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I've never seen release notes that looked like a marketing tool. They're
typically issued in a simply formatted list by the software group to
highlight additions, changes, or enhancements. Marketing typically talks to
the software group or technical writer to get more detailed info about
what's new and great for use in press releases, web page info, brochures,
and other marketing tools.
|I was just told that my release notes don't have enough pizzazz (or sex
|appeal). Have I lost all grasp on time and space. I thought release notes
|were supposed to be as conservative as possible. Does one mod get 100pt
|type just because it took 400 hours of development time. Should release
|notes be considered a marketing tool?
