Creating marketing for your
club, church, company
or organization?


Whether you are a novice or an experienced
editor, you will profit from this

“Gold Mine of Great Design”

For EVERY level of designer

176 pages, 8-1/2 x 11” perfect bound
ISBN # 1-880878-04-6
Bookstore Price $29.95 + tax

  BONUS SECTION:

   Additional Marketing
   Materials

    Brochures, Display Ads, Fliers,
    Posters, Fax-Friendly Designs,
    Booklets, Presentatiuon &
    Training Materials, Web
    Marketing, Slide Presentations

 

Discover how to:

  • Create a profile of your target audience
  • Write and place content that gets read
  • Master the practical techniques of design,
    layout and color psychology
  • Save time by using 9 powerful shortcuts
  • Produce a finished product that has a
    professional look and feel

 Includes:

  • 126 Newsletter Page Layouts +
    40 other project samples
  • 8 Ready-to-use worksheets + 13 easy checklists
  • 50 Golden Nuggets + 1 HUGE Chunk of Ore!
Designer's Corner:Samples from around the globe!  
INTRODUCTION: Important Stuff You Need to Know!
Fundamentals of Effective Graphic Design.Definitions of Good Design
Analyzing Your Reading Audiences Three Stages of Communication. Worksheet: Creating Your MessageWorksheet: Knowing Your Target Audience
5-14
CHAPTER 1:
Getting Started
Putting Power into Print
Benefits of a Newsletter Program. Defining the Goals & Objectives. 5 Questions Designers Ask. Creating Your Mission Statement.
15-22
CHAPTER 2:
Content
What Needs to Be Included
8 Consistent Elements. What Readers Want to Know. Pyramid of Priority. Where to Find Story Ideas. Questionaire Samples. Worksheet: Article Assignment. Worksheet: Publication Planning
23-42
CHAPTER 3:
Naming Your Newsletter
Name Your Newsletter
Brainstorming Name Selections. Nameplate Creating. Subtitle Taglines. Nameplate Designs & Make-overs.
43-52
CHAPTER 4:
Design & Layout
Page Layouts & Sample Designs
2 Ways to Achieve Balance. Column Grid Selections and Samples. Scholar's Margin Grid
53-74
CHAPTER 5:
Graphic Elements
Adding Enhancers to Grab Attention
Continuity of Image. Meeting the Reader's Needs. Graphic Devices. Photographs and Captions.
75-90
CHAPTER 6:
Creativity
Tips to Overcome “Brain-freeze”
6 Ways to Achieve Visual Syntax. “The Golden Guide” Master Template. Mondrian Grid. 9 Simple Shortcuts to Effective Design.
5 Great Ways to Generate Creativity
91-104
CHAPTER 7:
Text, Headlines & Writing
Basic Elements of Great Reading
Attention-Getting Headlines
9 Ways to Boost Direct Mail Response
Promotional Words Proven to Attract
Proofreading Your Message
10 Editorial Tips
105-114
CHAPTER 8:
Typestyles
Creating the Look through Fonts
Typesetting Specifications
Survey and Readability
Selection of Appropriate Typestyle Fonts
Column Justification
115-122
CHAPTER 9:
Designer's Corner
Designs from Around the Globe
Before-and-After Make-Overs
Award-Winning Publications
International Newsletter Designs
123-146
CHAPTER 10:
Bonus Section
Designing Additional Marketing Materials
Brochure Development. Display Advertisements. Fliers, Posters & Postcards. Catalogs, Magazines, Booklets. Fax Designs & mailing. Envelopes. Training Materials. Presentation Materials
147-160
APPENDIX: Web Marketing
The Value-Added Section. Glossary. Resources Galore. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Publication Listing
161-176

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Mark LeBlanc, Small Business Success


"Sheryl Roush is the bottom line when it comes to creating newsletters. I once took a
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J. David Rauch, ProTec Building Services, Inc., President


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Christopher Witt, Witt Communications


"My association and personal friendship to Sheryl Roush is an additional blessing in my
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Elisa Castaneda, English-Spanish Translator and Graphic Artist


“Working together on the Nth Advantedge newsletter - we created an image that
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response is what it‘s all about!”

Andrew Curl, Drew Design, San Diego, CA


"Great tricks and hints like dingbats, pull quotes and drop caps are the smallest things we
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Tamara Vladic, Tiburion, Inc., San Francisco, CA


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valuable -- the three stages of displaying informational visually.."

Yuh-Mei Laio, UC Berkeley


"As a sales person I have been trained to know that people have different buying mo's, that
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Abe Jarosick, Greensburg, PA


"I have my new brochure and it sure looks a lot better than the old one, thanks to you. Also,
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Sandy Johnson, Property Manager, Danville Development
Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT


"I found the formats, Z-path, Mondrian and Scholar‘s Margin grids absolutely
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"A must-have-next-to-your-computer resource!."

Eileen Mitchell, Media Specialist, OOCL, Inc., USA


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How to Create High-Impact Training Tools
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Communicating with Charisma & Confidence
Assertive Communication Skills for Professionals
Interpersonal Communication Skills
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Train-the-Trainer
How to Be a Better Communicator
Designing effective PowerPoint slides
 
 
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