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Re: Graphics in line with text (little key graphics)
Subject:Re: Graphics in line with text (little key graphics) From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"Peter Swisher" <pswisher -at- arisglobal -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:25:27 -0800
Even if it is, you'd best be able to produce actual user studies to prove
it, especially if the "marketing person" is a manager. In most corporate
organizations, one Marketing manager trumps any number of tech writers
any day.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Peter Swisher" <pswisher -at- arisglobal -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 7:09 AM
Subject: RE: Graphics in line with text (little key graphics)
>
> ..."from all corners" of a bunch of tech writers who complained that the
> images would be hard to manage and this "marketing idea" mussed up their
> framemaker templates..
>
> If you're going to tell the marketing person (whose job it is to pay
> attention to the needs of the market) "tough", then I'd suggest you some
> market (i.e. customers) research first.
>
> While this just may be another silly marketing idea, then again, maybe it's
> not.
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