Lately I’ve noticed that a number of PressDisplay users are having problems with their alerts. They set up monitors to search for a keyword or phrase and then panic when their inbox fills up with dozens, if not hundreds, of email alerts saying their keywords were found in all these publications.
Monitors are a double-edged sword. They are amazingly powerful in that they allow you to monitor printed media with just a few clicks. But if you don’t use them wisely, they’ll bite you in the butt by sending you tons of emails that you really didn’t expect.
So I thought I’d do a quick review on Monitors and how to use them effectively. I hope this helps…
So remember…
Monitors are good. But there is a saying that holds true, “You can have too much of a good thing.” 
Choose your keywords and search criteria wisely and remember to turn off or delete monitors you no longer need through My Monitors interface.
One thing I do to manage alerts I still want active is set up a folder in my inbox based on the rule. See the example on the right.
If an email arrives from ND PressDisplay (which for you would be pressdisplay@newspaperdirect.com), the email goes into a special folder that I call “monitors”.
This allows me to keep them separate from my inbox when I’m doing research and expect to receive a lot of hits on my keywords.
Hope that helps you. Let me know what you think.
Gayle
