<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Good afternoon friends,<br><br></div><div><i>Well </i>... here's where we're at in the current do-we-or-don't-we-publish scenario:<br><br></div><div>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.<br>
<br></div><div>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.<br><br></div><div>BUT, <b>I received some response from my last e-blast and we're now at the $1500 mark in ad sales for CUC 8.</b> 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.<br>
<br></div><div><b>One of our new/returning advertisers suggested putting out CUC 8 in time for Pens to Lens 2 in August.</b> That is actually a GREAT idea, even though CUC isn't necessarily geared for kids. (Parental units can <i>always </i>stand to learn more about who we are and what we do, however.) <b>The timing by default would also mean CUC would cover the C-U just as UI and Parkland get going for fall semester.</b><br>
<br></div><div>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.<br><br>
</div><div><b>I will knock 15% OFF ALL PRICES above Bargain Ad for those who book between NOW and FRIDAY, JUNE 13</b> (Oooooooooo...) <b>to hit that goal.</b> 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.<br>
<br></div><div>ALSO, we have <b>a standing offer by James Barnham of Indi Go Gallery to match $100 to the next $100+ ad buy</b>. C'mon. You know YOU want to be the one to unlock this generous gift!<br><br></div><div>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.<br>
<br></div><div>Think hard this week, people of the C-U film world. Rate sheet available on request or at <a href="http://www.micro-film-magazine.com/cublog/?page_id=145">http://www.micro-film-magazine.com/cublog/?page_id=145</a>. <b>BACK COVER AND INSIDE FRONT COVER SPACE IS BOOKED, btw.</b><br>
<br></div><div>Thanks a bunch,<br></div><div>Jason P.<br><br></div><div>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.<br>
<br><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 3:50 PM, C-U Confidential <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cuconfidential@gmail.com" target="_blank">cuconfidential@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Good afternoon friends,<br><br></div>Just a reminder that the ad booking deadline for C-U Confidential #8 is little more than 1 hour away.<br>
</div><br></div>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.<br>
<br>Please re-read my prior message for the details. A link to pricing is included there.<br><br></div><div>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.<br>
<br></div><div>Non-advertisers who wish to contribute to publication are invited to send PayPal donations to <a href="mailto:cuconfidential@gmail.com" target="_blank">cuconfidential@gmail.com</a>. Please note that it is to be put towards CUC 8 and whether you want to be thanked publicly or remain anonymous.<br>
</div><div><br></div>CUC 8 will be postponed to the fall if I am still short after 12 p.m. Monday. Please consider.<br><br></div>Have a good weekend,<br>Jason P.<br><br><div><div><div><div><div><br><br></div></div></div>
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</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 2:49 PM, C-U Confidential <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cuconfidential@gmail.com" target="_blank">cuconfidential@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Afternoon folks,<br><br></div><div>Not going to go in-depth or into a cheery press-release pitch here. If you even happened to notice, <b>C-U Confidential </b>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 <i>again </i>...<br>
<br></div><div>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<b> the inevitable crowd attending the Roger Ebert documentary LIFE ITSELF</b> when it opens at the Art Theater Co-op on July 11. The other, more expediently, would be<b> the visiting cast and crew of the film production FOOD</b> that will be in C-U through the end of June.<br>
<br></div><div>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 <b>would like to book ALL space that can be allotted for ads by next FRIDAY, JUNE 6</b>. 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:<br>
<br><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><u><a href="http://www.micro-film-magazine.com/cublog/?page_id=145" target="_blank">http://www.micro-film-magazine.com/cublog/?page_id=145</a></u></span><br><br></div><div><b>NOTE that the back cover is claimed, as is 1/2 of the inside front cover.</b><br>
<br></div><div>Thank you again for your time and support. Share share <i>share</i>. 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.<br>
<br></div><div>Personal donations can also be sent to <a href="mailto:cuconfidential@gmail.com" target="_blank">cuconfidential@gmail.com</a> via PayPal. Please mark in the comments that funds should be put towards C-U Confidential #8.<br>
<br></div><div>All the best,<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>Jason Pankoke<br>Editor<br>C-U Confidential<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<br>
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