Jason Unger

Big News: We're Moving to D.C.

Posted by junger - 10/28/07 at 09:10:55 pm

Yup, you read that headline right.

This week, Debbie and I are moving out of the greater Boston area down to our nation's capital, Washington D.C.

After spending the better part of 7 years here in Boston, it'll be a difficult move — but we're looking forward to starting a new chapter in our lives.

We'll be living in Silver Spring, MD, a nice suburb of DC. Growing up in the greater Baltimore area, it'll be a return to roots for me and put us a lot closer to Debbie's family in Philadelphia.

So, we've spent the past few weeks packing, cleaning and preparing for the big move, and it's almost here.

It's exciting — and you're welcome to come and visit.

Killing Trees, One Press Release at a Time

Posted by junger - 10/23/07 at 12:10:14 pm

I get a lot of press releases — it's part of the job.

I can handle inbox overflow, but I cannot stand receiving snail-mail envelopes stuffed with press releases, catalogs and photos of products. It's completely unnecessary!

Nearly every paper press release I get goes directly into my trash can. Thanks, marketing departments, for killing trees.

The worst offenders are exhibitors at tradeshows. Give me thumb drive! Or even a CD! There's no way in hell I'm shlepping around your 2 lb. press materials with all of the other releases I've gotten.

Paper press releases have gone the way of the dinosaur. Get with the program.

Haven't you ever heard of an attachment? What about a PDF?

Make your email press release attractive to me: tell me "the news" in the subject line, paste a text (not HTML) version of the press release into the email, and leave it there.

I'm not a super treehugger or anything, but how much paper is wasted on sending me stuff that I'm going to end up junking in the end? Too much!

Send me email press releases. Not paper ones. Please.