WE ASKED OUR READERS FOR HELP TO IMPROVE THE NEWSLETTER
Thank you to 48 of you for sharing your opinion.
- 88% of respondents told us that they read every or most issues.
- 94% of respondents rated our newsletter quality as good or excellent.
- 81% of respondent advise the length of the newsletter is just right, although 19% said it was too long.
- 83% rated the newsletter design and layout good or This is what the 48 respondents like most about the Newsletter:
We also received some very good suggestions, including ideas for future articles. We hope to incorporate these in future Newsletters
- Dot points on issues, where we are with vehicles, legislation and floodboats
- Maybe content could be more focused on Unit activity and Training More bios of units.
- Needs more stories/articles from smaller rural units outside the metro and coastal areas.
- Maybe a better scription process so more of our members get the information.
- The introduction of new Local managers when they are appointed and new DFES Dos when appointed.
- Maybe go quarterly and as a booklet.
- More contemporary design/layout and easier on the eyes.Use active weblinks.
- Keep articles to 100 words or Shorter stories, e-newspaper format.
- Make it a bit shorter without losing the important news and what members are interested
- May need a fresh review to see if we can get some eye-catching concepts other newsletters have used to attract readers? Look at newsletters from SES in other states for ideas.
- Reduce repetitive content, reduce length, there is a lot going on—everything feels Streamlining the design to make it easier to identify what is in fact ‘important’ and be able to identify the call to actions.
- It is quite colourful and busy which makes it a little hard to Simplify the layout, cut down on the business and allow the really important things to pop out.
