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Welcome to the first edition of CreatonomE. We're happy to provide you with this quarterly e-newsletter from Creatonomy. CreatonomE brings you tips on marketing and media relations, news about communications trends, and resources you can use to boost your business.

Wishing you success.
Sincerely,

Priya Barnes
President, Creatonomy
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Six tips for protecting your reputation
through media relations
By Sandra Whitehead
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In today's post-Enron-Tyco-Worldcom-Adelphia-etc. world, businesses operate in a new climate of suspicion, notes Wall Street Journal editor Ronald J. Alsop, author of The 18 Immutable Laws of Corporate Reputations. As Alsop and others who have studied reputation say, it's not enough to do the right thing; other people have to know you did. That's why you should pay attention to how your company or organization is presented in the media.

Here are six tips to help you create and protect your reputation through media relations.

1. BE PROACTIVE. Since the 1982 Tylenol tampering tragedies, communicators at Johnson & Johnson go to great lengths to demonstrate their ethical standards. Recent video footage shows five senior executives talking on camera about how they had the option to push a drug through to the public, but opted to call off production because of potential side effects, in spite of losing millions in potential profits.

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Targeting Emails for Maximum Impact

Think about all the email pitches you receive for products you would never purchase. Email marketing has earned a reputation as an inexpensive way to reach large numbers of people. But that very affordability can lead to mass emails that rapidly lose their impact. What can you do to increase the impact of your email so it isn't lost in the clutter?

Creatonomy e-marketing expert Kevin A. Barnes (email Kevin | read more about Kevin) shares his ideas on how to execute a successful email marketing campaign.

Q: What is the key to a successful email campaign?

A: A successful email delivers useful content, and delivers it to the right people at the right time.

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