As you know, the contest for the free book in June is for the best idea for me to use in marketing "Nan's Journey". When I first got the marketing package from my publisher they recommended that I read a book by Leon Mentzer called "Amen". One of the many ideas within the pages of the book was to put a sign on your car. I was timid about doing that so I didn't know what to do.
One day I was driving down Main Street and noticed a neat looking decal on the back window of a minivan. It was a logo of a college sports team. I decided to contact a friend of mine who owns a sign company in Liberal, KS and ask her to design a bumper sticker-sized decal with a clear background and white script letters. After some thought we decided it should read:
Read Nan's Journey
Get it at
nansjourney.blogspot.com
That is all it says! It looks great and she did a wonderful job. When Aimee saw it she wanted one to put on her car in Denver. I sent a quick email to Jammie, my sign maker, that I needed ten more stickers. Terry heard that I ordered ten and told me to scale back because we didn't need ten. I began to wonder how I would "get rid" of nine window stickers. I put out a plea on myspace saying that I had free window stickers for anyone who would really put it on their car to help me advertise "Nan's Journey". In two hours I had 14 takers!!! Now I had to order more!
I ordered 20 so now I have 6 left!!! I am overwhelmed with the support that has been given to me and this book. It is more than I can say in gratitude when readers take on the promotion. Their kindness is...humbling.
Do you have an idea or two or a hundred? Come on...you just might win the June contest!
If you want information on Jammie and her sign business, sign my guest book and I will let her know.
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