Welcome to the Reader Publicity Machine or RPM
By taking advantage of this cost free service, you will have access to
posting your company or organization's events and news announcements in
real time, from anywhere you have an internet connection, 24 * 7 * 365!
News Releases & Announcements
What other media outlet provides you the tools to publish your news
announcements in real time, 24/7 from anywhere in the world that you
have an internet connection?
If you can copy and paste, then you can easily post your news releases
in real time directly to the Reader web site for all to see.
Did someone in your organization win an award? Are you announcing a
new product line or partnership in the community? Are you announcing a
job opening and the position? Are you hosting a news conference?
Your news release headline will appear on ALL of the Readers web pages (see the box to the right)
for 48 hours with a hotlink to the full announcement. Once 48 hours has
passed your announcement will be archived in the Readers dbase for free
search and retrieval by you, your staff and the public via category,
text and date.
By utilizing one or two simple html coding tools, you can post News Announcements and Calendar listing that will provide direct links to your web site and email links to you or key staffers for more information.
Find a mistake in one of your News Announcements?
Need to update some Event information?
No problem, the RPM tool allow you to go in and Modify your postings in real time 24/7 anywhere you have a connection!
(...and coming soon!)
Calendar of Events
The Reader weekly calendar in newsprint is the most exhaustive in the region with over 200 listings every week.
By posting your event with these free web tools you will:
* Ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of your free online AND print calendar event listing
* Ensure your event is archived and searchable by date, venue and category in theReader Search Engine.
* Ensure your event is seen in the print version of the Reader (weekly circ. 15,000) and the quarterly Arts Guides.
* In a partnership with AdMospheres Airport Media & Advertising, your posted events will soon be seen as part of a scrolling calendar on meccaTV plasma screens at the Quad City International Airport.
What's the catch?
By taking advantage of this cost free service the Reader only asks that your organization or place of business provide one or more of the following reciprocating services:
* Make the River Cities Reader newsweekly available for free in a high
profile location at your place of business for customers and employees.
Click here to learn more about becoming a RCR distribution location.
* Place a non-adhesive Reader static sticker in plain site at your place of business.
* Include complimentary copies of the Reader as part of your employment packets mailed to recruits.
* Place a link to the Reader at your company's web site.
Yes, I want to use the RPM!
REGISTER NOW to become an RPM user. It's quick...easy..and free!
After you have registered, here's the process for submitting a
news release:
1) Log in on the front page of the site.
2) Then, in the right-hand column, there will be a "Submit News Releases" link.
3) Click on it, and it will take you to a news release form. (If you
are not logged in, it takes you to an info page about RPM - Reader
Publicity Machine. But if you are logged in, it takes you to the
form.)
4) After a news release is submitted, it must be approved by a Reader
moderator, which typically takes less than 24 hours.
5) If you notice that your news release has not appeared on the Reader
site within 24 hours, feel free to call during normal business hours
at 563-324-0049.
Questions?
Email your questions here . . .
