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Why Evergreen Content Makes for Great Press Releases

November 17 2010

When you think of press release topics, you probably think of time-sensitive news stories that have a very short shelf life. And while a lot of news is fleeting, it doesn’t always have to be this way. There is another type of news content that works great for press releases. I’m talking about evergreen conte… Read more

Stop Writing Press Releases. Start Writing Feature Releases.

November 11 2010

Before everyone gets up in arms, I’m not here to say that the press release is dead. It’s not. What I am here to say is that the old way of writing press releases may no longer be the best tactic. No, I’m not just talking about SEO and optimizing your press releases. I’m talking about much more than that.

The truth … Read more

5 Things to Check before Sending That Press Release

November 10 2010

So you’ve just written a press release, and you’re ready to blast it out to your media list. Not so fast, partner. Before you send out a press release, you need to do a quick quality check to ensure it’s the best it can be.

Here are 5 simple things to check before sending that press release.

1. Your story’s newswoRead more

7 Simple Tips for Responding to HARO Queries

November 09 2010

We previously covered the Top 10 Tips for PR Success Using HARO. By now, I’m going to assume that most of you have heard of and signed up for HARO. Just in case there are a few of you who don’t know what it is, HARO is an email list you sign up for to receive queries each day from reporters who need sources for their st… Read more

The AIDA System of Writing Press Releases

November 01 2010

In Glengarry Glen Ross (one of the best movies ever), Alec Baldwin’s character Blake delivers a speech to some underperforming salesmen. During the hilarious, profanity-laden speech, Blake discusses the AIDA method of selling.

If you’ve been in the marketing world for a while, you probably know what A… Read more

What’s a “TweetChat” and Why Should You Be Doing It?

October 20 2010

Since Twitter’s inception, its users have never hesitated to adapt the popular microblogging platform to their own needs. One of those needs turned out to be a way for a large group of people to converse together 140 characters at a time. Thus the TweetChat was born.

While any chatter on Twitter that makes u… Read more

10 Best Free SEO Tools You Should Be Using

October 19 2010

The right tools can change everything about your SEO campaign. With good tools, you can more closely monitor your rankings, easily find the right keywords, track your links, and compare your websites to the competition. While there are many expensive SEO tools out there, you’ll be happy to know there are … Read more

Why You Need to Target Freelance Journalists with Your Press Releases

October 13 2010

Whenever we talk about building up media lists for sending out your press releases, it can be easy to overlook some of the hardworking, influential journalists who can get you the coverage you so covet.

I’m talking about freelancers.

Freelance journalists sell stories to papers, magazines, and online p… Read more

10 Things Journalists and PRs Hate About Each Other

October 11 2010

If you’ve been in the industry for any amount of time at all, you know that some PRs and journalists get along as well as cats and dogs. This isn’t always the case, but the truth is most journalists and PRs have at least a few pet peeves concerning each another.

That’s why we’ve come up with this list of 10 things j… Read more

How to Create News When You Don’t Have Any

October 06 2010

In the past, I mentioned that one of the strategies used by PR magnets (those people who always seem to get media coverage for their clients) is the leaky faucet approach to PR. This involves dropping a steady series of press releases over time to eventually get media coverage. Basically, by constantly bei… Read more