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Connexions Library

Getting Ink for Your New Product
Slaunwhite, Steve
Article
2004
Get media coverage of your product.
Maximum Gifts by Return Mail
Kuniholm, Roland
Book
1989
Excellent book on direct mail fundraising.
The Princess and the Press: How to write a news release that will make you the belle of the ball
Cowan, Kirsten
Article
2001
Your relationship with the press might not be a fairy tale, but it definitely doesn't have to be horror story: How to write a news release that will make you the belle of the ball.
Put it in writing
Fenske, Lynn
Article
Top five tips for writing press releases.
Put it in Writing
Fenske, Lynn
Article
Advice on writing news releases.
3 Keys to Keeping Your Marketing and PR Writing on Strategy
Slaunwhite, Steve
Article
2004
How do you ensure that your marketing and PR piece isn't just pretty prose?
Using History to Write Powerful Leads
Slaunwhite, Steve
Article
2004
Using history in writing marketing and PR communications.
Writing for broadcast
Article
1998
Avoid the common pitfalls.

Sources Library

Communications Arts: The Science of Plain Language
1998
Plain language writing is a process that considers the needs of the readers, the purpose of the document, the message to be delivered and the constraints upon the writer.
Copywriting
Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia
HotLink Resource Shelf #16
2000
Reviews of books on writing and presentations.
HotLink Resource Shelf #26
2003
Reviews of public relations books.
Marketing Internships - Toronto
Sources News Release
2009
Sources offers a four- to six-month unpaid marketing internships in Toronto. Tasks may include web-based marketing, social networking, identifying and contacting prospective clients, web page design, ...
The Online Copywriter's Handbook
Bly, Robert W.
2002
Bly concentrates on the Internet and provides everything that's needed to write great copy for online applications.
The Public Relations Writer's Handbook
Aronson, Merry; Spetner, Don
1993
Start and Run a Copywriting Business
Slaunwhite, Steve
2005
A resource for writers interested in selling their services in a commercial arena.
Words That Work
Charvet, Shelle Rose
2010
Despite sea change in customer attitudes, companies are still talking down to their clientele. All it takes is a subtle shift in your marketing language to produce noticeable results.
Writing for the Internet
Dorner, Jane
2002
Internet communications don't read the same as print communications.
Writing For the Web
Kilian, Crawford
1999
Kilian puts communication before flash.