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- Title: The Proper Care & Feeding of Your News Media
- Author: J.W. Olsen
- Publisher: Next Century Publishing, Inc.
- P.O. Box 9
- North Andover, MA 08145-0009
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- Voice/Fax 508-685-6398
- CompuServe 72727,616
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- Newly Updated!
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- THE PROPER CARE & FEEDING OF YOUR NEWS MEDIA
- A How-to Guide to Effective Publicity
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- ********************
- ** INTRODUCTION **
- ********************
-
- At last, shareware developers, other software developers and allied
- professionals have just the tool they need to pierce the mystique of the
- news media and get the attention they need! This handbook's author, J.W.
- Olsen, pulls no punches in providing the tips and techniques required for
- publicity. Jerry has been a full-time columnist, writer and editor of
- shareware and other computer magazines in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and
- Australia, and writes regularly for the world's largest computer
- periodical, PC MAGAZINE and reviews products for ZiffNet. He also has
- authored seven
- commercial and shareware products.
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- CARE & FEEDING bridges the gap between the computer and news media
- professions as a step-by-step guide serving the needs of both. Developers
- learn when and how to conduct media campaigns, while the media receive
- more useful submissions.
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- This 80-page handbook, accompanied by a continually-updated media mailing
- list on disk, offers a foreword by Preston Gralla, Editor-at-Large for
- PC/COMPUTING and shareware columnist for Computer Shopper, and Steve
- Bass, Home Office columnist for PC WORLD.
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- Order information follows. Comments, questions and suggestions may be
- directed to the author's area on the CompuServe Information Service. GO
- UKSHARE and Section 13 (entitled J W OLSEN). Feedback encouraged!
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- ** CONTENTS **
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- Introduction--The Strange Editorial World
- Strategy--The Media Campaign
- Tactics--The Media Kit
- A Key Tactic--News Release or Cover Letter
- Putting It All Together--Real-World Decisions
- Potpourri--Tips, Tricks, Odds & Ends
- Into the Beyond--Getting Further Help
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- Sample News Releases, Cover Letters and Nondisclosure Agreements
- A Key Contacts Media Mailing List
- Glossary of "Journalese;"
- ... and more!
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- **********************************************
- ** COMMENTS FROM THE CRITICS **
- ** (affiliations for identification only) **
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- Olsen's handbook covers virgin territory in the fine art of dealing with
- the media. This is a must-read for every shareware author.
- --Rob Rosenberger, Sysop, CompuServe SHAREWARE Forum
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- In 11 years, I've given a lot of advice to shareware authors. Now that
- advice includes getting this text. It provides great insights and solid
- advice. Read it and use it. . . .I recommend it. Well done!
- --Michael E. Callahan (Dr. File Finder), Editor-in-Chief,
- Shareware Magazine
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- It took only a few minutes before I realized I was not only learning
- something, but actually enjoying (and chuckling at!) many of the stories.
- Authors who are serious about their business should learn how to get
- media attention for their products--and anyone serious about learning how
- to accomplish that should read this book!
- --Richard Harper, President, Association of Shareware Professionals
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- The points and procedures in this handbook are essential for authors-
- shareware or otherwise--if they plan to be successful.
- --Glen Tippetts, President, Shareware Trade Association and Resources
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- If you are serious about promoting your product or business, you need
- this guide. Not only does it help authors and vendors greatly increase
- their chances of media recognition, it also helps authors receive
- priority treatment from distribution channels. Well written and
- insightful, filled with tactics, strategy and tips, this guide helps
- successfully promote your product--a must for any serious business
- person.
- --Jim Green, CEO, Software Testing Laboratories
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- This taught me more about publicity and media relations than a decade in
- the software business, and is a must for anyone serious about operating
- such a business. Highly recommended.
- --Randy MacLean, President, FormGen Corporation
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- I received Jerry's handbook at his related workshop at the Summer
- Shareware Seminar, and for the first time think I understand exactly what
- I need to do to prepare media kits to get my authors the publicity they
- deserve. Even if you must borrow the money from your spouse, get this
- book now.
- --David Snyder, President, MVP Software
-
- Nothing comes close to this in readability, understanding and separating
- the essential elements of getting publicity from filler material. This is
- the only one that imparts all the information necessary. Content, style,
- language and length are perfect! I would have spent $1000 for a seminar
- providing the information and confidence this book gave the first time I
- read it--and I've read it many times!
- --Paris Karahalios, President, TRIUS, Inc. (As-Easy-As)
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- I wish I had known this years ago! Jerry Olsen's breezy yet informative
- style kept me riveted until I read it straight through. This handbook has
- an honored place on my bookshelf--except when I pull it down for
- publicity campaigns.
- --Mark A. Haney, President, KlassM SoftWare (SkyGlobe)
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- It's great! Easy and fun to read, excellent advice, clear how-to
- instructions. Highly recommended. Thanks, Jerry.
- --Karen Crowther, President, Redwood Games (Math Rescue, Word Rescue)
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- One word: great! I was up all night reading it. A good example of making
- technical information fun. Thanks for your contribution to the software
- development community.
- --Wolfgang Stiller, President, Stiller Research (Integrity Master)
- I received CARE & FEEDING, and am impressed and enthused. My old press
- release went straight into the bin without a second glance! This is just
- what I needed. It is reassuring to have preresearched answers that
- otherwise wasted much time and left me wondering if I did the right thing
- anyway.
- --Jeff Rollason, President, PocketWare (PocketD Plus)
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- Price: US $30
- Shipping/Handling: US $4.50 (U.S./Canada and surface mail elsewhere)
- US $10.00 Airmail outside U.S./Canada
- Credit cards accepted.
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