Eleanor Pilcher – Marketer

With over a decade in publishing at leading digital start-ups and Big Five publishing houses, including Penguin, HarperCollins and Hachette.

I have extensive knowledge of trade publishing across all genres and formats. I'm also a traditionally published novelist, so I have first-hand knowledge of the author trenches and offer 360 guidance on sales-driven marketing and publishing.

⭐ MARKETING SERVICES ⭐

- Power Hours - 60-minute video calls to discuss any marketing/publicity topic you wish

- Amazon Audits & Optimisation - perfect your digital and organic discoverability with a thorough review and advice on your blurb, cover, keywords, categories, A+ and author bio on Amazon to increase organic discoverability.

⭐Add-ons include: A+ design and copywriting blurb(s)

- Launch Strategies - release your book effectively with a detailed and bespoke 90-day launch plan including marketing, metadata, social media content, price promotion and advertising advice/timelines

- Design & Content Creation - including social media graphics, A+ banners, email headers and GIFs for use in advertising, Amazon and social media

- Social Media Strategy and Management - assisting with building your social media channels through strategy and/or management to build your author brand

- Digital Advertising - training, implementation, and management of Meta and/or Amazon advertising, with coaching on other platforms

- Submission Review - assistance with securing a literary agent by perfecting your pitch, synopsis and opening three chapters, including a list of agents to reach out to best suited to your project, and tips on networking in-person or online.

- Newsletter & Substack Coaching - I can assist you in building an author brand or platform via Substack and wider email marketing platforms

- Influencer Research & Outreach - detailed research and assistance with reaching readers online for reviews, content and partnerships

⭐ Publishing Consultancy - as an experienced author and publishing professional, I offer full-service consultancy on wider publishing strategy, from writing to backlist, including cover design, market research, agent/publisher queries, repackages and publicity

I DO NOT OFFER: IngramSpark assistance, website editing of e-commerce set marketing, Goodreads marketing or publicity services i.e. festivals, in-person events or media outreach.

PRICING: I do not accept 'Royalties Only' clients.

HOURS: I work in the UK and in the GMT time zone. Availability is dependent on time zones; please confirm any deadlines/timelines you may have.

PLEASE NOTE: I do not work on books that have been written by generative AI.

SCAM ALERT: I never reach out to authors directly via email. If you receive an email from 'me' please assume it is not legitimately me and disregard.