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Great Ideas

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. 

Sonoma newspapers becoming nonprofit

May 1, 2020

To keep local journalism alive, the owners of this newspaper and three other community newspapers in Sonoma County are transferring their ownership to a new nonprofit created to help the papers compete ...

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Generating revenue in times of crisis

Apr 30, 2020

We began looking for ways to bring in new revenue while our traditional methods of income are taking a hit. We came up with several.   

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Top advertisers to call right now

Apr 30, 2020

Promotions are the perfect answer for advertisers. They’re ideal for driving new leads and customers, increasing site traffic, and growing email databases. 

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News-Register uses TMC to share vital community messages

Apr 7, 2020

With Total Market Coverage (TMC), a newspaper can cover every household in a zip code.  Amidst the coronavirus and COVID-19 “information overload,” News-Register Publisher Jeb Bladine ...

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Thank you, healthcare workers — multiple advertiser section

Apr 7, 2020

Peter W. Wagner, founder and publisher of The N’West Iowa REVIEW in Sheldon, Iowa, shared a signature page his staff created to thank healthcare workers.

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Weeklies find success publishing under one flag and running COVID education ads

Apr 7, 2020

The Cut Bank Pioneer Press, The Glacier Reporter, Shelby Promoter and The Valerian all published as one hyperlocal publication on April 1.

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A graduation special section might be just what you need

Apr 1, 2020

A graduation special section is a great way to reinforce the newspaper’s role in a community. With the possibility of graduation ceremonies throughout the country being canceled, this year stands ...

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Great ideas abound at NNA convention

Nov 1, 2019

In explaining my work, I sometimes say that there are thousands of really good journalists in rural America, but all too often, they are the only person in their newsroom that fits that description. They ...

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While in Milwaukee, get the flu or broadband

Sep 1, 2019

In a time where trust in media is eroding, newspapers need to be ready for almost anything. Here are two projects your paper might be able to implement.

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