Section Introduction

Public Relations

• Product Launch
• Collateral

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Problem: Citizen Service Center was more than a product launch. Besides proving that Citizen Service Center worked, Xerox and the city of Rochester needed to inform citizens about the new e-Government service and get them excited about using it. Success in Rochester would be instrumental in helping Xerox sell Citizen Service Center in other markets.

Solution: Boscobel used its public relations know-how to arrange a press conference featuring a “live” Web demo of Citizen Service Center, with coverage by all four local TV news stations. The story also appeared on the front page of the local paper, The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Although repeated attempts for connections to the Web failed, Boscobel was able to simulate a “live” demo (through cached Web pages) which looked real to TV cameras.

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