Re: what would you?

[Harry Hager <hhager -at- dttus -dot- com>]

     Kevin et al,
     
     Somewhere out there there are companies or subscription services that 
     specialize in providing filler material for companay newsletters. Some 
     of the material is small as when you only need a few lines of 
     material. Some of the material consists of articles that are generic 
     enough for any company newsletters. Examples: Exercises at your desk, 
     Keeping a neat desk, Organizing files, etc. 
     
     At one time, I was in a group that did subscribe to a service and the 
     material was very useful. I don't know the cost. I've since tried 
     unsuccessfully to find out the name of that company because I'm again 
     involved with a company newsletter. 
     
     Usually there is no charge for using the material (you pay for the 
     subcription service). Typically all they want is proper attribution 
     and sometimes not even that, if I remember correctly. 
     
     
     Does anybody know the names of any companies that provides this kind 
     of material for company newsletters via subscription service or 
     whatever?
     
     Jim Hager
     hhager -at- dttus -dot- com


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Subject: what would you?
Author:  Kevin -dot- Feeman -at- micromass -dot- com at Internet-USA
Date:    4/3/00 10:49 AM


In trying to keep with my comments made last week, I have a question
 for
you. My department, along with QA, have been asked to develop a company 
newsletter for our small company. I am excited about this, because we are 
using our newly designed, proprietary software to create a tailored 
newsletter that would be different for each recipient based on user 
profiles. It is a good use of our software and will be extremely valuable 
when creating topics for user guides. However, I digress.
     
I know basic categories of information that could go into a newsletter, like 
company updates, or employee interviews, stuff like that, but I am a little 
stumped on other topics that could be covered in a company newsletter. I 
would be interested to hear what topics other companies put in their 
newsletters.
     
I did searched through the archives, and all I saw were posts on layouts and 
templates for newsletters. I am more interested in the information that 
could be included. Any ideas?
     
     
Kevin Feeman
Lead Senior Technical Writer
MicroMass Communications Inc.
www.micromass.com <http://www.micromass.com/> 
(919) 851-3182 Ext. 3105
kevin -dot- feeman -at- micromass -dot- com