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Subject:Techwhirl and STC Newsletters From:Dan BRINEGAR <vr2link -at- VR2LINK -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 25 Jun 1997 02:19:02 -0700
Matthew Danda wrote:
>Does the quality of this listserv reduce the impact of local STC
>newsletters?
>
Generally, you have two completely different audiences with the chapter
newsletter and TECHWR-L.
>I was considering expanding my previous post today about "Education and
>Productivity" into a newsletter article, but I wonder if its impact will
>be deadened because it has already been presented in TECHWRL?
I think, tho I may be totally off-track here, that you actually improve the
impact of your material by reaching the two audiences.
<generalization>
* Most TECHWR-Lers will never see your newsletter article
*Most newsletter readers will never see your TECHWR-L postings
A newsletter article will reach the folks you're likely to work with
locally (who may provide little or no feedback other than "I saw your
article,") While the TECHWR-L audience (often ten times larger than your
newsletter audience) will bring broader feedback and more-diverse
brainpower to bear.
A newsletter article has more impact in your portfolio than a printed
net-posting, tho... dunno why <smirk>
</generalization>
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Dan BRINEGAR, CCDB Vr2Link
Performance S u p p o r t Svcs.
Phoenix, Arizona
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