Foreword Expands Sales Team With Industry Veteran Josie Robinson
Traverse City–Foreword Magazine, a review trade journal focused exclusively on independent and university presses since 1998, is pleased to announce the addition of Josie Robinson to the sales team.
In addition to being a successful indie author, Josie brings a wide range of publishing experience to the position. She co-founded Evergreen Authors where she worked on marketing campaigns for numerous authors and publishing companies. Most recently, she worked at DropCap Rights Agency, where she played a key role in creating DropCap Marketplace, an innovative platform that connects indie authors with the foreign rights market.
“My passion for writing and indie publishing, combined with my extensive marketing experience, positions me uniquely to contribute to Foreword Reviews’ advertising initiatives. I understand the challenges and opportunities in the book industry from multiple angles—as an author, a marketer, and a business owner,” shared Ms. Robinson.
“Josie was a standout among the applicants for this position and we’re honored that she’ll be joining the sales and marketing department at Foreword. I am confident that our author and publisher clients will really enjoy working with her and benefit from her industry knowledge, not to mention her delightful personality,” said Sales Director Stacy Price.
Foreword provides publishers with a variety of marketing services to reach trade buyers and avid readers. Josie will be guiding publishers and vendors with insightful marketing assistance focused on Foreword’s bimonthly print magazine, forewordreviews.com, Foreword This Week eNewsletter, social media campaigns, and trade shows. She can be reached at josie@forewordreviews.com.
About Foreword Magazine:
Since 1998, Foreword Reviews has provided trade book reviews of the best titles from independent presses. In print, and online, its FOLIO: award-winning design and editorial content makes the magazine a favorite among librarians, booksellers, and readers—an excellent resource when it comes to purchasing books. Foreword INDIES and the fee-for-review Clarion service complement our online content and print magazine, helping to showcase diverse independent presses and their authors for over 26 years.
Victoria Sutherland
