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Subject:Re: Publications Group Name? From:Mitch Berg <mberg -at- IS -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:57:48 -0600
I like "Information Development". It leaves the door open to move into
usability, marketing, the whole info bag.
Seguin, Gerry wrote:
> I'm part of the "publications" group at a high tech company. We currently
> offer a wide range of services to our in-house clients: technical
> writing,technical illustrating, marketing material (brochures, newsletters,
> advertisements), photography (colour, black and white, and video), Docutech
> printing, and data processing.
> We've recently had an organizational shuffle and now have the opportunity to
> rename our group, which had previously been called "Publications". We may
> also be given the opportunity to market ourselves to external customers. The
> new name should therefore be easily understandable to the outside world.
> Could anyone offer some suggestions as to what to call our diverse group?
> Here's a sample of what we have:
> Integrated Publications Group
> Integrated Communications Group
> Documentation Services Group
> Integrated Communication Services Group
> Your help is appreciated. You can send comments directly to me. Thanks.
