DH Communications Press Room

For all inquiries, please contact Dianna Huff at 603-382-8093 or via email at info@dhcommunications.com.

PUBLICATIONS

Dianna Huff publishes the following:

The MarCom Strategist e-newsletter
January 2000 - current

MarCom Writer blog
May 2006 - current

MarCom Strategist podcast
June 2007 - current

PRESS RELEASES

Dianna Huff Wins Third Gold MarCom Creative Award
January 15, 2008 -- Huff received her third Gold MarCom Creative Award for the Web copy she wrote for Dr. Helaine Smith, a Boston cosmetic dentist. The optimized Website has helped Dr. Smith attract prospective patients as they research cosmetic dentistry options online. . . . [more]

New E-Book Helps Small Businesses Understand SEO and Web Marketing
January 5, 2007 -- Dianna Huff, President of Boston-area B2B marketing communications copywriting firm DH Communications, has released a new e-book about search engine optimization geared toward small and mid-sized businesses . . . [more]

DH Communications Wins Gold MarCom Creative Award for Web Site/e-Zine Copywriting
November 28, 2005 - Dianna Huff, President of DH Communications, Inc. has been awarded a "Gold Award" from the MarCom Creative Awards in the category of Web Site/e-Zine copywriting. Huff's winning entry was for the e-newsletter, "Particle Matters," which she writes for her client, Boston-based Cabot Corporation. . . . [more]

DH Communications Wins Third Straight Silver Quill from International Association of Business Communicators
January 23, 2004 -- Dianna Huff, President of DH Communications, Inc., has received a Silver Quill from the IABC for the third straight year. This year's award -- an Honorable Mention in the e-Newsletters category -- was the only award given in the category, and was bestowed on Huff's own monthly e-Zine, "The MarCom Writer." . . . [more]

BOOK AND ARTICLE CITATIONS

Are Customer Testimonials Smart Marketing Tools? by Lisa LaMotta, Forbes.com, May 27, 2008.

"Archive Your E-Newsletters For SEO Success," by Karen Gedney, The ClickZ Network, August 22, 2007

The Everything Guide to Writing Copy: From Ads and Press Releases to On-Air and Online Promos, by Steve Slaunwhite (Adams Media, 2007)

"Missed B2B Email Opportunities," by Karen Gedney, The ClickZ Network, June 27, 2007

How to Write Fundraising Materials that Raise More Money, by Tom Ahern (Emerson & Church, 2007) -- acknowledgment

The New Rules of Marketing and PR, by David Meerman Scott (Wylie, 2007) -- acknowledgment

Bly on Direct Marketing, by Bob Bly (Merit Direct Press, 2006)

Secrets of a Freelance Writer, Third Edition: How to Make $100,000 a Year or More, by Bob Bly (Owl Books, 2006)

Raising More Money With Newsletters Than You Ever Thought Possible, by Tom Ahern (Emerson & Church, 2005) -- acknowledgment

Cashing In with Content, by David Meerman Scott (Information Today, 2005) -- acknowledgment

"Give Credit Where Credit is Due" appears in the book, Intellectual Property, Editor: Jennifer Peloso (H.W Wilson, 2003)

The Entrepreneurial Parent, by Sarah and Paul Edwards and Lisa M. Roberts (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2002) -- DH Communications is one of 100 featured businesses

"How Microsoft Nurtured Sales Leads to Sell More $100,000 Software Accounts," MarketingSherpa case study, April 3, 2002

BYLINED ARTICLES

Contributing Editor, MarketingSherpa
March 2005 - January 2007
237,000 subscribers
Authored 17 special reports and 4 case studies

Contributing Writer, Visual Thesaurus
25,000 subscribers
February 2007 - current

Dianna has also written for the following print and online publications (clips available):
PayPal's Online Merchant Network, Search Engine News, RainToday, White Paper Source, Steve Slaunwhite's For Copywriters Only, Ballyhoo Magazine, John Forde's The Copywriters Roundtable, Mac McIntosh's Sales Lead Report, WebPro News, The B-to-B Marketer, PRSA Tactics, and Interface Tech News.

AWARDS

MarCom Creative Awards, 2007 Gold Winner
Helaine Smith, DMD Website

MarCom Creative Awards, 2006 Gold Winner
Inca Gold Website

MarCom Creative Awards, 2005 Gold Winner
Particle Matters E-Newsletter

IABC Silver Quill Honorable Mention, 2003
Digital Communications, E-Newsletters: The MarCom Writer

IABC Silver Quill Award of Merit, 2002
Marketing Writing for Microsoft Great Plains

IABC Silver Quill Award of Merit, 2001
Ongoing marketing campaign for Dolan-Jenner Industries, Inc.

Accredited Business Communicator (ABC), June 2000

PUBLISHED E-BOOKS

Turning Clicks Into Leads Through Search Engine Optimization, December 2006

36 Ways to Grow Your E-Newsletter Subscriber List, 2004, revised 2007

ASSOCIATIONS

Member, Business Marketing Association, Boston
Member, New England Direct Marketing Association (NEDMA)
Member, Search Engine Marketing New England (SEMNE)