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One Step Ahead: Publicity, Newspapers and Press Releases [Hardcover]

Alison Baverstock
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  • Hardcover: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press; illustrated edition edition (25 July 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0198603843
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198603849
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.9 x 0.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 779,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Perfect for those who have to create publicity, newsletters, and press releases (and who commission them from others), this new book is packed full of advice on how to generate publicity and promote public relations by using words effectively. In two sections-one giving step-by-step advice, and the other a quick reference section-it gives you examples of good and bad practice based on real-life situations. Illustrated: cartoons, boxes, 'dos' and 'don'ts', flow diagrams, easy to follow sections Practical: advice on what kind of message to present when copy-writing, establishing promotional goals, developing and sticking to a strategy, what journalists look for Problem solving: tackling letters of complaint, misunderstandings, troubleshooting strategies, sensitivities of your market, lack of creative inspiration Checklists and examples: tick as you work on producing a newsletter, writing a press release, structuring your copy.

About the Author

Alison Baverstock is a well-known marketer who throughout her career has combined teaching with a successful marketing practice. As well as having wide experience as a trainer (including 12 years at The Publishing Training Centre at Book House), she has written two distance learning courses on promotional copy-writing and marketing, has experience as a distance learning tutor on the PTC copy-writing course, and has her own clients, ranging from a ski company to charities. She is the
author of Marketing Your Book: an author's guide (A & C Black, 2001), How to Market Books (Kogan Page, 1999), and Are Books Different? (Kogan Page, 1993).

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good little book 30 Oct 2009
Format:Hardcover
Difficult to find a concise book on the subject. I bought 3 books on this topic and have dumped the others.
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