S2 E3: Akua Boateng, Marketing Executive at DK

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Publishing Insight

Flavia Marcocci

24 episodes

1 week ago

An interview podcast about working in publishing, featuring professionals across a wide array of roles, in both junior and senior positions, from independent and corporate publishers, in academic and trade, as well as literary agents and founders of innovative start-ups. They tell us about their career path, the latest trends in the book industry, and they give advice for jobseekers and book recommendations for all of us book lovers. Cover portrait by Ellie Beadle. Website: www.publishing-insight.com

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S2 E3: Akua Boateng, Marketing Executive at DK

Publishing Insight

28 minutes 35 seconds

5 years ago

S2 E3: Akua Boateng, Marketing Executive at DK

Akua Boateng is Marketing Executive at DK and co-host of the Sankofa Book Club, a podcast about African literature. Akua has great advice for book marketers who want to think out of the box and for professionals who want to move into Publishing from different industries. She’s also a strong advocate of holding onto your authenticity and uniqueness when doing job interviews to start or advance your career, and she explains why it is so important to celebrate our differences and promote initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion in publishing and the creative industries in general.
Inclusive Indies Crowdfunding campaign: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/inclusive-indies
Blog post with the books recommended by Akua.
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S1 E3: Trade Marketing S2 E4: Academic Marketing

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