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You and Your Money +Z
Volume 1, Issue 1 Newsletter Date
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Inside this issue: words. you publish your newsletter at
You can compile a mailing list
least quarterly so that it's con-
Know Your Money 2 The purpose of a newsletter is from business reply cards,
sidered a consistent source of
to provide special ized infor- customer information sheets,
information. Your customers
Know the Rules 2 mation to a ta rgeted audi- business cards collected at
or employees will look forward
ence. Newsletters can be a trade shows, or membership
Know Your Bank 2 to its arrival.
great way to market your prod- lists. You might consider pur-
uct or service, and also create chasing a mailing list from a
Loans 3
credibility and build your or- company.
ganization 's identity among
Building Good Credit 3 If you explore the Publisher
peers, members, employees,
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or vendors.
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First, determine the audience style of your newsletter.
Savings Plans 4
of the newsletter. This could
Next, establish how much
be anyone who might benefit
time and money you can
from the information it con-
spend on your newsletter.
tains, for example, employees
These factors will help deter-
or people interested in pur-
mine how frequently you pub-
chasing a product or request-
lish the newsletter and its
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newsletter as a promotiona l
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tool is that you can reuse con-
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tributing a newsletter might
of topics but try to keep your
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newsletter is making it usefu l Much of the content you put in
to your readers. your newsletter can also be
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words. tent to your newsletter is to ple way to convert your news-
develop and write your own letter to a Web publication.
One benefit of using your
articles, or include a calendar So, when you're finished writ-
newsletter as a promotional
of upcoming events or a spe- ing your newsletter, convert it
tool is that you can reuse con-
cial offer that promotes a new to a Web site and post it.
tent from other marketing
product.
materials, such as press re-
leases, market studies, and You can also research articles
reports. or find "filler" articles by ac-
cessing the World Wide Web.
While your main goal of dis-
You can write about a variety Use loans as only a last re-
tributing a newsletter might sort.
of topics but try to keep your
be to sell your product or ser-
articles short.
vice, the key to a successful
newsletter is making it useful Much of the content you put in
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to your readers. your newsletter can also be
used for your Web site. Mi-
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show how your business is takes a little work and
stories that focus on current
growing.
technologies or innovations in perseverance.
your field. Some newsletters include a
column that is updated every
You may also want to note
issue, for instance, an advice
business or economic trends,
column, a book review, a let-
or make predictions for your
ter from the president, or an
customers or clients.
Cutting Your Expenses
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words. thousands of clip art images
from which you can choose
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and import into your newslet-
is an important part of adding
ter. There are also several
content to your newsletter.
tools you can use to draw
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ask yourself if the picture sup-
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image, place it close to the
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or programs your organization offers, the geographic area covered (for example,
western U.S. or European markets), and a profile of the types of customers or
members served.
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list the names of all em-
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listing of those here. You
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the last edition or you can
organ ization.
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questions that are fre- You can also use th is
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organization . mark their calendars for a
regular event, such as a
A listing of names and titles
breakfast meeting for ven-
of managers in you r organi-
dors every third Tuesday of
