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The Book Funnel System That Generated 10X ROI in 6 Months
With Teddy Smith
Chris agency focuses exclusively on the Meta suite (Facebook and Instagram) and has generated over $20,000,000 in revenue for clients while spending just $1,500,000 on ads. Specializing in self-liquidating book funnels and advertising.
Published: July 15th, 2025
How Missing Two Mining Flights Led Chris to $20M in Sales with His Book Agency!
With Ian Teh
This episode is wild. Chris Benetti got fired from his mining job for missing two flights, discovered Russell Brunson while stuck in a tiny "donga" (basically a shipping container bedroom), and somehow turned that into a $20 million book marketing agency.
Published: July 10th, 2025
Converting Readers Into Clients with Chris Benetti
With Alex Strathdee
In this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Chris Benetti, founder of Smart Author Media who has sold over 40,000 books and invested nearly a million dollars in advertising, collaborating with industry leaders like Ryan Deiss, the author of Get Scalable.
Published: October 14th, 2024
Strategic Marketing Approaches For Selling
Your Book
With Owen Sammarone
In this episode of “The Daily Author”, our guest Chris Benetti is the founder of Smart Author Media. We discussed the advantages of having direct contact data when using Facebook ads versus the ease of setting up and running Amazon ads.
Published: August 14th, 2024
How to Create a Funnel That Will Attract High-Value Clients
With Rhea Allen
Chris Benetti is an expert in book marketing. He has an impressive track record, having helped his clients generate over $20 million in sales from their books and digital offers. In 2023 alone, he sold over 19,000 books for his clients.
Published: August 8th, 2024
From Mining to Marketing: Chris Entrepreneurial Transformation
With Phil Better
Chris reveals invaluable tips for authors on consistent book sales, marketing strategies, and leveraging books to boost business revenue. Tune in to learn why investing in a book can be a game-changer for your entrepreneurial journey.
Published: July 31st, 2024
A Unique Way to Help Authors Scale with Chris Benetti
With Joe Fier
In this engaging podcast episode, we dive into the world of using books as a strategic marketing tool to grow your business. Chris Benetti shares his journey of becoming an expert in book marketing, noting the initial mental challenges and validation process.
Published: Jul 23rd, 2024
Headsmack:
Conversations with
Misfits
With Paul Povolni
On today's episode, we're diving deep into the world of strategic book marketing with expert Chris Benetti. He's helped his clients generate over $20 million in sales from their books and digital offers.
Published: July 14th, 2024
Strategic Book Sales with Chris Benetti
With Robin Colucci
In episode #155 of The Author’s Corner, Chris shares his proven strategies and practical tips on how to market books effectively, ensuring maximum reach and impact. Tune in to uncover Chris’s marketing secrets and elevate your book sales game.
Published: July 11th, 2024
Unearthing Success with Chris Benetti’s Marketing Strategies
With Tyler Jorgenson
In this episode, Tyler Jorgenson engages with the marketing maestro Chris Benetti, who shares his remarkable journey from a dissatisfied budding entrepreneur to a titan in the marketing world.
Published: July 9th, 2024
Writing Books That Sell Your Services| Profitable Books Entrepreneur
With Jim James
In this insightful episode, Chris reveals game-changing strategies to leverage your book as a front-end asset, driving a steady stream of high-ticket clients and recurring revenue.
Published: Jun 4th, 2024
From Pages to Profits, Mastering Book Marketing
With Stacey Lauren
Stacey sits down with Chris Benetti, to discuss the fascinating world of book marketing. If you’ve ever dreamed of writing a book or have already published one and are struggling to get it in front of readers, this episode is for you!
Published: May 30th, 2024
Marketing Your Book
With Michelle Nedelec
Chris shares his insights on the book industry, highlighting the untapped potential of using books as a sustainable asset for generating leads and establishing authority. He offers a fresh perspective on the power of evergreen content and the strategic use of sales funnels and targeted advertising to keep your book relevant and in demand.
Published: April 25th, 2024
Book Marketing and Book Funnels with Chris Benetti
With Mike Capuzzi
On episode #223 of The Author Factor Podcast I am having a conversation with the founder of Smart Author Media. He is known for transforming non-fiction authors into notable moneymakers through their books.
Published: April 11th, 2024
How to Make $1,000 or More Per Sold Book with Chris Benetti
With Malene Bendtsen
In 2023, Chris helped his clients collectively generate over 20 million dollars in sales - based on 19, 000 books sold. That is a whopping $1,000 in revenue per book sold.
Published: May 30th, 2024
Actionable Strategies and Tips for Authors Marketing and Selling Books
With The HYBRID Author
Chris’ mission is to make marketing and selling books easy to understand for business owners by educating them on fundamental marketing strategies with a no BS approach.
Published: April 8th, 2024
1869 – Convert Readers
into Clients
With Josh Elledge
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Co-Founder of Smart Author® Media, Chris Benetti. He pointed out that podcasts and books are the best business lead sources.
Published: April 3rd, 2024
How to Best Turn Book Buyers into Long-Term Customers
With Susan Friedmann
In this episode, Chris shares proven strategies for authors to market and sell their books by implementing innovative marketing techniques, using Facebook ads and funnels to convert readers into loyal customers.
Published: April 3rd, 2024
Transforming
Readers into Clients
With Aaron Hale
Chris emphasizes the importance of leveraging a book as a front-end lead magnet, a strategy designed to not just sell or distribute the book but to convert readers into customers or clients of the author's business.
Published: March 22nd, 2024
The Book Funnel That
Always Gets Clients
With Frankie Fihn
Join us for an exclusive deep dive with Chris Benetti, renowned author and marketing expert, as he reveals the secrets behind creating a book funnel that consistently attracts high-value clients.
Published: March 16th, 2024
The Art of Literary Marketing and Customer Conversion
With Anika Jackson
Unlock the secrets of transforming your book into a powerful marketing tool with Chris from Smart Author Media. With unique perspective, gained from a career shift that's as compelling as it is instructive.
Published: February 13th, 2024
How To Sign More Clients With Your Book
With Samantha Riley
In this episode of Influence By Design, Samantha talks to Chris Benetti, founder of Smart Author Media about strategies for leveraging your book to grow your business.
Published: February 5th, 2024
He’s Generated $20M+ For Clients Using Book Funnels
With Jake Kelfer
4x bestselling author and book coach, speaks with Chris Benetti, on how to market your book, how to make money from your book, how to create a book funnel and more!
Published: January 9th, 2024
Running Paid Ads to Sell Books
With Book Launchers
In this video with author and founder of Book Launchers and founder of Smart Author Media Chris Benetti you'll learn who this strategy is right for, how to make it work your author business, and what to do first to get started.
Published: December 29th, 2023
Hell yes to Chris Benetti for working with Ryan Deiss
With Frankie Fihn via Medium
This is exactly what I’ve been preaching about with one-to-many outreach. Now Chris get in front of 10’s of 1000’s of authors as THE book funnel expert. Ryan and him are co-creating a webinar together.
Published: December 13th, 2023
Have a Specialized Team Market Your Book For You
With Outsource School
In this exclusive interview, Chris has helped his clients collectively generate over $20,000,000 in sales from their books & backend offers, and In the past 12 months, Chris has sold over 20,472 books for his clients.
Published: November 22nd, 2023
I Make $50,000 a Month Selling One Service
With Gusten Sun
Gusten is the go-to “Celebrity Funnel Builder” for big personal brands. Previous and current funnel clients include Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, Russell Brunson, Robert Kiyosaki, Clickfunnels, Dan Kennedy, Jordan Welch and many other 7-9 figure brands.
Published: September 21st, 2023
Paid Ad Campaigns For Your Book Launch
With Patti Zorr
In this episode of The Better Book Launch Podcast, I'm joined by Chris Benetti, founder of Smart Author Media. He offers strategic guidance in selling more books through the potent combination of paid ads and sales funnels.
Published: September 8th, 2023
Cracking the Code on
Selling Books
With Talking Wealth
Join Chris as he addresses why the objective of selling books is to get leads and build authority, and credibility in the marketplace. As such, he introduces you to the loss leader concept and the long-term knock-on effect of this strategy.
Published: September 2023
How To Sell More Books With A Book Funnel And Paid Advertising
With Best Seller Publishing
We discussed the key elements of a successful book funnel and how to optimize it for maximum results. This includes crafting irresistible ads.
Published: August 22nd, 2023
Selling More Books with
Paid Ads
With James Schramko
In this interview he shares his book marketing process, the results he’s gotten, and how he’s helped James extend the reach of his own book. He has had great success promoting books for authors.
Published: July 18th, 2023
Profit by Giving Your
Book Away
With Azul Terronez
In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Chris Benetti about sales funnels, free plus shipping, and other ways authors can market their books. Understanding Free Plus Shipping Model of Marketing
Published: October 7th, 2022
How Can Smart Author® Media Help You Sell More Books?
1. Get a clear plan on what to do next with your book marketing.
2. Get an action plan of where you should focus attention next.
3. Get clear insight into how your book stacks up against some of our best performers.
