Roberta will be returning today and starting to pick up some of her regular duties from home while she finishes out her maternity leave. Please feel free to email her should you need anything.
Staff Meeting:
We have a conflict with the last Friday of the month which is Memorial Day Weekend so we will move the meeting this month to Friday, May 21 at 10am.
We have all the distribution issues ironed out and we should be fully distributed throughout the state by this Sunday. We will have more copies in the office here shortly for anyone that might be asking.
High Five Creative
We have a wine! Under the High Five umbrella, we've brought on a wine that is only being sold in the State of Delaware. It's a unique project and we will start by helping them get the wine in the hands of influential brand ambassadors mostly in Sussex County.
You can learn more about the project here:
https://www.ddprojectwines.com/
Amgee Transition
Progressing along. Tear sheets and some other items in the works for this week.
Vignette Ads
You may have noticed these pop up ads on the website the past few weeks. Google was running an automated test. I have turned them off so you shouldn't be seeing them anymore.
Upcoming Deadlines/Special Pubs
Dine Out: Is at the printers. It will insert in the Cape Gazette on May 14.
Our Pets: Deadline closed last Friday. The book will be in production this week.
Beach Paper: First 2021 edition publishes May 13
Weather Video
Expect to have something this week!
Ad World Conference:
We have access to the Ad World Conference starting today. It runs May 3-5. It will be up in the conference room for anyone who wants to join. The speaker schedule is here:
We also have unlimited streams of the content afterwards to watch at our leisure.
Shout Outs
Teresa:
Because you all should know that I didn't make the MMM look this nice!
From Adam Schlachter at DNREC:
I just got an email from our Constituent Services group in the Office of the Secretary and they provided the below, "I just received a call from a citizen who wanted to express their praise and gratitude for the “recycling pamphlet in the News Journal”. They said that it was clear and they learned a lot and want us to “keep up the good work”.
Out Of Office:
Andrew - Out this week - Returns Monday, May 10
Kristen - Off Friday
Kathy - Off Friday
Weekly Reminders
Time Off - Please mark your approved time off on the calendar in the kitchen.
Kitchen - You use it, you clean it!
Bathroom Rules - You clog it, you plunge it!
Monthly Staff Meeting - Last Friday of the month at 10am.
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
