Budget: portion of $4,300.00 marketing and publicity budget.Galleys: PDF galleys are available.National Advertising: "Prominent, year-round advertising in"The Comics Reporter, one of the most visited comics-focused websites.National Print/Online Media Campaign: "We work tirelessly to market and promote our titles; we have a large media and opinion maker contact list, to which we send our press releases and select review copies. We also have a smaller selection of reviewers who receive hard copies of our titles. This has resulted in reviews, interviews and coverage in a variety of media outlets including" Avoid the Future, Boing Boing, The Chicago Tribune, Comic Book Resources, The Comics Beat, The Comics Journal, The Comics Reporter, The Globe and Mail, Newsarama, Paste Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Quill and Quire, The National Post, The New York Times, TIME Magazine, VICE Magazine, The Washington Post and many more.Online/Social Media Campaign: We have a strong presence on the Internet with our recently redesigned website (koyamapress.
com with over 4,000 unique visits per month), Facebook (facebook.com/KoyamaPress with over 6,100 likes), Twitter (@AnnieKoyama with over 11,000 followers), Instagram (@kickassannie over 7,340 followers), and Tumblr (koyamapress.tumblr.com with over 16,685 followers) pages.Promotion on the Author's Website: Michael DeForge has established a strong following online. This is demonstrated by his website (michael-deforge.com), his Twitter (@michael_deforge), and his Instagram (@michael.deforge).
General Tour Info: Koyama Press and Michael DeForge will be launching A Western World at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) a week long celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, which culminates in a two-day exhibition and vendor fair featuring hundreds of comics creators from around the world. This year's festival takes place May 12-13.Publicity and Promotion in Conjunction with the Author's Speaking Engagements: Koyama Press has a number of branded items including tote bags, notebooks, buttons, postcards, stickers, and activity books that accompany artists at shows and events. These include items utilizing the art from the book itself.