Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Quiz and mingle with other BookMachine members!\nOn Thursday 29th April from 6–7pm BST\, come along to this month’s Members’ Mixer – but this time with a twist! Join us and your host for the evening\, comedian extraordinaire Mel Byron\, for our April Members’ Quiz & Mixer event! \n  \nTake on questions on extraordinary women\, food\, current affairs and classic books – and split into teams for fun and informal discussion with new publishing people from the global industry landscape (and maybe some old friends\, too!). \n  \nOur members mixers are excellent mini industry hubs where you can make meaningful connections\, unwind with likeminded people and catch up with how it’s all going for other members – wherever they are based. This time\, make sure to bring your quizzing game-faces! \n  \nWe hope you can make it! RSVP below to join us. \n  \nWe’ll also be sending the link round in your members’ email ahead of the session. \n 
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/april-members-quiz-mixer/
CATEGORIES:Members only,Publishing Events
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