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Margaret Dinsdale is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author with experience in fundraising and research in the non-profit sector. She also grew up in a business family and had her own business in the 1980s for twelve years. Lately, she has been working with a number of award-winning musicians and has a proven track record in successful communications in various forms.
PRESS RELEASES AND BIOS/BACKGROUNDERS
If you have a newsworthy event, you will get even the most jaded newsroom to listen with our carefully-crafted press releases. Readers will know at a glance what your event is about and have at hand all the appropriate event and contact information. We also ensure that a suitable bio and/or backgrounder is included with your release giving writers and broadcasters the information they need to file accurate stories.
PROPOSALS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS
Sometimes it is difficult to talk about yourself and your project, or to understand what funders and donors need to know. We help you dot the i's and cross the t's so that your application is treated with the respect it deserves. We also see to it that your funding needs are within funders' guidelines and restrictions as well as helping you with those all-important final reports after your project is completed. Significantly, we help you build lasting relationships with funders and donors.
NEWSLETTERS AND BROCHURES
Often a newsletter, postcard or brochure is the first contact people will have with you. Copy that is clean and clear will convey your message and make a good first impression. We can tell stories, arrange the big picture so it is easily understood, sell your product, advertise your event, whatever it is you need to get out there. We can recommend lay-out and production styles to fit your budget to make your communications attractive and effective.
WEB SITE CONTENT
Having an effective on-line presence is crucial in today's marketplace, whether you are a corporation or an independent artist. We make sure yours stands out from the crowd with clear and appropriate content written specifically for the special needs of a web site configuration. We get your message out to busy people who want to know about your services or product.
SPEECHES, DVD/VIDEO SCRIPTS
We listen to you. Then we craft a speech written for your voice, keeping your message front and centre. Whether it is an informal introduction, an annual general meeting or a keynote address, listeners will clearly understand your speech. We ensure your key points are presented in language suitable for various audiences.
With training in writing for film and television, Margaret can help you lift that annual report DVD for your stakeholders, for example, above "talking heads" and static shots boredom while retaining serious content. We produce scripts and shooting scripts that will engage your audience. A picture can be worth a thousand words, but even a good picture needs an explanation. Our scripts get the visual and the spoken word to work together to produce a quality production.