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The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy. ISBN: 978-1-41970-059-0 LAY DOWN DATE: 11.15.11. AUTHOR: Deborah Davis IMPRINT: Abrams PRICE: $50.00 EDITOR: Deb Aaronson PUBLICITY CONTACT: Katrina Weidknecht MARKETING CONTACT: Gina Maolucci.
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The Oprah Winfrey Show:Reflections on an American Legacy ISBN: 978-1-41970-059-0 LAY DOWN DATE: 11.15.11 AUTHOR: Deborah Davis IMPRINT: Abrams PRICE: $50.00 EDITOR: Deb Aaronson PUBLICITY CONTACT: Katrina Weidknecht MARKETING CONTACT: Gina Maolucci
BEA 2011Feature on 6’ x 22’ banner in main hallFarewell champagne toast in ABRAMS booth May
Trade pre-pub awareness ad in Publishers Weekly. May 23-27 issue • 30,000+ subscribers • 360,000 unique viewers
August Orchestrated cover reveal and release • 8/11:Exclusive Cover Reveal in USA TODAY(circ. 1.8 million) • Cover image posted on the • following social media outlets: • -Oprah Facebook page -Oprah.com • Simultaneous upload of cover to • all online retailers.
September September 13th Splash page went live O Magazine October issue hit newsstands with full page ad and book review
October • Pre-Order animated ads began running on Oprah.com. Our ads rotate with other ads in the following areas of the site: • Fall Reading List • Books Landing • Editorial Feature within the Books Section • Featured in Oprah’s Books & Entertainment Newsletter (1.4 million subscribers) • O You! event, Atlanta –Georgia World Congress Center (10/15) • Sold out event with 5,000 paid attendees • B&N bookstore onsite - pre-order easels featured throughout store • Email blast promoting book to the 5,000 attendees of O You! conference (10/31)
October • November issue of OMagazine gave it a nice review and a blurb. • Publishers Weekly featured it in the gift guide and gave it a very nice review: • “A lavish and loving tribute to the television personality, icon, and philanthropist makes a powerful case for Oprah’s centrality and influence on American culture. With smart essays from writers like Stanley Crouch and Maya Angelou. . .” • Oprah.com featured the Maya Angelou essay and images from the book in a slideshow.
November MAJOR NATIONAL TV COVERAGE Friday, November 11 • Airs 7:30PM • Airs 7PM • Airs 8PM Monday, November 14 • Airs 7PM • Airs 7:30PM • Airs 7PM & 11PM Erin Burnett “OutFront” Tuesday, November 15 • Airs 10AM
November Tuesday, November 15 Television Satellite Tour – More than a dozen stations/shows airing nationally and in major markets Wednesday, November 16 Radio Tour – Approximately 20 stations/shows airing nationally and in major markets And More. . . Mid-Atlantic states’ NPR to interview Deborah Davis
November MAJOR PRINT COVERAGE • Holiday Gift Guide • (circ. 916,911) • Holiday Gift Guide • (circ. 1.8Million) • Holiday Gift Guide • (circ. 605,243) • Holiday Gift Guide • (circ. 437,205) • Review • (circ: 800,000) • Review • (circ. 997,173)
November MORE PRINT COVERAGE • Houston Chronicle • San Antonio Express • BookPage review • Publishers Weekly – interview w/Deborah • Davis (Nov. 14) • Library Journal - review (online) • Also in the works: • Interview for AOL Jobs • Audio News Release • Associated Press • New York Post • New York Times tracking for the best seller list
November Advertising and Promotion • Finished book mailing to all contributors with letter from Oprah (11/3) • On-Sale animated ads begin running on Oprah.com (11/15-12/31) • Oprah.com homepage takeover • PW and Shelf Awareness ads • 1st skyscraper on PW Daily 11/15 • 2nd skyscraper on Shelf Awareness Pro 11/16 • Gayle King will promote the book on her radio show and giveaway copies to all callers participating in the show that day (11/16) • Social Media • Oprah Facebook page will post a comment about the book on 11/15, and is likely to follow-up with additional updates (6.4 million fans) • There is a good chance Oprah will tweet about the book (11/15) – 8 million followers • The following Oprah insiders will plug the book on their Facebook pages and Twitter:Gayle King, Sheri Salata, OWN, O Magazine, Oprah.com, Harpo (11/15) • Pursuing other contributors and Oprah insiders to tweet about the book. At this point, best bets include Dr. Oz, Nate Berkus, Bob Greene
December • People Magazine ad – Holiday Gift Guide Issue (on sale 11/25) • ½ Page 4c in Reviews Section • Readership: 45,229,000; Paid Circulation: 3,450,000 • In-Touch Magazine ad – Holiday Gift Guide Issue (on sale 11/25) • ½ Page 4c, in first 33% + book review • Readership: 7,630,000; Paid Circulation: 800,000 Also : • Book included in Oprah.com Gift- Finder search engine • Book retailers holiday gift catalogs for consumers
Retail Promotions (Nov. & Dec.) (740 Stores) 11/15-12/1: FOS Table - New Arrivals, All stores 11/15-12/31: FOS Table - Holiday Gift, 20% Off 11/15-12/31: bn.com - Holiday Gift Guide Target (1200 stores) 11/15-12/31 Gift plan promotion Costco (420 stores) Costco Connection ad (circulation 8 million) Costco Canada (80 outlets) Nov/Dec Costco Connection ad and placement in-store Oct/Nov: New and Notable Promotion Nov/Dec: Gift Book and Holiday Promotion
Retail Promotions (Nov. & Dec.) Indigo Canada (250 stores) Holiday gift guide Large in-store presence AWBC/Books-A-Million (230 stores) Front of store promotion – 11/15-12/31 Wholesales Ingram Holiday Gift Book - 12/1 (sent to 15,000 retailers and librarians) Baker & Taylor Gift Book Alert - 12/1 (sent to 20,000 retailers and librarians)