I’m Bout It Bout It aka Marketing & Promotion Month 5…

Hello World,

Santa & Mrs. Claus! Aren't they precious?!!!

Have you got your Christmas decorations up? I’ve been known to procrastinate, but I’m happy to say that I put up my Christmas decorations yesterday! Yay! I know a lot of people put their decorations up the day after Thanksgiving, but I’m making progress…baby steps…

Okay, on to the subject of this post…If you’ve been checking out my blog for a while, you know that my book, After the Altar Call: The Sisters’ Guide to Developing a Personal Relationship With God, is coming out in just over two months (I’m SUPER EXCITED!!!). And since I started my marketing and promotion activities back in August, I’ve been writing a monthly recap of my progress….If you haven’t read those posts, check them out here…

“I’m Bout It Bout It aka Marketing & Promotion Month 1…”

“I’m Bout It Bout It aka Marketing & Promotion Month 2…”

“I’m Bout It Bout It aka Marketing & Promotion Month 3…”

“I’m Bout It Bout It aka Marketing & Promotion Month 4…”

The Riverdale Middle School orchestra got down...

 And so now I’m recapping month 5 or November! (I should have posted on this topic on Wednesday, but I had to meet a writing deadline…) The first order of business was to get help! As I mentioned in last month’s post. I’m a a full-time reporter, a part-time fitness instructor, a sometime market reasearcher, a freelance writer, a blogger and an upcoming author/marketing & promoting professional…and it was getting to be too much…But I’m happy to say that I now have secured help for my marketing & promotion and the planning of my launch party…Did I mention PARTY? Yes, I did…As Bishop T.D. Jakes says, “Get ready, get ready, get ready…” We are a planning a fabulous launch party for Feb. 14, the release date of my book, that will be the spot for you and your boo on V-Day…But if you are not booed up, that’s okay too because there will be something for erebody 🙂 More details to come…

Since I do have help, this has cleared up some mental energy to complete the final edits of my book AND line up my book tour…More details on that to come as well…In addition to editing and planning my book tour, I’m still freelance writing and blogging…In October, I told you I attended Blogalicious 2011, and now I have started networking with and supporting other bloggers! I’m proud to say I’m a part of Social Fabric, a community of bloggers, and I’m looking forward to expanding my blog and making it the best it can be…Expanding my blog is one of my marketing & promotion goals plus I just love blogging!!! And look out for awesome posts (if I say so myself) in the months to come…

Pointe South Elementary School chorus!!!

I also learned that tweeting is a marketing & promotion must at Blogalicious, and I’m trying to up my Twitter game…Last month, I only had 74 followers, but now, I have reached over a 100…and of course, I still need more…so follow me @jackiehwrites

These two second graders sat next to me at the tree lighting...They were so much fun..I almost felt maternal...

As I have said in previous marketing & promotion posts, I still have some stuff up my sleeve and in the the months to come, more will be revealed…

And since I wrote this post in December rather November, I’ve included some photos from the City of Riverdale Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Celebration I attended last night…Enjoy!

Any thoughts?

 

 

Be Blogalicious!

Hello World! Represent

I’m just back from Blogalicious 2011 in our nation’s capital where we discovered new blogger buddies, gleaned tips, tools & tricks to step up our blogging; cozied up to brands, loved on Shrek, partied with Ronald McDonald, peeped previews for upcoming Hollywood flicks and MORE – at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center on the Potomac…

But I won’t be selfish…Take a look at my pics…Hopefully, you will feel like you were there…

 Me with a fabulous view of the Gaylord & the Potomac River…

My sweet roommate Boni Candelario, who is a career strategy consultant and empowerment coach. Check her out at Coach’m Up Boni!

The brains behind Blogalicious! Justices Ny & Fergie of the Social Niche dancing at the McDonald’s Mardi Gras party!

Ain’t no party like a Blogalicious party ‘cuz a Blogalicious party don’t stop…Go Justice Fergie, Get Busy!

Representatives from the American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, demonstrated the importance of funding cancer research…More Birthdays…For more info on how you can help, go to morebirthdays.com.

I love Shrek! I even have a stuffed Shrek in my bedroom!

Inside the Gaylord…It.was.massive.

The Potomac from the hotel…

Trying very hard not look short & stubby next to the beautiful Paula Patton aka Mrs. Robin Thicke… She was there courtesy of COVERGIRL

Of course, I have to end this post with a mention of God…Charles Butler and Trinity lifted up God with their beautiful voices as an introduction for a preview of “Joyful Noise”  starring Queen Latifah & Dolly Parton! The movie will be in theaters January 13, 2012…Stayed tuned for more details…

More pics from Blogalicious will be on the Gallery section of my blog by this Friday, Oct. 29!!!

Any thoughts?