Communications Committee Instructional Overview How the WISE CLEVELAND Chapter Communications Committee can help YOU publish your news within our network Updated October 2014

The following are messages and communications pieces the WISE Communications Committee creates & develops o Blasts o Newsletter o Graphics o Website o Social Media Communication o Outreach for New Membership o Awareness of Upcoming Programming Events o Overall Public Relations & Promotion of WISE CLE Chapter

The following are messages and communications pieces the WISE Communications Committee creates & develops The WISE MARKETING FORM can be found online at The form will ask if you all important questions Do you need an Event Brite registration link Cost of your event Do you need a graphic What are the links that may need to be included Time, Place, Date

How To Submit Information for: WISE BLAST Description of Blast: Crafted electronic message delivered via inbox to MEMBERS and anyone who has attended past WISE Cleveland events that are in our database. The message is specific to PROGRAMMING –or - MEMBERSHIP VOTING Steps to Get Your Information Included: Send an 30 days prior to when you would like the FIRST blast to go out to A response will be sent on how if it fits within the 30 day timeline By 15 days out from agreed upon date of sending, please have filled out the Marketing Form found on the RESOURCES tab at wisecleveland.com This form will ask for specific date, time, event text that will need to be included and if you’ll need any graphic support If design work is needed it will be placed in a “que” of order of projects received and an estimated timeline of first draft would be given back for review

How To Submit Information for: NEWSLETTER -part one- Description of Newsletter: Crafted electronic message delivered via inbox to MEMBERS and anyone who has attended past WISE Cleveland events that are in our database. 1.Welcome from the President (MER) 2.Member spotlight / highlight their business (promoting our own members) 3.NEWS COVERAGE – did WISE or any members receive any press? 4.Job Postings 5.Movers & Shakers 6.Recap of past months event 7.Promotion of Upcoming Event 8.Call to Action - Reminders to Members (example: deadlines and voting) 9.CUDOS! Thank you notes or messages received from outside parties

How To Submit Information for: NEWSLETTER – part two- Steps to Get Your Information Included: Deadline for content is the SECOND FRIDAY of each month Send an to Please have filled out the Marketing Form found on the RESOURCES tab at wisecleveland.com If design work is needed it will be placed in a “que” of order of projects received and an estimated timeline of first draft would be given back for review

How To Submit Information for: WISE CLE CHAPTER GRAPHIC Doing something special in your WISE Committee that you need Graphic Support with? Steps to Get Your Graphic: IF you’d like a graphic created to be created / included please design ideas 30 days prior to when it would be needed to: If this image is a SAVE THE DATE and a secondary image would need to be edited / created, please include those details at that time Please have filled out the Marketing Form found on the RESOURCES tab at wisecleveland.com If design work is needed it will be placed in a “que” of order of projects received and an estimated timeline of first draft would be given back for review

How To Submit Information for: WISECLEVELAND.COM WISE CLEVELAND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES Steps to Get Your Message posted : Please have filled out the Marketing Form found on the RESOURCES tab at wisecleveland.com If your message is re-occurring, it will be placed into software that schedules out your message It is important to indicate this and the specific dates on the Marketing Form Please send an alerting that you have filled out the form to

Questions? The Communications Committee is willing to help, contact any of us at: Sheetal KothaJacki Bares Lauren GrysMegan Svat Katrina MarshallSara Naggar Angie MattoxBrooke Cuevas