[IMC] C-U Confidential - Issue 8 - ROUND 2 advertising solicitations

Tue Jun 10 15:43:10 EDT 2014

Good afternoon friends,

*Well *... here's where we're at in the current do-we-or-don't-we-publish
scenario:

I'd love to tell you "DONE DEAL!" and that I have the funds to go to press
on C-U Confidential #8 RIGHT NOW.

I'd also rather be honest with you and tell you "NO GO" because I fell well
short of the projected budget goal for CUC 8.

BUT, *I received some response from my last e-blast and we're now at the
$1500 mark in ad sales for CUC 8.* For perspective, I need around $2K to
publish the page count and total run of last issue, or $2500 to add more
content and/or increase the total run substantially.

*One of our new/returning advertisers suggested putting out CUC 8 in time
for Pens to Lens 2 in August.* That is actually a GREAT idea, even though
CUC isn't necessarily geared for kids. (Parental units can *always *stand
to learn more about who we are and what we do, however.) *The timing by
default would also mean CUC would cover the C-U just as UI and Parkland get
going for fall semester.*

SO, I could postpone like I had feared OR I could keep stringing this along
until the adequate funds are available, sans fragmenting my attentions
further with a desperation Kickstarter or some such.

*I will knock 15% OFF ALL PRICES above Bargain Ad for those who book
between NOW and FRIDAY, JUNE 13* (Oooooooooo...) *to hit that goal.* Write
me back at this e-mail ASAP, Indie Press Hero, if you want to chip in and
have something of yours to plug in the meantime.

ALSO, we have *a standing offer by James Barnham of Indi Go Gallery to
match $100 to the next $100+ ad buy*. C'mon. You know YOU want to be the
one to unlock this generous gift!

If we're perilously close by 5 p.m. Friday to that $2K minimum, I will put
my money where my mouth is (as always) to make up the bit of difference.

Think hard this week, people of the C-U film world. Rate sheet available on
request or at http://www.micro-film-magazine.com/cublog/?page_id=145. *BACK
COVER AND INSIDE FRONT COVER SPACE IS BOOKED, btw.*

Thanks a bunch,
Jason P.

p.s. I'm all ears for suggestions of methods on how to successfully reach
beyond all you peoples into the C-U at Large (or that big, crazy world out
there) to help keep this project afloat.

On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:50 PM, C-U Confidential <cuconfidential at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good afternoon friends,
>
> Just a reminder that the ad booking deadline for C-U Confidential #8 is
> little more than 1 hour away.
>
> Given that said deadline is almost upon us, and the fact that I am way
> short to be able to justify a minimum press run, I will exclusively give
> everyone receiving this message who has not already booked for CUC 8 until
> Noon on MONDAY to commit if you might be interested.
>
> Please re-read my prior message for the details. A link to pricing is
> included there.
>
> I will knock 10% off all pricing above Bargain IF you respond directly to
> this message AND you have not already placed in CUC 8.
>
> Non-advertisers who wish to contribute to publication are invited to send
> PayPal donations to cuconfidential at gmail.com. Please note that it is to
> be put towards CUC 8 and whether you want to be thanked publicly or remain
> anonymous.
>
> CUC 8 will be postponed to the fall if I am still short after 12 p.m.
> Monday. Please consider.
>
> Have a good weekend,
> Jason P.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 2:49 PM, C-U Confidential <
> cuconfidential at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Afternoon folks,
>>
>> Not going to go in-depth or into a cheery press-release pitch here. If
>> you even happened to notice, *C-U Confidential *did not street in April
>> as expected. Among several time crunch-related issues that could be cited
>> as culprits, a big factor was that I failed to drum up enough advertising
>> revenue to warrant going to print. I have personal reasons, however, for
>> pushing forward and getting this number out ASAP, mainly because it *was*
>> in progress at the time and I hate to see projects go unfinished or pushed
>> back again ... and again ... and *again *...
>>
>> Apart from general release at hot spots FOR FREE in the C-U,
>> Bloomington-Normal, Danville, etc. as we would normally do, we have a
>> couple of key audiences to gift with CUC and an update on our cultural
>> pursuits. One would be* the inevitable crowd attending the Roger Ebert
>> documentary LIFE ITSELF* when it opens at the Art Theater Co-op on July
>> 11. The other, more expediently, would be* the visiting cast and crew of
>> the film production FOOD* that will be in C-U through the end of June.
>>
>> So, please consider again whether you might have interest in advertising
>> your goods or services in the pages of C-U Confidential. We are keeping
>> with the handful who did place ads originally, and *would like to book
>> ALL space that can be allotted for ads by next FRIDAY, JUNE 6*. Art work
>> would be due the following week BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, and payment due
>> dates can be negotiated on a per-client basis. Please hit the following
>> link for the base prices:
>>
>> *http://www.micro-film-magazine.com/cublog/?page_id=145
>> <http://www.micro-film-magazine.com/cublog/?page_id=145>*
>>
>> *NOTE that the back cover is claimed, as is 1/2 of the inside front
>> cover.*
>>
>> Thank you again for your time and support. Share share *share*. And,
>> please think to tell the creatives outside our immediate filmmaker and film
>> fan circles about C-U Confidential in the hopes they might have reason to
>> chip in.
>>
>> Personal donations can also be sent to cuconfidential at gmail.com via
>> PayPal. Please mark in the comments that funds should be put towards C-U
>> Confidential #8.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Jason Pankoke
>> Editor
>> C-U Confidential
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