On Sep 27, 11:35*am, bildan wrote:
On Sep 27, 5:17*am, Walt Connelly Walt.Connelly.





wrote:
Great stuff. *Seminole Lake Glider Port in Clermont, Florida is about to
be featured on a local TV program called "Florida o a Tankful." *One of
our local pilots is heavily involved in a local cable company and has
some input into this program. *

I'm sure that most areas have some sort of local special interest
programming and they might be looking for stories such as local glider
schools and operations. *I've lived in this area for 25 years and
learned of the local gliderport by accident late last year. *The news
media is a great potential source for the growth of our sport.

Walt

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Walt Connelly

One can only hope for a continued drumbeat of exposure from the
media. *I think this may be happening as one outlet sees what another
has done. *Good stories tend to self-propagate. *In advertising speak,
when everybody is covering the story, you have achieved a "Buzz". *We
need to achieve a "Buzz".

Go talk to your local media outlets. *Most are starving for story
material so they're prepared to listen to your pitch. *Bring a copy of
Val Padget's "Media Kit" which is available from the SSA. *Show them
this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1WEX2CxId4

I agree. One good article inspires others to capture the magic of
soaring. The article and the video mentioned in this thread are both
outstanding. Thanks for mentioning The SSA Media Kit. I've included
lots of materials for the media and high resolution pictures they can
use. Go to my web site for more details:
http://valpaget.com/

Contact the SSA and they will mail you the media kit and the Soaring
Publicity Handbook. It's time for your soaring operation to make the
front page.