Thanks to everyone who submitted campaigns for the Q4 Awards and congratulations to our winners! Click here for the presentation with judges’ comments Or a full list can be found below… Q4 – Oct to Dec 2023 MULTI-TITLE HIGHLY COMMENDED: Heartstopper Marketers: Kristina Hill & Alexandra Haywood / Hachette Children’s WINNER: As Seen On TikTok Marketers: Sarah Jeffcoate & Genevieve Barratt / Simon & Schuster GUERRILLA HIGHLY COMMENDED: This Christmas Marketers: Hope Butler / Cornerstone WINNER: The Orange and other poems Marketer: Katie Hall, Sophie Clark & Imogen Whiteley / Fabe ..read more

A big thank you to Mia Baker, Ella McCarron and Anna Mitkova from Jack Arts who presented at our recent Awards meeting! If you missed them, you can view a video of their presentation here. In addition, you can download their installation portfolio, and watch the short films within the presentation via the links below: Jamie Oliver / Billy and the Giant Adventure Maggie O’Farrell / The Marriage Portrait             The post Jack Arts appeared first on The Book Marketing Society ..read more

Thanks to everyone who submitted campaigns for the Q3 and congratulations to our winners! Click here for the presentation with judges’ comments Or a full list can be found below… Q3 – Jul to Sep 2023 MULTI-TITLE HIGHLY COMMENDED: Hercule Poirot 2023 Reissues Marketer: Maddy Marshall / HarperFiction WINNER: Romance Readathon Marketer: Stephanie Biddle / Penguin Michael Joseph GUERRILLA HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Pumpkin Spice Café Marketers: Chloe Cummings, Emma Petfield / One More Chapter (HC) WINNER: My Roommate is a Vampire Marketer: Issie Levin / Cornerstone C ..read more

We’re thrilled to be running a second BMS Primer workshop for book marketers in 2023 – this time, the event will be held in November. Targeted at those in the early years of their career, as well as those hoping to join the industry or wanting an update on latest developments, this workshop will take place online over the course of two mornings and will offer an in-depth overview of book marketing, with new insights and the latest thinking around campaigns, available tools and resources. Attendees will learn how marketers brief media agencies, handle their campaigns, overcome challenges, and ..read more

The Book Marketing Society mentorship scheme returns! After a pandemic hiatus, the BMS is delighted to announce the return of its mentorship scheme, matching junior-to-mid level marketers with more experienced mentors, of manager level and above.  The scheme will run for six months and each pairing commits to six, one-hour sessions which can be in person, via Zoom / Teams, or hybrid.  The aim is for mentees to be matched with someone with significant experience who can offer impartial advice on career & skills development, campaign challenges, ways of working with colleagues and ..read more

Thanks to everyone who submitted campaigns for the first quarter of 2023 and congratulations to our winners! Click here for the presentation with judges’ comments Or a full list can be found below… Q2 – Apr to Jun 2023 MULTI-TITLE HIGHLY COMMENDED: Women’s Prize Live Marketers: Lynsey Passmore, Jen Acton / Women’s Prize WINNER: #Merky Books Lit Fest Marketers: Rebecca Ikin, Lydia Weigel, Cameron Watson / Merky Books GUERRILLA HIGHLY COMMENDED: This Book Will Make You Feel Something Marketer: Aimee Kitson / Little Brown WINNER: Game On, Puppy! Marketer: Lipfo ..read more

If you missed our June 2023 Q1 Awards Meeting, you’ll also have missed our excellent speakers! Thanks to Dawn Burnett from HQ and Katrina Northern from Vintage for sharing insightful learnings on their bestselling, and award-winning, campaigns. Find out more by clicking the links below – each video is approximately 10 minutes. Key Learnings: MENOPAUSING by Davina McCall Key Learnings: TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin             The post Campaign Learnings from the June ’23 Meeting appeared first on The Book Marketing Society ..read more

Hosted by James Spackman, this Masterclass delved into three exciting fiction campaigns/brands. Click on the image below to watch the video: (approx running time 1 hour 25 mins) A big thank you to James and our panel: Flora Willis (Profile) on The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels and building the Janice Hallett brand Sarah Jeffcoate (Simon & Schuster) on It Starts With Us and driving continued success for Colleen Hoover Sian Richefond (HarperFiction) on the unmissable activity for R.F. Kuang’s Babel         The post Fiction Masterclass – Feb 2023 appeared first o ..read more

Thanks to everyone who submitted campaigns for the final quarter of 2022 and congratulations to our winners! Click here for the presentation with judges comments Or a full list can be found below… Q4 – October to December 2022 MULTI-TITLE HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Year of Michael Connelly Marketers: Cait Davies, Lucy Cameron (Orion) WINNER: Penguin Michael Joseph Christmas Campaign Marketers: Charlea Harrison, Ellie Morley, Mubarak Elmubarak, Colin Brush (Penguin Michael Joseph) GUERRILLA HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Ballad of Never After Marketer: Callie Robertson (Hodder) WINN ..read more

Thanks to everyone who submitted campaigns for the third quarter of 2022 and congratulations to our winners! Click here for the presentation with judges comments Or a full list can be found below… Q3 – July to September 2022 MULTI-TITLE HIGHLY COMMENDED: Vintage Earth Marketers: Hannah Shorten, Natasha Collie, Carmella Lowkis (Vintage, PRH) WINNER: White Rabbit: Summer 2022 Marketer: Tom Noble (Orion) GUERRILLA HIGHLY COMMENDED: What Happens in Dubai Marketer: Yadira Da Trindade (Orion) WINNER: More Fiya Marketer: Caitriona Horne (Canongate) CHILDREN’S HIGHL ..read more