The Why And How Of Writing A Good Press Release
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005A press release is a statement written in the third person that is distributed to the media, articulating to a journalist or editor how and why a particular person, company, event, product or service is newsworthy.
Press releases conform to a short but established cookie-cutter format. They are emailed, faxed or snail mailed to media including newspapers, radio and television stations. A press release is not written to be read by consumers. Target readers are reporters, editors and news directors - those who decide what is and isn t news.
Why submit press releases to the media?
A good press release may be published as newsworthy, which gives you no-cost publicity. A great press release will not only get published but will spark the creative kindling of a follow up story. Maybe even a feature story for print or broadcast. Unlike advertising, news is accepted at face value and delivers many times the impact. This can attract prospects to you, position you as the obvious expert, pre-sell (more...)
