Publicity Requests

Thank you for using this form to request publicity for your event, news or achievement. Please notify the Marketing Office:

- Six weeks before the date of your event.
- As soon as possible after you receive notification of an honor or award.

The more time we have, the better job we can do to publicize your news.

Please provide your contact information below:*

First Last

Department or Office:*

Phone:*

Email:*

What would you like to publicize?

I am requesting publicity for:

An event
An award or honor (mine or someone else's)
A person(s) worthy of notice because of something they're doing or have done

Please provide information about your event

Event Audience

On-Campus Audience Only
Off-Campus Attendees Encouraged

Note: We don't usually publicize events aimed solely at an on-campus audience; however, your event might be of interest to the news media, so please provide full details so we can ask them to cover it.

Event Name:

Please provide the exact name of the event as you wish it to appear in publicity materials.

Event Date:

Please remember: requests for event publicity received less than six weeks from the date of the event may be difficult to accommodate fully.

Event Time:

:

Event Location:

If the event is not located on campus, please include city, state, full name of the location and street address.

Event Contact Information

Please enter the name and contact information (including phone and email) of the person who should receive inquiries about the event from attendees or others.

Event Summary:

Please describe the event in as much details as possible. Include who should attend, why they should attend, any cost or ticket information, who the event benefits, registration instructions or deadlines, who will be speaking at the event, etc.

Event Significance:

Please describe why this event is important to the college. Please include why attendees should attend? Why should they care about this event?

Publicity Requested:

News Release
Event Photos
Facebook Event Page
Event webpage
Online registration (accept credit card payment)
Online registration (free event)
Flyer advertising event

We'll do our best to accommodate all of your requests; however, please know that budget/resources may require that we charge your department for extensive website development or for design/printing of flyers. We'll let you know up front if there will be any cost incurred.

Requested completion date for all requested publicity

Note: news releases should be distributed two weeks before the event date.

Additional Event Materials/Information

Accepted file types: jpg, pdf, txt, docx, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Please upload any event materials, including speaker bios or head shots, background materials about the event or speaker, etc. These events will help us to craft a news release, web page or other promotional materials for your event.

Congratulations! Please provide information about the award or honor:

Name (if different from above):

Prefix First Middle Last Suffix

Award or Honor:

Please enter the exact, full name of the award or honor received, including the year, if appropriate.

Date Award or Honor was Received:

If you have not yet received the award/honor, list the date you will receive it.

Award or Honor Organization Name:

Enter the name of the organization that has given the award or honor. Please spell out completely - no acronyms.

Organization website:

Quotation Contact

Please provide the full name and contact information (phone/email) for the person who can provide a quotation regarding your honor/achievement (besides you). Ex: the person who nominated you, the person who notified you of your award, etc.

Award Details:

Please copy and paste award details into the box below. Award details can be from an email notification, website or any information that explains what the award is, who receives it and its significance.

I will provide a copy or copies of official award/honor documentation via the following:

Hard copy sent to Lisa Ware via campus mail
Email to Lisa Ware (warel@smcsc.edu)
Documentation is attached

PLEASE UPLOAD IMAGE OR TEXT FILES

Accepted file types: jpg, pdf, docx, txt, png, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Do you have a high-resolution (printable) head shot or photo that could accompany this story?

Yes
No

Please provide story details:

Describe who is involved and why you think their story deserves publicity. Please provide as many details as possible.

What would you like to publicize?

Please provide information about your event

Congratulations! Please provide information about the award or honor:

Please provide story details:

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