COMM 2293 Wk 2 Assignment 1 Direct Strategy Email
For Assignment 1, write a direct strategy email.
Who you are: the administrative assistant at Harvest Grocery (refer to case scenario)
Who your reader is: a customer service representative for Instacart
Background: Early last year, Loblaw, Canada’s largest grocer, announced that it would be providing online grocery shopping and delivery services to Halifax residents through the mobile app Instacart. Your employer is interested in a similar grocery delivery service. He has asked you to email Instacart to find out more about the service, so he can decide if he wants to offer it to Harvest Grocery customers. The email address is info@instacart.ca.
Your task:
1. Draft a direct strategy email requesting the information.
2. Include a list of four or five specific and relevant questions you want to ask your reader about Instacart’s services. You can visit www.instacart.ca to get some ideas.
3. Revise your draft(s) to ensure your message follows the instructions given here, in your COMM class, and on the checklist.
4. Save and submit your assignment to Turnitin as a Word document.
Opening paragraph = one or two sentence action request
Body paragraphs =your 4 to 5 questions
Closing paragraph = forward-looking close (when you need response by and why)
Complimentary close or “sign off”,
Your name, your job title
E-signature block using information from Case Scenario.
Other requirements, please see the file.