Installfest Publicity

[Brady Hegberg <bradyh@bitstream.net>]

I think this message is aimed mainly at Clay but it may be of interest to 
others.

A friend of mine who writes for the Pioneer Press technology section had 
some suggestions for contacts for publicity.  Particularly leading up to 
our install-fest.  He also suggested we contact TV stations about the 
install-fest.  Actually I can see that making good TV copy on KARE-11 or 
some such.  It's not often you get so many geeks in one place.  Would we be 
worried about the possibility of too many newbies showing up?

I'm not sure who the best person to follow up on this would be.  I have 
zero experience with TV and newspaper people (outside my friend Mike) so 
I'd prefer not to but I could give it a try.

Brady

>The best way to get coverage is to call a place 3 times and re-remind
>people.
>
>I'd focus on 1 paper and one TV show at a time, then switch when they
>don't show interest.
>
>I wish I had a good promo list for you.
>
>You can write these guys and mention my name -- they do not hate me
>(yet):
>
>(Pioneer Press, Julio Ojeda Zapata) <ojeda@pioneerpress.com> He's
>the guy I would try first.
>
>(Pioneer Press, Martin Moylan) <mmoylan@pioneerpress.com>
>(Pioneer Press, Dave Beal) <dbeal@pioneerpress.com>
>(Pioneer Press, Jim McCartney) <jmccartney@pioneerpress.com>
>
>The last two are business, not technology.
>
>
>Here are a few e-addresses I use, but be warned, people do not
>respond to e-mail as youor I do.
>
>marthap@corpreport.com (Mpls/St/ Paul CityBusiness)
>Larry Werner, Star Tribune <business@gw.startribune.com>
>tmason@mspcommunications.com (Tom Mason, Twin Cities Business
>Monthly)
>
>I know the last guy pretty well, but he's a business magazine.
>
>
>(Star Tribune, Dick Youngblood) <yblood@startribune.com>
>(Star Tribune, Scott Gillespie) <sgillespie@startribune.com>
>(Kevin Maler - Citybusiness) <twincities@amcity.com>
>
><news@citybusiness.com>
>
>
>
>Michael Finley
>             http://www.mfinley.com
>            mailto:mfinley@mfinley.com