Communication Materials Audit

Help Southern Newspaper Publishers Association refresh their communications materials to ensure consistency in writing style and tone, accurate spelling and grammar, and a clear and engaging voice.
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Atlanta, GA, USA
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Posted March 20th

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What we need
  • Thorough review of the existing communication and marketing materials to ensure writing is understandable, engaging and consistent
  • Edits conducted with respect to writing style, voice, length, and proper spelling and grammar
  • Revised materials should adhere to branding, communications and marketing goals
Additional details

We send our newsletter out through Constant Contact. Would like help in creating a more engaging template that will help to increase our open-rate.

What we have in place
  • The eBulletin began as a print publication and migrated to an online eBulletin when the Internet became the new standard.
    The eBulletin has good content. But, I know it could be better. And, it needs more original content that members can't find elsewhere.
    The eBulletin is sent electronically to 3,000+ people every Tuesday. And, we have regular columnists who contribute.
    We have 307 followers on our Twitter account, and 487 "likes" on Facebook.
    I have a degree in journalism and have been producing the newsletter for 30+ years. So, good experience ... but a fresh perspective is needed.
How this will help
This project will save us $3,002 , allowing us to become the # 1 newspaper industry association.

In many ways, the weekly SNPA eBulletin is the face of our non-profit association. It's the primary way we communicate with our members -- both about SNPA news and about industry news.
It's a member-only publication and members tell us they like it.
But, what specifically is good about it and what could be better?
With lots of different industry associations, what could we add to our eBulletin to make it stand out? How can we better serve members, while recognizing that this is a one-person job -- and a very busy one-person at that!

Project plan

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Prep: Distribution of Prep Materials
  • Volunteer Manager provides external communication materials to be reviewed; list may include: website and social media copy, brochures, auto-generated emails, press releases, and job postings
  • Volunteer Manager provides relevant strategic documents such as any messaging guidelines or fact sheet
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Milestone 1: Analysis & Recommendations
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager discuss the Organization's existing and desired brand messaging, tone, and style
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager agree on the specific set of materials for review
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Milestone 2: First Round of Revisions
  • Professional performs initial round of edits to select materials
  • Volunteer Manager provides feedback with respect to style and tone, which the Professional incorporates
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Milestone 3: Presentation of Deliverables
  • Professional edits all materials according to agreed upon guidelines and goals
  • Volunteer Manager provides a final round of feedback, which the Professional incorporates before final handoff
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About the org

Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
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Our mission

SNPA is a 100+ year-old association for newspapers in a 14-state Southern region. Southern Newspaper Publishers Association.

What we do

We provide training, education, best practices and serve as a resource for newspapers largely in the South. This is done through webinars, a weekly eBulletin and conferences .

Testimonials

Elisa gave us some great suggestions that I will be following up on. It's always helpful to have someone from outside your association put fresh eyes to your work. I enjoyed working with you, Elisa! Thank you!
Cindy D.

Assistant Executive Director

Communication Materials Audit Project

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