My 2014-2015 promo plan:
November 23rd - AMA appearance + teases new music coming soon
December 3rd - Christmas in Rockefeller Center appearance
December 5th - Hilary tweets "Something's coming..."
December 8th - Website blackout with an 8-Day Countdown
December 10th - Hilary posts lyrics on Instagram
December 12th - Jingle Ball New York appearance
December 12th - Pre-order goes up for new single
December 16th - New single released to iTunes (w/banner!) for $0.99 for three weeks
December 16th - On-air with Ryan Seacrest premiere
December 23rd - Album pre-order up on iTunes/Amazon
December 27th - December 29th - Music video shoot in NY
January - Two magazine covers released (Cosmo and something else)
January 1st - Dick Clark Rockin' New Years Eve appearance
January 5th - January 17th - Two-week long radio promo tour (Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, Washington DC, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Tampa, Seattle)
January 5th - Album cover revealed
January 6th - New single goes for adds on Top 40 and HAC
January 7th - People's Choice Awards performance
January 8th - Album track list revealed
January 9th - 30-second music video preview on Vevo
January 12th - Music video premiere
January 12th - Elvis Duran radio interview
January 12th - Numerous satellite interviews with local networks promoting Younger and new single
January 13th - GMA and The View TV appearances + Performances on both
January 13th - Tour dates announced
January 13th - "Younger" Premieres
January 14th - Rachael Ray and Late Night with Seth Meyers appearances
January 18th - January 30th - European promo tour (TV + radio)
January 19th - Album snippets revealed
January 26th - Instant gratification single released
February - Billboard magazine cover
February - Satellite interviews promoting the album for international countries
February 2nd - February 13th - US/Canadian promo tour (Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Today Show, Kelly and Michael, David Letterman, Wendy Williams, The Talk, Grammy's, At40 Countdown cohost + Canadian shows)
February 3rd - Album release date - physical and digital ONLY (w/banner on iTunes!)
February 3rd - BTS half-hour special on MTV
February 15th - Rehearsals for tour commence
February 22nd - Oscars appearance
March 3rd - Album released on streaming websites
March - The Voice performance
March - Album acoustic/rehearsal sessions for the tour released on a weekly basis throughout the entire month
March 20th - Tour begins
April - Dancing With The Stars performance
April - Album discount the week of Easter
Album details
Standard edition of album = 13 songs
Deluxe edition of album = 17 songs
Target exclusive deluxe edition = 15 songs (2 tracks only at Target) + TV advertising campaign
HilaryDuff.com exclusive physical edition - Bonus hardcover photo booklet, digital download of album with exclusive track, personally signed cd + more
Vinyl release
Younger episode airdate schedule
Younger airs January 13th - April 7th
Tour
Tour - March 20th - end of June in US, Canada, Australia, and Latin America
End date dependent on Younger renewal chances
Bi-weekly podcast premieres on official YouTube page in April through June highlighting the tour
Additional promo
Second (
) single release in April
Additional US performances in April and May
Billboard Music Awards performance in May
Wango Tango co-headliner in May
Third (
) single released in August
Today or GMA summer concert series in June
VMA's performance in August
Tour DVD release in the Fall