F*r*e*e Marketing for 2 lucky businesses

[NEWS, Brighton, UK] MediaMinister is offering to write and distribute a press release (to 5-10 selected publications) for two lucky winners in the latest Communiqué for Success newsletter competition.

“I’m always try to go out of my way to help charities, other solopreneurs and businesses promote their products or services,” says Tracey “Word Doctor” Dooley. “A press release can be one of the most effective ways of gaining media exposure and bringing in a greater return on investment than, say, advertising. But often SMEs don’t have the time or skillet to write a release that will be picked up by the media. Because I’ve been on all sides of the fence, as a journalist, editor and a PR executive, I can write a release that is properly formatted and is more likely to get noticed.”

For a chance to win, submit the following information, together with your company name and address, contact name, email address and phone number, to May_comp@mediaminister.co.uk by 15 June 2007:

1. The reason for your news release (eg, new company name, product launch, company promotion, business award, etc). Don’t know where to start? Hint: MediaMinister could help. ;->)
2. Who the release is aimed at.
3. The one thing that you wish readers to understand from your release.

About MediaMinister.co.uk
• The MediaMinister (www.mediaminister.co.uk) website offers agencies, solopreneurs, non-profits and businesses of all sizes five core services:

1. Results-oriented marketing consultancy and coaching.
2. Editorial and proofreading expertise/consultancy.
3. PR, including offline and online media coverage.
4. Copywriting and critiquing for advertising, brochures, direct mail, ezines, websites and more.
5. Online marketing help, including blog, PPC and SMS development, and reworking website copy for more impact.

No purchase is necessary.

About Tracey Dooley

Tracey “Word Doctor” Dooley originally qualified as an equestrian manageress until she reignited her passion for writing. She is a trained and qualified journalist, PR executive, copywriter, editor, proofreader and marketing mentor, coach, professional speaker and founder of MediaMinister. For more information, visit http://marketingmoment.wordpress.com.

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Notes to Editors

1. The general terms and conditions for the competition are as follows:

• The competition might be entered by filling in the form on the MediaMinister website (www.mediaminister.co.uk).
• Entrants must provide all data requested
• Winners will be selected at random from the correct, qualifying entries.
• The judge's decision is final.
• No correspondence will be entered into.
• Only one entry per person/business will be accepted.
• Entries received after the published closing date will be discarded.
• The promoter, MediaMinister, does not accept any responsibility for late or lost entries. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt.
• If, for any reason, a winner can’t be contacted or fails to reply to MediaMinister within a reasonable period of time, then MediaMinister retains the right to declare such win void and select, at random, a substitute winner.
• No cash alternatives are available to any prizes.
• The prizes are not transferable.
• No purchase is necessary.
• MediaMinister reserves the right to substitute the advertised prizes (or any element[s] of the advertised prizes) for ones of equal (or greater) value.
• Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these general competition terms and conditions, and to agree to be bound by them by entering a competition.
• PRIVACY: An entrant's data will only be retained by MediaMinister where the entrant consents to such retention. The winners' data will be used for the purposes of supplying the prize and the winners' names/business names and areas in which they are located will be published in the winners' list. MediaMinister will retain the entrants' data for as long as is necessary in order to ensure that valid winners have been selected and that the prizes have been fully provided. Where data is retained with an entrant's consent, it will be used by MediaMinister and will NOT be disclosed or transferred to any other entity.
• MediaMinister reserves the right to cancel any competition at any time if it deems such cancellation to be necessary due to events beyond its reasonable control.

2. For further information contact Naomi on 0845 644 2932. Email: www.mediaminister.co.uk/contact.htm

3. Tracey is available for interviews. Please use the contact information above to arrange an interview/photo shoot.

4. This release is available as a PDF and a Word document, with or without pictures. Please email press@mediaminister.co.uk if you would like either.

5. This release may be reproduced free of charge provided MediaMinister’s contact details and [live, if online] URL are included.
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