Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter

Bi-Weekly E-Newsletter Advertising Guidelines

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About Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter

We currently have over 1500 hospital gift shop manager subscribers across the country and the list is growing every day.

Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter is such a loved resource that we hear about it when people don't receive it if there is a glitch in their email.

We have been publishing since January 2001.

Why should I advertise in Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter?

Ads in Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter work in both the short and long term for advertisers. Over time, advertisers build brand awareness and the good feelings that accompany their synergistic relationship with Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter. She and her E-Newsletter have a tremendous amount of goodwill and respect from the hospital gift shop management community. This is based on its years of consistent publishing and the personal involvement of its publisher, Cindy Jones, with the hospital gift shop world. In the short term, advertisers can highlight new products or announce new promotions, attract readers to their Web sites, run special deals, and so on.

What does a Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter advertiser receive?

• 25 or 50 words of text in each issue in which to present company contact information, slogans, special promotions, and so on.
• A hyperlink at the end of the ad (not counted in the word count).

What can I put in my ad in Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter?

Here are some ideas:

• Advertise products or services to gift shop managers and buyers.
• Contact info -- URLs, email addresses, phone numbers, etc.
• News about special promotions, discounts, and deals.

Advertising Guidelines

• Each posting is limited to 25 or 50 words describing the product, service or announcement. If you have more information, your posting can have a hyperlink that readers can click on to go to a Web site where there will be more details. (The link is not included in the word limit.) Count each word in hyphenated words: "Father-in-law" is counted as three words. Phone numbers and URLs are each one word.
• We will include "http://" in your URL to make it a hyperlink. Various email programs make URLs hyperlinks, but we've found that most of them hyperlink URLs if the http:// is included.
• Because of the all-text format, and the vagaries of various email programs, we do not use bold, italic, or color. If one's email program doesn't read the commands for these formats, it can really muddy the message by adding a lot of ASCII characters. Yuck! This is not something you or we want.
• An ad is all one paragraph, not "stacked" in separate lines or paragraphs. The URL is offset at the end for easy clicking.
• We try to be fair in the placement of the ads. The last ad in the issue becomes the first ad the following week.
  

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Description

• Ads will appear at the end of each issue
• A 25- or 50-word ad in Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter with (optional) a hyperlink to your own Web site. (The link is not included in the word limit.)

Introductory Rates

• 4 consecutive newsletters: $175 for 25 words
• 4 consecutive newsletters: $275 for 50 words

Ad payment is not refundable.

• Limited space. First come, first serve.
• Your ad will run 4 consecutive times.
• Advertiser will receive emailed copies of only those issues featuring their ad.

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Submit Your Ad

Note:

1. Deadline is Monday (for the following issue) at midnight (EST).
2. Payment must be received in advance.
3. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Email (cindy@cindyjonesassociates.com), call (734-769-6536) or fax (734-769-8556) us your credit card info.
4. Email your advertising copy to: cindy@cindyjonesassociates.com or you can put it in the Special Instructions/Comments Field of your shopping cart order.

Put selected ad in your shopping cart:

4-week, 25-word ad, $175.00
4-week, 50-word ad, $275.00

Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter is exclusively for qualified hospital gift shop managers and buyers. Advertiser will receive emailed copies of only the issues being advertised in.

Questions? Call(734-769-6536) or email: cindy@cindyjonesassociates.com if you would like to discuss how you could benefit from an ad in Cindys Hospital Gift Shop E-Newsletter.

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Testimonials

Cindy, keep up the good work. Nice to see the e-Bulletin is growing with lots more contributing. Sometimes one feels like one is out on a limb all alone because what we do is so unique and this is a nice lifeline! - Pat Sojka

Thank you for giving us this opportunity and feedback - it is so meaningful and gives each of us new fresh ideas. - Caroline Crowell

Cindy, I have been enjoying your newsletter for some time now and find it invaluable. Thank you for all your efforts. I look always look forward to receiving your newsletter and LOVED meeting you in person at the Reno conference. - Ellen Johnson

Thanks, Cindy, for this e-mail newsletter. I always enjoy reading it and am happy to share with others.- Linda Silva, Lakeside Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana

Thanks, Cindy, for a great forum to share information. - Sue Pelzel, Hillcrest Medical Center Gift Shop, Tulsa, OK

Cindy, thank you for this wonderful resource! I look forward to receiving your e-mails. - Dianne Devine

This bulletin is an excellent sounding board for all of us! - Sue Pelzel, Gift Shop Hillcrest Medical Center Gift Shop, Tulsa, OK

Thanks, Cindy, to your poll regarding best selling candles. It was most helpful. Thanks, Cindy for this great forum. - Carol Herr

Cindy, when I open my email and I have something from you, it just makes my day! There is always something in it that either opens my eyes to a problem, or solves a problem that I have been dealing with. You are providing a wonderful service to Hospital Gift Shop managers everywhere. - Jackie Griffin, Opelousas General Health System

Another great Bulletin, Cindy! Thank you so much. They are always so informative.- Betsy Adams, Valley Med. Center, Seattle

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