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Product Ideas

Thank you for your input!

Forum Communications Company is considering the development of new product offerings to serve our audiences beyond local news. To ensure we are developing products that best meet the needs of our readers, we are seeking to gauge your level of interest in each of the below concepts.
1.Coupons & Deals. We would collaborate with local businesses to share coupons for community establishments and other local savings opportunities to our readers. You could access these on our website or via a regular newsletter where the deals get distributed directly to you.
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2.Community Recommendations. We would create a central spot for readers to find and/or offer recommendations for local area businesses in key categories (e.g. restaurants, healthcare providers, service providers, etc.). We’d also give readers the ability to find recommendations for places to eat, stay and play throughout the Upper Midwest.
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3.News Games. We would create crosswords, puzzles or trivia quizzes using clues from local news. You could access these puzzles on the site or receive them in a regular newsletter.
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4.Travel Content. We would produce content highlighting recommended travel destinations, places to stay and things to do on your trip. We’ll also share savings tips on how to find the cheapest flights and hotels for your vacation.
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5.Fitness Content. We would produce strength training tips and videos, healthy meal recipes and more. The content would help fitness enthusiasts curate workouts and get ideas for meal prepping.
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6.True Crime. We would produce articles, video shorts, podcasts and documentaries covering the most intriguing stories of mystery and mayhem from throughout the Midwest.
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7.Archives. We would offer access to the archives dating back to the earliest days of the newspaper. We’d also create a daily digest of “on this day” stories where we collect all the most interesting articles we’ve published on this day in history.
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8.Midwest Cooking. We would share all our favorite Midwest recipes from hot dishes to bars. We’d also create recipe videos for those who prefer a step-by-step instruction.
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9.Product Recommendations. We would highlight our favorite products and gadgets. Whether you’re in the market for a new vacuum, printer or pair of running shoes, we’d try out the most prominent options available and tell you what we’d recommend.
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10.Employment. We would highlight the best places to work in the community (as voted by our readers, not by us) and give you access to current area job listings so you have all the information you need when you’re looking for your next career opportunity.
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11.Personal Newsfeed. We would create a personally curated news digest by presenting you with article headlines and photos and allowing you to swipe left or right to choose which stories you’re interested in (or not interested in) reading. The articles you choose would be saved in your own personal, customized feed to read at your convenience, and those you don’t would be removed to eliminate distractions.
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12.In the event we decide to pursue one of the ideas above, would you be willing to participate in a brief call to review and share feedback on a beta version before it’s released to the broader public?
13.If yes, please provide the following information so we can get in touch with you: