Smith Publicity, Inc.

I used Smith Publicity for consulting as well as a three month publicity campaign for my YA fantasy novel Where the Lightning Goes. I'm a first time author and still got over seventy reviews on Goodreads before my book's release. I have a small platform and did almost no social media work prior to release. I worked with Andrea and Olivia, both of whom were knowledgeable and respectful. They answered questions quickly and adjusted communications to what worked best for me. They're hardworking and honest, and I can't recommend them enough. PR firms are expensive, but they're worth the investment.
Jun 12th, 2023

As a clinical psychologist, I spend a lot of time helping patients bring in the best tools and resources they can find to help them achieve their goals. As a fledgling author in the field of mental health and wellness, I am thrilled to have taken my own advice when it came time to spread the word about my book, A Deeper Wellness! Thanks to Smiths unstinting professionalism, and the enthusiastic efforts, guidance, and support of Janet Shapiro and Lydia Rasmussen, Ive reached millions of TV, radio, print, and online audiences in a few short months. If youre looking for results above and beyond your wildest expectations, look no further!
Dec 28th, 2022

Go with eyes wide open, and Smith take great care of you. I knew when I wrote my book that marketing is hard, very hard, and book sales are very hard to get. Smith isn't perfect, but they're the best book PR firm I've worked with, and I've written 7 books using 4 different PR firms. The thing many authors don't understand - no one said this was going to be easy -- writing your book was the easy part, trust me. Even when you pay pros like Smith, you are still going to need to work hard - they can't do everything, and there may some things YOU can actually do better than them, like handling your social media and keeping it current. My advice to people thinking about writing a book - think long and hard about it. This s a tough business. Good, solid professionals like Smith Publicity can help quite a bit and they are talented, but they're not perfect and they can't do everything.
Dec 28th, 2022

This journey with you has been a total pleasure. Thank you for your diligence, focus, consistency, persistence and grace. Thank you for your creativity and for showing up again and again to explore how many more ways we could pitch, engage, reach out, push and promote this book and my work as far and as wide as possible. As a journalist who has often had to work with publicists, or publicity organisations and as someone who has done publicity in the past I am grateful for your strategising, and for the clarity of your process, and while it didnt always lead to the outcome we all wanted, you always pursued every avenue to get there. Process matters, and yours is gold. I see it, and Im grateful for it. You are appreciated.
Dec 27th, 2022

I had a good experience with Smith. They are a hard-working bunch. I wish I sold more books, but I know I sold many more than other authors. I recommend them.
Dec 20th, 2022