{"id":3573,"date":"2021-10-26T16:57:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T20:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2023-02-07T14:04:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:04:45","slug":"adbiblio-case-study-the-bitter-taste-of-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/adbiblio-case-study-the-bitter-taste-of-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"AdBiblio Case Study: The Bitter Taste of Murder from Soho Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There&#8217;s something enticing about sitting down with a good novel and a glass or two of red wine (<em>maybe its just me?<\/em>). And it&#8217;s even better when the book transports you to the enchanting hills of the Chianti region of Italy.&nbsp;Murder, mystery, wine, and Italian food&#8230;what could be a more delicious literary combination?! AdBiblio book advertising loved helping Soho Press spread the word about <em><a aria-label=\"The Bitter Taste of Murder (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/books.sohopress.com\/bitter-taste-murder_disp-bnnr-ntv81021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bitter Taste of Murder<\/a><\/em> by Camilla Trinchieri, and this Tuscan treat was a big hit with readers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.11.32-PM-700x744.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3574\" width=\"448\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.11.32-PM-700x744.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.11.32-PM-240x255.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.11.32-PM-768x816.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.11.32-PM.png 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Bitter Taste of Murder<\/em>, the second novel in the <em>The Tuscan Mysteries <\/em>series, follows ex-NYPD detective Nico Doyle as he investigates the murder of a high profile wine critic. <em>Kirkus Reviews<\/em> says, \u201cScandal and murder rock a rustic Italian town. Luckily, a Big Apple sleuth is there to set things right . . . Nico\u2019s greatest challenge becomes distinguishing between truth and gossip, of which there is no shortage . . . Death toll aside, readers will want to stay in Trinchieri\u2019s charming village as long as possible.\u201d Before you launch into this one, we would suggest grabbing <em>Murder in Chianti<\/em>, the first novel in the series (<em>spoiler alert: there&#8217;s also lots of wine and murder in this one too! woo hoo!<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.08.18-PM-700x448.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.08.18-PM-700x448.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.08.18-PM-240x154.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.08.18-PM-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.08.18-PM.png 1052w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The base of the campaign included mystery, thriller and suspense readers, as well as avid fiction readers. On top of this, we targeted bestselling book buyers, book club members, readers who watch mystery, thriller and suspense tv shows\/films, NPR listeners, Goodreads users, literary influencers, and more. And since the novel is set in Tuscany with an emphasis on food, we also targeted readers with a strong interest in Italy and Italian cuisine, and (of course) wine enthusiasts! Comps included popular mystery authors like Martin Walker, Donna Leon, Lisa Scottoline, Cara Black, Andrea Camilleri, Mark Pryor, Ann Cleeves, Jacqueline Winspear, and Louise Penny, and keywords included terms and phrases like <em>Italian mysteries, Italian thrillers, books that take place in Italy, suspenseful books, cozy mystery,<\/em> and <em>detective books<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-12.07.54-PM-700x444.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3576\" width=\"596\" height=\"376\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign featured a mix of our native and banner ads, and finished at a strong .28% CTR! The ads ran on top sites including <em>NY Times, Murder &amp; Mayhem, Bustle, Goodreads, Vulture, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, Huffington Post,<\/em>&nbsp;and more, and did best with our AdBiblio read alike audience &#8211; 0.63% CTR, bestselling book buyers &#8211; 0.46% CTR, and mystery, thriller &amp; suspense readers &#8211; 0.39% CTR!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for your next mystery read with a glass of vino, look no further than <em>The Bitter Taste of Murder<\/em>. You can pick up your <em><a aria-label=\"copy here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/books.sohopress.com\/bitter-taste-murder_disp-bnnr-ntv81021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copy here<\/a><\/em>, and your copy of <em>Murder in Chianti<\/em> <a aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sohopress.com\/books\/murder-in-chianti\/#:~:text=Set%20in%20the%20heart%20of,into%20a%20local%20murder%20investigation.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>! And if you&#8217;re ready to set up your next campaign, you know where to find me \u2013 marybeth@adbiblio.com!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Want to read more? Check out more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/category\/case-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book advertising case studies<\/a>&nbsp;here!<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s something enticing about sitting down with a good novel and a glass or two of red wine (maybe its just me?). And it&#8217;s even better when the book transports you to the enchanting hills of the Chianti region of Italy.&nbsp;Murder, mystery, wine, and Italian food&#8230;what could be a more delicious literary combination?! 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