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IDEAS FOR JULY - DECEMBER 2010 For your convenience, we've put together this collection of content ideas for the Section B portion of your eNewsletter. Feel free to copy, paste, and modify this pre-written content to meet your particular company's needs. If you participate in Option C or Option D of the Cornerstone Group eNewsletter program, you can choose graphics from this Section B Ideas webpage to complement the text. It's an easy (and free) way to create more impact with the Section B portion of your issues. In January 2011, we'll provide a new group of Section B ideas with supporting graphics. As always, thanks for your business. We enjoy helping you stay in touch with your customers. - The Staff of Cornerstone Group Seasonal Content IDEA 1 (July) Check Your Mailbox For Website Compass
You'll soon receive the Summer 2010 issue of our Website Compass magazine in the mail (if it hasn't already arrived). We send you this free quarterly publication as a value-added bonus for choosing us as your Internet Service Provider. It contains helpful articles and tutorials to enhance your online activities. Here are some highlights from the Summer 2010 issue:
We hope you find Website Compass to be interesting and informative. In addition to the printed magazine, you can also access it online by visiting our website at (WEBSITE LINK) and clicking on (NAME OF MAGAZINE LINK).
IDEA 2 (July) Get A Healthy Dose Of Information Online
Researching health topics online is becoming increasingly common, and we feature this trend in the latest Website Compass magazine. Read it online now (and get tips for doing health-related research) by visiting our website at (WEBSITE LINK) and clicking on (NAME OF MAGAZINE LINK). While you're there, be sure to review the other Website Compass articles in our Summer 2010 issue as well. You'll discover statistics about just how people are spending their time online, learn strategies for outsmarting spam, and find out how to use the Chat feature on Facebook as well as set up a Google Profile. If you want to go farther in your Internet knowledge, get easy-to-follow directions from Website Compass.
IDEA 3 (Fall planting season) Pick Up A Phone Before You Pick Up A Shovel
Fall is a great time to plant trees and tackle other landscaping projects. But at least 48 hours before you dig, call 811. This national hotline will arrange to have utility lines properly identified and marked on your property. It not only saves you time and money — it's the law. By taking a minute to make this call, you could prevent days of disruption to telephone service, water, cable TV, sewer, electric power, or other underground utility lines. (COMPANY NAME) thanks you in advance for your cooperation in this community effort.
IDEA 4 (Start of school) Our Best Wishes For A Great School Year
It's that time of year again — summer is winding down and backpacks are filling up. All of us at (COMPANY NAME) send our best wishes to the students of this community's schools as well as their parents, teachers, and administrators. We hope you have a very successful year filled with lots of learning and growth.
IDEA 5 (October) Halloween Reminder: Guard Against Scary Viruses
Let's face it — what's really scary these days are the viruses and spyware that can leave you vulnerable to computer damage or financial loss. Sign up for SecureIT Plus from (COMPANY NAME) and you'll never have to worry about Internet security again. No more fretting over software installation. No more wondering about missed updates. No more wasted hours trying to troubleshoot problems. SecureIT Plus does all the work for you by providing guaranteed, fully automated protection from computer viruses and spyware for just $### per month. With SecureIT Plus, everything is handled for you including virus and spyware protection, pop-up ad blocking, application of critical Microsoft patches, and hard drive maintenance and optimization. Plus, you'll receive monthly e-mail reports on virus activity and free technical support. Sign up for SecureIT Plus today and leave your fears behind. Call (PHONE NUMBER).
IDEA 6 (October) Trick Or Tweet From The FTC
Just in time for Halloween: The Federal Trade Commission has this advice about protecting yourself from spooky online threats:
IDEA 7 (October) Celebrate Co-op Month
Each October, cooperatives all across America (including COMPANY NAME) celebrate the role, accomplishments, and contributions of our nation's cooperatives. According to statistics from the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives Research, cooperatives have a significant economic impact. There are more than 29,000 cooperative businesses in this country that generate more than two million jobs, create more than $74 billion in wages, and account for more than $654 billion in revenue. Since (COMPANY NAME) began in (YEAR), over (NUMBER) million has been returned to our cooperative members in the form of capital credits. As a local telephone subscriber, you're much more than simply a customer; you're also a member of our cooperative with a stake in our future. Each time you pay for (COMPANY NAME) services, you're making an investment by providing capital in a company that you and your neighbors actually own. Put simply — our success is your success. Please join us for an open house in celebration of Co-op Month, to be held at (LOCATION) from (TIME SPAN). We hope to see you there.
IDEA 8 (November) Happy Thanksgiving To Our Valued Customers
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to express appreciation for everything we value in life. The staff and board of (COMPANY NAME) hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration surrounded by family and friends. We also want to take this opportunity to thank you for being a loyal customer; by supporting our company, you help keep our local community strong. As a reminder, our office will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26.
IDEA 9 (December) Happy Holidays From (COMPANY NAME)
We hope your holiday season is a happy and healthy one, and we send our best wishes for a wonderful 2011. Please note that our office will be closed on the following days to allow our employees time to celebrate the holiday season:
In case of a service emergency, please call us at (PHONE NUMBER).
IDEA 10 (December) Treat Yourself To Our Holiday Open House
(COMPANY NAME) is hosting a Holiday Open House on (DAY AND DATE) from (HOURS) at (LOCATION/ADDRESS). While you're here, enjoy our holiday decorations as well as free candy and cookies, free gifts, and free drawings for great prizes. It's our way of saying thanks for your loyal patronage in 2010. We wish you and your family a joyous holiday season.
General Content IDEA 11 You're Invited To Our Annual Meeting
The (NUMBER) Annual Meeting of the Membership of (COOPERATIVE NAME) will be held on (DATE) at (LOCATION) at (TIME). You're invited to attend this event and hear highlights of the past year as well as our plans for the future. We'll be serving a meal for our members and giving away prizes, so mark your calendars now. We hope to see you there!
IDEA 12 "Like" Us On Facebook
(COMPANY NAME) is now on Facebook, and we encourage you to visit our page and "Like" us. By doing so, you'll be the first to know what's happening at (COMPANY NAME) in terms of product additions and enhancements. You'll also be able to take advantage of special fan-only promotions and events. Not on Facebook yet? Give it a try. Facebook can help you more easily stay in touch with family and friends, share photos, get support when life is a challenge, celebrate big accomplishments, sell or swap items, and get advice before making major purchases. Go to www.facebook.com to get started.
IDEA 13 Follow Us On Twitter
(COMPANY NAME) is now on Twitter, and we encourage you to become a follower. Simply visit www.twitter.com and search for (COMPANY NAME). By becoming one of our followers, you can hear what's on our minds and we can hear from you. We're having a great time exchanging ideas with our customers and we'd love to have you join the conversation. What are we doing well? What would you like us to do differently? What's captured your imagination in the world of communications lately? It's all happening right now on Twitter.
IDEA 14 ESPN3.com Is Your FREE Ticket To Sports
IESPN360.com is now ESPN3.com and it's better than ever before. The new ESPN3.com broadband network continues to deliver the online sports events you enjoy, in addition to new features and functionality such as:
ESPN3.com offers a wide array of event programming options, allowing you to choose live events or recently completed games. With ESPN3.com, you can follow your favorite teams no matter where you are — at home, at work, or on the go. What's more, you automatically have ESPN3.com if you're a high speed Internet customer of (COMPANY NAME). Don't have our high speed Internet? Now's the time to get off the bench and join the team. Call (PHONE NUMBER).
IDEA 15 Get Step-by-Step Instructions For Online Tasks
Did you know you have easy access to free online tutorials that cover a wide variety of Internet-related tasks? They're just a few clicks away at (WEBSITE LINK). There you'll find the online versions of our Website Compass magazine, including an extensive archive of tutorials. It's an invaluable resource for virtually anything you do online, both at home and in the workplace. For example, you can find tutorials like these:
After all, everyone can use a little computer help now and then. And with these online tutorials, help is just a few clicks away.
IDEA 16 Does Your Storm Plan Include A Corded Phone?
When bad weather hits, will your family be prepared? Severe storms and heavy winds can easily disrupt electrical service. Or a power outage could occur for other reasons. One item to be sure and have on hand is a corded landline phone, since it does not require electricity and could be your backup method of communication during and after a storm. It's important for you to know:
For safety's sake, (COMPANY NAME) urges you to always have at least one corded phone in your home. For more information about the importance of having a corded phone, call us at (PHONE NUMBER).
IDEA 17 What To Do Before, During, And After Storms
(COMPANY NAME) would like to remind you that during storms, lightning strikes can travel through the telephone line and electric energy could possibly be transferred. This can affect any piece of electronic equipment that is plugged into a telephone jack. Please keep in mind these simple steps of what to do before, during, and after a storm:
IDEA 18 Keep Enjoying The Advantages Of Landlines
It just makes sense to include landline phone service as a part of your communications mix, since it provides so many advantages:
IDEA 19 Easy, Economical, And Earth-Friendly eBilling
Do something great for the environment and your bank account — switch to eBilling from (COMPANY NAME). You'll receive your monthly bills from us by e-mail and pay them electronically with just a few clicks. It's a small change that yields big savings:
It takes just minutes to get started with eBilling, but it reaps lasting rewards. To go green and save green, visit (WEBSITE LINK) today for easy instructions.
IDEA 20 Two Tips For Telephone Safety
A telephone is one of the safest devices you have in your home or office. However, there are times when you should take special care to prevent injury:
In addition, please make sure your children are aware of these telephone tips. We want your family to stay safe.
IDEA 21 Do You Use Windows XP?
If you have Service Pack 2 (SP2) on Windows XP, support has ended. Here's the news from Microsoft:
What does this mean for users? If you're running one of these Windows versions after support ends, you will no longer receive software updates from Windows Update. These include security updates that can help protect your PC from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software, which can steal your personal information. Windows Update also installs the latest software updates to improve the reliability of Windows. For more details, visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/end-support-windows-xp-sp2-windows-vista-without-service-packs?os=other
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