NOKES: Press Announcements, Web Copy, Fundraising, Marketing Collateral, Editorials, Speechwriting, Newsletters

No matter which medium you choose — a brochure, advertisement, website, news release, feature article or speech — Nokes has the expertise and flair to rouse a response from your audience, customers and prospects.

Web copy

Your website is your company's most accessible face. Shouldn't yours be easy to read and use? Nokes writes copy for websites large and small. Nokes donated his time to write and launch a website for a Portland, Ore., nonprofit, FISH Emergency Service Inc. (designed by Twist of Lime).

Websites

Lindsay, Hart, Neil + Weigler
Brooks Yacht Service
Massacred for Gold
Susan Ackerman, Energy Regulation Attorney
Casa de las Olas, a Mexico resort
Recurrent Energy, a solar energy firm headquartered in San Francisco
PacifiCorp
NW Natural, a natural gas utility
Red Bull Stratos

Editing

Nokes can help you communicate more effectively by giving your copy more purpose and punch. From simple proofreading to full rewrites, Nokes will ensure that your words reflect your voice and help you achieve your organization's communications goals. He has a wealth of experience editing internal and external publications, magazine articles, major reports, whitepapers, resumes and websites.

Press announcements

Editors have no time for poorly written news releases. Deston Nokes has nearly three decades of experience drafting press announcements that pass editorial muster. To put your message in the best possible light, you need someone who understands what news editors want. Take a look at Nokes' Public Relations page for more information.

Fundraising/Marketing collateral

Brochures and handouts should spur prospects to respond, not fling them into the recycling bin. Nokes has written and refreshed marketing copy for PacifiCorp and others. Nokes also has crafted effective fundraising letters for the American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter, Fish Emergency Service and the Beaverton Education Foundation.

Editorials

Editorials and letters to the editor are useful instruments for advocating your point of view. Nokes can help you make a statement about an upcoming election, solicit help for a community effort or simply make a point in your local paper.

Speechwriting

The only thing worse than having to listen to a droning, boring speech is realizing that you're giving one. Deston Nokes can put the right words in your mouth and help put some zip in your delivery. As a Certified Toastmaster and experienced speechwriter, Nokes has drafted everything from conference seminars and presentations, to community forums and CEO keynote speeches.

Internal and external newsletters

Resuscitate your newsletter with articles that convey your organization's personality. Nokes has produced newsletters for a Portland law firm, the Oregon Children's Foundation's SMART reading program, Oregon Health & Science University's OUTLOOK, and PacifiCorp's WIRED IN Magazine.

“As a freelance correspondent, he was enthusiastic and productive, offering many queries for possible subjects and cleanly executing our assignments. He also expanded his assignment area to Hawaii, producing several articles and photos for our Hawaii travel sections. As we asked him to do, his writing was personal and put you in his shoes as he experienced various outdoors activities and explored areas of the two states. He easily cleared various hurdles that came up during his assignments. While Deston also works as a PR representative, he was able to keep his feature and travel writing separate from that and provided unbiased articles full of facts and truths (good or bad) that earned the trust of our readers. I came to count on Deston many times over nearly two years to provide the material we needed, at the quality level we required.”

—John Engstrom, Lifestyle Editor Seattle P.I.