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Subject:Re: Promo Materials From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- HOUSTON -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 11 Mar 1997 13:21:45 -0600
Suzanne A. Hosie wrote:
>
> My company will be attending a meeting Thursday night where we have an
> opportunity to promote our services. We'll have a table, sign, writing
> samples etc. to show off our wares. Brochures didn't make the print run
> (don't ask) so we're planning to substitute letterhead with info about our
> various services. We'll have one that tells what we know about online help
> (in bullet form with a nice big heading), one for help training, etc.,
> probably 3-4, in literature holders.
>
> Question:
>
> What would you call these things? I can only come up with Data Sheets, but
> that doesn't sound quite right. Ideas anyone?
I believe marketing types refer to such handouts as "collateral."
Steve
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