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Prime Publishing Hosts First-Ever Video Retreat
Northbrook, IL—Prime Publishing, LLC hosted its first-ever video retreat from September 6–8, 2019 at their office in Northbrook, IL. Ten bloggers traveled from all over the country to learn the ins and outs of video content creation.
The goal of the three-day retreat was for the bloggers to learn from each other about how to shoot and edit videos. Each blogger was sponsored by a craft company, and each blogger was responsible to create three exclusive videos for their sponsor. This means that by the end of the three-day retreat, a total of 30 videos were professionally shot and edited.
The sponsorship also included a Facebook Live video on the FaveCrafts Facebook page that featured a short demo of an easy craft project using materials by their sponsor.
Projects featured in the videos varied in scope, and a variety of genres were represented including quilting, crochet, painting, and more.
Bloggers that attended the retreat included Carolina Moore of Always Expect Moore (sponsored by Nancy’s Notions), Cheryl Spangenberg of That’s What Che Said (sponsored by Craft Chameleon), Kristen Johnson of A Girl and Her Glitter (sponsored by Xyron), Angie Holden of The Country Chic Cottage (sponsored by Plaid), Cori George of Hey Lets Make Stuff (sponsored by Benzie Felt), Heidi Kundin of Happiness Is Homemade (sponsored by Cricut), Laura Kelly Walters of Me and My Inklings (sponsored by DecoArt), Stehanie Paxman of Crafting In The Rain (sponsored by FloraCraft), Alexis Middleton of Persia Lou (sponsored by VELCRO® Brand), Marie Segares of Underground Crafter (sponsored by DarnGoodYarn), and Beth Watson from Creatively Beth (sponsored by Fairfield World).
The new videos will be promoted in the FaveCrafts Quick & Crafty newsletter beginning in October. Stay tuned for lots of great new video content coming your way from FaveCrafts and our top bloggers!
Prime Publishing Hosts First-Ever Video Retreat
Northbrook, IL—Prime Publishing, LLC hosted its first-ever video retreat from September 6–8, 2019 at their office in Northbrook, IL. Ten bloggers traveled from all over the country to learn the ins and outs of video content creation.
The goal of the three-day retreat was for the bloggers to learn from each other about how to shoot and edit videos. Each blogger was sponsored by a craft company, and each blogger was responsible to create three exclusive videos for their sponsor. This means that by the end of the three-day retreat, a total of 30 videos were professionally shot and edited.
The sponsorship also included a Facebook Live video on the FaveCrafts Facebook page that featured a short demo of an easy craft project using materials by their sponsor.
Projects featured in the videos varied in scope, and a variety of genres were represented including quilting, crochet, painting, and more.
Bloggers that attended the retreat included Carolina Moore of Always Expect Moore (sponsored by Nancy’s Notions), Cheryl Spangenberg of That’s What Che Said (sponsored by Craft Chameleon), Kristen Johnson of A Girl and Her Glitter (sponsored by Xyron), Angie Holden of The Country Chic Cottage (sponsored by Plaid), Cori George of Hey Lets Make Stuff (sponsored by Benzie Felt), Heidi Kundin of Happiness Is Homemade (sponsored by Cricut), Laura Kelly Walters of Me and My Inklings (sponsored by DecoArt), Stehanie Paxman of Crafting In The Rain (sponsored by FloraCraft), Alexis Middleton of Persia Lou (sponsored by VELCRO® Brand), Marie Segares of Underground Crafter (sponsored by DarnGoodYarn), and Beth Watson from Creatively Beth (sponsored by Fairfield World).
The new videos will be promoted in the FaveCrafts Quick & Crafty newsletter beginning in October. Stay tuned for lots of great new video content coming your way from FaveCrafts and our top bloggers!
I Like Knitting Magazine Goes for Gold with New Website Experience
Northbrook, IL – Digital magazine, I Like Knitting, launches Gold Club membership featuring trendy and exclusive content, along with an easier-to-navigate website for an enhanced user experience. Membership to the Gold Club grants subscribers access to a 700+ pattern archive, the bi-monthly magazine (both web and tablet versions) and the 12 themed issues in the Collection’s Club which boasts 60 new designs every year.
I Like Knitting is known for its quality, style and commitment to providing readers with only with the best of the best. Since their launch in 2014, their community has grown to include subscribers and designers from all across the globe.
“I LOVE I Like Knitting magazine!,” said knitting and crochet designer Deb Arch. “It is exciting when the new issue is released, because I know it has been thoughtfully planned to include a wide variety of clever designs featuring a specific theme, style or look!”
“I adore designing for I Like Knitting magazine,” designer Mona Zillah said. “It is a super-cute, versatile platform and I am not constrained by the amount of pattern space. It gives me a chance to happily ‘chart away’ to make for a clearer, easier-to-read pattern and still lets me be a part of a group of contemporary designers!”
Thanks to additional subscription levels, knitters can now choose the level of membership that’s right for them. There are three main levels to choose from: Collections Club, Magazine Club and the all-encompassing Gold Club for complete site access. The launch of the Gold Club brings the best pattern value to date. For less than the price of a cup of coffee each month, Gold Club members can access hundreds of designer patterns, expert instructions and step-by-step demonstrations of the trendiest stitches and techniques.
Visit our website for complete details at www.ilikeknitting.com.
I Like Knitting Magazine Goes for Gold with New Website Experience
Northbrook, IL – Digital magazine, I Like Knitting, launches Gold Club membership featuring trendy and exclusive content, along with an easier-to-navigate website for an enhanced user experience. Membership to the Gold Club grants subscribers access to a 700+ pattern archive, the bi-monthly magazine (both web and tablet versions) and the 12 themed issues in the Collection’s Club which boasts 60 new designs every year.
I Like Knitting is known for its quality, style and commitment to providing readers with only with the best of the best. Since their launch in 2014, their community has grown to include subscribers and designers from all across the globe.
“I LOVE I Like Knitting magazine!,” said knitting and crochet designer Deb Arch. “It is exciting when the new issue is released, because I know it has been thoughtfully planned to include a wide variety of clever designs featuring a specific theme, style or look!”
“I adore designing for I Like Knitting magazine,” designer Mona Zillah said. “It is a super-cute, versatile platform and I am not constrained by the amount of pattern space. It gives me a chance to happily ‘chart away’ to make for a clearer, easier-to-read pattern and still lets me be a part of a group of contemporary designers!”
Thanks to additional subscription levels, knitters can now choose the level of membership that’s right for them. There are three main levels to choose from: Collections Club, Magazine Club and the all-encompassing Gold Club for complete site access. The launch of the Gold Club brings the best pattern value to date. For less than the price of a cup of coffee each month, Gold Club members can access hundreds of designer patterns, expert instructions and step-by-step demonstrations of the trendiest stitches and techniques.
Visit our website for complete details at www.ilikeknitting.com.
FaveQuilts Releases Two Books in Partnership with Leisure Arts
Northbrook, IL—FaveQuilts and Prime Publishing have partnered up with Leisure Arts to release two new quilting books: Quilted Wall Hangings: 11 Unique Projects for Quilt Lovers and Modern Patchwork: 12 Fresh Quilting Projects to Inspire Your Creativity. Both books are available for sale on LeisureArts.com and Amazon and will be available nationwide in JOANN Fabrics stores in August 2019.
Quilted Wall Hangings features wall hangings for all levels of quilters in a variety of styles from bold and modern to whimsical and even baby-friendly. Featured designers include Stephanie Kendron, Staci Wendland, Shelly Morgan, Cindy and Sandy of Gray Barn Designs, Sonya Blackstone, Alicia Steele, Katie King, Carolina Moore, and Monica Curry.
Modern Patchwork features an array of trendy, modern designs with bold colors and patterns. Featured designers include Lindsey Weight, Ann Butler, Carolina Moore, Becky Jorgensen, Mary Beth Temple, Alicia Steele, and Kim Lapacek.
FaveQuilts features thousands of free quilt patterns, tutorials, tips, articles, giveaways, and more. Their free, daily email newsletter, Piecing It Together, offers quilters inspiration with easy-to-follow patterns, tutorials, and gorgeous photos. FaveQuilts caters to quilters of all skill levels from those just starting out to those who have been quilting for decades.
Two additional book are in the works with Leisure Arts, including a macramé book through FaveCrafts, and a mini quilts book through FaveQuilts.
FaveQuilts Releases Two Books in Partnership with Leisure Arts
Northbrook, IL—FaveQuilts and Prime Publishing have partnered up with Leisure Arts to release two new quilting books: Quilted Wall Hangings: 11 Unique Projects for Quilt Lovers and Modern Patchwork: 12 Fresh Quilting Projects to Inspire Your Creativity. Both books are available for sale on LeisureArts.com and Amazon and will be available nationwide in JOANN Fabrics stores in August 2019.
Quilted Wall Hangings features wall hangings for all levels of quilters in a variety of styles from bold and modern to whimsical and even baby-friendly. Featured designers include Stephanie Kendron, Staci Wendland, Shelly Morgan, Cindy and Sandy of Gray Barn Designs, Sonya Blackstone, Alicia Steele, Katie King, Carolina Moore, and Monica Curry.
Modern Patchwork features an array of trendy, modern designs with bold colors and patterns. Featured designers include Lindsey Weight, Ann Butler, Carolina Moore, Becky Jorgensen, Mary Beth Temple, Alicia Steele, and Kim Lapacek.
FaveQuilts features thousands of free quilt patterns, tutorials, tips, articles, giveaways, and more. Their free, daily email newsletter, Piecing It Together, offers quilters inspiration with easy-to-follow patterns, tutorials, and gorgeous photos. FaveQuilts caters to quilters of all skill levels from those just starting out to those who have been quilting for decades.
Two additional book are in the works with Leisure Arts, including a macramé book through FaveCrafts, and a mini quilts book through FaveQuilts.
Prime Publishing Receives Two Honorable Mentions in ReturnPath’s Hero Awards
Northbrook, IL—ReturnPath’s 2019 Email Hero Awards were recently announced, and Prime Publishing, LLC, was the recipient of honorable mentions in two categories: offer email and winback email. Results were determined by a panel of judges, consisting of four Return Path email experts and a member of the Email Experience Council Member Advisory Committee, and spanned nine different categories. You can view the entire lookbook here.
Prime Publishing’s offer email campaign focused on generating more orders for their premium crochet magazine, I Like Crochet. They reduced scrolling by shortening the message, highlighted the sale in the subject line, used a moving gif in the message body, and featured a prominent call to action to generate nearly 300 orders.
Their winback email campaign was an effort made to re-engage consumers who had become inactive. They performed A/B testing on the subject line, and the winning one had an open rate that was 47% higher than the original campaign. Subscribers were then presented with the option to re-engage and stay on the mailing list or be removed.
ReturnPath provides data and insight to their customers to help them optimize their email marketing campaigns. They partner with more than 70 providers of mailbox and security solutions, covering 2.5 billion inboxes. They’ve been in business since 1999.
Prime Publishing Receives Two Honorable Mentions in ReturnPath’s Hero Awards
Northbrook, IL—ReturnPath’s 2019 Email Hero Awards were recently announced, and Prime Publishing, LLC, was the recipient of honorable mentions in two categories: offer email and winback email. Results were determined by a panel of judges, consisting of four Return Path email experts and a member of the Email Experience Council Member Advisory Committee, and spanned nine different categories. You can view the entire lookbook here.
Prime Publishing’s offer email campaign focused on generating more orders for their premium crochet magazine, I Like Crochet. They reduced scrolling by shortening the message, highlighted the sale in the subject line, used a moving gif in the message body, and featured a prominent call to action to generate nearly 300 orders.
Their winback email campaign was an effort made to re-engage consumers who had become inactive. They performed A/B testing on the subject line, and the winning one had an open rate that was 47% higher than the original campaign. Subscribers were then presented with the option to re-engage and stay on the mailing list or be removed.
ReturnPath provides data and insight to their customers to help them optimize their email marketing campaigns. They partner with more than 70 providers of mailbox and security solutions, covering 2.5 billion inboxes. They’ve been in business since 1999.
Prime Publishing Welcomes Bloggers in First PrimeCon
Northbrook, IL—Prime Publishing, LLC hosted its first-ever blogger conference from May 16–17, 2019 at their main office in Northbrook, IL. Bloggers traveled from all over the country to learn from Prime Publishing’s expert staff about SEO, audience engagement, newsletters, and more.
The conference began with an opening keynote address from Executive Producer Addie Gundry. Addie is the author of a series of 11 cookbooks, published in conjunction with St. Martin’s Press and is currently the face of the RecipeLion Cooking Club, part of the RecipeLion Gold Club. Day 1 continued with two presentations, Content 101: How to Choose What Content to Create and Update and SEO Need to Know: An In-Depth Look at SEO Tools and Strategies. The day concluded with a content and SEO workshop where bloggers were able to work directly with Prime editors to guide them toward creating great content.
The second day of the conference began with two more presentations: Start Spreading the News: How to Get Eyes on Your Page and Emails People Won’t Delete: How to Get Readers to Open and Click. That was followed by another afternoon workshop with Prime editors, this time focusing on link building and creating newsletters. The conference concluded with a keynote speech by Prime Publishing CEO and President, Stuart Hochwert. Feedback for PrimeCon has been positive with some bloggers, such as Cindy deRosier from My Creative Life, documenting their experience.
Throughout the conference, attendees participated in breaks, make-and-takes, and Facebook lives, sponsored by different companies, including Darn Good Yarn, DecoArt, MoreCommerce, Oliso, Rust-O-Leum, Therm O Web, Tonic Studios, and Leisure Arts. The sponsors also generously provided samples for attendees to take home.
Prime Publishing Welcomes Bloggers in First PrimeCon
Northbrook, IL—Prime Publishing, LLC hosted its first-ever blogger conference from May 16–17, 2019 at their main office in Northbrook, IL. Bloggers traveled from all over the country to learn from Prime Publishing’s expert staff about SEO, audience engagement, newsletters, and more.
The conference began with an opening keynote address from Executive Producer Addie Gundry. Addie is the author of a series of 11 cookbooks, published in conjunction with St. Martin’s Press and is currently the face of the RecipeLion Cooking Club, part of the RecipeLion Gold Club. Day 1 continued with two presentations, Content 101: How to Choose What Content to Create and Update and SEO Need to Know: An In-Depth Look at SEO Tools and Strategies. The day concluded with a content and SEO workshop where bloggers were able to work directly with Prime editors to guide them toward creating great content.
The second day of the conference began with two more presentations: Start Spreading the News: How to Get Eyes on Your Page and Emails People Won’t Delete: How to Get Readers to Open and Click. That was followed by another afternoon workshop with Prime editors, this time focusing on link building and creating newsletters. The conference concluded with a keynote speech by Prime Publishing CEO and President, Stuart Hochwert. Feedback for PrimeCon has been positive with some bloggers, such as Cindy deRosier from My Creative Life, documenting their experience.
Throughout the conference, attendees participated in breaks, make-and-takes, and Facebook lives, sponsored by different companies, including Darn Good Yarn, DecoArt, MoreCommerce, Oliso, Rust-O-Leum, Therm O Web, Tonic Studios, and Leisure Arts. The sponsors also generously provided samples for attendees to take home.