Episode 209: Active vs. Passive Book Marketing Strategies for Business Owner Authors

Feb 25

In this episode, Jodi breaks down what sustainable book marketing really looks like for business owners and leaders, and why long-term promotion should feel manageable rather than exhausting. She explains how marketing energy shifts after launch, why business owners need a different approach than traditional authors use, and how combining active and passive strategies creates a marketing plan your book (and your schedule) can sustain.

Time Stamps:

00:00 — Introduction: Why sustainable book marketing matters

01:00 — Burnout and overwhelm in book marketing

02:20 — Launch energy vs. long-term marketing energy

03:30 — Why business owners market books differently than traditional authors

04:45 — Experimentation and data in book marketing

05:40 — Active vs. passive marketing explained

06:45 — Practical day-to-day marketing approaches

07:15 — Simple visibility tactics that work quietly

08:15 — Quarterly promotion pushes and marketing cycles

09:30 — Building a sustainable long-term marketing plan

Keywords:

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LINK TO FULL EPISODE (RAW) TRANSCRIPT:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15HlbN4esX56SHyL9fgJlh0hyTYoF6txEsGTfoOQkeqc/edit?usp=sharing