Reading Comprehension

Priya Venkataraman [9:41 A.M.] Darius, Bellmore Juice Company just moved our presentation from Thursday to tomorrow at 2:00. Darius Coello [9:43 A.M.] Tomorrow? The storyboards for the second commercial aren't finished. Wen-Li is still drawing the final three frames. Priya Venkataraman [9:44 A.M.] Could we show only the first commercial tomorrow and present the second one next week? Darius Coello [9:46 A.M.] I don't think so. Their marketing director told us she wants to compare both ideas side by side before she chooses one. Priya Venkataraman [9:47 A.M.] Then let's ask Wen-Li to sketch the last frames roughly. Clean versions can follow later. Darius Coello [9:48 A.M.] OK. I'll go and talk to her now.

The copy room on the fourth floor will be closed from Monday, March 9, to Friday, March 13, while new printers are installed. During this time, please use the printers in the second-floor break area. Print jobs of more than 200 pages, such as manuscript copies for reviewers, should be sent to Quickline Print Services through the order form on the staff intranet. The cost will be charged to your department. The new machines will print on both sides of the page automatically and will be able to scan documents directly to your e-mail account. Short training sessions will be held in the copy room on Monday, March 16, at 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. Questions? Contact Henrik Aalto in Facilities at extension 214.

RADIO TALLIS 94.2 Advertising Sales, 18 Mercer Street, Port Edlin Invoice No. RT-5108 Date: July 31 Billed to: Aurelio Brandt, Crestview Advertising, on behalf of Fennimore Garden Centres 30-second spots, morning drive time (20 spots at $45.00): $900.00 30-second spots, afternoon (15 spots at $30.00): $450.00 Production of recorded spot (voice actor and studio time): $250.00 Subtotal: $1,600.00 Agency commission (15% of airtime only): -$202.50 Total due: $1,397.50 The spots were broadcast from July 1 to July 31. Payment is due by August 30. For questions about this invoice, please contact Mina Sorensen at 555-0163.

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To: Benedikt Oyelaran <boyelaran@quillmail.net> From: Rosalind Achterberg <rachterberg@tidelinemagazine.com> Date: February 10 Subject: Your article on river ferries Dear Mr. Oyelaran, Thank you for sending your proposal for an article about the last passenger ferries on the Corran River. Our editorial team discussed it on Monday, and we would like to publish it in our May issue. We are offering $0.60 per word for a piece of about 2,000 words, plus up to $150 for travel expenses, which must be supported by receipts. Please send the finished article by March 20. If you are able to take your own photographs, we will pay an additional $75 for each one we print. A contract is attached. Please sign it and return it to me by February 17 so that we can add the story to our planning schedule. Once we receive it, our accounts department will contact you for your payment details. Kind regards, Rosalind Achterberg Features Editor, Tideline Magazine

ASHBROOK (October 2) - Corvane Media Group, which publishes four regional newspapers, announced yesterday that it will stop printing its Saturday editions at the end of the year. [1] Beginning in January, Saturday news will be available only on the company's websites and mobile app. The print editions from Sunday through Friday will continue as before. According to Corvane's chief executive, Lorna Fitzwilliam, the change reflects how readers' habits have shifted. "Fewer than one in five of our subscribers still read the Saturday paper in print," she said. "Most of them read us on their phones over the weekend." [2] The company said that no jobs will be lost as a result of the change. [3] Staff who currently work on the Saturday print layout will move to a new team that produces video and audio reports for the websites. Print subscribers will see their monthly fee reduced by $2 starting in January. [4] Readers who want a printed copy of the Saturday puzzles will be able to download a printable version from the website every Friday evening.

Halloway & Pike, an independent advertising agency with offices in Merriton and Calder Bay, is looking for an Account Coordinator to join our Merriton team. The coordinator will support two account managers who look after our clients in the food and travel industries. Responsibilities: - Prepare meeting notes and weekly progress reports for clients - Track campaign budgets and deadlines - Arrange photo and video shoots with outside suppliers - Help prepare presentations for new business proposals Requirements: - A degree in marketing, communications, or a related field - At least one year of experience at an agency or in a company marketing department - Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail - A valid driver's license (some shoots take place outside the city) Knowledge of design software is helpful but not required. The position is full-time, with the option of working from home on Fridays. To apply, send a resume and two samples of your written work, such as a report or a presentation, to careers@hallowaypike.com by June 6. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete a short written exercise.

Hana Lindgren [10:02 A.M.]: Morning, everyone. The Kestwick Outdoor Gear campaign launches in three weeks. Where do things stand? Tomasz Wierzbicki [10:04 A.M.]: The billboard designs are approved. The printer needs the files by Friday, and that won't be a problem. Adaeze Okonkwo [10:05 A.M.]: The social media videos are another story. The client now wants to replace the background music in all six videos. Hana Lindgren [10:06 A.M.]: All six? They approved the music last month. Adaeze Okonkwo [10:07 A.M.]: I know. Their new brand manager doesn't like it. I've found three other tracks, but licensing any of them will cost about $1,800 more than we budgeted. Tomasz Wierzbicki [10:08 A.M.]: Shouldn't the client pay for that? It's their change. Hana Lindgren [10:10 A.M.]: Tomasz has a point. Adaeze, please send the three tracks to the brand manager with the extra cost clearly shown. If they choose one, we'll add the cost to their next invoice. Adaeze Okonkwo [10:11 A.M.]: Will do. I'll also ask whether they would accept a track from our own music library, which costs nothing. Hana Lindgren [10:12 A.M.]: Good idea. Let's talk again on Thursday.

Fairhaven Books 27 Linden Row, Wexmoor April 14 Ms. Carlotta Yeboah 9 Ferris Lane Dunholt Dear Ms. Yeboah, I am pleased to tell you that Fairhaven Books has decided to publish a second edition of your guide, Walking the Northern Coast. Since it first appeared four years ago, the book has sold more than 18,000 copies, and bookshops in the region continue to order it every month. [1] For the new edition, we would like you to update the route descriptions and add a chapter on the coastal path between Pellow and Strand Bay, which opened last year. [2] We would also like to replace the black-and-white maps with color maps, which our design team will prepare. Under the terms of your original contract, you will receive an advance of $3,000 for the new edition, paid when we receive your completed manuscript. [3] Your royalty rate will remain the same. We are hoping to have the new edition in shops in time for next summer's walking season. [4] To make that possible, we would need your revised text by October 31. Please let me know by the end of this month whether this schedule suits you. Sincerely, Gregor Mattison Senior Editor

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