Posted in Blog on January 10, 2012
Oh, hello reader. I’m back. How was your festive season? I had a cold, cold Christmas, thanks to a bust boiler. I imagine Dana had a leaky heat exchanger too when she sang that. I kept warm with mulled wine and plug-in radiators. And visiting relatives. The new boiler was installed last week, and I’m enjoying the [...]
Twitter is an Internet phenomenon, yet is the social media tool that confuses more than most. With over 200 million users, it is a vital place to reach readers online and promote your books – but where do you start? The Publishing Talk Guide to Twitter tells you all you need to know to get started and [...]
My first book, Get Up to Speed with Online Marketing, was published by FT Prentice Hall in 2010. It’s a primer in social media marketing for small businesses, anyone who needs to get to grips with the basics of online marketing. With chapters on all the major social media tools – blogging, podcasting, video, Facebook [...]
This article first appeared in The Deal (the official magazine of the London Book Fair) in Spring 2009 Contrary to popular belief, small publishers are better placed to survive a recession than their larger competitors, says Jon Reed. The worst financial crisis in a century, an international banking collapse and global recession: it is enough [...]
Small Business Studio is a trading name of Reed Media, and the brand through which I deliver web design and branding to small businesses.
This article first appeared in The Deal (the official magazine of the London Book Fair) in Spring 2008 Trade publishers should learn from their colleagues in the academic sector when it comes to online marketing, says social media expert Jon Reed. Have you updated your status today? Has anyone written on your wall? Have you [...]
Publishing Talk is my blog and online community for authors and publishers. It covers social media marketing, digital publishing, self-publishing and the future of publishing. It has the largest publishing community on Twitter with over 180,000 followers, and is rated the ‘most influential’ Twitter account about publishing by the Twitter directory WeFollow.
Reed Media is the company I set up in 2006, and my social media consultancy business. I offer in-house training and workshops on social media marketing, consultancy on social media strategy and campaigns, and create websites and social media for clients.