--- On Tue, 12/1/09, Bill Sexton <sextonw@xxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Bill Sexton <sextonw@xxxxxxxx> Subject: PR SOP To: kc7phq@xxxxxxxx, aar0pk@xxxxxxxxxx, amitchell4_24@xxxxxxx, kc1bt2636@xxxxxxxx, matthew-e-hackman@xxxxxxx, w2cc@xxxxxxxx, army144@xxxxxxxxxxx, k3dx@xxxxxxxx, aat3ok@xxxxxxxxx, bma1411@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, w3jw@xxxxxxx, wa4jr@xxxxxxxx, aar4dm@xxxxxxxxx, wcbritt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dalite01@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, aar4bz@xxxxxxx, granthams@xxxxxxxxxxx, aav4eg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, mac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, kteb@xxxxxxxxx, jiml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jeffrey.hammer@xxxxxxxxxxx, bock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 1:41 AM DE AAA9PC NR 008 R 301232Z NOV 2009 FM SEXTON/AAA9PC MA TO RDs AND SDs INFO AAA9A AAA9O AAA9TC BT SUBJ: UPDATED MARS PR PROGRAM (2) 1. TWO ADDITIONAL DRAFT DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED TO ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING/UPGRADING REGION AND STATE PR PROGRAMS: "SAMPLE NEWS RELEASES" AND "MEDIA DEFINITIONS." 2. YOU’LL NOTE THE EMPHASIS ON REGION AND STATE STAFFS INITIATING THEIR OWN RELEASES TO LOCAL MEDIA. WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT MARS NEWS IS MOST LIKELY TO PUBLISHED IN AREAS WHERE THE SUBJECT RESIDES OR OPERATES OR OTHERWISE HAS PUBLIC INTEREST. 3. EXPERIENCE ALSO SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF TIMELINESS. THE DRAFT PR SOP STATES: “MARS INVOLVEMENT IN ACTUAL EMERGENCIES PROVIDES A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR RECOGNITION IN THE MEDIA. HOWEVER, THE NEWS BY DEFINITION MUST BE TIMELY, DELIVERED WITHIN MINUTES OR HOURS, NOT DAYS.” [IV (A).] 4. WITH REGARD TO OCCURRENCES OR ACTIVITIES OF POTENTIAL INTEREST BEYOND THE LOCALITY/STATE/REGION, AAA9PC CONTINUES TO REQUEST SWIFT NOTIFICATION SO WE CAN COLLABORATE FOR MAXIMUM DISSEMINATION OF THE ARMY MARS STORY. PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING THE POC NUMBERS BELOW TO YOUR PHONE TREE FOR MAJOR ACTIVATIONS. 5. THERE ARE TWO FIXES TO THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE IN THIS SERIES (270230 NOV 2009). THE CORRECT CALL SIGN OF LEW THOMPSON IS AAA6TX. “PHOTOS AS A PR TOOL” CAN NOW BE LABELED “ANNEX A.” ANNEXES “B” AND “C” ARE ATTACHED HERE. 6. LET'S MAKE "THE VOICE OF THE ARMY" HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR IN 2010. BILL SEXTON/AAA9PC 413-443-2309 (commercial APR-DEC) 413-329-9974 (cell year-round) sextonw@xxxxxxxx ____________________________________________________________ Top Psychology Degrees Find schools offering psychology programs online. 3 easy steps!