Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
NNA’s best and brightest publishers have made the Great Idea Exchange session of the Annual Convention a huge hit for more than a decade. These terrific success stories, along with other great ideas we find throughout the year, are available to NNA members 24/7. And, members are encouraged to submit and share their great ideas at any time to grow this valuable resource.
NNA Director of Creative Resources Robert M. Williams Jr. is available for consultation on how to create more revenue, help you deal with inevitable newspaper issues or be a sympathetic ear for NNA members looking for an experienced publisher to listen. Email him at robert@nna.org or call (912) 281-5438 from 10 a.m -3 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday.
Mar 1, 2023
Meet Zoe Cooper. She’s a great newspaper “utility player” and also creative advertising manager for the Casa Grande (Arizona) Dispatch, a three–day–a–week newspaper. ...
Feb 1, 2023
Recent years have seen a rise in the number of newspapers offering their merchants more variety in how and where they can place their ad dollars while staying with their well-known, long-trusted and reliable ...
Jan 1, 2023
An email from a newspaper publisher in the Midwest got me to thinking the other day. “What do you think is the very best ad idea you’ve ever had of your own?” asked this publisher.
Dec 1, 2022
David Maxwell, a longtime Georgia friend, is credited with sharing this great idea. David is the editor and general manager of The Donalsonville News, a consistent award winner in Georgia better newspaper ...
Nov 1, 2022
At the in-person Great Idea Exchange as part of the Annual Convention & Trade Show, convention attendees shared their best revenue, circulation and goodwill boosters.
Nov 1, 2022
Carol, a 13-year veteran in the business, hit the proverbial “home run” when she came up with an ingenious thought that started with utilizing ...
Oct 27, 2022
Time is money. Deadlines never stop. Newspaper folks need every advantage they can find and NNA has a great advantage coming your way!
Sep 28, 2022
Several of our NNA members have responded to the challenge of helping others out with some great ideas that aren’t all that common, but will certainly draw attention and sell!
Sep 1, 2022
This paper took the nationwide problem of businesses looking for employees to fill their jobs and turned it into a strong special section featuring 100% advertising, nearly all quarters and half pages. ...