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Strategic Writing: Multimedia Writing for Public Relations, Advertising, Sales and Marketing, and Business Communication
Charles MarshUniversity of Kansas
David W. GuthUniversity of Kansas
Bonnie Poovey ShortShort Solutions

ISBN-10: 0205405738
ISBN-13:  9780205405732

Publisher:  Allyn & Bacon
Copyright:  2005
Format:  Paper; 272 pp
Published:  07/09/2004

Strategic Writing emphasizes the strategic, goal-oriented mission of good media writing with clear, concise instructions for nearly 40 documents.

This multimedia, multidisciplinary text covers writing for public relations, advertising, sales and marketing, and business communication. Featuring a spiral binding, numerous examples and a user-friendly "recipe" approach, it is ideal for classroom use.



This product accompanies:
Marsh, Guth & Short,  Strategic Writing: Multimedia Writing for Public Relations, Advertising and More, 2/E

  • Prepares students for a convergent, multidisciplinary world by featuring writing for print, broadcast, and online media in a variety of strategic disciplines: public relations, advertising, sales and marketing, and business communication.
  • Provides concise “recipes,” with examples and templates, for each document, helping students write on deadline in or out of the classroom.
  • Features an informal writing style and brief but highly focused chapters so that students will enjoy reading and using the text.
  • Offers a separate Instructor's Manual that includes at least two assignments for each of the documents/executions as well as a flexible syllabus, allowing instructors to tailor assignments to their own needs.



I. Strategic Writing.

Introduction: How This Book Works.

What Is Strategic Writing?

The Importance of Good Writing.

The Writing Process .

Writing for Electronic Media.

Integrated Marketing Communications.

Ethics and Strategic Writing.

Diversity and Strategic Writing.

Persuasion and Strategic Writing.

The Law and Strategic Writing.

Jobs in Strategic Writing.



II. Strategic Writing in Public Relations.

Public Relations.

News Release Guidelines.

Announcement News Releases.

Feature News Releases.

Hybrid News Releases.

Short Teaser News Releases.

Media Advisories.

Pitch Letters.

Radio News Releases.

Video News Releases.

Media Kit Guidelines.

Backgrounders.

Fact Sheets.

Photo Opportunity Sheets.

Newsletter and Magazine Stories.

Annual Reports.

Speeches.

Web Writing.



III. Strategic Writing in Advertising.

Advertising.

Strategic Message Planners.

Print Advertisements.

Radio Advertisements.

Television Advertisements.

Radio and TV Promotions.

Radio and TV Public Service Announcements.



IV. Strategic Writing in Sales and Marketing.

Sales and Marketing.

Proposals.

Brochures.

Sales Letters.

Direct-Mail Packages.

Fund-Raising Letters.

Collection Letters.



V. Strategic Writing in Business Communication.

Business Communication.

Business Letters.

Good-News Letters.

Bad-News Letters.

Request Letters.

Job-Request Letters.

Résumés.

Memoranda.

Company Announcements.

Policy and Procedure Documents.

Business Reports.



VI. Appendices.

A Concise Guide to Punctuation.

A Concise Guide to Grammar.

A Concise Guide to Style.

The ACT Agenda: An Editing and Proofreading System.

Tips for Oral Presentations.

The Gunning Fog Index.

  • 9780205591626
    Strategic Writing: Multimedia Writing for Public Relations, Advertising and More, 2/E
    Marsh, Guth & Short
    ©2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 272 pp | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205591620 | ISBN-13: 9780205591626
    Brief Description

Strategic Writing emphasizes the strategic, goal-oriented mission of good media writing, with clear, concise instructions for nearly 40 types of writing documents.

Features:

  • Prepares students for a convergent, multidisciplinary world by featuring writing for print, broadcast, and online media in a variety of strategic disciplines: public relations, advertising, sales and marketing, and business communication.
  • Provides concise “recipes,” with examples and templates, for each document, helping students write on deadline in or out of the classroom.
  • Features brief but highly focused chapters in an easy-to-use spiral binding so that students will enjoy using the text.
  • Offers a separate Instructor's Manual that includes at least two assignments for each of the documents/executions as well as a flexible syllabus, allowing instructors to tailor assignments to their own needs.

About the Authors
Charles Marsh, Associate Professor in the Journalism School at the University of Kansas is the award-winning author of A Quick and (not) Dirty Guide to Business Writing (Prentice-Hall, 1997) and, with David Guth, Public Relations: A Values-Driven Approach (Allyn & Bacon, 2003). His corporate communications experience includes senior management positions at American Airlines and JCPenney.

David W. Guth, Associate Professor in the Journalism School at the University of Kansa, is an expert in crisis communications. A Peabody-award winning journalist and government public relations practitioner, Guth has co-authored two other books, Public Relations: A Values-Driven Approach (Allyn & Bacon, 2003) and Media Guide for Attorneys (Kansas Bar Association, 1995).

Bonnie Poovey Short, founder and president of Short Solutions, an award-winning editorial and creative services firm that specializes in the health care field, also teaches at the university-level and serves as communications coordinator for a school district.

Instructor's Manual
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©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205444237 | ISBN-13: 9780205444236
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©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205444229 | ISBN-13: 9780205444229
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