"Public Relation firms who contacted
me subsequently with an invitation to let them act for on my
behalf admitted that they could not have achieved anything
near this coverage.
"Jacqui’s professional approach was impeccable and a great
source of reassurance in what could have been a traumatic process. Having
her on our team was a vital component in the book’s success and her
effective introduction to a seemingly limitless number of pertinent contacts
was handled so smoothly as to make working with her a distinct pleasure.
"I have no doubt that Jacqui’s unique abilities and
genuine warmth as a person will prove an asset to anyone requiring her
specialised talents and I am happy to endorse her services.
Ana
Fischel – Author of ‘The Zartarbia Tales’
www.zartarbia.com
"We all know behind every successful business is successful promotion, in
particular launching your project within the public domain, which is no easy
feat. D’Image persistently achieves this and much more, carefully balancing
the client’s expectations with media angles designed to gain maximum
exposure.
"As a business woman, as well as an author, I have been more than
delighted with the results D’Image has produced for me to date. As a client
you really feel that Jacqui MacCarthy cares about your project. The personal
touch is defiantly at the core of how she runs her company, and I view her
as much as a friend as I do publicist. She has achieved more in five months
than I had ever had expected and has propelled my books ‘The Zartarbia
Tales’ into the spotlight including securing BBC coverage and national
newspapers such as The Guardian and The Mail – I have worked as a personal
PR before (David Marks and Julia Barfield – the architects behind The London
Eye) and so I know this is no easy achievement.
"As a company, D’Image is focussed not just on the bigger picture but the
essential details that make that all important difference."
Chubby
Cheeks Publications Limited
Elizabeth Hunt
Director
"Although Jacqui and I have only just started
working together, I have been extremely impressed with her pluckiness, her
tenacity and her ability to turn existing relationships and sometimes
tangential connections into press and publicity 'gold'.
"In just over a month, she has introduced my Secret
Agent Jack Stalwart children's book series to at least fifty journalists,
securing interviews, reviews, promotions and features with both national and
local media. She's prompt, diligient and competent - essential qualities for
anyone running a critical PR campaign. I have no doubt over the coming
months that thousands of children and their parents will be hearing about
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart for the first time. The fact that they do will be
in large part to Jacqui MacCarthy making it happen.
"Elizabeth Singer Hunt, Author of the Secret Agent
Jack Stalwart series and Director of Chubby Cheeks Publications Limited"
Illustrations by Brian Williamson.
FRANK
HINKS
Author, Illustrator and Publisher of the Ramion Series
www.frankhinks.com
The Ramion Series was launched in 2003 promoted by
an eminent (and expensive) literary PR company. Publicity gained for
expenditure incurred left much to be desired and in 2005 (after the launch
of the second collection) I decided that the time was right for a new team:
Gazelle Book Series Limited as distributor and Jacqui MacCarthy as
publicist. Working with Jacqui has been a pleasure. Always enthusiastic and
always supportive she has gained a far higher level of publicity (both
national and local) than had previously been achieved. I look forward to
continuing to work with her.
I could not recommend her more highly.
Sarah
Parry, Author of Action Replay and Director of Dogstar Publications Limited
Writing a book is one thing, promoting it is another.
Commissioning Jacqui MacCarthy of D’Image Ltd to handle the publicity for my
children’s novel Action Replay was crucial if it had any chance of being a
success. Within days of the review copies going out I was doing a live radio
interview at 7am in the morning, followed by newspaper interviews, a feature
on local TV and more radio interviews, resulting in my local branch of
Waterstones stocking my book as soon as it came out.
The publicity campaign is still in its early stages,
but already Action Replay has been mentioned during the Alan Brazil
Breakfast Show on TalkSport Radio and reviewed on CBBC Xchange programme. I
have been interviewed by radio stations from as far north as BBC Radio Leeds
to as far south as BBC Radio Cornwall, ensuring nationwide coverage. This
month I am also being interviewed for Capital Disney Radio in London.
Apart from enjoying Jacqui’s expertise and extensive
contacts, I have found her to be a warm, caring person, extremely reliable,
whose personal touch approach makes for a very rewarding working
relationship. For anyone making a first foray into publishing having
somebody on your team as experienced and capable as Jacqui MacCarthy is a
must.
Ursula Kane Cafferty
www.ukcafferty.com
It was with reluctance and after much persuasion that
Jacqui McCarthy of d’Image Ltd. eventually took me on as a client.
As d’Image specialises in children's books Jacqui was
concerned that she would not have the right experience to do justice to my
book ‘Suitcase Number Seven – a rugby story with a difference’. She very
honestly went on to point out the difficulties she foresaw in what I was
proposing to do (i.e. attend the First Cape Town Book Fair as an exhibitor)
and wished me well. Despite the foregoing, Jacqui went on to give me lots...
and lots... and lots of invaluable advice. I JUST HAD TO HAVE HER AS MY
ADVOCATE!!!
What resulted was an excellent partnership. Jacqui
had my interests at heart in everything she did. Her knowledge of the book
world in general and book fairs in particular was of great benefit to me in
my undertaking. The ongoing support and encouragement she afforded me
before, during and after the event was excellent and she was always there
for me to bounce even the silliest of ideas off. As a result I had a
marvellous experience and came away wanting more of this.
But the best result of all is that I have found a new
friend.
Weird Grape publisher of Nobby Travels
www.nobbytravels.com
In today’s fast moving world where consumers have a
multitude of choices available to them at the touch of button, it’s more
important than ever before that book publishers exploit every media channel
possible to promote their titles. Jacqui has helped us take advantage
of these channels and by doing so has helped raise awareness of the Nobby
Travels brand. We have been working with Jacqui for 10 months and during
that time we have seen a huge increase in awareness of Nobby Travels, and
with it, demand, sales and profitability.
Good Night and God Bless
by Trish Clark
www.goodnightandgodbless.com
As a first time author I knew nothing much about promoting
my book but when I found Jacqui things started to happen. She actions lots
of wonderful ideas and she always follows up. This savvy publicist has been
instrumental in having articles about my book published in the UK National
press, European in-flight magazines, on travel websites and has arranged for
me to contribute articles to various UK magazines – and I never thought I
would ever be a guest on BBC radio to talk about my book, but I have – and
more than once. I hope to engage her skills for my next book. And just as
importantly, she’s easy to get on with as well.
Panic
Publishing (UK)