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FEATURE ARTICLE:
CTV Launches Local Newscasts in Alberta
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Alberta Media Training
We offer media relations and social media training; crisis communications; news conferences; story planning, marketing and follow up; social media campaign consulting and on-camera media interview preparation and training for individuals or for executive teams large and small.
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Subscriber Profile
Marie Gervais purchased an annual media release distribution subscription a few weeks ago. She wanted to send out a news release announcing a new immigrant entrepreneurship program sponsored by the Business Link. She sent me notes on the experiences she had undercovering popular newsletters she discovered circulating thoughout various ethnic communities in Edmonton. She tells fascinating stories about interviews she had with community leaders that will be developed into an article and posted to the mediamag blog sometime soon. In the meantime, here's what Marie had to say about the value of her subscription. |
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Client Profile
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By the end of Rak six hours together, Rak designed, created and distributed his first enewsletter. He also designed a readership survey so he could determine the informational needs of the community league members for future newsletters. Bravo Rak!
If you're wanting to set up an enewsletter program for your own organization in a private workshop that runs over 30 days, call 780-695-5675 with questions and to book a date to start. |
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Upcoming Media Training Workshops |
Social Media Communications for Citizen Journalists
in Edmonton
How to use the media to get your message out
October 12, 13 & 15th
10:00 to 4:00pm
$275 to Sept 30,
$295 thereafter
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Saavy Social Media Relations
How to use social media to get your message out
Wednesday, October 19 10:00 to 4:00pm $275 by September 30,
$295 thereafter
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Blog Your News
Releases
How to publish your online newsroom with a blog
Wednesday, November 16
10:00 to 4:00pm
$275 by October 30,
$295 thereafter
See more and register
Register two or more participants and save $100 per person.
Register online or register over the phone by calling
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The Strategic Social Media Communications Workshops take place at and are Sponsored By
The St. Albert Youth Community Centre offers barrier free access to programs and activities focused on building assets and skills in youth and support networks for their families. The Centre collaborates with youth, families, service clubs, government agencies, businesses, and community members and organizations to provide education, prevention and crisis services in a safe and supportive environment.
Their new website will launch on November 24 with the relaunch of the Centre following extensive renovations.
Visit their current website
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With now so many media relations, communications and social media consultants and workshop instructors to choose from how can you decide?
Find out the instructor's name and Google them so you can check out their background, experience and expertise. |
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Reader Feedback
Good to see an ezine on local media. I've bookmarked the site and will check back often.
Even Osenton
Editor
AlbertaViews Magazine
Calgary
Canada's Magazine of the Year Award 2009
National Magazine Awards Foundation
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Alberta Media News
 The hot topic in the media in Alberta this month is the upcoming launch of the Edmonton Journal's online community newsroom amongst the other online community newsrooms of CTV, Metro Edmonton and Metro Calgary and others. See more Alberta media news |
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Alberta Media Events
 The major media events in Alberta this month are the upcoming film festivals in Edmonton and Calgary, both which open on September 23 and the upcoming literary festivals, Wordfest in Calgary, Oct 1 to 10 and LitFest in Edmonton, Oct 12 to 23.
See more Alberta media news |
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Alberta Media Moves
 Company's Coming cookbook operation has been acquired by the Lone Pine Publishing both of Edmonton. Lone Pine is one of Edmonton's oldest publishing operations in Alberta and Company's Coming is not that much younger. |
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Alberta Media Awards
 The Alberta Media Production Industry of Alberta (AMPIA) has announced that Shaun Johnston, a U of A drama school alumni now actor in CBC's Heartland tv series, is to be honoured at the David Billington Awards Luncheon on November 5. Read more about Alberta Media Awards... |
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Alberta Media Personality Profile: Marty Forbes
 Marty Forbes comes from a family of broadcasters including his two brothers and his famous father, the indomitable Jerry Forbes Sr founded Santa's Anonymous in Edmonton 1954. Marty has well taken up the mantle of community service Read more about Marty Forbes |
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Alberta Television Profile: CTV Two
 On August 29, Bell Media rebranded its A-Channels under the CTV Two banner including stations in Vancouver/Victoria, Toronto/Barrie, London, Windsor, Ottawa and Atlantic as well as CIAN in Calgary and CJAL in Edmonton aka Access TV.
Read more about CTV Two
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Alberta Magazine Profile: Cool Companies
 Cool Companies is a magazine styled book series focused on "helping entrepreneurial-minded business people in Alberta discover unique business development opportunities with innovative high tech industries.
Read more about Cool Companies |
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Alberta Radio Station Profile: Campus Stations
 Campus radio stations typically broadcast news and public service announcements submitted by their listeners appropriate to their audiences that offers an opportunity often overlooked by publicists and media relations practitioners. Read more about Campus Radio Stations |
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Alberta Newspaper Profile: St Albert Gazette
 Founded in 1961, in the centennial year of Alberta's oldest permanent settlement, The St Albert Gazette is a newspaper published twice weekly that chronicles the lives of residents and events for St. Albert and the Sturgeon area. Read more about the St. Albert Gazette |
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Alberta Blog Profile: City and Baby
 City and Baby is a blog for mommies who feel compelled to get out of the house with their babes. It explores all that Edmonton and area has to offer moms with babes under the age of five. A guide to savouring Edmonton with little ones.
Read more about City and Baby
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Alberta Film Profile: Slingshot
Shot in Drumheller, Slingshot is a story about two people of different generations, religions, locations and background. One is a 13-year-old afghan boy, the other is a Canadian soldier who has morally, physically and spiritual lost his way.
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Alberta Book Profile: Leaving Dublin
 Brian Brennan's memoir "Leaving Dublin: Writing My Way from Ireland to Canada" is now out. Formerly a writer at the Calgary Herald before the dissolution of its union during which he was a chief negotiator for the journalists Read more about Leaving Dublin |
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Alberta Podcast Profile: Centre for Spiritual Living
 The Spiritual Living Podcast published by the Centre for Spiritual Awareness offers weekly messages on the principles and practice of spiritual living, delivered by Rev. Patrick Cameron and various guest speakers. Each talk can be downloaded to iPod or mp3 players.
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Website Profile: Huffington Post Canada
 Huffington Post Canada did a particularly fine job at representing the spirit of the September 11 ceremonies in Canada this year. They featured a short 12 minute video narrated by Tom Hanks and found on YouTube that will make your day! Boatlift: An Untold Story of 9/11 |
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Media Q & As
 When I get asked a question to which I don't know the answer in one of my workshops or find that the same question comes up a lot, I'm going to post the answer to my blog and feature the most popular answer each month. I hope you find it helpful.
This month's Media Q & A has to do with LinkedIn and whether to set up a personal or company profile and such...Read more... |
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Private In Person & Online Media Training Workshops
Build Your Website or Blog
Learn to plan, design, build, publish, promote, maintain, optimize your own website
See more and register online
Social Media Communications
Learn to design and execute a social communications plan and monitor responses
See more and register online
How to Attract the Attention of the Media
Learn to feel comfortable, capable and confident dealing with the media
Call 780-695-5675 for more information
Electrifying Electronic Newsletters
Learn to plan, design, publish an electronic newsletter, segment and maintain your mailing lists and more.
Call 780-695-5675 for more information |
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Private in Person & Online Workshop Features
These innovative, flexible and private workshops offer a convenient and cost effective combination of in-person and online training. Participants end up with a customized training package, a project plan, the learning resources you need to complete your project and seven hours of my undivided attention during hands-on training over the course of 30 days.
Once you confirm the start date of your workshop, you'll receive a questionnaire so we share an understanding about your project, timing and resources. After I review your responses to the questionnaire, we schedule our first meeting during which, over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, we discuss, refine and sketch out a plan to help you achieve your objective.
I return to my office to customize a project plan based on your objectives and compile training videos and other learning resources to review with you during our second session. Many clients report that the project plan and training resources are worth the cost of the workshop alone! At the end of our first 90 minute session, we schedule two more 90 minute sessions to take place over the next 30 days either online or in-person in my training room, whichever you prefer. In the meantime, you learn and practice on your own.
Some workshop alumni find it more productive to work together in my training room in St. Albert for the two 90 minute hands-on sessions without the distraction of work or family. Others prefer to work together online. The choice is yours! I'm at your service.
Read what alumni say about their experience
Questions or want to register for media training? Call 780-695-5675 |
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2011 Feature Story Archives & Upcoming
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I hope that you find mediamag ezine informative, timely and practical. You're receiving it because you've taken a workshop, purchased a subscription or contracted epublishing, media relations or social media services and/or shared interests. Please take the time to respond to our short readership survey. We'll post the results in the next issue and on our Facebook page. Feel assured that your responses are submitted anonymously. If you have any comments about any of the mediamag blog posts, please insert them in the comment box below each article. You do not need to register to comment. However, I reserve the right to delete any comments that are purely promotional in nature or not in keeping with the spirit of the blog.
If you have questions about my services or prefer to register for a workshop over the phone, please call 780-695-5675. I offer 15 minute consultations on your project without charge. This chat will help you determine if I can help you deliver your messages to the media, the social media networks and the communities you wish to serve. |
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Marilyn Jones
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marilyn@mediamag.ca Delivering media + marketing + epublishing + social media training + communications in Alberta
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