2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: First Place in Fiction Broadcast Media

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Next in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Judy DuCharme won first place in the fiction Broadcast Media category and describes her activities here. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/ Creating Outstanding Broadcast Media by Judy DuCharme When my children started school, I went back to school to obtain my teaching certificate. I then taught fifth grade for 22 years and loved it. As I neared retirement, I felt…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: Second Place in Fiction Web Presence

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Next in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Lee Ann Mancini won second place in the fiction Web Presence category and describes her activities here. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/ Creating an Award-Winning Web Presence by Lee Ann Mancini Digital marketing is an integral, crucial tool for the successful growth and development of business today. With society’s intensifying reliance on technology for everything from ordering dinner via Uber…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: First Place in Fiction Web Presence category

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Next in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Allen Brokken won first place in the fiction Web Presence category. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/ Interview with Allen Brokken Hi, Allen. What book(s) were you marketing to win this Excellence in Marketing award? The Towers of Light Series. It’s a Middle-Grade Christian Fantasy series. What was the goal of your marketing campaign? The goal of the Christmas 2022 marketing…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: Second Place in Broadcast Media

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Next in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Michelle S. Lazurek won second place in the nonfiction Broadcast Media category. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/ Using Broadcast Mediaby Michelle S. Lazurek Congratulations on winning second place in Outstanding Broadcast Media, Michelle!What book were you marketing?I Surrender All (Sort Of), a Christian living book by Michelle S. Lazurek What was the goal of your marketing campaign?I have known,…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: First Place in Nonfiction Web Presence

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This is the second in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Leslie Anne Tarabella won first place in the nonfiction Web Presence category and describes her activities here. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/. Creating an Award-Winning Web Presence by Leslie Anne Tarabella Bringing Christmas Home is a true story about my husband’s grandmother who was born in New York City in 1916. Her father gave her the most…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: First Place in Nonfiction Visual Media

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This is the first in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Grace Fox won first place in the nonfiction Visual Media category and describes her activities here. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/. Creating Award-Winning Media Visuals by Grace Fox – www.gracefox.com As a non-fiction writer, I seek to provide spiritual growth resources, so creating a variety of complementary products to Fresh Hope for Today: Devotions for Joy…

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Fascinating Friday Feature –

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A behind-the-scenes peek at writing. I begin each new book with…get ready for it… “Now, how do I do this?” Every single book. One would think after sixteen novels, I wouldn’t have to ask this question. So, why would I? That’s another question I ask at the start of each book. Why is this so hard? Well, if it were easy, everyone would write a book, right? Still…even when I follow the brief synopsis I submit to my publisher for the book, I struggle with getting started, mostly because the actual story rarely follows what I submitted. Take Counter Attack,…

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Seen and Heard – April and May Happenings

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Many among our Christian Authors Network have been seen and heard, caught out and about spreading the word on their books, their message, and most importantly, the love and provision of our precious Father. Here’s where you may catch them: Susan Neal, CEO of Christian Authors Network (CAN) and Christian Indie Publishing Association (CIPA), was a featured speaker at The Well Conference for Creatives in Hudsonville, Michigan in April. In addition to her faculty sessions, Susan announced the winners of the Christian Indie Awards and the CAN Marketing Awards with a live presentation for the first time during their awards…

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Girl’s Weekend Inspires Girlfriend Gathering Series

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Several years ago a few of my close friends decided we would meet in Colorado for a girl’s weekend. The Fall leaves lit the mountains with brilliant colors. The four of us met for time to relax, refresh and revive. We laughed together, cried together, prayed together, looked at scripture together and did some fun activities together. It was an amazing weekend and each of us left refreshed. We felt such comradery that weekend. Though each of us have busy schedules, we know we can count on each other to be there to support, encourage, and pray. Soon after that…

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CAN Members – Seen and Heard

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Many among our Christian Author Network have been seen and heard, caught out and about spreading the word on their books, their message, and most importantly, the love and provision of our precious Father. Here’s where you may catch them: Tina Yeager launched a new radio program in January on Christian Mix 106. Flourish Today airs at 10 AM and 3 PM Eastern every Thursday, covering such topics as parenting, mental health, relationships, and other issues to live your best daily. To listen live online, click this link: https://christianmix106.com/ For more information on Tina, visit her website at https://tinayeager.com/ Several…

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