Elisabeth Andrews - Communications

Several of my publications are out! From left to right, the magazine I produced for the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, the magazine of the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs with my cover story on disaster management, and Columbia Magazine with my story on the Gibault social services program. 

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 Here's another daily deal for Living Social that did very well. I'm pasting the text below; the archived deal is online at http://livingsocial.com/deals/42947-20-to-spend-on-food-and-drink. 


If your idea of paradise features thick, juicy burgers with all of your favorite trimmings, you'll rejoice in today's divine deal. Absolve yourself of hunger with this covenant from Johnny Angel's Heavenly Burgers: Pay $10 for $20 to spend on food and drink at this Skaneateles spot. Exclaim, "Holy cow," a...
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 I wrote the cover story on service learning for the Spring 2011 issue of SLIS Network, the magazine of Indiana University's School of Library and Information Science. This story describes how students gain experience in a rapidly changing field so they can hit the ground running upon graduation. Here's the PDF of the magazine.
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I can't wait for tomorrow. It's the start of the two-day editing blitz at Bloom Magazine to rid the issue of any lingering errors. It may be my very favorite Bloomington event. I get giddy with anticipation when I think of slaying errant commas and introducing crucial hyphens. Associate Editor Ron Eid and I get into heated debates over spelling out ordinals, and I often wind up writing photo captions (such as "heavy, metal guitar" to describe the Joe Lamantia collage on Seventh and Walnut). 

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I write daily deals for Living Social. Here a "handy" one from last week that made 1,472 sales in one day.
 
  http://livingsocial.com/deals/39721-no-chip-gel-manicure

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 I spent last weekend at the American Society of Journalists and Authors conference in New York, which was fantastic. One of the more impressive presenters was Fauzia Burke of the online publicity company FSB Associates. Her take-home message was this:

 Today's customers are mobile and social. 

 What does this mean? 

 Number one, they are consuming a large amount of content on their smartphones as well as their computers. Increasingly, they are also making purchases on their mobile phones. Sites...
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 Each week, Living Social gives out a "best copy" award for stellar writing on a deal in one of its 250 markets. My lingerie deal won for last week! The recognition is awfully nice, and the cash prize doesn't hurt either!  
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Designer extraordinaire Kaye Lee Johnston added a testimonial to my LinkedIn page. Kaye is Bloom Magazine's design director. We have collaborated on a great many projects, from feature articles to ads to business websites. She is fantastically talented and I am proud to be associated with her!

She writes:

"Elisabeth Andrews is a consummate professional. On-time. Accurate. A flair for language that can't be beat. She writes little articles and big articles with the same amount of heart. Her feat...
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 I recently completed a Mediabistro course on online marketing with Neal Rodriguez, whom I'll call the sultan of SEO. I highly recommend his course for getting a handle on using the internet to drive traffic to your business through a variety of platforms. Neal is extremely informed and a patient and attentive teacher. 

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