## OBJECTIVE
Drive 10,000 verified sales of "Hearts of Fire" (YA fantasy romance by Alex Rivera) via Amazon Kindle and Bookshop.org within 90 days post-launch (target date: March 15, 2025), measured by sales dashboard aggregates from KDP Reports and Bookshop.org merchant portal.

## TARGET AUDIENCE
- **Primary segment**: Women aged 18-24, active on TikTok (BookTok community), emotionally invested in escapist romance with high-stakes fantasy elements, in the awareness-to-consideration buying stage (browsing #BookTok trends but not yet committed buyers).
- **Key insight**: They need to feel the thrill of forbidden love and magical empowerment through short, visually immersive teasers that evoke "enemies-to-lovers" tension, prompting immediate "add to cart" urges via FOMO-driven scarcity (e.g., "limited pre-order bonus chapter").

## TACTICAL PLAN
- **STEP**: Create and optimize 15 TikTok videos (15-30 seconds each) featuring dramatic readings of key "spice" scenes, overlaid with Canva-animated fire effects and text hooks like "What if your enemy was your soulmate? 🔥 #HeartsOfFire".
  - **OWNER**: Agency (Leo + VA editor)
  - **TIMELINE**: Week 1 (pre-launch prep)
  - **TOOL/PLATFORM**: TikTok Creator Studio, CapCut for editing, Canva Pro for graphics
- **STEP**: Run TikTok Spark Ads targeting #BookTok users (lookalikes of top fantasy romance creators like @tessafrank), with $0.50-$1.00 CPC bids, A/B testing 3 hooks (e.g., "Steamy prophecy" vs. "Royal betrayal").
  - **OWNER**: Agency (ads specialist)
  - **TIMELINE**: Weeks 2-6 (launch blast), Weeks 7-12 (retargeting warm leads)
  - **TOOL/PLATFORM**: TikTok Ads Manager, Pixel for conversion tracking
- **STEP**: Partner with 20 micro-influencers (5k-50k followers in BookTok fantasy niche, e.g., @fantasybookbabe) for ARCs and unboxing videos, requiring 1 pinned story link to Amazon pre-order.
  - **OWNER**: Author (provides ARCs), Agency (outreach via BuzzSumo)
  - **TIMELINE**: Week 1 (outreach), Weeks 3-8 (content go-live)
  - **TOOL/PLATFORM**: Google Forms for ARC requests, Later for scheduling reposts
- **STEP**: Launch TikTok Live session with author Q&A + flash giveaway (5 signed copies), cross-promoted via Duet feature with influencer clips.
  - **OWNER**: Author (host), Agency (tech setup)
  - **TIMELINE**: Week 4 (mid-launch peak)
  - **TOOL/PLATFORM**: TikTok Live, StreamYard for multi-cam
- **STEP**: Retarget video viewers with email capture via Linktree bio link to author's ConvertKit list, nurturing with 3-email sequence (teaser excerpt, reader review, urgency discount).
  - **OWNER**: Agency (email setup)
  - **TIMELINE**: Weeks 5-12 (ongoing)
  - **TOOL/PLATFORM**: ConvertKit, Google Analytics for link tracking

## CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
- **TikTok Video Scripts**: 15 x 100-150 words (spoken ~20s), TikTok format, written by Agency (Leo), including hooks, CTA ("Link in bio!"), and 5 hashtags (#BookTok #FantasyRomance #HeartsOfFire #EnemiesToLovers #YABooks).
- **Ad Creatives**: 3 static image variants (1080x1920px) + video assets from above, Canva templates, 50 characters overlay text, Agency (VA designer).
- **Influencer Brief Template**: 1 Google Doc (500 words), includes book one-sheet, dos/don'ts, disclosure rules, and custom discount code, written by Agency (Leo).
- **Email Sequence**: 3 emails (Subject: 40 chars max; Body: 200-300 words), ConvertKit format with book excerpt images, written by Author (reviewed by Agency).
- **Live Script**: 1 outline (800 words), TikTok notes format, covering intro, 5 fan Qs, giveaway rules, written by Agency (Leo).

## SUCCESS METRICS
- **TikTok Video Views-to-Sales Conversion**: Track via TikTok Pixel + KDP sales correlation in Google Analytics; baseline 0.5%, 90-day target 2.5%.
- **Pre-Order Velocity**: Daily Amazon KDP rank (#1-500 in YA Fantasy subcategory); baseline N/A (pre-launch), 90-day target sustained top 200 average.
- **Influencer ROI**: Sales attributed to promo codes divided by ARC costs; baseline N/A, 90-day target 5x return (e.g., $500 spend yields $2,500 sales).

## RISK & MITIGATION
- **Risk**: TikTok algorithm shadowban due to "spicy" content flags. **Mitigation**: Pre-clear all videos via TikTok's Creative Center best practices and use PG-13 edits with fade-to-black transitions.
- **Risk**: Low influencer engagement from ARC fatigue. **Mitigation**: Curate list via BuzzSumo filtering for 20%+ engagement rate on similar campaigns, offering $50 Amazon gift card incentives.

## BUDGET ESTIMATE
$3,500-$6,000 (low: organic-heavy; high: aggressive ads); single biggest cost driver: TikTok Spark Ads ($2,000-$4,000 at $0.75 CPC for 500k impressions).